The evening world., 1913-07-29
WILSON ATTACKED
FOR HIS ACTION IN
CAM|NETT| CASE
Kahn in House Speech Talks
Of "Whitewash" and "In-
SidiouS Political Pull"

WASHINGTON. July 2s-The Repub.
lican filibuster, after paralyzins busi.
ness In the House more than week.
accomplished Its purpose to-day when
the Democrats decided to allow five
hours discussion OF the Digss-Cami-
netti-MoNab- Nc Reynolds embroslio..
Weary Of obstructive tactics. the
Democrats brought in a report from the
Judiciary Committee on resolution By
Representative Kahn of California. cali
ing for a telegram from the Attorney
General May IS, directing MoNab to
take no affirmative action in the Diggs-
Caminetti white slave cases until after
receiving further advices from the Attor-
ney-General.
The committee report set forth that
the Attorney-Generai had supplied a
telegram which read as follows:
"McNab. United States District-At.
torncy. San Francisco. CAL: Please
write me fully concerning charges
against Caminetti and Diggs and take
no Affirmative action In respect of same
until you receive advices from me.
Answer.
(Signed) 'N'REYNOLDS,
Attorney General"
Accompanying the telegram was a
memorandum showing II was sent by
the Attorney General personally on the
evening of May IS. Presenting the
papers. the Judiciary Committee recom-
t.I oh 1,kt m
tabled, since Its purpose had been ac-
complished On that report. Chairman
Clayton arranged for Ave hours debate
TO allow Representatives 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 before Secretary
Wilson asked the Attorney y-General for
delay.
"Why was this telegram sent from his
hotel?" ne demanded. Did someone
call upon the Attorney General at his
hotel and try to exert !nsidious political
pull In having the cases postponed?"
1T was evidently necessary to white
wash the action of the Attorney Gen
eral." said Kahn. discussing President
Wilson'S action in the case. why the
Pres.den. saw At to scold and censure
McNab and at the same time adopted
his policy OF proceeding promptly with
the cases passes all comprehension"
| II McNab did right In insisting on the
early trial OF these cases-and both the
Pre- 1sident and the Attorney General now
adopt his views and insist that the
cases must be tried promptly and at an
early date. why should McNab have
been censured? II insidious political
pull was being successfully used to
cause the Attorney General to order
postponement OF the cases. why should
the censure not have fallen upon the
shoulders OF the Attorney General?
Instead OF having been blamed and
condemned, McNnb should have been
commended by the President Of the
United States II the President had
called on hin to withdraw his resig-
nation and proceed with the trial OF
these cases he would have made him.
self infinitely stronger with his coun-
! trymen."
! Representa-. McKellar OF Tennessee,
one OF the Democrats who steadfastly
opposed discussion of the c.se, charac.
teriAed Representative Kahn's speech as
a political harangue." and declared that
every member Is disappointed by the
failure of the gentleman from California
to produce that exposure whic.: We all
expected" The House was wasting time
Speeding Ave hours discussing SO "incon-
sequential a matter Of petty politics." ne
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