The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-06-27
WILSON ACCEPTS
M'NAB RESIGNATION
President Regrets Hasty Action
Of y. S. Attorney.
SENDS NOTE TO M'REYNoLDs

Executive Thanks Attorney General
for Giving Him Report on the
Dlags caminetu and West
<ern Fuel Cases.
Washington, June 25.-President
Wilson last night telegraphed United
States District Attorney John l. Nc
Nab of San Francisco acceptance OF
the latter's resignation. the form Of
which the president characterized IAN
lnexcusable intimation OF injustice and
wrongdoing" on the part Of Attorney
General McReynolds.
In a letterssto the attorney general
the president exonerated him from
blame and adopted Mr.. McReynolds'
suggestion that the -Diggs
and the Western Fuel company cases
be prosecuted Immediately by special
counsel for the government.
White House officials announced
that the president would confer with
the attorney general about the appoint
ment OF special prosecutors and that
the president had in mind Francis j.
Heney. Progressive Republican, who
prosecuted the famous San Francisco
graft trials: Matt J, Sullivan. Demo
crat, who assisted Mr.. Heney In the
Ruef trial, and Thomas Hayden. Demo
crat. former assistant city attorney
in San Francisco, It was said that at
least two OF these three men. and pos
sibly all, would be selected to take
charge not only Of the Caminetti-D iggs
white slave cases but the Western
Fuel company indictments.
Gives Out Correspondence.
The subject absorbed the cabinet
meeting during the day. and at night
the president came to his Office to
make public the full correspondence.
First the president telegraphed Mr..
McNab as follows:
John L. McNab. ESQ.,. San Francis
CO.: ! greatly regret that you should
have acted SO hastily and under SO
complete misapprehension Of the ac-
tual circumstances, but since you have
chosen such course, and have given
your resignation the form of an mex
cusable intimation of injustice and
wrongdoing on the part OF your SUI
perior, release you without hesitation
and accept your resignation, to take ef-
feet at once.
WOODROW WILSON,"
Attorney General McReynolds' state.
ment that he ordered postponement
Of the cases as an ordinary, procedure
IN criminal trials, without anticipating
that ANY fair minded man" would at
tribute-"a malign motive" to him was
acknowledged by the president in this
letter.
Letter to MeReynoids.
my Dear Mr.. Attorney General:
ALLOW me to acknowledge with Gin
cere appreciation your letter Of today.
giving me full account of the way In
which the department Of Justice has
dealth with the Diggs-C aminetti and
the Western Fuel company cases pend
Ing IN California, and transmitting the
documents connected with the two
cases necessary for, their calculation.
I am entirely satisfied that the course
you took In both these, cases was
prompted by sound and impartial judg-
ment and clear instinct for what was
fair and right. ! approve your course
very heartily and without hesitation.
But I agree With you that what we
may thank OF what has been done does
not relieve us Of the obligation to press
these cases with the utmost diligence
and energy.
Il approve very heartily of your sug-
gest.on that, in the circumstances, spe-
cial counsel be employed, the ablest
that we can obtain. will be very glad
to confer with you about the selection.
hope that you will do this without de-
lay.
Praises His Action.
Il am very glad, indeed, that you are
giving your personal attention to tho
immediate and diligent prosecution Of
the case, which agree with you In re-
garding as OF serious importance from
every point of view. Sincerely yours,
@f WOODROW WILSON"
Besides the attorney generals letter
to the president, the White House
gave out letter written to Mr.. Nc
Reynolds by Secretary Wilson Of the
department Of labor, In which the lat
ter declared that Anthony Caminetti
asked for leave of absence to attend
the trial Of his son before ne took the
oath of Office as commissioner general
of immigration. Furthermore Secre-
tary Wilson stated that neither Mr..
Camineth nor anyone else suggested
that he ask for the postponement Of
the cases. but that he did 1t OF his own
voIition 80 as to keep Mr. Caminetti
in Washington for the work of organ
izing the immigration bureau.
Glad Wilson Acted Promptly.
San Francisco, CAL, June 25.-I am
very glad the president has acted so
promptly" said District Attorney
John L. McNab.
THE president says my criticism of
the attorney general was unjust. But