Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-10
DAUCHERTY CHARGES
WIDESPREAD FRAUDS
IN WAR CONTRACTS

WIDESPREAD FRAUDS
IN WAR CONTRACTS
Continued From First pago)
IL publican. Michigan. declared tho
former WAS requested six months ago
TO appeal to Congress for half a
million dollars to help his war time
docket, and he move acted until IN"
Republicans assancd the department
| IN the House.
Mr.. Woodruff reiterated that uu-
less the Attorney General allowed
! tho courts TO decide tho pending case
against the Lincoln Motor Company
ON its merits. | VIII move his Inn
parchment in tho House Of Repre-
sentativcs" Tho Michigan Repre-
! sentative asserted that "a Republican
! Congress could not face the coun-
! try IN AN election unless 1t clears M
/ war fraud cases which smell to high
/ heaven
Dnughcrty Mikes Chnrgcs.
! Charging that "iittl" or nothing"
had been done by the former admin
istration to bring war rohberics to
light. Mr.. DauGhcrty wrote the
! President the country would soon
have reason to know that "!nnucn-
! tial pcrsonaGcs in the government.
who had charge Of these transac-
lions ana were In n position TO make
! disclosures. were personally in
( tercstcd in couCcaling them" Tho
I department. he said. was handling
upward Of 2GO war contract cases
and If rccov"rics were obtained In
all the total would reach 100000
. 600.
| IL was a terrible thing. the Attor
ncy- General said. to charge II citizen
/ with robbinc his own government.
md for that reason he had insisted
! upon "a palnstakIng Investigation Of
all cases involving charges OF crimi-
nality. IT wae rcgrcttabic too. liz de-
clared. that public attention should
/ have been SO strongly focused on
[ these cases on the eve Of their prose
cution."
VIII Accelerate Work.
| Given special funi. 81 $500, 600,
and with the passage OF pending bills
/ for twcnty-threc additional JudEcs
and an additional grand jury in the
| District of Columbia. Mr.. Damghcrty
said the work of clearing tho dockcts
! would be accelerated. TWO cases Of
the first magnitude were ready for
submission. adding. however. that in
/ vcstigation showed others lurking
! in the shadows" and Involved I'm the
unlawful transaction, and that prin-
cipals and different groups of indi-
viduals in other parts OF the country
might be soon indicated.
1 Mr.. DauEhcrty reiterated what he
said recently concerning the case Of
| the Lincoln Motor Company. involv-
/ ing alleged irregularities in connec-
/ ton with the adjustment of CON
/ tract with that company for the man
/ ufacturc OF Liberty motors" Tracing
/ the various stages of litigation, Mr.
/ Daughcrty said that after hearing
/ counsel for III" receiver and others
interested. he had concluded that the
matter should he submitted to judicial
I determination. and accordingly tho
/ governments claim was fled within
/ the timc allowed"
! Judge Defends Attorney GcncrnI.
In this connection the Attorney
| General sent TO the President "A let
ter from Federal Judge Arthur j.
/ futile. of the Eastern District of
Michigan. referring TO the recent
/ newspaper notoriety" and saving
Representative Woodruff was ZEN
tircly mistaken in making criticism"
! OF tn" Attorney General and the De-
! partmcnt of Justice" i'm anything
which has happened or failed to hap
pen up 10 this time in protecting the
governments interests"
At the conclusion of the reading
, Mr. Mondcll said that the Attorney
f"acral's wishes would he complied
win TO the end that all who de-
traudon the government viii be
brought 10 Justice"
The Acknowledgement comes
along now after fourteen months"
said Mr.. Woodruff. land asks Con-
eress for 100000 with which to
! prosecute war frauds. The chair
man OF the war investigating com
mittee, Mr.. Graham. more than six
months ago wrote the Attorney Cen
"ral and urged him to ask of Con-
gress sufficient funds for the pur-
pose. The Attorney General Is doing
today just exactly what many other
leads OF departments have done in
tn" past-paSsing the buck to Con
grcss.'
Representative Garner, Democrat
Texas. asked Mr. MondeIl IL he in
tended to pass the Woodruff investi-
cation resolution.
Declines to Answer Question.
NJ the proper time and in the
proper way that question will be an
Hwrrcd.' tho Republican leader re-
Piled
Declaring that Democrats had not
!, opposed Republican resolutions for
Investigation. MIR. Garrett wanted to
know If the Attorney Generals let
ter meant that the Woodruff meas
uTc was dead
1T was introduced by responsible
Rcpublicans' he said, and re-
nttf h,, l,, -. a.,
In answer. what does the Attorney
General say? lie says. Don't invcs-
lEhte my department. hut give me
II half million dollars; don't invcsti-
gate, but give mo twenty three
more judges: don't investigate, but
give mo another grand jury And
tho Republican loader tells you the
Congress VIII giYo all no wanta