The Washington herald., 1922-05-23
Senator Moses Charges
Smoke Screen to Pro-
tect Democrats.
DOCUMENTS NAME
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Caraway Says Morse Re-
lease Smacks of Con-
spiracy.

gress have begun to fight back
against the bipartisan attacks on
Attorney General Daugherty and
the Department Of Justice in the
Senate and the House.
Senator Moses. OF New Hamp-
shire, yesterday charged the at
tacks on Daugherty constitute a
smoke screen" designed to protect
officials of the previous admins
tration- This was after Senator
caraway, of Arkansas. had read
from the floor further documents
linking Daugherty with the release
from Atlanta penitertiary of c. w.
Morse.
Documents in the Morse case are
being furnished by persons anxious
to avoid prosecutions for war
frauds. Moses declared. An effort
is being made. he charged, to get
Daugherty out Of ONCE before he
can carry out his intention OF
bringing war grafters to Justice.
Not Protecting Democrats.
Senator Caraway denied an ac-
cusation from Moses that he was
interested in the Attorney General
who served under the previous ad-
ministration.
But Moses declared that the ac-
tivities of Daugherty in connec-
tion with war fraud cases. includ-
ing the Bosch ms xneto case, will
seriously embarrass the former At
torney General in one case and q
former Secretary of the Treasury
in another"
Tn my opinion" said Moses.
"this whole performance is gotten
up in order to furnish a smoke
screen to hide the misdemeanors
Of Democratic Cabinet officers who
served under the last administra-
ton. =
Carswsy replied that he was not
protecting the Democrats, and said
II the former Attorney General "is
as bad as this Attorney General, he
ought TO be prosecuted"
DsuEherty to Reply.
DauEherty. Caraway said. denied
he had anything to do with the
case.
Il know now why he denied it"
he said. TT was because I know
this evidence of Felder's. II believed
by a jury, would convict them of a
conspiracy to practice a fraud upon
the government"
Daugherty himself preserved ST.
lence. 1t was said at his office that
for the present he would have moth
ing to say. but that he might re-
ply later-"maybe Tuesday" Some
thought Daugherty's counter-attack
might be made Indirectly through
his friends in Congress.
Representative Woodruff. author
Of the resolution providing for an
investigation of war contract cases
in the Department of Justice and
the War Department, and for an
inquiry into dealings of the Alien
property Custodian, was awaiting
an opportunity to renew demands
that the House act fayorably on
the resolution. Woodruff Is ex-
pected to speak from the floor to-
day.
Morse Promi-ed 100000.
The letters read by Caraway con-
sisted of one from F. l. Seely. of
Atlanta, to Thomas B. Fielder, and
a letter from Fielder to Leon D.
Bailey. OF New York. Fielder is
, said to have been the law partner
Of Dauzherty when a pardon was
obtained for Morse on the grounds
that Morse would die unless he
were freed
| The letter from Fielder to Bailey
set forth in detail how the pardon
Tor Morse was obtained from former
PRESIDENT Taft. and of the unsuc-
cessful efforts to collect the s25, 900
Zee Morse had promised. II also
told OF statements of Morse promIs-
ing an additional 100000. and his
declaration that he would make
US rich"
One paragraph said: - .
his release was secured by and
through the efforts of Hon. n M
Daugherty and myself, and by no
other individual, living or dead. ON
the earth or beneath 1t, standing on
their heads OF on their heels. SIT
ing up or lying down."
Tells of D.uEherty.
Caraway charged that the reason
Fielder and Daugherty had NOT
sued Morse was because they were
afraid that this fraud would come
lout."
The letter from Fielder to Bailey
was written after the latter had
been asked to collect OF adjust
s2S.OO0 in stock of the Morse Sc
curities company. which Fielder
had used as collateral for a loan.
IL sets forth In complete detail the
events connected with the liberia
tion Of Morse.
Fielder told how he was ap-
preached by Fred L. Seely. then
owner of the Atlanta Georgian, and
friend Of Morse, and asked to
take the case.
got In touch with Mr.. H. NJ
Daugherty. OF Columbus Ohio. who
ftood as close to the President as
hny other lawyer or citizen in the
ntted States. interested him in
the case, agreeing to divide with
PIN any compensation that I Nigh.
receive" Fielder wrote.
Sailed for Earope.
He told how Morse paid $4,000
and agreed to pay $4,000 more II
he were freed. and finally offered
100000 for his liberty. Then
Morse was examined by a board OF
Rhysicians, according to Fielder,
who found his condition was not
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