The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-06
MAY
Be |MPEACHED
Socialists After Judge Who
Refused Adl1erent Citi-
zenship.

Washington. June s.-Encouraged
by a letter from Attorney General
WicFcrrl;am recommending the re-
opening of the case depriving Leonard
Olcson of Seattle of citizenship be-
cause he was a socialist. Representa-
tive Berger of Wisconsin today de-
clared his intention of urging inn
peachment proceedings against Unit
ed States District Judge Hanford, who
decided the issue.
Representative Berger averred he
would exercise his prerogatiye as a
member of the house and would call
up as a matter of special privilege a
resolution for the impea chnent OF
Judge Hanford. Berger laid before
the president and The attorney general
a copy of the record in the Oleson
case. and today he received letter
from Wickersham saving that gross
injustice had been done to Mr.. Ole
SON." Oleson's certificate of natural-
ization was cancelled by Judge Han.
ford on testimony that Oleson sub
scribed to the principles of the social
list party.
Mr.. Berger bases his view that an
Impeachment action will succeed on
the following letter from Attorney
General Wickersham, received after
the representative had called on him
in the latter:
Hon. Victor Berger. House of Repre-
MY Dear Mr.. Berger: After you
left found, on investigation. that the
department had already caused in
quiries to be made into the case OF
which you spoke to me. namely. the
proceeding in the western district OF
Washington to cancel the naturaliza
ton certificate of Leonard Oleson, and
that the proceeding was initiated at
the instance of one of the local off,
cials of the department of commerce
and labor and brought by the district
attorney without previous commune
cation with this department. 1 found
moreover, that no report had been
taken on the trial of the testimony of
the witnesses. and that the counsel
for Mr.. Oleson had requested that the
decree be opened in order to enable
him to make record. l have instruct
cd the United States attorney to facili-
tate him in every way within his pow
er toward the opening of the decree
and the securing Of new trial, or,
failing that. of an appeal to the cir
cult court of appeals.
II have further notified the United
states attorney that, the department
Of Justice was Of the opinion that d
gross injustice had been done to Mr..
Oleson in cancelling his certificate of
naturalization.
Yours very truly.
-"Georse w. Wickersham. -
The house may not take action on
Representative Berger's resolution of
Impeachment at this time, it was re-
ported today. postponing it until the
next session of congress.
To Hold Mass Meeting.
Seattle. Wash, June 6.-Samuel
Sadler, who conferred with Congress
man Victor Berger in Indianapolis
relative to proceedings against Judge
Hanford. and who Is member of the
committee appointed by the socialist
national committee to- collect evidence
against Judge Hanford. said today that
Attorney General Wickersham's de-
cision would not affect the proposed
Impeachment proceedings.
The socialist party. said Sadler, held
that Hanford's decision in the Oleson
case was the elimination of a long
line of decisions against working men
A great mass meeting soon is to be
held here Sadler said. for the purpose