The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-02-16
GRAFT EXPOSURES
IN FRANCE WILL
SHAKE NATION

London, Feb ie A Is being gos.
Epe1 about the foreign offices Of
the various European capitals that
tht French government Is today on
lhe eve OF a shocking graft expos
uge. whispered charges Of official
corruption are known to have been
iouilDg around the Hobbies Of the
chamber Of deputies for long time
Things have reached q point now
where diplomats say they don't be.
lisve nm Investigation can be much
longer dulayed.
The navy. IN particular Is said g
be IN al awful state oi inelficiensl as
a result OF ihe pluaderlns By which
pai, mcntal enpeyes, canlracloH
and perhaps some Of The oflcela ~
ually M service are suspected oi aay'
lne proatcl for years.
Minister sNcafl. Aho assumea
charge ai the department when the
aagganey OF these conditions forced
Minister Thomson's retirement Is un
darslood eonnaentlallA TO have lalQ
his cabinet colleagues Of things he
,aas discovered which will hll lhc
bllsons ii those responsible lor lNe
abuses hed their dues
AS & single instance OF Che loose
ness with which naval anaifr wef'
fnn. az neN minister nal bafdsl
.aken olfice before ID the course q
IN Inventory Of .he country's ayeii
aNe nghlmg craft ihe auihorlti
stumbled over a sabmarne none O
lhen knew they has. 4 vas nv nus
taye geae dlsermei three years aEt
tucsed into an oar Of the Ray pace
ari oamplHply foyg0Nen
OF course this was ease ~ ~
sompes ncy rathor than ot coffop
lion. rhe government doesn't PEI
mlt fae datsis al corruption eases
X lsaK out II II can help IL The
popnlaf verdict IS, however tNal tnefe
wouldn't be such surprising inslane
\ N mlsmanagemenl II dlshones's
didn't exist too.
ghe prosecution several mohtn'
ano of numbcr oi army CONTRACT
ars who offended So openly IN tn'
llicrallg rotten quality Of food the,
furnished the soldiers as TO Fcadei
c3nceaimenl 0f their Irregularities
Impossible gave the public 40 Ink
ling Of the manner III whleh Il
being blcd for The support Of tht
military branch Of lb5 sergieo Gh'
4 neral View 81 that seApe goats werg
made only 81 naen who were 81 feck
lsBsly dishonest as 10 alarm Yel
their accomnllccs anJ that much
largcr number ul clever thle2os g0l
81 scot free
q Is suspected Tint clothlng arns
sn3 ammunition are quite aa freQueu
~ below specialization as the food ant
that a war would find the military
establishment supposedly at the high
est polh az 81 cleney utterly unlli
for seasons campaign
Whehcs army and naYg comma
sl0ns are really a0ll s uncertain
bri it Is public scandal that praWo
tlon III either branch of the srrHiee
naasnt uni thlough the right
klnd Of departmental influence
The Judiciary Is subjected alMus
daily to the nglies attacks aecessai
IL mere or less gslled on account Of
ihc uenaties lie aasaiants would o.
erwlae suffer for nartlality and pe
Ntlcals NJ not hnanelai corruption
The authorities conduct Of lhe Stein
hell easf has particularly aeannalizt
the country Rightly or wrongly u
Is plaInly the general opinion tlai
FOR some reason Of It's own the guIeW
ment has retarded inslice Thsre aft
i, ntg oi political relsuns. Il Is salN
cousiaerne how clpse Nine Sielnhell3
rel tluns wers NNh numbers Of pub
ilc non. io account for this
Project Of Police l4eplne DOESN'T in
move matters With hts complaints
ihM Ae "a unable to stop tAe rob
berries. bufgIaries and mnfiefA q
/ Paris bscanse men IN important GOV
eminent pests VIII not allow him q
make examples Of known criminals
/ with epulla sufficiently powerful g
make them politically Formidable
The latest eommailou IS ever tae
rumufs lhal the worst seanaal since
me rauama case aFe sooner on latel
going 20 be rtyealed IN connection
with the governments Quez2an min
Ink PROJECTS in Algeria what lhe
/ public especially wants - Know +
why lhe deputies WON'T sFrmli al
investigation oi these reports Ih'
administration lid iudei aak
chance 10 explGin itself but ~ lew
OF ihe fact thai Il has majority
III the chamber md the ehampee fe
/ f....4 H.. ....44tr "a liza an hasn't HulI