New-York tribune., 1913-07-30
MCReynoIds Bitterly Criticised
in House for Delaying
Caminetti- -DiggS Trial.
DEFENCE ONLY LUKEWARM
Muck Raking," Playing Poll
tics" Say Democrats
McNab Praised as Ma
tion's Benefactor.
rFrom The Tribune Bureau.


Washington. July 29.-After ten-day
filibuster the Republicans forced the
Democrats Of the House to-day to permit
discussion OF the Caminetti-Diggs white
slave cases and the action Of the admin
istration in postpOning the trial OF the
san Francisco defendants. For four hours
the course Of the Attorney General was
assailed by the minority members. Demo-
Gratis entered a half-hearted defence OF
the administration. attempting to brush
aside an embarrassing situation by as
scrtine that the minority sought TO play
politics"
Representative julius Kahn, Of cali
forna. was especially bitter in his criti-
cism Of the dilatory tactics pursued by the
Department of Justice. The administra-
ton. ne said, would have strengthened
itself with the country had IT refused to
accept the resignation Of District Attorney
MCNab
Mr.. kahn's last resolution reported by
the judiciary Committee forced the At
torney General to produce telegram
which he sent from his hotel on May g
O. District Attorney McNab This tele-
CRANE. which was omitted from the papers
originally sent 10 the committee by MI.
NcRevnolds. ordered a delay in the trials,
and was sent month I'm advance of the
request Of Secretary Wilson that the trial
OF Caminctti should be postponed until
fall, I'm order that the defendants father
the Commissioner General Of immigration
might he present at the arraisnmcnt
Contrasting the treatment accorded 10
the influential and uninfluentisl. Mr. Kahn
also showed that one Earl Fullerton. who
had no political pull had been indicted
for violation Of the white slave la"
on NAV /. While the Caminetti-Diggs
case has hung fire Fullerton has been
tried. convicted and sentenced To two
! years in prison.
Representative Martin Dies. ~ Texas.
offered a typical Democratic defence OF
the administration when he accused MI.
Kahn and other Republicans OF making
n mountain out OF molehill' The
| Texan scoffed at the importance OF the
white slave" controversy saying;
This is the most infniteslmsl piece OF
undertaking | ever heard Of
Mr. Kahn. in closing his denunciaton
Of the course Of the Attorney General.
said:
Mr. McNab did the country a signal
service when he sent his forceful resigna-
tion 10 the President OF the United States.
He did the country a signal service when
he refused 10 he a party 10 a programme
that would have given verisimilitude 10
the statement that Digs, Caminetu and
the Western Fuel Company directors
| being rich or politically powerful could
secure delay and thus possibly defeat
Justice. Wherever there arc honest men
and pure women in the United States they
applaud and approve his course, despite
the gratuItous and undeserved reprimand
OF the President OF the United States
The Attorney General Issued state
ment to-day In which he declared that
there would he no delay in the prosecu-
ton OF the Diggs- -Caminetti cases. Mr.
McReynolds said the department conf
IDENTIFY expected the case would go to trial
August g.
Mr.. McReynolds denied report that
federal attorneys had been instructed to
prosecute only cases I'm which the defend
ants participated in the profits Of the
traffic.