The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-05-02

sss.s','',ss zssss - His wife and
WILLIAM HARD. three of his chill
dren are now in
washington. They naturally want
him out. He got in by talking. lie
Is a pacifist He is a grandson OF
Elias Hicks. who was a Quaker and
who started a special sect or sub
sect OF Quakers called the HicksItes.
| The Rev. William Madison Hicks
talked against war in 1917. 1t was
| in July. In August he was indicted.
| In September he was tried. Quick
work. He is still in a cell.
On the other hand, there Is the
firm Of Phillips 4 Stephens. This
| firm in 1919 got a contract from the
War Department for buying a lot of
| the War Departments surplus lum-
Der. When the working out Of that
contract got audited by the contract
audit section Of the War Depart
ment, the following situation was
disclosed:
The value of the lumber sold was
| S4,700,0O0. The amount of money
received from Phillips Il stephens by
the War Department was s2,s0O,e00.
The balance due the Treasury Of the
| United States was S1,g00,O00.
| ncot ldtiS were lIdnsI1illtu 70
Attorney General Daugherty by the
contract audit section OF tho War
Department in September OF 1891.
Phillips stephens were not in
, dicted in October. Nor IN November.
| In fact, in March OF 1922 the chief Of
the contract audit section wrote an
official letter still pointing out that
the contract with Phillips q Stephens
was, as he said. surpassed by none
for criminal ingenuity" and that
''all the fscts have been explained in
detail to representatives of the De-
partment OF Justice, and IL Ia TO be
regretted that up to this time there
has been no tangible action
The Rev. William Madison Hicks
was charged with having talked
against a policy Of the United States
Government and he was promptly
Jailed and Attorney General Dsugh.
erty says that before he can get out
he must say that he was jailed just
| ly. Mr.. Phillips, OF Phillips and
| Stephens. on the other hand, being
charged with robbing the Treasury
of the United States Government, is
chairman OF the Republican State
Central Committee Of the State Of
Georgia.
Daniel o'Connell is also in jail.
This mans fault was that he tried
to find out whether or not the draft
law was constitutional. He took
part in promoting an organization
called American Patriots" for find
ling OUT Their idea OF how to find
out was to go into the courts and
ask the judges. They wanted to get
speedy judicial decision about II.
OConnell is a lawyer. He is not a
socialist, or anarchist, or syndicslist,
or I. w. w, or communist, or any
OF the other things that drive our
IGoVernment to tears of despair and
terror. although the British govern.
ment let's them all talk themselves to
death In Hyde Park any Sunday
AFTERNOON.
O'Connell was simply against tho
war policy Of 1917, just as Daniel
Webster was against the war policy
of l847, and he said so, just as
Webster did. He gave me lot Of
trouble because / used to write
articles defending the constitution
atty OF the draft law. He got not
only my articles but seven years in
jail.
In 1921, Mr.. o'Connell being safely
in Jail, the War Department was
| offering six-pound cans Of roast beef,
| out of its surplus war supplies to
the general American public at
wholesale for 20 cents a can. II
then signed a contract with Thomas
Roberts & Co. under which ii sold
it's six-pound cans OF surplus roast
beef to Mr.. Roberts for cents a can
"a reduction OF So cents. Roberts 4
Co. then resold that beef al often
So cents a can, thus establishing a
margin for themselves OF Al cents
above the price at which they bought
II. These facts have been set forth
by the representative of the bureau
of the budget. They have been set
forth also by Congressman Woodruff
and Johnson. And that IL what hap
pens alN them. They get set
forth,
People who wagged their tongues
Q galnst the ar without impeding
tne progress " the war by one
hour or one minute are in Jail.
People who cost this Government
millions OF ~dTl aFs which II badly
needs are stu in places OF honor,
profit, and sec rity. Congressman
Woodruff and johnson .xant 70
sta r. those latter people toward
puT shment The wives and chill.
drer OK the former sort Of people
are .n town trying TO start them
tow "a liberty II IL a terrible
ctos fire for Of. Attorney General
| 10 /, so 70 face.