Evening star., 1913-06-24

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ANTHONY CAMINET'TI,
Commissioner General of Immigration.
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| Interest in the Caminetti case at San
Francisco reached Iever heat in Wash
ington today, with the meeting of the
| cabinet. when President Wilson discussed
| it with his advisers. and with the an
nouncement by Chairman Clayton Of the
House judiciary committee that open
hearings in the matter will be held by
| his committee Thursday.
The resignation of United States At
| torney McNab, wired Saturday to the
President, with the charge that his hands
had been tied in the criminal prosecu-
ton of Drew G. Caminetti by the Attor-
ney General. was still unacted upon by
the President this afternoon. The con-
nection of Anthony Canflnetti, father OF
the man who is accused of violating the
Mann white slave act, with the case, and
who has recently been appointed COM
missioner general Of immigration, came
| up for discussion in all circles Of the
capital.
At the conclusion of the cabinet
| meeting Attorney General McReynolds
stated that President Wilson would
| have a statement to make on the sub
| ject.
The President went to his luncheon,
however, without debating the state
ment, although it Is understood it will
be made public this afternoon Or to-
morrow.
Presidents Probable Action.
While no member Of the cabinet was
willing to forecast what the statement
| would contain there is high authority
| for the belief that the President will
accept the resignation of Mr.. McNab.
| will nominate his successor and will di-
rect the successor to proceed to the
| trial Of the case without delay.
This probable action of the President
| will. II made, overrule the Attorney Gen.
| eral, who caused the cases to be delayed.
The announcement by Chairman Clay
ton Of the House judiciary committee that
| open hearings would be held in the Cam
| inetti case was followed by an announce
ment that a change would be made in the
| disposition of the Hinebaugh resolution
| which was drawn to effect to proposed
| Investigation. 1t will go from the judi
| ciary committee to the rules committee.
| That means that there will probably be
no hearings on the Hinebaush resolu-
| ton.
Representative Hnebaugh in writing his
resolution reviewed the Caminetti case to
considerable extent and evidently was
prepared to go ahead and embarrasS the
administration as much as he could. The
move to take this resolution from the ju
dietary committee to the rules committee
puts hindrance in the way of imme-
diate publicity.
House will allow any regular investi-
cation in the case. the minority knows
full we'll that it can make enough
noise to get itself fully placed before
the % public in the matter Representa-
tive Chandler is the progressive MEM
ber of the judiciary committee. and
Representative Hinebaugh, who intro
duced one of the Caminetti investigat-
ing resolutions. said today that he would
do no end of talking on the subject.
Regarded as Embarrassing.
The democrats of the house realize
that the administration was caught in a
nasty predicament when it was found
that orders were received in California
not to press the white slave charge
against Drew Caminetti, son of the re-
Gently appointed commissioner general of
immigration. The House is the hotbed
Of politics They go after the enemy
hammer and tongs in that body. There
fore, when political capital is to be made
the House generally manages to make it
NOR and outcry than is done anywhere
else.
consequently" as one of the big House
democrats said today to a friend, there
isn't going to be any chance offered to
the enemy to get anything before the
House in this Caminetu case
1t was intimated at the White House
that nothing would be placed in the way
of a congressional investigation.
IF the White House wants to investi-
gate, all right. said the big democrat.
but. take it from me. the House of
Representatives is going to let the thing
severely alone, no matter what the COM
mitteeS do"
Will Consider Kahn Resolutions.
Chairman Clayton said today that his
committee will take up the resolutions
introduced yesterday by Representa-
| tive Kahn Of California calling for all
OF the papers in the two cases now
in the hands of the Department Of JUS
| tice. The hearing was arranged after
| a conference between Chairman Clay
| ton and Representative Kahn today.
The hearing Thursday will not go into
| the merits of the cases pending, but will
inquire as to the advisability of requir-
! ing the Attorney General to lay before
| the house all of the documents and cor
responaence in the case
The delayed prosecutions are those OF
| Drew c: Caminetti. indicted under the
white slave law, and officials of the
Western Fuel Company, indicted for con-
spiracy to defraud the customs.
Assistant Attorney General Harr has
| assumed responsibility for the postpone
| ment Of the trial of Robert Bruce and
Sidney " Smith. directors of the Western
Fuel Company. He states that there is
| some doubt of the moral guilt of these
directors, and to prevent their punishment
with the guilty he urged that only the
| three directors who are officials Of the
| concern. and against whom the govern
| ment's case 10 considered adequate, be
put to trial. II the trial developed any