Evening times-Republican., 1913-06-26
PUBLIC HAS RIGHT TO
HEAR CORRESPONDENCE
Will Agree to Amendment to Rssoiu.
tions, Calling Only for Such Core.
spondsnes AZ May Relate Directly to
postponement Of casss-Hinsbauoh
Resolutions Not to Be Pressed.

in the now celebrated Diggs- -Caminetti
white slave cases and the Western
Fuel Company prosecutions at San
Francisco, were not taken up today by
| the house judiciary committee because
Of the absence OF a quorum. Another
meeting is to be held tomorrow. Mr..
Kahn declares President Wilson's di-
rection that prosecutions be resumed
Will not deter him from pressing his
resolutions and,-he expected them re-
ported out to the house for action.
Mr.. Kahn made q statement Of the
history Of the cases and declared the
committee owed 1t to the country to
make public all the correspondence
which resulted in the postponement.
Then you don't think the statement
Of Secretary Wilson was sufricient?"
asked Senator Webb.
! mo. DON'T" replied Mr.. Kahn.
| 1T is my opinion" said Mr.. Webb.
that McNab has been wrong in his &C
tions. It looks to me as If he was rush
ing into print and seeking little
cheap notoriety."
| II don't think that 1t Is true," said
Mr.. Kahn.
| Kahn Asrsss to Amendment.
| Kahn agreed to suggested amend
ment to his resolution which would
confine the request for papers TO those
which bear on the postponement OF
the cases and would not involve al of
the voluminous correspondence relat-
Ing to the evidence in the cases.
Representative Hinebaugh said today
he would not press his resolution be-
fore the rules committee to direct the
Judiciary committee to investigate the
entire matter.
President Wilson and Attorney Gen
eral McReynolds still want Francis
]. Heney for special prosecutor. The
offer will be- made formally az soon as
Washington can get into touch with
the lawyer who has been travelling
from here to San Francisco.
Gerard to Go to Berlin.
Washington. June 26-Justice
James w. Gerard. Of the New York
state supreme court. has been selected
by President Wilson to be ambassador
to Germany. Justice Gerard was or
istnauy slated for Spain.
Just what occasioned the change has
not been explained but 1t is said to
have been the desire Of President Will
son to I'LL the most important European
posts at once.
The president has decided to nom
mate Former Governor Benton Nc
Millin. Of Tennessee, for minister to
Peru. An important post. not In the
diplomatic service. Is soon to be offered
to Augustus Thomas. playwright, &C
cording to present plans. There is also
talk Of Maurice francis Egan. minister
to Denmark. being transferred to Spain.
but no confirmation was forthcoming
today.
The embassy to France Is still to be
held open to William F. McCombs. 1t
was reiterated today that within year
Charles r. Crane Of Chicago. would
become ambassador to Russia. Prac-
tically the only European posts that
have not been filled or for which no
choice has been made are Lisbon. Con-
stantinople and the Balkan states.
Two lowans Land Jobs.
Washington, June 26.- President
Wilson today made the following nom
nations:
Ministers-Albert G. Schmedemann,
Of Wisconsin, to Norway; Benton Nc
Millin, Of Tennessee. to Peru.
Consul at Milan, Italy-Nathaniel B..
Stewart, Of Georgia.
SECRETARY Of embassy. Rio de Janiero.
E2razi1-1 Rutler Wright OF Wyoming