New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-16
CONTROLLER BAY REPORT
Minority Of House Committee
ArraignS Majority.
REAL INQUIRY DEMANDED
chairman Graham and Asso-
ciates Accused of Shielding
Libellers of President.
From The Tribune Bureau. J

yvasbiugton, Dec. 15.-Declaring II difficult
. .xpress in parliamentary language the
.o,demnation due the action of the major
,,y ~ the committee in arbitrarily abandon
Inc the Controller Bay investigation, based
- che mythical "Dick-to-D Dick" letter, the
minority members OF the House committee
Investigating the Interior Department filed
a report to-day.
The report, signed by all the Republican
-,suobers Of the committee. arraigns the
rnsiority for it's unfairness in falling TO
a,.rtlon the "Dick-to-Dick letter in an
,,ouncing that the Investigation would
Ease II also scores the majority for its
failure 10 offer an apology to the President
end others maligned by the undertaking
press" when the Controller Bay charges
received sensational publicity.
The committee vitalized a charge based
ynon a contemplate fabrication or forgery
nv beginning an investigation" says the
minority report. Thereby II gave notoriety
and vide publicity 10 the charge and then
refused % proceed with It, delayed action
for several months and then abandoned the
Investigation without any effort TO ascer-
isin the truth"
Common decency, declare the minority
gnembers. demanded some investigation 70
ascertain those responsible for the outrage
Gus conspiracy and the unsupported charges
against the President Of the United States.
Tie report says that an exposure should
have been permitted even If the Democratic
majority was unwilling for partisan reasons
10 exonerate the President and other high
officials from the unjust and cruel charge
h.
suspicion and downright falsehood on which
the investigation was based falls to the
ground the report adds.
II also urges thorough inquiry, so as to
ind the guilty persons and have some pun
ishment meted out to them and TO deter
others who may employ falsehood and du-
pFcity in assailing official character"
The action Of the majority OF the com
ilittee,' il says can have but one effect
that Of shielding the perpetrator Of the
libel and throwing protection around who
ever through malice inspired the cowardly
stack upon the President"
The report reviews the action Of the COM
rittee In engaging the services Of Louis y.
prandeis and Amos Pinchot, who gen
erously consented" 10 act as attorneys for
the committee. No committee action, II is
pointed out authorized the appointment Of
these men as attorneys, nor was the mi
uority consulted. Scathins reference is
made 10 the fact that Chairman Graham
persistently refused 10 put on the witness
stand Miss NJ. +. Abbott, tho writer re-
sponsible for the "pick-to- Dick fake, as
well as others who might have thrown
some light on the nature of the conspiracy.
'It the letter is a fabrication or forgery"
continues the report, cor besmirches the
good name of the President, and the pur.
pose Of its publication was 10 cast discredit
upon him and his administra ton, II should
te thoroughly Investigated. If such a thing
IS tolerated it viii encourage others 10 re-
peat the offence
Democratic members Of the committee
are accused in the report of shielding the
perpetrators Of the libel" and q demand IS