The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-06-24
DEMANDS PROBE.
OF M'NAB CHARGES
Congress May Act on California
White Slave Case
WILSON ASKS FOR FACTS
Resolution introduced Calling For
Papers and Explanation of Delay In

Papers and Explanation of Delay In
Trial.
Washington, June 24.-Resolutions
calling upon Attorney General Nc
ponement of the white slave case in
which Andrew Carminetti and Maury
|. Diggs are defendants, and the West
ern Fuel company cases, in the federal
courts of California, were introduced
by Representative Kahn, Of California.
The resolutions are separate, the
first calling for all the papers in the
white slave case and the other for the
papers in the fuel prosecutions.
Representative Hinebaugh, Progress
siye, of Illinois, also introduced a res
olution for an investigation of the
case. He wants the judiciary commit
tee to hold public hearings on it.
President Wilson announced that he
would ask Attorney General Mercy
nolds for report Of all the circum-
stances which led to the postpone
ment of the trial of Carminetti and
Diggs.
Because of this postponement John
L. McNab telegraphed his resignation
at United States district attorney at
San Francisco.
The president said that he had no
knowledge of the affair until he read
it in the newspapers, but it appeared
to him at first glance that the reason
g., ant of q
case-that the commissioner general
of immigration, Anthony Carminetti
might attend the trial of his son-was
humane one.
The president was of the opinion
that the delay would not embarrass
the case, though he declared that he
would look into the question. Nc
Nab's resignation was put upon the
presidents desk and it was said 1t
would be acted upon promptly.
The trial in the white slave case
was postponed by Attorney General
McReynolds at the request of the elder
Caminetti.
Mr.. McReynolds refused to make
any formal statement in reply to the
sharp telegram of McNab because OF
the attorney generals action in hold
ing up the trial over his protest not
only of the Caminetti-Diggs case, but
{ the trial of the officials of the Western
Fuel company for violation of the Gus
toms laws.
hrs comes, = said McNab in his
telegram to the president, 1after /
have advised the department OF JUS
: tice that attempts have been made to
corrupt the government witnesses and
that friends of the defendants (Cami-
netti and Diggs) are publicly boasting
that the wealth and political promi-
nence of the defendants relatives will
stay my hand through influence at
Washington"
Anthony Caminetti was appointed a
month ago to be commissioner gen
eral of immigration, mainly, it was
supposed, because of the assistance
he gave to Secretary Bryan when the
latter went to Sacramento to try to
persuade the California legislature and
Governor Johnson to modify the alien
land bill to which the Japanese gov
ernment had objected.
The trial of his son, which was to
begin this week, has given him great
concern The manner in which the
postponement was brought about was
explained in a statement issued by
Secretary of Labor Wilson, in which
he said:
"The attorney general postponed the
trial of the Diggs- -Caminetti case sole
Iy upon my request. | am, therefore,
responsible for the postponement.
"Mr. A. Caminetti has but recently
assumed the duties of commissioner
general of immigration. He has not
vet fully familiarized himself with the
duties of the Office. He asked me for
leave of absence in order that he
might return to California to be pres
ent at the trial of his son.
"I insisted that he remain in Wash
ington until he was sufficiently ac-
auainted with the duties of the posi-
ton of commissioner general to be
able properly to inspect the immigra-
ton stations at Pacific ports when he
suggested that I would ask the attor-
ney general to postpone the trial of
the case until the next term OF court"