New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-02-13
Senator Talks
OF Impeaclnirngg g
Judge Lands
Dial Declares That if Em.
bezzler Was Paroled So Ac-
ton of Court Would Be
Entirely Unwarranted
Baseball Job Assailed
Judge Admits Statements
Charged; Repeats Them
With His Compliments
From TIE rrtbu"o's woshssoton Bureos

From TIE TTtbute's Washington Buqeos
WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-senator
Dial, Of South Carolina, to-day in the
Senate declared he would call for the
impeachment OF United States District
Judge Kenesaw Mountain Lands, CT
Chicago, if It was true, as reported,
that Judge Lands paroled Francis j.
Carey, twenty years old, who embez-
zled $4,000 from bank in which he
was employed as receiving teller at
$50 month. Judge lands is alleged
to have said when informed the pay Of
Carey was only $50 month:
"This is astounding. 1t puts re-
sponsibility entirely on the directors
Of the bank"
Senator Dial read the report from
Chicago as it appeared in The New
York Tribune. The Senator then said
he had been practicing law for more
than third Of century and this was
the most courageous pronouncement"
he had ever heard issued in a court
Does the Senator know anything
about Judge Lands ?" asked Senator
Thomas.
Conspicuous Crank
Eyes, ! know something about him., .
said Senator pisl.
"The Senator probably knows he IS
perhaps the most conspicuous crank
low holding high position" observed
Senator Thomas.
THAT is what I was going to say"
said Senator Dial.
cat present" Went on Senator Thorn
as, che is enjoying an outside compen-
sation Of an enormous amount
cannot state it definitely, but he is a
sort OF supreme arbiter in the base
ball world and has assumed and is
performing the duties of that position,
and at the same time attempting to
occupy his position upon the bench.
In other words, he is drawing two
salaries, one from the government of
the United States, and princely sal
sry-sn enormous salary-from the
baseball world. He is in position TO
criticize the smaiIness Of salaries paid
TO other people"
"If this pronouncement is true" said
Senator Dial, che will only draw one
salary in the near future if l have
any influence.
II have always had very high re-
gard for the bench--a great respect
for the bencf--and / am glad TO say
that in this country it deserves it.
We have had very few cases where
Judges have not been an ornament TO
the bench. But / say if this is true
as it is quoted in the papers--and /
have written to Chicago to ascertain
the actual facts and TO get them in
detail propose to bring the matter
to the attention of the House Of Repre-
aentatives and ask that this Judge be
iynpeached.
Many Get Less Than $50
"Tt is not his business to say what
| the directors shall pay TO the employees
OF their institutions. While 800 may
appear small to him, yet there are
many in the United States working in
positions Of trust who do not receive
any more than 800, and whether their
compensation is sufficient or not is no
excuse and no reason for them TO put
hands into the pocketbooks OF their
employers and no reason why they
should be encouraged to steal and be
encouraged By such statements from
officials on the bench, if this article
be true"
| Senator Dial went on to declare that
il the reports are true Judge Lands
should be irnpeached, for, Il ne was
quoted correctly, "he is unworthy OF
the confidence Of any man in the
United States"
| DEs MONIES, Iowa, Feb. i2.--Fed.
eral Judge +. n. Lands, Of Chicago
in speech before the Iowa American
Legion here tonight, admitted making
statements similar TO those Senator
Dial, OF South Carolina, charged him
with, and asserted: 81 repeat that sg6
send it TO Senator Dial with my cora.
pliments."
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