The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-01
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fellow had a chance he would Shoot
vented two or three lynchings in Kan
sas and l am not sure there wouldn't
be one or two yet. We have all sorts
| of sabotage complaints and reports of
H. w. w. and Nonpartisan League
trouble"
! Authority to VOlland.
/ Full authority to handle the Gisloy-
atty complaints had been extended
him, Voiland stated. This authority
had not only come from Governo, Cap
| per and the council of defense, but
also from the department of justice
and branches of tie federal service. In
| fact, he stated, there was the most
complete understanding and co-opera-
ton regarding his work.
| In later interview, Voiland stated
he had made many transmittals of
complaints and affidavits to the dis
that while in Washington with the
fseed wheat committee, he called at
offices of the department of justice to
discuss the work in this state.
Federal officials refuse to discuss
the Bagley investigation, its character,
scope or nature of his report. They
deny emphatically, however, that eth
er Governor Capper or Voiland has CO.
operated or assisted in disloyalty
leases.
Robertson Denies 1t.
| In fact District Attorney Robertson
denied he had ever written to Voiland
on any subject or had received from
him information concerning disloyalty
cases. He said the mail from the gov
ernor's office dropped to practically
nothing after the Marysville speech.
In that speech the governor said. IF
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lganda or any German sympathizers in
this county or anywhere else in Kan
Isas-anything that smacks of disloy-
Ialty, / want you to send me the infor-
nation. 1t is no time now to bubble
Tor complain when our boys are fight
ling and dying at the front.
| "Voiland Has Not Reported"
Robertson was visited by State
journal representative in Leavenworth
last week during the trial of the
i Stroud case.
Il am not at liberty to discuss some
of the phases of this mattel said
Robertson. But L will say this. 1
my life. To my knowledge he has
never been in my office. He has never
called me on the telephone He has
never written me letter. AS for the
hundreds of letters sent to Governor
tCapper regarding disloyalty in Kan
i, my office. Charley Sessions used to
4 send me from one to three bundles OF
these letters each day from the gov
, ernor's offic. Then for several weeks
beginning late in April. they suddenly
stopped. A very few mild and color
less transmittals have come to my OF
flee from the governors office since
q April. The heavy mail and much val
ua BILE information has somehow been
, cut off"
Knows of No Authority.
The district attorney knew of no
: authority from any branch of the gov
eminent which permitted Voiland to
pass judgment on the value and merit
of disloyalty cases.
''If Mr. Voiland holds authority to
collect and control disloyalty informa-
ton I am not aware of the depart
ment from which his authority came. "
Robertson said. The same rule ap-
plies to the governor"
Robertson refused to discuss the
| policy or plans of his office regarding
the matter. His statement was in re-
| Spouse to direct questions. Even then
he refused to state whether in his
II judgment the action of the governor
and Voiland in holding and directing
independent investigations of COM
plants constitute obstruction of the
administration of justice.
Z. S. Marshal Hasn't Seen Voiland.
|
handling the disloyalty letters was de-
MED by o. T Wood, United States mar
shall Wood was told of the state
ments of Governor Capper and Vol
land.
IF Mr.. voiland ever put his two
feet in my office. 1 never saw him nor
did 1 ever hear of it," said Wood.
Then Wood was told of Voiland's
statement that the case of the man
who declared the president should be
shot. was referred to him. Il never
heard of that Wood replied. I'm
fact, I didn't know Violand had any
thing to do with those cases. He has
never been to see me. He has never
called me on the telephone II he
ever wrote the Office a letter, I never
saw the letter and never heard of it
This office has never been called upon
to work with the governor or Mr.
Voiland on any case of disloyalty
Neither man ever mentioned the mat
ter to me. I have been on the train
with Governor Capper several times
lately and he didn't say a word abou
, it"
Federal officials in Topeka and Kan.
sas City refused fatty to discuss th'
Bagley visit to Topeka. Neither woult
they state the extent to which the in
, vestigation might be carried.
Fred Voiland, who was placed IL
charge of the disloyalty letters at thu
suggestion of Governor Capper ant
: approval of the state council of de
I tense, was a member of the state leg
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