The Washington herald., 1922-12-02
Charges Faced
By Daugherty
BY Universal Service.

Following Is an outline OF the four.
teen summarized specifications ir
the bill of particulars presented tc
the House Judiciary Committee by
Representative Oscar E. Keller
Rep) of Minnesota, yesterday, ir
support of his resolution proposing
impeachment of Attorney Genera
Daugherty:
1-Willful and deliberate. at
tempt to paralyze and destroy the
efforts, and activities of the Fed
eral Trade Commission In its at
tempts to suppress and punish vi
olations of the antitrust laws by
continued and deliberate refusal
to prosecute such violations.
"A willful and deliberate re-
fusal to prosecute the violations
of the antitrust laws that were
called to his attention supported
by testimony taken under oath by
the New York State joint legisla-
tive committee on housing.
DECLINED TO PROSECUTE"
3-A willfuI and deliberate re-
fusal to prosecute the violations
of the antitrust laws that were
called to his attention. supported
by testimony and evidence. by the
United States Senate Committee
on Reconstruction and Housing.
"A willful and deliberate
failure and refusal to enforce the
statutes of the United States
passed by Congress for the pro>
lection of life and limb OF citi-
zens engaged in travel.
5-The dismissal from service
In the Department Of Justice of a
faithful and efficient employe
who had been engaged in investi-
eating war fraud cases upon the
alleged ground of "disloyalty."
which consisted in holding con-
ference with members of the
House and Senate.
6-Allowing persons to remain
in the employ Of the Department
of Justice after it had been
proved that such persons are
guilty of having accepted fees to
represent those charged by the
Department of Justice with viola
tions of the Federal statutes in
cases upon which the said en-
ployes had been engaged.
"SUBVERTED COURTS"
THE perversion of the legal
processes of the United States for
the purpose of instituting action
for which there was no justifi-
cation at the time Of its presenta-
tion. and the demanding from the
courts. as against private indi-
viduals, processes of court sub
versive of those rights of free
NrRf. Of f-A10r,, af ha
pzess and peaceable assembly as
sured by the Constitution and
laws of the United States.
S-Flagrant and bold favoritism
in the administration of justice.
on behalf of corporations. COM
panies, and individuals owned ~
controlled by or affiliated with the
banking house of J. p Morgan &
Co. of New York, in that he has
refused to initiate or permit to be
initiated civil or criminal action
against such corporations.
9-The use of fraud and deceit
practiced upon former President
William Howard Taft in order to
obtain the release from a Federal
penitentiay of c. W. Morse. under.
the pretext that Morse was ill. .
"SHADOWED SOLONS."
1O-The willfui and deliberate
diversion of public funds for an
Illegal purpose through the en-
plQyment of agents in the Bureau
of Investigation of the Depart
ment of Justice to shadow men,
hers of the House and Senate who
had criticised his conduct on the
floor of Congress.
1.-THE perversion of the pro-
cesses of justice and the adminls-
tration of the Department of Jus.
tice through the undue influence
exercised upon the Attorney Gen.
eral by one Thomas B. Fielder.
former legal associate of the said
Harry NJ. Daugherty in the Morse
case and others.
13-The appointing to positions
the influence of corporations and
individuals of great wealth and
justice and the deliberate COZ.
niving at the looting of one OF
the naval oil reserves of the
United States.
18th appointing to positions
OF great importance and large
financial and moral responsibility
of men who are untrustwOrthy.
corrupt. and dangerous to the
liberties of the people of the
United States, knowing at the
time of such appointments that
they We're men Of such characte~
14-Gross favoritism. deliberate
refusal to prosecute war grafters.
failure and refusal to recover
moneys stolen from the Treasury
of the United States in connection
with war fraudS