The Washington herald., 1909-01-07
REPLY
EMBROILS SENATOR
Secret Service Report In
wolves SOUtherner.
MESSAGE IS HELD BT HALE
Complying with AIdrIch Resolution,
Roosevelt Submits Information Re-
gardiuE Investigations by Govern
ment Detectives. Which i said to
Connect Member with Scandal.

A Southern Senator has been caught
in the tolls OF the Secret Service asita-
ton This has givea the President keen
satisfaction, becauss, while the name OF
the Senator is withheld he is understood
to be one whom the President cordially
disHkes.
The reports involving him were dug out
BY the dragnet resolution that Senator
AIdrich drew. inquiring about the use OF
special agents. secret service men, and
others. by the various departments in
Investigation work. That report. volIm-
nous indeed. was forwarded By the Pres
ident yesterday afternoon 10 Senator
Hale. chairman OF appropriations. which
committee is conducting the inquiry.
The White House evidently expected the
document would be given 70 the public. On
the contrary. Senator Hale, IN receiving
it. announced that for the present the
committee would hold IT as confidential It
is understood 10 show that Investigations
into alleged offenses led the investigation
up to this Senator's door.
President delighted.
The President Is nothing short OF de-
lighted At the material his Cabinet Off
GERS have produced on this subject He
believes that. when 1t is published, it
will strengthen MS position immensely
with the public. An item describing how
the Secret Service men. in the employ OF
the State Department, during Prince
TI-pry's visit here, unesrthed an ana7ch-
ist pot to destroy the royal visitor, is il
lustrated-
The President holds that Eunier the
restrictions favored by Chairman Taw-
ney and others Of the Appropriations
Committee in the House. this anarchistic
plot could not have been foiled-
This development is only one Of the in
cidents yesterday pertaining to the Secret
Service fnbroglio- II comes to light that.
in spite Of the restrictions in last years
sundry civil law about tho employment
Of Secret Service men. several depart
mcnts have been utterly disregarding It.
They cleverly found a loophole in the
law. and went gayly ahead. The secret
was well kept. however, being regarded
as A huge Joke on Congress. The restric-
tons Of which President Roosevelt com
planned in his annual message provided
that mo part Of any money appropriated
by this act (the sUndTy civil act) shall
b. used in payment of compensation or
expenses of ans. person detailed or trans
ferred from the Secret Service division
Of tn. Treasury Department who may AT
any time during the year fiscal 1909 have
been employed by or under the Secret
Service.
This was intended 20 prevent any
transfers. but as matter Of fact IL ap-
Piled solely 10 those paid out OF apprO-
prlations carried on the sUndry civil law.
Some good administration lawyer was
quick to see that several departments
are supported out Of appropriations voted
on other laws. The State. Navy. War,
and Agricultural Departments get ali
their funds from other appropriation
laws
Some o. these departments have been
employing Secret Service men, al
though there have been complaints that
Chief Wilkie in detailing men, sent out
numerous lemons. The Navy Depart
ment has been using Secret Service men,
some OF whom have recently been in its
employ. Il Is understood. TO ferret out
thefts az navy yards, aud TO investigate
frauds In contracts