Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-05-17
DAUGHERTY AFTER
WAR PROFITEERS
Declares Government Was De-
frauded Of Many Millions.
HOT DEBATE IN The HOUSE
President Harding Transmits Attorney
Generals Reports 20 Congress
Many Prosecutions 20
&c Started.

WASHINGTON. May IL. - President
Harding transmitted 20 congress a re-
port by Attorney General Daugherty,
announcing that wholesale Trosecu-
tians are ready % be started against
war contractors guilty ~ defrauding
the government cut q millions 81
dollars.
Ia. uaugherty report asserts that
evidence 10 criminality mas been dis
CLOSED In every one II a large num-
her ~ the more important cases In
which investigations have been com
rlefed ur are rapidly nearing compile
ton.
The aggregate possible recoveries
in cases In which civil suits viii be
instituted for recovery e unlawful
paymrnts o. contractors. the attorney
general further predicts. -would prob
ably equal SI0Oe00OD0."
President Harding transmitted the
report through Representative Mon
DEN. Republican leader. who had II
read In the house. n brought a
prompt reply from Representative
woodruff. Republican % Michigan
Joint author with Representative
johnson. Republican. ~ South Da-
kotu. 70 the pending resolution for q
congressional Investigation ~ war
frauds ami the allered laxity ~ the
Department IL Justice 90 prosecute
them
Democrat Brings Charges
Representative Garrett AZ TenneS
See. acting Democratic leader, iatlf
charged that the purpose II the attort
uey generals report was Go head ~
the Investigation. lie asked Mr.. Mont
dell ca inform the house whether "tha
resolution. which has been fayorabll
reported ~ the rules committee. a
now dead and Is Not Co be Iurther
considered lie nddeds
rs e. the Intention that hy having
this letter read this Is o. De- tas end
uf the ehaprers our administration
never hacked away from an inyestisa-
tior. VIII yours
Dir. MnudeITs reply took the form
az O. sweeping assault on the Demo
cratic administrutiun's responsibility
for the ~thIeverv~ ia Is now sought 90
punish. Representative Garner. Dem
uerut. q Texas. tried Co pin down the
Republican leader with the question !.
-uu you Intend Ca pass the Wood
run resoutionF-
AR Muubell replied: at the proper
time and ln the proper way that ques-
tlOn win BE- answered
In support ~ the charge that Il Is
Manned to block the proposed inquiry.
some ~ the Democratic representa-
lives pointed o. the statement In
President uarIIl-'s letter ~ transmit
al thar D. Thought the information
Contained In the DauEherty report
'-wOuld BE- helpful o. the house In de-
Gliding urou its course in the matter
81 the proposed Investigation.
Plans Are Outlined.
In his outline - tie departments
plans for proceeding against uncon-
Sriuuabsa contractors who robbed the
government On time 81 war. Mr..
paugherty said two cases ~of first
magnitude" already are In shape for
prompt submission 60 the grand jury.
one ~ them Is 81 nationwide scope. .
the urerarati0n ~ which revealed that
there were "A great MANY others. who
have been lurking in the shadow. in
vulved in the unlawful transactions. 4"
They viii b. prosecuted A third
case. (which has received considerable
publicity win D. ready 20 follow pre-
seutation - the first two. Others are
10 follow throughout the summer.
The attorney generals report prom
f~-s sensational revelations II ''influ-
entail pers0naEes~ en- the Wilson adj
uIus<rratiuu who were personally in
teuestcd in coDcealln-" the fraudulent
transactions which cost the govern
rssut many millions. the report SAYS.