The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-06-25

az JhlfSInlty pdIhi OnlChdSndi Dhld-
have acted so hastily and under so
complete misapprehension Of the ac-
tual circumstances, but since you have
chosen such a course and have given
your resignation the form Of an mex
cusable intimation Of injustice and
wrongdoing on the part Of your super
ior, release you without hesitation
and accept your resignation to take
effect at once
WOODROW WILSON"
Attorney General McReynolds' state
ment that he ordered a postponement
Of the cases as an ordinary procedure
in commercial trials, without antici-
pating that "any fairminded man.
would attribute "a malign motive to
him, was acknowledged by the presi-
dent in his letter:
June "a, 1863.
my Dear Mr. Attorney General.
ALLOW me to acknowledge with sin
cere appreciation your letter Of today.
giving me a full account Of the way in
which the department Of justice has
dealt with the Dlggs and the Western
Fuel company cases. pending in Cali
iornla, and transmitting the documenW
conLected with the two cases neces.
sary for their calculation
4 am entirelp satisfied that the
course you took in both the cases was
prompted BY sound and impartial iudg-
ment and clear insistenee for what
was fair and right
Il approve your course very heart
ily and without hesitation. But /
agree with you that what we may think
OF what has been done does not re.
llieve us Of the obligation to press those
cases with the utmost diligence and
energy.
y approve very heartily OF your sug-
fection that, IN the circumstances. spe-
cial counsel be employed the best
that We can obtain will be very
glad TO confer with YOU about the se.
lection hope that you will do this
without delay. am very glad indeed
that you are giving your personal at
teniion to the Immediate and dlligent
prosecution OF the cases. which I agree
with you in regarding as of serious i'm
portance from every point Of view
WOODROW WILSON
Besides the attorney generals let
ter to the president, the White House
gave out letter written to Nh Nc
Reynolds Tuesday by Secretary vii
son of the department Of labor. in
which the latter declared that An
thony Cominetti asked for leave Of
absence to attend the trial Of his son
before he took the oath of office as
commissioner general OF immigration.
Furthermore. Secretary Wilson stated
that neither Mr.. Caminetti nor anyone
else suggested that he ask for the post
ponement Of the cases, but that he did
1t Of his own volltion SO as to keep
Mr. Camlnetti in Washington for the
work Of organizing the immigration
bureau.
In the letter TO the president. Attor
ney General McReynoIds recitee the
: history Of the two cases and submitted
files in each case,
Responding to instructions from the
attorney general for a detailed report
of the Diggs Caminetti cases and ts
s take no action until further advised
Z by the department of Justice. the attor
j ney general said United States Attor
( ney McNab sent report received OF
i May 27 In this report, lie added, Nc
I Nab "details a version Of the acts viii
9 his inferences therefrom and expresse
! the opinion that the case was aggrH
+ waited and should be vigorously prose
cuted also that there might be al
t tempts to interfere with the due eours
Of Justice by improper influences.
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