New-York tribune., 1913-06-29
PUBLIC TO HEAR FACTS
IN M'NAB CONTROVERSY
House Gets Information ReIat-
ing to POStpOnement Demand
ed in Kahn Resolutions.
PART WILL BE WITHHELD
Includes Data Dealing with
Government Agents Work,
Grand Jury Evidence and
Plans for Prosecution.
rFrom The Tribune Bureau. ]

From Tho Tribune Bureau
Washington. June 2S,-Forestalling
the report of the Kahn resolutions of
inquiry. Attorney General McReynolds
sent TO the House judiciary Committee
to-day all the records in the Depart
ment Of Justice bearing on the Can't
netti- Diggs white slave" cases and the
Western Fuel Company case. num-
Der of the documents transmitted are
to be made public by the committee
when il brings the Kahn resolutions
before the House.
A subcommittee Of the Judiciary
Committee met the Attorney General
tonight TO determine What parts Of
the record in these now famous cases
are to be published in the House re-
port. Chairman Clayton. Of the Ju-
dietary Committee. announced that all
information called for in the resolu-
tions introduced by Representative
Kahn would be given 70 the public.
1t is now planned 10 bring the Kahn
resolutions into the House next
Wednesday. accompanied by a report
giving the information sought. If this
report is satisfactory, the resolutions
will lie on the table.
"The Attorney General" said Mr..
CLAYTON. to-day sent 10 the Judiciary
Committee every scrap Of paper in his
Department relating to these cases. We
named sub committee TO confer with
the Attorney General tonight and 10
examine all Of these documents 70 de-
termine which Of the papers submitted
should not be published, because 1t
would be detrimental 10 the prosecution
of the cases in the courts. The sub
committee was authorized 70 get the
suggestions Of the Attorney General as
10 what documents. bearing directly
upon the evidence collected by the gov
eminent ought 10 be withheld from the
public for the present.
Chairman Clayton said the Judiciary
Committee had voted unanimously TO
call for and make public all papers
touching the postponcment Of the case
and the McNab charges.
Part Of Data To Be Withheld.
"AH Of this data will be given out
said Mr.. Clayton. but that part of the
record dealing with the work Of the
agents Of the government, the evidence
presented to the grand jury and the
plans of the government for prosecu-
tion cannot he made public because
this would reveal to the defence the
governments case.
The committee intends TO report 10
the House all the papers relating TO the
postponement Of the case covered by
the Kahn resolutions. and everything
asked for in Mr.. Kahn's resolutions
will be given. The recommendations
of the subcommittee will be laid be
fore the Judiciary Committee next
Tuesday morning
When the committee met to-day
taxicab drew up at the House Office
building and the private secretary OF
the Attorney General, acting as conf
dental messenger, lugged into the
judiciary Committee room an armful Of
files and records. The Attorney Cen
eraI advised the committee that he had
sent in advance Of a formal request by
the House everything in mis- possession
bearing on the white slave and fuel
company prosecutions.
He suggested that the Judiciary Com
mttee use its discretion about includ-
ing in it's report documents relating
solely TO the merits Of the cases and
the plans of the government for prose-
Cution. Mr. McReynolds, il is under
stood. made no suggestion that the
committee should not make public all
data relative TO the postpOnement OF
the cases, against which District At
torney McNab complained at the time
Of his resignation.
Seeretsry's Letter To Be Disclosed.
Among the documents sent 10 the
House committee is a complete memo
ioHuuIl VI Iut ttItpHOIt NOHNcl SdlIoH
Secretary Wilson Of the Department Of
Labor had with the Attorney General
in asking a postponement of the white
slave" cases in order that A. Caminetti,
Commissioner General Of immigration,
might be able to attend later the trial
Of his son. A letter from the Secre
tary Of Labor along the same lines is
also said 10 be included in the trans
mitted records, and il will be made
public.
Other data transmitted included the
matter given out by the President
earlier in the week and complete copy
Of all correspondence incident TO the
cases, some Of which has not been pub
lished.
Mr. Clayton asserted to-day that the