Evening star., 1922-10-21
OFFICE CORRUPTION
DEN|EDBY CLYNE
Chicago Federal District A.
torney to Ask Sift of
Ex-Aide's Charges.
BY the Associated Press,

~ tne Associated Press.
CHICAGO. October 21-A thorough
airing Of all charges against his
once will be demanded. Charles r.
Clyne. United States district attor-
ney. said early today. after studying
the report made yesterday by Edgar
3. Tolman and John r.. Montgomery,
special Investigators of the affairs
OF the federal prosecutors ONCE tho
last three years. Mr.. Clyne said, he
would make his demand in a formal
motion before Judge Carpenter, in
whose court the investigation orig
mated.
In the report on the investigation
1t Is asserted that "evidence indi-
eating failure to enforce the law"
was found and Recommendation
was made that special prosecutor
be appointed to rush to trial certain
pending cases.
Attorney General Daugherty, 10
whom the report was made, declined
to comment on II. but was expected
10 return to Chicago next week. The
Attorney General was here yesterday
to address the Audit Bureau of Cir
culation.
Statement by CIyne.
Commenting on the report. which
declared that the charges of John
V. Cltnnin, former assistant district
attorney. were well founded as 10
general conditions. Mr. CIyne said:
In February of this year John V
Ciinnfn, assistant district attorney.
presented a motion in the United
states court here, which briefly has
been described by one of the district
judges as charge against every per-
son employed i'm the federal building
OF misconduct and corruption of Office.
The charge. while not against any
one individual. indicates corruption on
the part Of public officers and also
mat mat corruption exists in the United
states district court. No name, time
or place Is given in the petition. MIR.
Clinnin has never offered. as far as is
publicly known, any evidence TO sup
port his petition, although he has re-
peatedly promised to do so.
Finds Aids Honest.
There is nothing more contempt
ible in the minds of honest men and
women in our system of government
than corruption or the suspicion of
corruption in public office.
while have had but few hours
TO go over the report, ] wish to stress
at this time that after five months OF
Investigation not a single case is
found where one of my assistants is
charged with graft or corruption.
i was of the opinion that my as
sistants were men OF integrity and
this report confirms my estimate of
them.
Delays Held Reasonable.
Whether cases or complaints of
violations of the laws of the United
States are disposed of with more or
less dispatch than may be found in
other districts of the United States.
and whether cases or complaints of
violations of the laws have been
given such consideration and care as
may be possible to obtain elsewhere.
Is a question THAI includes q great
| many considerations and these will
be fully explained by me in the light
of record facts as district attorney
in this district"
The Ciinnin charges. in brief, We're
that mo bills" were returned when
a proper presentation of evidence
would have resulted in indictments.
that cases were noile pressed and
dismissed when they should have
been tried. that violations Of the law
were reported but never presented
to the grand jury. that there has
been a systematic and protected
traffic in liquor and that certain
lawyers have received advance in
formation and have obtained for un-
usual fees the disposition of cases.