Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-07-29
REPUBLICANS
F|L|BUSTER
WINS
HOUSE REPUBLICANS ARE SUCCESS
Full IN THEIR Determination
TO EULOGIzE MCNAB AND HAND
OUT A few SLAMS TO Mercy
NOLDS.
TIE UP ALL BUSINESS
UNTIL They GAIN POINT

Washington D. c., July 29.--The
Republican filibuster, after paralyzing
business in the house for more than
week, accomplished its purpose today
when Democrats declined to allow five
hours discussion of the Diggs-Cami,
netti McNabb Reynolds embroglic,
They brought in a report from the jul
dietary committee on resolution by
Representative Kahn, of California,
calling for a telegram from the attor-
ney general May 16, directing McNab
| to take no affirmative action In the
Diggs- Caminetti white slave cases un-
til after receiving further advices from
the attorney general.
| The committee report sets forth
! that the attorney general had supplied
telegram which read as follows
"McNabb, L. S. District Attorney,
San Francisco, Calf.
''Please write me fully concerning
charges against Caminetti and Diggs
and take no affirmative action in re-
spect of same until you receive adj
vices from me. Answer
(Signed) McREYNOLDS.
Attorney General"
Accompanying the telegram was a
memorandum showing it was sent by
the attorney general personally on the
evening of May 16.
Presenting the papers, the judiciary
committee recommended that the
Kahn resolution be tabled, since its
purpose had been accomplished.
On that report Chairman Clayton
g arranged for five hours debate to al.
low Representative Kahn and others
To discuss all circumstances Of the
Caminetti case.
Representative Kahn pointed out
that the telegram holding up the
trials was sent more than month be-
fore Secretary Wilson asked the at
tcrney general for delay,
'It was evidently necessary to
v hitewash the action of the attorney
general said Kahn, discussing Presi-
dent Wilson'S action in the cases.
'Instead of having been blamed and
McNabb should have been
commended by the president of the
United States. If the president had
called on him to withdraw his resig'
nation and proceed with the trial o!
tEese cases he would have made him
self infinitely stronger with his coun.
trymen
hnc Jry,c hpnn ta1t hyy
masses that there is one kind of law
for the rich and the politically power
full in this country and another kind
of law for the poor and weak. The
action of the department in the Diggs
Caminetti cases and Ihe Western
Fuel company cases would seem to
stamp these charges as true.
"McNabb did the contrary a signal
service when he refused to be a part
o the program that would have given
to the statement that
)iggs, Caminetti, and the Western
7uel company directors, being rich or
powerful, could secure de-
ay and thus possibly defeat justice"
Representative Mckellar of Tennes'
see, one of the Democrats who stead.
hastily opposed discussion of the case.
Representative Kahn's
speech as political harangue," and
declared that "every member Is dis
appointed by the failure of the gentle
nan from California to produce that
which we all expected" The
ouse was wasting time spending five
ours discussing so 'inconsequential
matter of petty politics" he declared.
Attorney General McReynolds to-
lay issued an emphatic denial OF pub
ished reports that he had construed
he Mann white slave act in such
lanner that the Diggs-Caminetu
ases might not be brought to trial or
hat he had instructed United States
ttorneys to confne the enforcement
f the law to cases of commercialHe1
ice.
These cases are wholly incorrec','
aid the attorney general. "He had"
E said, placed no construction on
he law which would interfere with
rosecution of the DiggsC Caminetti
ases set for trial August 1st."
Representative Dies, of Texas. call
d Representative Kahn to account for
ngaging in a Small infinite small
iece of undertaking.
1T is bad enough" said he. when
e open our committee rooms to
heap skate like Mulhall, but now the
entleman from California wants to
I'm over the halls of congress and
: columns of the daily press to a 1T.
dal way out in California"
sve Leader Murdock asail-
ct of Attorney General