The Washington times., 1913-07-29
F|LIBUSTER ENDED,
KAHN IN NOT SPEECH
Congressman PouFs Verbal
Shells Into White House
for MeNab Controversy.
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Therea fore. the committee, declaring that
the pe rposes Of the Kahn resolution
had ba N accomplished, recommended
that It \ 'e tabled.
The Ah orney General followed a SINH
Lar eourA upon Kahn's former resolu-
tions. Thu telegram of May 16, was re-
ferred to 1 the former report, the de-
partment . tating in its letter to the
committee 4 oday, that transmission or
its exact to vt had been Overlooked
before.
An agreeme, IT to debate the affair five
hours today 4 nd then vote on tabiing
Kahn's resolutA IN was reached by unani-
nous consent: Congressmen Byrne and
the Republican a ubuster by shutting of
debate during tiss last two weeks, did
not object today, I xcepttto declare that
the House should not discuss the SUB,
ject until after the trials OF Caminetti
and Dfggs.
"The Administratid has not come out
Of this controversy with honor and
credit" said Mr.. Ka1 m, who rldiculed
es !~pecause # % is wanted merely to EN-
barrass the Administered ion"
To Table Resoa ution.
Since when have the President and
his Cabinet become sac rosanct?" he
asked.
planned to table the Kahn resolution
asking for information of th =. Attorney
General in the white slave an> Western
Fuel Company cases, this iLs .ormation
having been furnished in alN -ance OF
formal House action. Minority Leader
Mann and Mr.. Kahn insisted IL vat the
action Of the department in orde ing
postponement of the cases shoIA d be
aired, and Mr.. Kahn fired the ON ming
broadside. .-
Mr.. Kahn declared the Attorney aen-
eral, upon receiving the resignation or
District Attorney McNah, weuId han 'el
done the big, broad-gauged thing / Il
he had wired the Ditsrict Attorney at
San Francisco to withdraw his resag-A
nation; that the telegram OF June Is \
orderfns The trials postponed was sent 7
under q niisapprehension und that the
district attorney should proceed"
And when the attorney General fall
ed to take that step II would have been
wise for the President TO have directed
Would Have Approved.
The whole country would have ap-
proved and applauded BIS course II
would have been a powerful demon
st-ation Of the Presidents determination
to support a public Official who was
trying earnestly and courageousIy TO /
perform his whole duty, notwithstand-
ing the pressure Of powerful corpora
tion influence and the exertion of In
sidious political pnIf"
Mr.. Kahn declared there was abun-
dant evidence Of pull in both the
white slave and the Western Fuel Com
pany cases. That the political pull
did not work Is due to the courage, the
probity and the integrity Of John L.
McNa5, formerly United states attorney
at San Francisco" he added 49, -
Referring to the Presidents letter OF
June "a to Attorney General McReynoIdsI
Congressman Kahn sad. TT was evi-
action Of the Attorney General"
Reduced TO everyday English the
Presidents letter to McReynolds
amounts to this" said Mr.. Kahn. II
took was right. but we cannot afford
to pursue II. Your demand for delay
Ing the prosecution was actuated by a
clear instinct Of what was right and
with diligence Between the lines you
will read you have made an awful
mess OF things: but It rs more than our
lives are worth to admit IT."
Quotes Gilbert.
Mr.. Kahn continued: WAS there
ever such an exhibition of backing and
filling? The action of the President
reminds me Of the lines of the late Sir
william s. Gilbert In his celebrated
satire. Trial by jury:
Kind juryTnen, take my advice. l.
All kinds of vulgar prejudice Ii
pray you set aside;
In stern, judicial frame of mind |:
From bias free Of every kind
This trial must be tried.
And when amid The pIaIntTrs shrieks
The ruffianly defendant speaks
Upon the other side,
What he may say you need not mind,
From bias free Of every kind,
This trial must be tried.
Mr.. Kahn said he did not propose to
question the honesty and integrity Of
the Attorney General, but that in these
cases he simply allowed insidious polit-
teal pull to influence him in obtaining
a postponement of the cases"
Secretary of Labor Wilson, asserted
Mr.. Kahn, had qualified as the "Ad-
ministration goat" when the Adminfs-
tration had TO save its face. Some