New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-08
CAN PROVE ESPIONAGE
ON JUDGES, SAYS BORAH
Senator Not Satisfied with At
torney Generals Denial
of His Charge.
MORE INFORMATION ASKED
President Needs to Keep Tabs
on Bench in Executing
Laws, Ayers Nc
Reynolds.


Washington. Aug Taking exception
T. the Attorney Generals reply 10 rcso
luton asking for Information on thu
charge that federal judges had been spiet
upon by agents OF the Department Of jus
tice. Senator Borah reiterated the allega
ton to-day and declared his readiness L
prove II il an investigation committed
was appointed.
Senator Borah asserted that during the
Last four or five years the Department o.
Justice had made Investigations OF couft'
and Judges. with view to inhuencinl
their decisions III were not prepared
to sustain this charge he added. ~
would not make it
several other Senators are said 10 en-
terrain the same views a Senator Borah
Although il is not likely that an investl
CATION will be ordered AT this time tn
subject will be kept before the Senate b.
Senators Borah and Works. who vii
probably demand more succinct repl!
from the Attorney General
investigated on Charges.
Mr.. McReynolds said that inspectors
were not regularly employed by the De
partment Of Justice 10 keep judges and
courts under scrutiny. but that Nhrn
charges were made they were investigat-
ed He pointed to the Archibald case as
ar example He also said that the de
partment had ample authority 10 conduct
Az investigation Of this character II II
were deemed advisable.
40 inspectors or other agents are APP
poInted by the Attorney General or rs
the Department Of Justice specifically 70
investigate and report upon the conduct
or proceedings OF any 81 the courts OF
Judges OF the United States said The
Attorney Generals report which stated
however. that a force was employed Il
Investigate subjects that II was the duty
of the department 10 follow.
ITO state with particularly. IN" re-
port continued. what courts and Judges
have been under Investigation within the
last hve years b. agents Of this depart
ment would IN my opinion. be incompau'
bic with the public interests The CON
stitutlon provides that the President
shall take care that the laws be faith
fully executed II is impossible for hin
10 discharge this obligation unless the
Judges whom he appoints are faithful e
the trust imposed upon them. and occa
sonaiy II has become highly important
that he should know the real facts IN
reference TO. charges preferred against
them"
Neither Senator Works. who presented
the resolution, nor Senator Borah, wa
satisncd with the Attorney Generals Re
Spouse. The reply Is so general m ia
terms as TO be useless said Nj Works
"If the time has come when the head oil
one OF the departments may investigat,
the courts and conceal 1t from Congress-
it is time to inquire into the matter"
Senator Works said further that tn,
Attorney Generals report was "evasive'
and unsatisfactory. and announced h,
would make further demand for informa
ton.
Fears for the Republic.
Senator Borah's charge was character.
lied as startling" by Senators Crawford
and Sutherland Senator Sutherland de.
clared ii needed investigation" and that
If such sinister influences continued the
lend of the Republic was in sight"
Senator Hoke Smith asked Senator
Borah for the exact time when federal
agents had been making efforts to innu-
erce judges In behalf Of government
cases.
II think II has been going on more or
less continuously for the last four or five
years" responded Mr. Borah. These
judges are practically under the control
OF the department as far as promotion
and demotion are concerned They have
been made to know what the government
desires in cases. and even what kind of
a decision the government desires handed
down II we are going To have Judici-
airy subject TO secret influences I am In
favor of popular election and recall OF
Judges
Senator Colt. Of Rhode Island, declared
that in his thirty-one years experience
on the federal bench I'm New England
never had an attempt been made by the
Department Of Justice to influence the
Judges He knew. however. that special
agents had been sent to New England