The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-20
FRICTION IN CABINET,
OYER SPY ARRESTS
Clash Is Hinted at Between
McAdOo and Gregory as Out
come of Activities.
FLYNN Is OFF THE CASE
Capt. BOy-Ed Declared a Party
to Plan to Supply Ger
man Cruisers.

WASHINGTON. Nov. la.-william J.
Flynn. head OF the Federal secret service.
who made the arrest In the cases of
Robert Fay and his associates. ap-
parently has been shunted aside in the
investigation now being conducted ny
Washington authorities into bomb plots
and other conspiracles.
For some time II has been known that
feeling existed between the secret SER
vice forces Of the Treasury Department.
OF which Mr.. Flynn Is CHIEF. and the
Bureau of Investigation of the Depart
ment OF Justice. headed by A. Bruce
Bielaski. The charge IL made that the
are confined by law to running down
counterfeiters and to investigating crimes
In connection with the pay and bounty
laws. and that Chief Flynn had therefore
exceeded his authority In underta king
the investigation into the bomb plots
Many persons In Washington are won
derinE II the jealousy goes beyond the
TWO detective bureaus Of the Govern
ment and II there has been some feeling
on the subject between Secretary Me
Adoo of the Treasury Department and
the Attorney -General
WhNe to-day's statement was re-
sarded by many as conveying "a rebuke
to Chief Flynn for his activities In con-
hection with the arrest of Lieut. Fay
ana his associates. the question natu-
rally was asked whether Secretary Nc
Adoo was not aware Of the limitation
laid upon the Treasury secret service.
The statement issued Jointly to-day by
Mr. McAdoo and Attorney y-t;enerai Greg
ory makes II apparent that the Depart
ment OF Justice agents will be the ones
In future to direct and carry on investi-
cations into conspiracies to violate the
neutrality statutes and all crimes in
volving bomb plots. ship burnings and
munitions factory explosions. Here Is
tn. statement:
In view OF the widespread state
ments to the effect that the secret SER
Vice force of the Treasury Department
has been put In charge Of the investi-
CATION OF all bomb plots. ship burnings.
munition factory explosions and the like
and the determination of whether the
criminal statutes Of the United States
have been violated. the Secretary Of the
Treasury and the Attorney General au-
thorixe this statement:
That the different departments of Tie
Federal Government have been In.
structed TO furnish and are furnishing
TO each other all information received
which Will assist each Department In
performing the duties devo,vins upon It :
THAT there is no disagreement be.
tween the departments as TO their re-
spective spheres and none Is anticipated
That with the exception Of crimes re-
lating to counterfeiting and the pay and
bounty laws the bureau OF Investigation
of the Department OF Justice is charged
with the duty of investigating all infor-
nation indicating violations Of the Grim
inal statutes Of the United States. in-
Guiding consp!racies in violation OF Fed
erai criminal statutes. violations Of In
terstate commerce statutes and passport
frauds
THAT the instructions to the secret
service Of the Treasury are Ia PROMPTLY
turn over TO the bureau Of investiga tion
Of the Department Of Justice any data
developed by the former which will as
slst the latter in carrying out such in
Nestigations."