Evening star., 1913-06-26
House Committee Fails to Act
in McReynoIds- -Cami-
netti Affair.
CONGRESSMAN TO PUSH
MATTER TO THE FINISH
Declares Legislators Owe it to Coun-
try to Reveal All Cor
respondence.

Representative Kahn's resolutions :o
lave Congress investigate why Attor-
ley General MeReynolds ordered the
lelays in the now celebrated Diggs-
saminetti white slave cases and the
Western Fuel Company prosecutions at
an Francisco were not taken up today
" the House judiciary committee be-
ause of the absence of a quorum. An
0her meeting is to be held tomorrow.
Representative Kahn declares Presi-
ssnt Wilson's direction that the prose
rutions be immediately resumed will
tot deter him from pressing his resolu-
ions. and he expects them reported
ut to the House for action.
Duty to Country, He Says.
Representative Kahn made a. state
nent of the history of the disputed
Ases to those members who attended
pdays meeting and declared the COM
.nittee owed it to the country TO make
'ublic all the correspondence which re-
Ilted in the postponement.
Then you do not think the explana-
ion made by Secretary Wilson was
satisfactory asked Representative
Webb
No. | do not" said Mr Kahn
that United States Attorney McNau
las been wrong in his actions. 1t looks
O me If he were rushing into print
md seeking little cheap notoriety"
II don't think that is true, said Mr.
<ahn.
Agrees to Amendment.
Kahn agreed to suggested amend
nent TO his resolution which would
ontine the request for papers to those
which bear upon the pOstponement of
he cases, and would not involve all
!'f the volumnous correspondence re-
ating to the evidence in the cases
Representative HinebauSh said to-
lay he would not press his resolution
'efore the rules committee to direct
he Judiciary committee to investigate
he entire matter
2 President Wilson and Attorney Gen.
.ral McReynolds still want Francis J.
1eney for a special prosecutor. The
'her Will be made formally as soon
10 Washington can get in touch with
q, he lawyer, who has been travelling
from here to San Francisco
Bitter in Denunciation.
A bitter denunciation of the members
roncerned in the recent exposures in the
: iority Leader Mann in the House of Rep
. 'esentatives late today. Mr.. Mann, the
;Gthor of the white slave law, which
'oung Caminett and young Diggs are
:harged with violating, was extremely
sitter when he spoke Of the alleged crime
nd the political pull which, he said, had
.v:dently been exercised from the De-
,artment of Justice.
These men were charged with vio-
alton of the white slave law under
onditions which should make men
blush. Drew Caminetti, youth of
'nly twenty-seven years, with several
:hildren of his own, finds it desirabl
o have at his trial for this offense his
ather. He has only hired seven law
'ers to defend him. His father is the
commissioner general of immigration.
)ne of his duties is to enforce the
rhite slave act in relation to immi-
grants.
What fine one he is to place In that
position when his principal concern Is to
cave his office and aid his son in es-
.aping the consequences OF the white
slave law. Is he proper man to place
a position to pass on whether or not
alien prostitutes shall be deported?
II demand that there shall be made
,ublic all the Information sent by McNab
30 that We may see whether there has
3een any other crook ed work"