The Washington herald., 1922-12-04
KELLER ATTACK
CALLED BLIND
|. BY DAUGHERTY
Attorney General Issues BIan-
ket Denial to "a Charges
Made in Impeachment Trial
BITTER AGAINST CRITICS
Fight to Gust Him Trick Of War
Profiteers to Learn What
US. Has on Them, He Says
BY Universal service.

BY Universal service.
Harry M. Daugherty, Attorney
General, yesterday sent q scorch-
ing, defiant denial to every charge
contained in Representative Kel-
ler's charge of impeachment, now
before Congress.
He declared that radicals and
war-grafters are engineering the
case In an effort to learn what the
Department Of Justice has against
them and flatly declined to sub
init to the Judiciary committee the
documents asked for.
DEFENDS STRIKE ACTION.
He declared that the records Of
the department contain highly con-
fidential information of such a
nature that they must be guarded
from the gaze Of Congressman.
He strenuously defended his ac-
ton in asking for q sweeping in.
junction during the railway strike.
He said that the conditions at the
time left him no other course.
Mr.. Daugherty declared that the
case Of c. E. Morse. indicted for
dhckcu sHlppAhs lIduuot was uiiucE
the direction Of the United States
shipping Board. His role in this.
he said, was entirely formal and
that he had nothing to do with
the failure to bring charges against
other officers Of the Morse COM
pany.
He brands as knowingly false
and untrue the charge that he
failed to act against the so-called
dye trust.
He was particularly bitter in re-
fusing to submit the department
records in 130 cases, including the
reports of the Bureau Of Investiga-
tion. all correspondence and docu-
ments.
EXPLAINS REFUSAL.
ITO submit them to the inspec-
ton or any one not a member of the
Department Of Justice would be
highly prejudicial to the best in
terests and subversive not only OF
the rights Of the people, but would
be violative Of the rights OF those
whose confidence. as many Of these
reflect. were given to the Govern
ment upon the express understand
ing that the confidence would not
be violated" Mr.. Daugherty said.
"A more casual perusal of this
demand not only indicates the mo-
tive but reflects the character of
this entire proceeding. 1t shows
that back Of this so-called bill of
Impeachment stands arrayed certain
radical leaders seeking to serve no.
tice upon every future Attorney
General that IL he dares to enforce
the laws against such organizations
he does so under the pain and pen
atty OF being hailed before the SEN
ate. sitting as a high court of i'm,
peachment under the Constitution.
shows that back Of 1t stand
arfayed the profiteers. the grafters,
the war-defrauders. and all Of those
VINO seized upon the opportunity
TO take advantage of their govern
ment."
CALLS MOVE A BLIND.
Certain important matters which
involve the vital interests of the
Government are now in process of
presentation to the proper tribunals,
praying for relief"
In view of the attacks upon the
Attorney General and the evident
attempt to discredit in advance the
activities Of the Department of JUS
tice by the parties and influences
obviously active in the instigation
and PRONUNCIATION of these charges,
and, further In view of the charac-
ter of the charges themselves and
the conclusions of law, and the
prejudicial and irrelevant matter
contained in such charges. the At
torney General can not escape the
conclusion that the sole objeG: and
purpose of the proceeding is not
to remove him from office, but is
In the nature avowedly an attempt
to compel the publication and the
disclosures in advance Of the evil
dence upon which the Government
relies and must rely in the prosecu-
ton and investigation Of cases of
the greatest importance to the Gov
ernment."