The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-06-26
CALIFORNIA WOMEN
ASK WILSON TO
retain M'NAD

Clayton Harrington, the spec
ial agent OF the Department OF
Justice of San Francisco, who sent
a telegram TO President Wilson APP
pealing to him to remove Attorney
General McReynolds from office be-
cause OF the circumstances surround
ing the resignation of U. S. District
Attorney McNab, was suspended to-
night without pay
This action gives Harrington a
chance to explain the telegram Of
McNab's resisnation and its accept
ance because he declared that he
could not prosecute the Caminetti-
Digs white slavery case and the
Western Fuel customs case unhamp-
cred by MeReynold's Office.
Wilson ordered immediate trial
for the white siavers today when
they were indicted by the state
grand Jury of California. He sent
the name Of special prosecutor for
the cases to the Senate.
The coal case will also be tried at
once.
San Francisco, Cal, June 25. 80
Women's clubs In all sections of Cal.
ifornia and other coast states began
today to lombard President Wilson
with kilograms. urging him not to
accept the resignation of United
States District Attorney McNab, who
quit because Attorney General Me-
Reynolds ordered the postponement
of the white slave trials of Drew
Caminetti and Maury Diggs. The
former is son of Commissioner OF
immigration Caminetti.
The women demand the retention
OF McNab as protection to the
women and children OF California.
Many Churches Act.
The, First Baptist, First Methodist.
Latter. bay Saints and Emmanuel
Baptist Churches of Sacramento and
many civic bodies there sent tssaolut
tons today asking the President TO
let justice be given free hand.
District Attorney McNab made pub
lie further correspondence concern
ing white slave cases between Attor-
ney General McReynolds' office and
him today
The correspondence made public
today related to a third case involv-
ing an order from the Attorney GEN
erals office that six women whose
deportation had been decreed by
federal judges be admitted to bail.
McNab Explains Position.
In open court today, with United
States District Judges Robert s.
Bean of Portland and William G.
Van Vleet of San Francisco sitting,
Federal Prosecutor McNab explained
his refusal to obey the orders of At
torney General McReynolds in regard
to the Western Fuel Company cases.
The eases Of John l.. Howard, presi-
dent of the suspected coal trust, and
his fellow directors, all indicted by
two federal grand juries, were called
for trial.
IT cannot proceed with these
cases" cried McNab. 1.-THE attorney
general has directed me to withhold
from trial the cases Of two of the
defendants In this | am absolutely
unable to agree with my superior.
and therefore have rendered my re-
signation to the President. THE
two men l was ordered to withdraw
from trial were indicted by two sue
cessive grand juries, on what was
considered overwhelming evidence,
and | feel that It would be mis-
carriage of justice to try some of
the defendants and refuse to try
others"
The court then made an order
continuing the cases until July IS.
when they will be reset for trial, II
the successor to McNab be prepared
to name a definite date.
District Attorney McNab's reply
to this letter described the six
women as "of the lowest type" and
conveyed the information that a
roundabout attempt had been made
to procure their freedom by bribery
to his office.
Nevertheless, said MN. McNab,
"the women were not depoIted and
they are now engaged in their IL
licit traffic in this city"