The Irish standard., 1911-07-01

every Republican in the senate was
MS attorney. Now, because he calls
IN New York attorney to present his
case before the finance committee, he
is accused of being the friend and
companion of the trusts and the big
interests
Senator Borah declared the estab.
lishment of free trade in agricultural
products was either denial of the
principles for which the Republican
party had heretofore stood or
coarse and brutal betrayal of the
most loyal constituency the party or.
ganization ever had.
mo page in the political history
can equal this betrayal by the Repub-
lican party of this great and loyal
constituency"
Day Portrait Probe Report.
Expressing the belief that there was
a Misrepresentation of state depart
ment funds and recommending as a
result therefor the dismissal from the
service, of William H. Michael, Ameri-
can consul general at Calcutta, and
former chief clerk of the state depart.
ment, and of Thomas Morrison, dis.
bursting clerk Of the department, the
subcommittee of the house committee
on expenditures in the state depart
ment met and adopted the report
which it presented to the full commit.
tee.
The alleged misappropriation took
place in connection with the purchase
of portrait of Associate Justice Day,
former secretary of state, and amount.
ed to $1,000. Only $3.50 was paid to
Albert Rosenthal, the artist who paint.
ed the picture, whereas the commit
tee during it's investigations traced to
single voucher the sum of $2,45O on
which voucher was written the words,
for portrait and frame of ex.Secre-
tary Day"
Neither the president nor the secre.
tary of state, according to the report,
has the right to pay for portraits of
former secretaries of state from the
emergency fund, from which came the
money to pay for the portrait in ques-
ton. The testimony having showed
| that the $1,000 unaccounted for was in
the hands of Morrison as disbursing
clerk, and of Michael as chief clerk,
| the committee holds that the money
was misappropriated, either by Mich
ael and Morrison jointly, or by Mich
| ael alone.
The mysterious finding of the vouch.
er for $2,45o, which was reported lost
when the committee began it's investi-
cation, but later was discovered by a
messenger on the floor in the disburs.
ing clerks Office, is criticised by the
committee in its report as beyond hui.
man belief. Both Morrison and Mich.
ael should be removed from office, in
the opinion of the committee, for the
good of the public service.
| Probe of "Our Peeresses."
| Representative Sabath's resolution
calling on Secretary of State Knox to
find out why "only two dozen of our
dear peeresses in Europe designated
as dollar princesses' have been per.
mitted to take part in the coronation
was humorously considered in the
house committee on foreign affairs
and tabled.
Cotton Mems Pact Revealed.
Agreement among mill owners to
curtail production of cotton goods and
reduction in wages and in the number
of working hours of employees, were
means employed through the Ark
wright club of Boston to maintain the
prices of cotton products, according to
Edward Stanwood, secretary of the
club, who appeared before the house
committee on expenditures in the de
partment of Justice. The committee
is inquiring into the recent corner in
cotton.