The sun., 1918-09-07
SENATORS URGE
STACKER RAID
HEAD BE FIRED
Voice Indignation Over Ter
rOrist Methods in Increas-
ingly Bitter Terms.
OWN INQUIRY LIKELY
Wilson's Order for Investiga-
ton Probably Will Not Halt
Legislative Probe.
Special DespatcA TO TEE suS.

Legislative IrOUeS
Special DespatcA 10 TIE suS.
wAsHrNoroN, Sept. s.-The action Of
the President in requesting the Attorney
General for Information regarding the
Stacker raids in New York and other
cities apparently will not have tho effect
OF stopping an investigation by the Sem
ate designed to throw light on the meth
DDS pursued and to fx the responsibility.
A demand that the person responsible
for the dragnet methods should be dis
missed from tho Federal service was
voiced in the Senate to-day by Senator
Thomas (Col.). one of the leading Ad-
ministration supporters.
VIII Never Tolerate Such Methods.
In the course of the debate on the
Smoot resolution calling for an investi-
cation. In which language more bitter
than that Of yesterday was used. Sem
ator Overman IN. c.. acting chairman
of the important judiciary Committee,
declared with vehemence that the Amer
lean people would never tolerate such
methods.
Indications to-day were that the smoot
resolution would be referred to the Ju-
dietary Committee, headed by Senator
Overman. and that a resolution demand
ing an inquiry Of some sort would be re-
ported out by that committee. Indigna-
ton among Democratic Senators APP
peared to be fully as deep as on the
Republican side.
The Department of Justice in the
meantime is making an investigation Of
It's own. Pending its report to the Pres
ident in answer to his letter no state
ment fixing the individual responsibility
for the raids is likely to be Forthcoming.
John Lord OBrian was in New York to-
day gathering the information which will
be furnished the President.
A report on the occurrences will prob
ably be in his hands by Monday.
Attorney-General Gregory left Wash
ington the day the raids reached their
height. Whether he.intends to return to
Washington to answer the Presidents
letter personally could not be learned to-
day.
Discussion Il Acrimonious.
When Senator Smoot called up his
resolution for an investigation of the
circumstances surrounding the. draft
raids in the metropolitan district and
elsewhere In the United States to-day
another season of acrimonious cr!ticism
and denunciation of the policy Of the
Department Of Justice was initiated
Action on the Smoot resolution was tenn
porarly blocked and the expiration OF
the morning hour forced the Senate to
take up the emergency food production
bill. which halted further discussion.
Senator Jones On. NJ. one Of the
ntpst devoted OF the Administration SOP.
pdrters. aroused the wrath of Senator
Chamberlain by moving that the Smoot
resolution be referred to the Judiciary
Committee instead of the Military Com
mittee.
Senator Jones's motion was denounced
by Senator Chamberlain as an insult to
the Military Committee. where. he as
serted, the right and duty OF making
the investigation reposed. .
The Jones motion brought about the
prolongation Of the debate which fore
stalled action and at the close of the
days session. after the food bill had
been passed. the Senate recessed until
Monday. At that time, unless the ex.
plantations demanded by the Presiden,
are at hand and made public. a third
outburst. bitterer and in more deadly
earnest than any OF Its predecessors, i'm.
ponds.
senator Johnson ttdl.D rnaue one OIL
the most important contributions to the
Information In the hands OF the Senate
to-day by bringing to the Senate a copy
of the confidential instructions to opera.
tives'' issued by the Department OF JUS
tice which had come TO him this morning
by mail, in an envelope with identifying
marks and addressed in coarse printed
characters.
The instructions bore the date line
New York. August 20. and were sem
out over the name of Charles De Woody
division superintendent.
Authorized by Gregory, He Says.
Under the head OF General Instruc
tions (a) Confiderial' the instruction.
said:
beginning Tuesday morning. Septem
Der J, at Z o'clock. the Department o.
Justice. at the direction of the Attorney
General and with the approval of tn,
Provost Marshal General. will institut,
n general canvass of New York city. TIL,
Bronx. Brooklyn. Queens. Richmond
Jersey City and Newark. the canvass 4
continue Gay and night for an indehnit,
period covering several days and unit
It's discontinuance Is ordered by this De
partment.
1.-The Department will be assisted b,
the entire organization OF the American
Protective League for the districts in
cluded. by the Police Department. in
Guiding for the city OF New York the en-
tire police reserve. and by the militar!
and naval forces.
at should be the firm determination
of every worker cooperating in this can
vass that no man within the metropoli
tan district of New York shall avoid be
- ing requested to show his registration
certificate and by affirmative evidenc,
establish his age and his status unde
the selective service act.
There should be an equally firm de
termination in the mind of every worke
that courteous treatment and the leas
possible annoyance and embarrassment
shall be accorded to every person o
whom inquiry Is made during this work.
There followed as a part OF the gen
eral Instructions a summary OF tn
groups into which workers would be di
yided and directions for reaching tn
armories to which persons detained wer
10 be taken.
Under the head OF instructions I,
Operatives OBJ" was the following:
EVERY man who. Judging from hi