Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-06-25
McNab' S Language Character
lied as an "lnexcuSabIe In
timation Of Injustice and
Wr0ng-DOing,
M'REYNOLD'S COURSE
IS FULLY APPROVED
Chief Executive Adopts Sug-
gestion That Cases of Cam
inetti and Diggs ard Fuel
Company Be Tried al Once,

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Washington. June 2l.-President
Wilson tclcgraphed tonight to Unit
ed states District Attorney John l..
AcNab, of san Francisco, acceptance
of the lattors resignation, the form
Of which the president characterized
9an ineXcusablc intlmation Of injus-
tico and wrong doing on the part of
Attorney General McReynolds in a
letter To the attorney general the
president exonerated him from blame
and adopted Mr. McReynolds' sug-
gcslion that the caminetti-Digg and
tho Western Fuel company cases be
prosecuted Immediately by special
counsel for the government.
While house officials announced
iiat the president would confer with
the attorney general tomorrow about
tha appointment Of special prosecutors
and that the president had in mind
Francis J. Heney. progressive repub-
loan, who prosecuted the famous san
Francisco graft trials. Matt J. sulli-
van. democrat who assisted Mr.
Honey in the Ruff trial. and Thomas
Hayden, democrat, former assistant
attorney Il san Francisco. 1t was
said that at least two Of these three
men. and possibly all would be See
loctsd to take charge not only OF the
Caminett-Diggs white slave cases, but
the Western Huei company indict-
mcnts.
Developments were rapid today in
the situation which was preclpitated
by the kilograms Of Mr. McNab on
Saturday to the president and attor-
noy general, accusing the latter Of
Yielding to rich and powerful influ-
onee' in ordering a postponement of
these cases. the father Of one OF the
defendants being Anthony Caminettl,
commissioner g neral cf immigration
The subject absorbed the cabinet
meeting today. and the president
public the full Correspondence First,
the president telagraphed Mr.. McNah
az follows:
Washington. d. c., June "a, 1913.
John H. McNab, Esq.
san Francisco, Cal.
Il greatly regret that you should
have acted go 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 in
rxcusallc intmation Of injustice ana
wrong dong on the part Of Your su-
perior, ] release you without hesita-
tion and accept your resignation to
take effect at once.
(signed) Woodrow Wilson"
Attorney General McRoynolds'
statement that he ordered postpone
mcnt Of the cases as an ordinary
procedure in criminal trials without
anticipating that amy fair-mindcd
man would attribute "a malign mo-
tive to him was acknowledged by the
president in this letter. 1t follows.
June "a, 1913.
My Dear Mr.. Attorney General:
ALLOW me to acknowledge with
sincere appreciation your letter of to-
day, giving me a fun account of the
way in which the department Of JUS
tice hes dealt with the Diggs-C -Cami-
netti and the Western Fuel company
cases, pending in California and
transmitting the documents connected
With the two cases necessary for their
elueidation. ! am entirely satisfied
that the course you took in both cases
was prompted hy sound and impartial
Judgment and clear instinct for
what was fair and right. approve
Your course very heartily and without
hesitation. But | agree with you that
what We may think of what has been
done does not relieve us Of the obli-
cation to press these cases with the
utmost diligence and energy ap-
prove very heartily Of your sugges-
ton that in the circumstances spe-
cial counsel he employed. the abiest
mat We can obtain. / will be very
glad to confer with you about the Sc
lection. ! hope that you will do this
without delay. I am very glad indeed
that YOU are giving your personal at
tention TO the immediate and diligent
Prosecution of the case which I agree
with YOU in regarding as of serious
Importance from every point of view.
Sincerely yours.
WOODROW WILSON.
BESIDES the attorney generals let
ter to the president. the White House
save out letter written to Mr.. Me
Reynolds today by Secretary Wilson.
OF the department of labor, in which
The latter declared that Anthony Ca
minetti asked for leave Of absence to
attend the trial of his son before he
took the oath Of office as commission
en- general OF immigration Further
more Secretary Wilson stated thai
neither Mr. Caminett nor anyone
else. suggested that he ask for the
postponement Of the eases, but that
he did 1t Of his own volition SO as TO