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resolution for an Investigation. hNi
Representative Woodruff expresses
his determination 10 press for action
upon it.
If the reactionary Republican
leaders on The Hill have an intel
ligent understanding OF the results
OF the recent Republican primaries,
it is difficult 10 understand how they
can oppose an investigation of the
Department OF Justice at this time.
1t was a surprise. il not shock TO
the public when Harry Daugherty,
politically discredited AT home. was
made Minister OF Justice in preSi-
dent Hardine's Cabinet. and the
Record of the Attorney Generals Of
fee to date is but a realization OF
the fears felt at that time. If Mr..
Daugherty is unfit To hold the office
OF Attorney General; ii his assist
ants and employees in charge OF wal
fraud cases are unfit to perform their
duties. the sooner the facts are estao-
lished the better it will be for Pres
ident Harding'S administration ahG
the country.
When the Naval Oil Reserve scan-
udl vas tApoStu bN cSi"toi ~ 'i''i i~'N
lDem. Wyo.) and followed by de-
mand for an investigation by Senate:
LaFollette (Rep. Wis.,. the senate
promptly passed the resolution for an
investigation. While Attorney Gen
eral Daugherty is much closer per
sonally and politically to President
Harding than either Secretary F&it
or Secretary DENLY, there seems 10
be aside from this, equally as good
easons for investigating the scandals
growing out of the administration OF
the Department of Justice as there Is
for investigating the Naval Oil Re
serves scandal involving the Depart
ment of the Interior and the Navy.
Senator Caraway's expose of Harry
Daughertys connection with the
Morse case by publishing in the
Confessional Record letter from
Daugherty to Morse and a photostatic
copy of the contract between Daug-
herty, Morse and Fielder was a severe
blow to Senator James Z. watson,
(Rep.) of Indiana, who had rushed
to the defense of Daugherty denying
that he (Daugherty) had anything
to do with getting Morse out of the
p6nitentiary and declaring that he
had received no fee for getting him
out, although the contract shows that
Morse was to pay Daughefty re
tainer of $4,000, with expenses not
to exceed 1000 and that Fielder and
Daueherty were 10 receive $23,00V
ii the event they secured an uncon-
dtional pardon or commutation for
Morse.
!, letter purporting to have been
written by Fielder. which Senator
C,arawav= also had read into the
Record stated that this amounCnf
Sc 900 had been paid and that the :;
$500 had not yet been paid. al
though according to. the Letter it was
to be split fifty-hf;H between Fielder
and Daugherty.
Senator Watson availed himself OF
the privilege of being absent when
Senator Caraway made his expose,
although he was notified that the
matter was coming up. He may,
however. have been busy preparing
his keynote speech for the Indiana
Republican Convention on the gath
inst. As keynote for Daugherty,
Senator Watson, as shown by the
documentary exhibits. was a long way
off the key a fact which must have
had discouraging effect upon those
s who listened to his keynote speech
in the Indiana convention.
Following the withdrawal of the
nomination of Nat Goldstein to be
Internal Revenue Collector at St.
Louis, President Harding has with
drawn the nomination of George W.
Upton was that he had no qualifica-
riet Taylor Upton, Vice-Chairman OF
the Republican National Committee,
to be member of the Federal Trade
Commission
The objection urged against Mr..
Upton was thtat he had no qualitlca-