The New York herald., 1922-05-24
Attributes Attacks on Him in
Morse Case as War Frauds
Screen.
ASKS FOR CONFIDENCE
DR.. FOwler's Return as Chief
Physician at Atlanta Prison
Explained.
patch TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.l
WashIng gton. ID. G., May 23.

Special Dispatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.l
Washington. d. G., May 23.
Attorney General Daugherty in his
first official statement to-day reply
ing directly to the attacks of Senator
Caraway (Ark) on Mr.. Daugherty's
alleged connection with the release Of
said:
The correspondence of ex-President
Taft and Attorney General Wicker
sham, which was again published this
month. clearly shows my connection
with the Morse cases Of many years
ago. both civil and criminal.
The incentive and motives inspiring
this and other agitation will not accom-
plish the result hoped for by those be-
hind the scenes.
The various prosecutions OF war
fraud cases will be carried out as ex-
peditiously as possible irrespective Of
these and other activities and attacks
which will be expected.
Il have faith that the people Of the
country appreciate the situation and
have confidence in the Department Of
Justice being fair. judicious and effec-
tive"
There were no further attacks upon
the Attorney General to-day I'm the Sem
ate. Senator Caraway was absent. and
there was no move by Administration
spokesmen or defenders of Mr.. Daugh-
cr.y to keep the controversy alive.
The Attorney General has conferred
t.,it ~ "a, IL in ,n tc
since the publication of the letters OF
Thomas B. Fielder and other recitirg
how the Morse pardon and release from
Atlanta penitentiary were obtained.
Associates OF the Attorney-General at
the Department OF Justice explaining
the brevity ~ his statement to-day In
dicated that Mr.. Daugherty does not be-
leve this is the proper time to strike
back at his critics. What method he
will pursue was not suggested. The At
torney-General may rely in part on
Grand Jury developments as an outcoiGe
OF his new Investigations 10 uphold him
in his decision not to attempt at this
time n discussion in detail Of the charges
of Senator Caraway.
The recent appointment OF DR.. A. L..
Fowler as chief physician at Atlanta
prison was upon the recommendation or
Superintendent OF Prisons Votaw, IL was
declared to-day at the Department cf
Justice. Dr. Fowler was chief physician
at Atlanta prison at the time Charles
w. Morse was q prisoner there. and after
a medical examination rendered re-
port that Mr.. Morse had only few days
to live after his release from the peni-
tentiary. Later he resigned.
Attorney General Daugherty had been
in Office more than year when DR..
Fowler was reappointed.
WAsHfNGToN. May % Associated
Press Martin j. Gillen, former ;rus-
tee of the Shipping Boards Emergency
Fleet Corporation. under indictment
with Charles w Morse and others,
should abandon all obstructive tactics"
and submit 10 speedy trial II he feels
he has been unjusily indicted. Fletcher
DobynS. special assistant to the Attor-
ney-General. declared to-day in reply
ing to Mr. Gillens published accusa-
tion that testimony favorable 20 him
was suppressed by Mr. Dobyns and
General Counsel Elmer Schlesinger OF
the Shipping Board.
Hone that the House would pass the
woodruff resolution providing for ap-
polntment OF a committee to investigate
war contracts and expenditures OF the
war and Navy Departments and the
Alien Property Custodian's Office was
expressed to-day by A. Mitchell Palmer.
former Attorney General and former
Custodian.