The New York herald., 1922-05-10
Writes President That Despite
Lack of Men and Money Mil
lions Have Been Recovered.
BLAMES WILSON REGIME
Charging Guilty Completely of
Former Officials, Promises
Sensational Revelations.
Special Dispatch to THE New YoRK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,

Special Dispatch to THE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. G., May 0.
Attorney General Daugherty, through
President Harding, to-day answered
the charges OF members of Congress
that the Department OF Justice has
been lax in prosecuting war profiteers
and grafters. The answer was through
letter. which was read in the House
by Representative Mondell (Wyo.),
Republican floor leader.
Mr.. Daugherty's answer. sent to the
House by the President. was accom-
panied by a letter from the President
saying the information contained in it
might be helpful to the House in de-
Gliding its course on the Woodruff
resolution providing for an investiga-
ton of the Department of Justice.
Mr.. Daugherty declared that the
Department is now handling upward
of two hundred war contract cases
which involve many millions of dol
lars. Should the Government proceed
ings be successful. he said, the re-
coveries would aggregate $100,000,000
He complained that the Department
is seriously hampered by lack of funds
and because the United States Attor-
neys and Federal courts are swamped
Before the communications OF the
President and Mr.. Daugherty were
read the roll was called in order that
there might be majority of the men,
bers present to hear them.
Mr.. Mondcll after reading the letters
expressed the hope that the bill provid-
ing additional judges would be brought
up not later than next Monday.
II have no doubt that the Attorney
General" he said. will continue the
prosecution of these cases to the end
that all who defrauded the Government
during the war may be brought TO the
bar of justice
'T am not as optimistic in this re-
spect as are the Republicans" retorted
Mr.. Woodruff (Mich.). 'I have made
certain definite charges against the At
torney-General. and IL they are not an
swered / shall move toward his i'm
peachment"
Mr.. Garrett (Tenn). Democratic floor
leader. charged that Mr.. Daugherty was
attempting to evade the investigation
proposed by the Woodruff resolution.
II have served several years under a
Democratic Administration he said,
when on every side was criticism from
every angle, from every standpoint. But
never was there a request to be excused
from an investigation. In answer TO the
request for an investigation what does
the Attorney-General say? Don't I'M
vestigate my department-give me $780,
600; don't investigate my department
give me twenty-three new Federal
judges: don't investigate my depart
ment-give me special Grand Jury in
the District of Columbia" "
Mr.. Garrett said the fact that dis
turbed him most was that the Attorney
General had been I'm office fourteen
months and mot one single war CRATER
had been brought to the bar of Justice"
why" asked Mr.. Mondell Because
the Democrats have scaled the appro-
priations for the Department OF Justice.
They are afraid OF an exposure OF the
scandalous and wicked things that went
on under the Democratic Administra-
ton"
do you intend to pass tho woodruff
resolution" came back Representative
Garner (Tex.).
I'VE will determine that later" re-
piled Mr.. Mondell.
After the cries of derision from the
Democratic side OF the Chamber had
died out Mr.. Mondell said:
There is much hilarity on the Demo-
Cnuttu,a1 IN pana Ctx