The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-06-25
M'NAB WHITE SLAVE RESIGNA-
TlON CAUSES A BIG
SENSATION.
MARTIN FILES 4 PROTEST
The President Intends to Get at the
Bottom of Both These Unusual In
cidents and viii Issue Statement
Later.

washington, June 24.-AlOngSide
with the resignation of United States
District Atty. McNaD, of San Fran
cisco, who has protested against the
interference of the attorney general
with the prosecution of a white slave
case against the son of the new COM
missioner general of immigration
Caminetti, lies on President Wilson's
table today, the protest of many
citizens of Florida against the en-
forced resignation of Collector of
Customs Martin, of Jacksonville, Fla.
In the former case, the protest of
the United States district attorney is
against cabinet officer. In the lat.
ter the objection is against Senators
Fletcher and Bryan, of Florida.
Fletcher is said to have forced Mar
tin to sign his resignation, effective
July 1, before he would allow the
senate to confirm the appointment.
This was done, it is alleged, so that
another and supposedly stronger poll
tician could be appointed to the place,
which is enlarged on July /, to take
in all of the state of Florida and a
part of Georgia.
Martin has written a full narrative
of the events which he filed with
Secretary McAdoo, and withdrew his
resignation, which he claims was OBJ
tanned by force, and under duress
Secretary McAdoo has referred the
matter to the president for his opin-
ion.
United States Atty. McNab's resig.
nation, wired Saturday to President
Wilson with startling charges that
Atty.-Ge McReynolds had ordered
delays in certain criminal prosecution
in San francisco, which threatened
to defeat justice, already has called
forth various explanations, was taken
up at the cabinet meeting. Atty. Gen
McReynolds, however, declined to talk
at all about it,.
The impression prevailed that ac-
ceptance of the McNab resignation
was being held back pending further
investigation, at the conclusion of
which it either would be accepted or
declined. Yesterday President Wilson
called upon Mr.. McReynolds for full
report on the incident.
The delayed prosecutions are those
of D. c.. Caminetti, son of Anthony
Caminetti, the new commissioner gen.
eral Of immigration, indicted under
the white slave law, and officials of
the Western Fuel Co., indicted for
conspiracy to defraud the customs.
McReynoIds Talks.
When the cabinet meeting broke up
the only announcement on the McNab
case from Atty.-Gen. McReynolds was !:
THE president will issue state
ment on the subject in due course
1t was understood that the attor-
ney generals statement presented at
President Wilson's direction, was an
oral one, and that Secretary Bryan
a friend of the elder Caminetti and
Secretary Lane, familiar with Califor.
| mia affairs, participated III the dis
| cussion, which was general.
The house judiciary committee al
| hearing Thursday, will investigate
the delay ordered by Atty.-Gen. Nc
| Reynolds in federal prosecutions al
San Francisco of Maury Diggs and D
G. Caminetti, indicted under the white
slave law, and officers of the Western
Fuel Co, indicted for conspiracy tt
defraud the customs.
Chairman Clayton today announced
the decision OF the committee to have
a. hearing and take up resolutions by
representative Kahn, OF California.
While the purpose of the Thursday
hearing is not to begin an investiga
ton of the merits of the prosecu
| tions, 1t is to determine upon actor
on the Kahn resolutions calling upor
the attorney general to send to con
gress all papers in the cases which
are expected to disclose the officia
reasons for the postponements.
Representative Hinebaugh's resolu
tion to direct the judiciary committee
to investigate the entire affair, wa
today referred to the rules commit