Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-14
BUCHANAN IllPEACHES
FEDERAL PROSECUTOR
ON FLOOR OF HOUSE
Illinois Representative Accuses
H. Snowden Marshall of
High Crimes and Mis-
demeanors
RESULT OF PLOT CASES

WASHINGTON. Dec I-The Govern
ment's prosecution Of neutrality viola
tons. munitions and bomb plots wa
today brought into Congress. Represen
tatives Buchanan. Of Illinois, erstwhil,
president Of "Labors National Peac,
Council" formally impeached Distric
Attorney II. Snowden Marshall, of New
York, "of high crimes and misdemean
/ ors."
The Judiciary Committee of the House
/ viii investigate the charges against the
/ New York District Attorney. Under the
/ usual procedure, II II results in the
/ passage through the House of an inn
peachmeut resolution. District Attorney
Marshall would be tried before the SEN
ate, sitting as a court of impeachment.
The impeachment today was the Cul-
miuation of a long series of charges
and counter charges involving 'Labor's
National Peace Council" Charges have
hecn published connecting the council
with various labor difficulties In munitions
plants, The investigation to be under
taken by the judiciary Committee is
expected to involve large part of tho
mass of plots and counter plots which
have been turned up h" the officials of
the Department Of Justice
In his impeachment speech Representa-
tive Buchanan said
by virtue Of the power conferred on
me by the Constitution of the United
States as member of this House and to
the end that justice may be restored in
the administration of the office of United
states District Attorney for the southern
district of New York, | impeach H.
Snowden Marshall, United State District
Attorney for the southern district OF
New York, for the following specific
offenses:
He has corruptly neglected and re-
fused to prosecute notorious viola
tions of law by the most powerful
and dangerous criminal trusts and
monopoles in the United states
within his said judicial district.
He has prostituted the great Office
entrusted to him by the people to the
service of the great criminal trusts
He has used the powers Of his said
office for the purpose of publicly de-
flaming, slandering and lheliug the
good name Of peaceful and law
abiding citizens of the United States,
to their great injury.
He has violated persistently the
eght-hour laws of the United States
and OF the State of New York.
He has corruptly neglected and
refused to prosecute men who have
made the port of New York within
his said district a naval base for
foreign beligerent Powers
He has corruptly neglected and re-
fused to prosecute volators Of the
Federal statutes preventing the load
ing and shipment Of explosives ON
ships carrying passengers.
And for other high crimes and misde-
meanOrs.
~ call the attention of this House that
any attempt on the part Of this man
Marshall's political or financial masters
to shield or to whtewash him. Or to in
terfere with or obstruCt the processes of
law and Justice in this case will be sutii-
cent to warrant the prompt and drastic
action which | shall ask this House to
take against all such mterferences."
Chairman Webb, of the judiciary conf
mittee. said today that the committee
would take up the case as soon as pos
sble. He indicated however that the
committee would be unable to begin con-
sderation of the matter before the
Christmas holidays and that it would be
taken up early i'm January.