Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-26

PRES. WILSON'S HAND.

Washington, June 25-President Will
son has decided To order immediate
prosecution of the Camenitti- Diggs
white slave case and the Western
Fuel Co indictments, delayed in the
san Francisco courts by Attorney Cen
eral McReynolds ana will appoint
Francis j. Heney as special prosecutor
to take them UP.
President Wilson, Tuesday night,
telegraphed United States District At
torney John l.. McNabe of San Fran
cisco, Cal, acceptance of the latterS
resignation, the form of which the
President characterized as IAN mex
cusable imitation and wrongdoing' oh
the part of Attorney General McReS-
nolds
White House officials announced that
the President would confer, Wednes-=
day. with the attorney general about
the appointment of special prosecutors
and that the President had in mind
Francis ]. Heney, who prosecuted the
famous San FRANCISCO graft triais'
Matt j. Sullivan. Democratic, VINO as
sisted Mr.. Heney in the Ruef trial, ana
Thomas Hayden, Democratic, a former
assistant city attorney in San iran
cisco. II was said that at least two
of these three men and possibly All,
would be selected to take charge NOT
only of the Cameniti- Digs white slave
case. but the Western Fuel co. lndlet-
ments.
DEVELOPMENTS were rapid. during the
day. in the situation which was precipi-
tated by the kilograms of Mr.. McNaoe,
on Saturday, to the President and the at
torney general accusing the latter oil
Welding TO rich and powerful influences
in ordering the postponement or these
cases, the father of one of the defendants
being Anthony Caminetti, commissioner
general of immigration.
The subject absorbed the cabinet meet
ing. Tuesday. and. Tuesday night, the
President came to his office to make pup
lie the full correspondence. First the
President telegraphed Mr. McNabe as
follows:
washington. d. c. June "a, 1919.
John l. McNabe. ESD.
''San Francisco. Cal.
ct greatly regret that you should nave
acted so hastily and under so complete
misapprehension of the actual circum-
stances, but since you have chosen such
a course and have given your resignation
the form of an inexcusable intimation of
injustice and wrong doing on the part OIL
your superior, 1 release you without hes
itation and accept your resignation to
take effect at once.
(SignedD "WOODROW WILSON.
Attorney General McReynolds' state :
ment that he ordered a postponement
of the cases as an ordinary procedure
in criminal trials, without anticipating
that Fair minded man" would at
tribute "A malign motive" to him,
was acknowledged by the President.
Besides the attorney generals let
ter to the President the White House
gave out letter written to Mr.. Nc
Reynolds, today, by Secretary Wilson
of the department of labor in which
the latter declared that Anthony ca
minetti had asked for leave of alb
sence 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 or no one
else suggested he ask for the post
ponement of the case, but that he Gil
il of his own free will SO to keep "a
minetti for the purpose of organizing
the immigration bureau.