The Washington herald., 1922-05-30
Would Transfer Wood
ruff Resolution to John
son Committee.
ATTORNEY GENERAL
AGAIN ATTACKED
Senators Caraway and
Tom Watson Renew
Morse Charges.

Blocked by administration lead
ers In several attempts to force an
investigation of Attorney General
Daugherty's alleged laxity in pun.
ing war grafters. Representative
Johnson, South Dakota, and Repre-
sentative Woodruff. Michigan
planned a new move yesterday to
compel action.
They Will attempt now to obtain
authority from the House for the
Committee on Expenditures In the
War Department to proceed with
the proposed investigation. Under
the provisions of the Johnson
Woodruff resolution. which was
still resting securely In the pocke,
of Representative Campbell, Kan.
sas. chairman Of the House Com.
mittee. the investigation Would be
conducted by a select committee
The new move, in addition to the
fact that II gives Johnson and
Woodruff another chance to bring
the subject before the House has
this further advantage-Mr. John
son Is chairman of the Committee
on Expenditures in the War De-
partment and could personally d.
rect the investigation.
Attacks are Renewed.
In case leaders succeed in defeat
ing this latest plan. the suggestion
is being considered that the Com
mittee on Expenditures IN the war
Department proceed with the in
vestigation with the authority II al
ready possesses as a standing COM
mittee In the House There was no
let-up in the attack on Mr.. Daugh-
erty in the Senate yesterday. Sens-
tor Caraway. Arkansas, and Senator
Watson. Georgia, Democrats. re-
newed the attack on the Attorney
General, answering the statement
issued Saturday concerning the
Morse case. 4
The petition for the release OF
Charles w. Morse, containing 10000
names including those prominent
in official life, was thrown UP as a
buffer" by Mr.. Daugherty. Senator
Caraway charges. Mr.. Caraway said
that Mr.. Daugherty, former Attor-
ney General Wickersham and Morse
were "all on record as saying that
the petition had absolutely nothing
to do with the Communication OF the
sentence"
Both .On to Sea-"
Therefore these petitions which
have been thrown up as buffer
are shown by the statements of the
Attorney General the former At
torney General. and Morse" said
Mr.. Caraway, "to have nothing TO
do with 1t. They all testified in pre-
vious public statements that the
communication was based solely upon
the report of Morse's health"
Both Mr.. Daugherty and Morse
have gone to sea-" Mr.. Caraway
said in citing reports that the At
torney General was off on the May
flower NTH the President. and
Morse had left Boston Sunday.
IF 1t should not be offensive"
he said, II should like to know il
they are going outside the three
mile limit to settle their differences
as to whether Morse paid his fee
or not. There may be something
in the fact that both elected to
leave the country at the same
time"
Recites whisky Charge.
Senator Watson. of Georgia. took
up the attack On Mr.. Daugherty
with another recitation of charges
that the Attorney General at the
instance of Thomas b. Fielder. had
blocked arrests for large whisky
seizures.
In touching upon the petition
piven out Saturday. he charged
Daughertv was seeking to screen
himself" behind the names OF prom
inent persons who signed the docu-
ment.
"Tre country ,onehs with s"orn.""
said WATSON. "whnn the AttornAv
canoraI save he will nrnsecute war
,r.ud cases. p-S I'stnns to his
promises with derisIon."