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DOES NOT THINK 1T HIS DUTY TO MAKE REPORT
UPON ANY ACTION OF MEMBERS TO CONGRESS
Safety of the Government
Depends Upon It's Officials

The safety OF free government rests in the ability the plain
citizen discriminate between the public who serves him
we'll and the sho serves him i'll.
we'll that many members who have no knowledge
of the point at ISSUE follow the lead Of the committee charge of
the matter.
No one holds authority and dignity of the Congress in
higher respect than do
The sItL written by Speaker CannonS secrearyI contain
ed urwaranted attack the department and its chief
In view of Mr. BusbyS position have accepted his statements
as expressing the meaning and 2nimus of the attacks.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-04
Discusses Resolution Passed in the House as Result of
His Request for Funds to Oper2te Against
Criminals Says lie Does Not Under
stand the Last Portion

cannot be under this arrangement. but
the proposed amendment To the suudry
civil act would operate 10 disuualify
an OtHCeT who had been trained in the
secret Service division from giving the
peueHt OF that experience TO any other
department of the Government under
any circumstances, ard ID is thus sought
10 cOnilne the work OF these skilled
men to one particular branch Of the
Government service
Broadly, ..Iis deprives any other Ge-
psrtment a. the services Of these men
under any conditions, and viii operate
10 hamper ana embarrass some Of
them, notably the Department Of JUS
tiCe, i'm the continuance of current work
pending prosecutions which mav not
be reached until we shall have entered
upon the fiscal year Of 1909. Should this
proposed amendment become law, the
only gamer would be the WTOnEdOer.
end the Government would be the los r.
What He Points Out.
T might point out to you that the
services Of these men are never utilized
iH seeking possible violations the
statutes, but are employed for the ur-
pose OF obtaining evidence and corlpIet-
ing cases where violations OF the Fed
eTal statutes are known to exist; In
other words, they are assigned to spe-
ci6c cases, and are not given rowing
commissions 10 go prying about in the
hope Of disclosing possible iufractions
Of law
InasmuCh as there Is no question as
TO the efficiency of these men and their
value to the prosecuting officer. 7 can
only suggest that n the methods by
which their services ere now extended
10 the other depa suts are objected
90 on technical grounds. then having
the public welfare solely I'm view. some
action should be taken by the IegisIa-
tive branch Of the Government which
VIII enable the other departments to
obtain the services OF these officers
as they may be required from time TO
time.
I cannot impress upon YOU too en-
pnatically my conviction that any modl-
hcaton Of the statutory rights accorded
to the Secretary Of the Treasury by
section loo, or any restriction until the
use o. these men by other departments
viii be wholly and solely Of advantage
70 the enemy of public welfare and
Government interests
4 Brief Reference.
append a brief reference TO certain
matters other than suppressIng coun-
terfeitiug, some of them iu the Treasury
Department and Others outside OF it.
so which men detailed or loaned from
The Secret Service division have accom-
pIished results OF q satisfactory char
acter and which will indicate 90 YOU the
broad and varied field OF activity In
which these men have been and may be
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very real misfortune now to uuiiiiy
one Of the important provisions Of that
ACT. The only people benefited would
be the very worst OF the big railroad
men whose misdeeds Ne are trying II
prevent or correct. The commission has
been al work With the railroads for
two wears preparing to put I.fis sec
lion into execution through tie means
or q board of examiners. To refuse 10
give them $50 ono tfor TO appropriate
$50 Oo0 serves 10 purpose whatever is
10 uulHfy completely these two years.
work.
Very sincerely yours,
THEODORE RODSEN Eft.
Hon Joseph G. Cannon,
Speaker Of the House NJ Representa-
Jiyes.
p. ST may also add tlat II carried
into erect. the proposal in the bill HIN
itiug the wages on the Panama Canal
may completely upset the admlrabie
work now being done thereon; and. or
course, the provision about the employ
ment Of the Secret Service men will
work very great damage 10 the Gov
erament Iu its endeay0r to prevent and
punish crime. There is no more foolish
outcrv than this against spies. only
criminals need fear our detectives.
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tried and convicted and sentenced 10
-he penitenJiary for twelve years
IN the Office OF the Treasurer of the
United states, where the muJilated cur
reu,y Is received and counted for re-
aempti0H. there have been many skill
fully devised plans for defraudng the
Government, and ina that branch OF The
service alone there have been many in
testiEauous and convictions.
lu the office o. the Auditor FOR the
hOrt0flCe Department, a branch OF the
Treasury service iu 1884. Secret Service
agents conducted an investigation
which Ted TO the discovery ruat claims
agEreEatluE 10000 were fraudulent, be-
.ause Of prior payment and that
amount was saved 10 the Government.
Later iu tie same office, Secret Service
agents disclosed the theft and use Of
cancelled money orders and fixed the re-
possibility upon an employee VINO com
mitted suicide rather than face prosecu-
ton
These are but suggestive samples OF
the varied demands made by the 9ecre-
LaTy Of the Treasury upon his Secret.
Service division in the protection Of the
interests or both the department and the
public. Aside from the general question
involved in the prOVlsO, concerning
which Z have very decided views. but
which 4 SHAH MOI express AT This time,
there should be- no question OF the au-
lHOrity of the head OF this department
10 use the force or the Secret Service
division for such special Investigations
as may be necessary On hIs own depart
Weut-
I am advised that tine Secretary 1f tie
Treasury Isl quite within his rights iu
inns employing the service of these
gents. and the modification OF his
sIut1Ty authority Bv the proposed re-
srrlrflNe para gHa gu so this HlH is not
only discrimination against MIN as
the head of an executive depa ruent.
0It distinctly 10 the advantage or yIo-
Iat0rs Of criminal statutes or the TnIed
States EesUerfGEUE,
tsignedI GEO. +. COETELTOU.
SecTera ~.
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Appendix B
Chicago Inter ocean. January 81 IgbsH
TgFIsETE WOULD BIZ THE FuTrgEE OF
THE UNITED STATES.

Chicago Inter Ocean. January B. Igp4G
WElETE WOULD BIZ THE FDUCHE OF
TIE UNITED STATES.
Especial correspondence Of the Inter Ocsan.g
Washington, D. g., December n.
John r. Nfikie IS suspected Of an am
Ulti0u to become the Fouche OF the
United States. Sir. WnkIe il chief or
the Secret Service Of the Treasury De
partmeut, and bis official duties are 10
run down gOunLeTfsiteTs- Tie and his
men are however. DESTROYS OF doing the
secret detective work for the whole
Government. and are not particular
about draw ing the me between law
makers and Ia WhreHkers. IheV are
ready 20 shadow the former IS vel. az
me latter That IS why Chief WiikIe
- suspected OF an am bliIon 10 rival the
notorious FOuelc ~ inc FIRST Ma
This weakness Of the Secret Service
men 20 break over the bounds or the law
relating TO c0unteTfelTiug and become
general sleuths in their search for
prFougdsers is not "a new one. the Bu-
rcau has had that wea kuess for many
wears, or ever since it was organized
and 30 has had 20 be curbed time and
again, rs II has meddled iH affairs over
which n has no Jurisdiction and been
threatened with extinction
There is no desire for general deteC-
live service or national police 0Fgaui1a-
ZION iu connection with the Federal
Government. on the contrary, there is
In Congress an utter adherence of such
scheme. because it sanors OF imperial
ism more than any other assumption
0f power by the executive departments.
What It Is Considered.
D. is considered absolutely contradict
ory 10 the democratic principles or gov
eminent But the detective mind does
not seem able 10 grasp such fine dis
tnctions. A detective recognizes no
limitations on his peculiar powers o,
fcrFeting out crime, or what appears as
azlnae 10 him, lie is ~ ready to shadow.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-04

cAsEs OUTSIDE THE TREASURY DE
PARTMEN'r I> WHICH SECRET SER
VICE AGENTS HAVE BEEN EMPLOYED
BY OTHER DEPARTM ENTS
A general investigation OF naturaIiza-
ton affairs disclosed extensive frauds U
New York and Pennsylvania The chief
cOusplrat0rs. who were selling fraudu-
lent papers. were arrested their cOun-
ferfeif court seals and thousands OF
fraudulent certificates and blank appIi-
cations were seized, and destroyed. and
,Ha principals were convicted. Several
hundred convictions followed where
persons were implicated in obtaining
and selling fraudulent papers. This
work vae. practically conducted and
concluded 10y four agents OF lee Secret
Service division
Tie pavmasser or the Government
medical supply depa rymcnJ AT San Fran
cisco was robbed or his official check
books, perforatinE- machine, rubber
stamps. etc.. and thousands or dollars
were realized by the thief ON fraudulent
checks The thief was captured and
convicted bv agents o. the Secret Ser
vice division.
A defaulung national tank cashier
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past. and q so demand an accounting 10
show how the appropriation Of $4,000
for suppreHsing counterfeiting has been
used. whether ans Of it 1as been useo
10 build up a general secret service
system anE create q Fouche in the Fed
praI Gov aTpmpnt.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-04
CONGRESS HINDERS.

Thanks TO the restriction imposed
by Congress it is now difficult for
the Secretary or the Treasury TO use
the Secret Service freely.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-04
SHOULD BE PUNISHED.

Any instance Of abuse by the Seere-
Service should be UnspsFiugIy pun-
ished
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-04
A GROSS ABUSE.

TO use the Secret Service in the
investigation Of purely private or po-
liucal matters would be a gross
abuse.
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4 Brief Reference.


OF course the more efficient Al in
strument is. the more dangerous it is
il mlsuSed
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from Newport. Ky. was located, cap
tured, and convicted. Petty thieyerv at
the Philadelphia mint was detected, and
the thieves convicted. Thefts from the
navy yard at Philadelphia were inves-
tigated and the guilty persons pun
ished- Petty officers in the New York
navy yard who were accepting brides
TO give promotions to fcvorIte appIi-
Cants were convicted, and the practice
broken up
Agents of the Secret Service division
located the fugitives Green and Cfayu1r
in Canada, secured their arrest and
transfer 10 MOntresI from Quebec and
started the proceedings which resulted
i'm their subsequent surrender 20 the
United States, where they were after
ward convicted.
The defaultiug cashier OF the national
bank at Bridgeport Conn, was traced
and followed TO Panama arrested re-
turned, convicted, and sentenced to ten
years The investigation Of crime under
the peonage law was commenced in
Alabama and Mississippi. Numerous
convictions We're secured. and the OBJ
Jectionable praclce was abandoned In
many districts. AT investigation Of the
Land Office in tie Interior Department
was inauguTated with Secretary Hitch
cock by agents OF This service, di5ClOs-
ing gigantic conspiracy involving the
the frauGllent acquisition Of public
lands. Many prominent persons were
implicated In these "a ses and their in
dictment and prosecution followed
Two Bankers Traced.
The defaultlng fugitive president and
cashier Of a national bank Of Clevs-
land. Ohio. were traced, arrested in
British Columbia, returned to Ohio, and
convicted. The land fraud inyestlga-
lions were continued in California and
Oregon and numerous indictments fol-
lowed. Thefts Of Government property
at West Point, Fort Hamilton. ana the
Preside were Investigated and the
thieves detected and convicted. Assist
ance was rendered the Department Of
Justice in the Beef trust investigation
at Chicago, prosecutions followed and
fines We're inflicted in the cases inves-
tigdted by Secret Service agents.
Secret Service agents investigated
cases Of illegal fencing and the fraudu-
lent acquisition of Government land in
Nebraska and Wyoming. Hundreds OF
thousands Of acres were restored TO the
Government and the ViOlatOrs were con-
viCted.
An investigation vas started OF the
various lottery enterprises being con-
Quoted in The South and West. When
brought TO A successful conclusion over
500 0G0 In fines were collected from the
offenders. Government land valued at
hundreds Of thousands OF dollars was
recovered under actions in equity based
on Investigations Of agents Of the Sc
CTCt Service division for the Depart
ment Of Justice. and criminal proceed
ings are pending in Colorado. Wyoming
and Utah. The murder Of a woman by
moOnshinerS in Virginia was inyestiga Z
ed. a conspiracy was disclosed, and all
or the Consplrators were prosecuted and
convict ed
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How It Can Apply.

70 seems to me that . careful rez18g
Of this act discIOses THAI the phrase
and for no other purpose whatever
applies. and can only apply. 20 the
expenditure Of the money, and does not
and cannot apply to prohibition
s.-ainst employing the agents elsewhere,
so long as they are not reimbursed
from the appropriation fOr suppresEing
C0uuteTfeiting.
In order to comply with every posi-
bic technical requirement it recent
has been the practice Of the DEPART
ment to have these agents resign from
the Secret Service division and receive
regular appointments In the department
in need Of their services for periods
sufficiently Ions TO enable them 90 aC-
complish the work FOR which they are
required. Not "a dollar OF The appro-
priatlou for suppressiuE CouuterfeitiuE
Is expended for any other purpose, and
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81 was discovered that the Secret SeTv-
ice men were shadOWiuE congressman
there was q storm Of Indignation at the
Capitol and Lhe bureau came near ne
ing abolished and the precipitation. for
the suppression Of CoUuterfeitiuE cut
or The result was the incorporation
Of the Limitation that none Of the ap-
preparation should be used for any other
purpose than that or detecting and pun
iHalne c0uuteTfeltiug.
Al another time the chief OF The
Secret Service had his men shadow Con
e. CssmCu with a view Of involving them
ga scandals that would enable the bu-
Teau TO dictate 10 them as the price OF
silence. It VIA the old detective black
mailing trick, and again came near to
the abolition Of the bureau.
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Very sincerely yours,
THEODORE ROGSE.E r,
Appendix D

May D. lssN.
Hon William = Allison,
chairman Committee OH Approprs-
lions. United States Senate
My Dear Senator While The Su1ur-
civil bill tH- r. 2lz60l Was under trH-
slderatiOu iH the Committee OF the
Whole House on the state of tHe JuloH.
the following amsnamen. was adopted
10 the paraErapa making the spprOP"ia-
ton for Upre-slng counterfeit ug-'
40 pa 81 eUE money appropriated
ov this act sHull bE iced ia payu-n-
Of compensation a' expenses az aHE
person detailed Or transferred from iGr
Secret Service Division or the Treas
ury Dope -tmcnf, on who may at any
time during the fiscal wear 1909 have
been employed in or under said Secret
Service Division
Among other funds appropriated by
the suuCrT civil act. 10 which this
amendment would apply iF one for the
collection Of revenue rom customs, and
for the prevention and detection Of
frauds on customs, bG-h OF which are
under the control and direction OF the
Secretary OF the Treasury.
Section ls5 OF the Revised Statutes
Each head Of department may from
time to time alter the distribution
among tine various bureaus ard Offices
Of his department Of the clerks allowed
By law as ne may ind lt necessary
and proper TO do
wen ALE .DELGACu-
Under the authority granted 10y this
section the Secretary OF the Treasury
from time TO time has detailed men
from the secret Service Division 10
detect frauds upon the customs. and
fhei- rE9cuses while 90 engaged have
beeo maid from the appropriation for
this purpOse Under the amendment to-
which ] have referred above. il would
auDesr that { am prohibited from MAX
ing such details aud from paying tine
men so detailed from any apprOprid-
lion under the suudTy civil act.
-Thfg would seem 10 be an abridEemlHtI
Of the right extended TO the Secretary
~ the Treasury by section l66. and 2
discrimination against the Secretary Of
The Treasury u hlCH Is distinctly IN ia
eor OF the viOlator OF the Federal Sta
tgtes, iHasmuch As II restricts the Sec
Fetary 100 USING every possible force 10
combat fra uds upon the customs
But this u only one phase Of matter
which seems TO me 20 be of vast and
far-reacLiuE public importance. The
Secret Service Division has been ValJl-
a bic branch OF this office for many
years It's field force Is composed OF iu-
ysefi Ratiue officers Of the highest skill,
men familiar with all Of the tricks and
Of HiEn-rTade criminals, ana
whose Integrity and devotion to the
Governments interests have never beer
successfully assailed-
Their peculiar fitness for criminal In
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Shows Inclination

The secret Service men nave shown
an inclination again 10 show members
of Congress, knowing them to be law
makers, and this is no joke Several
Of The departments have asked Con-
rrcss for secret funds for investigation
and the Treasury Department. wants
the limit removed from the spproprla-
ton for suppressing counterfeiting. This
shows a tendency toward FouCheisu
and a secret watch on other officials
than themselves.
AS the highest power lu The Govern
mont tEat Of making laws and apnTo-
r,riatiug public funds, Congress viii not
Grant any such extension OF Secret Sery-
10 oueratious. bot will this year, prob
ably make the restrictions or The Sec
ret Service more severe lnau in the.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1909-09-03

Many well-meaning persons are
apt to confuse what they regard as
interest in others with idle curiosity,
and thereby cause serious annoyance
II not actual suffering, besides plac-
ing themselves in an unenviable
light Very often the display Of
curiosity is unconscious and arises
from a desire to give evidence to
some friend of willingness on our
part to share his confidence, but the
friend is very sure not to avail him.
self of this opportunity, else he
would have sought it himself. There
are some sorrows in nearly every
ones life which reach down too
deeply into the heart to bear even
the kindliest inquisition; sorrows
which we are not willing to speak of
voluntarily even to those nearest and
dearest to us, and yet it often hap
pens that it is upon such a subject
as this that some kind friend is apt
to question us. OF course a curiosi-
ty of this sort is more than idle: it
is an evidence of lack of considera-
ton, to say the least, and is sup
posed not to obtain in genteel society
and yet we venture to say that there
is hardly person in this wide world
of ours who has not at some period
when misfortune has entered his
life suffered from the idle curiosity
of some supposed friend. Charles
ton News and Courier
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1909-09-03

The complete success OF the new
fuel while on this 2650-mile public
test and the advantages gained
through its use were well described
in the following dispatch which the
correspondent OF the New York Sun
sent to his paper at the conclusion OF
the tour:
"a feature of the tour which was
watched with special interest was
that the White Steamer used kero-
sene, or coal oil. as fuel instead of
gasoline. The new fuel worked
splendldly throughout the 2650-mile
journey, and all claims made in its
behalf were fully proven. First of
all, as regards cheapness, the White
driver secured kerosene all along the
route from cents to 10 cents cheap
er per gallon than was paid for gaso-
lene. Secondly. the new fuel was
handled without any precautions, and
It was not unusual to see kerosene
being poured into the fuel tank while
the crew of the car and an interested
crowd stood by with lighted cigars
and cigarettes At the finish OF the
tour, the White was the only car per-
mitted by the authorities to enter
Convention Hall. where the technical
examination took place, without
draining its fuel tank Thirdly, the
new fuel proved to be absolutely
without smoke or smell. Fourthly,
kerosene could be purchased at what
ever part of the route was most con-
venient, and not once during the trip
through the ten States of the Middle
West was there found a grocery store
where kerosene was not readily and
l'cheaply obtainable. Finally. the
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1909-09-03

amount of fuel used on the trip
showed that kerosene Is at least
fifteen per cent. more efficient, gallon
for gallon, than gasoline. The car in
other respects made most ereditabie
showing, and there was the usual riv-
airy among the observers to be as
signed to the White so that they
could ride with the maximum of COM
fort. The only adjustments or re-
pairs charged against the car during
the long trip were tightening a lubri-
Gator pipe and wiring a damaged mud
guard. These penalties were not in
fiicted until more than 1000 miles
had been completed with an absolute
ly perfect score
A particularly interesting feature
Of the new White Steamer is that
either kerosene or gasoline may be
used as fuel. The necessary adjust
ments SO that thefuel may be changed
from kerosene to gasoline. or vice
versa. may be made IN a couple OF
minutes; but so completely successful
has kerosene proven to be, that 1t is
not believed that any purchasers will
care to use gasoline.
The White Company report that
the demands for their new steam cars
both the s2O00-model and the
s40O0-model-exceed their most san
guine expectations. 1t is evident that
the combination of steam-the pow
er which everyone understands and
has confidence in-with kerosene
the fuel which everyone has on hand
and can handle without any danger
lis thoroughly appreciated by
up-to-date purchasers of automo-
biles.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1909-09-03

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