Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-12-04

~ Soe dIIdyeu UeIalO tue move lOE his
certain radical leaders
ture attorney general that If he dares
enforce the laws of the United States
against such organizations, he doe SO
under the penalty" of attempted i'm
parchment. Joined in the move with
these, he asserted, were, "'the prof.
teers, the grafters, the social ed war
defrauders," who sought "by uncon
scionable and INSCRIPTIONS means" to
gain knowledge of what those charg-
ed with bringing them to justice have
secured as the result of the most
painstaking. faithful and earnest eff
forts possible" on the part of the at
torney general and those associated
with him.
Wherever consistent with protection
of the governments interests and
those Of Individuals who have reposed
confidence in it, Mr.. Daugherty said,
the department of justice stands ready
to meet Mr.. Keller's demand for ac-
cess to documents. To do SO in Ger
presentation. to the proper tribunals"
he said. would be highly Injurious to
the interests Of the people,.
Taking up the Keller charges in or
der Mr.. ,Daugherty'sireply stressed the
activity Of the department in the anti
trust cases of which he said 80 had
been filedsin the past 20 months. He
denied the department was attempt
ing to- ~paralyze the efforts Of the fed
eral trade commission along similar
lines asserting that in general all such
suits had been referred to the COM
mission o cooperative "a elton. Y,
Mr.. Daugherty declared 1t was
charged in substance and effect that
the department of justice and the at
torney general have neglected and
refused TO prosecute violators of the
antitrust laws, because such viola
tors are controlled by interlocking d.
,rectories through the banking on
nections of J.. Pierpont Morgan and
Company"
: Cnwarranted Charges.
'The suggestion and insinuation is
sought to- be conveyed that such vio-
lators gain immunity through their
financial connections" Mr.. Daugherty
said. These insinuations are as un4
warranted as they are unworthy and
lntrue."I ~
Referring to charges in connection
with the Chicago injunction case the
attorney general, defending his action
said that If the committee desired to
hear the evidence on which the appli~
cation for the temporary restraining
a NSA q AAHNS oAAA "ooAu ~
such facts and the law relating there
to, will be submitted whenever de-
sired"
cerning the so-called lumber cases,
Mr.. Daugherty said these actions were
under investigation and that many
were ready for prosecution.
In reply to specification two which
charged failure to prosecute unlawful
wi arl-n~ To- h,i11S~p kno 11 r. ~
New York state, the attorney general
declared that an important list of
names of alleged violators was in the
possession of Samuel Untermyer,
counsel for the. lockwood investigat-
ing committee who had failed to
Itransmit it to the department.
With reference to the charge OF
failure to act on defective railroad
equipment the reply asserted that the
osficial reports bearing on use of such
equipment were under investigation
and appropriate action will he taken
as the facts Justify"
To Give Facts.
Y The attorney general admitted that
| William O. Mats had been. dis
missed from the department and said
the facts leading to this action would
be submitted to the committee. THE
| attorney general does not require per
sonal loyalty to himself" it was ad-
ded. EA
The sixth specification relating tt
charges against attaches Of the United
States district attorneys Office at Chi.
cago brought from Mr.. Daugherty the
contention that the. report of the Re-
publicans and Democrats who were
.appointed special examiners. had moi
yet reached the department and the
l2promise OF action as soon as the nee
essary data was at hand. y
Evidence Lacking.
Dismissai@of the Indictment against
the United Gas improvement com
.pany was ordered, thereby said I'm
the exercise of sound judicial discre-
ton because 1t appeared that evil
dence to support a conviction was
lacking il sf q ss, Il
ThS reply denied that the depart
ment's sconnection with the prosecu-
tion OF Charles N. Morse and! his asso-
GATES for alleged war frauds was 9TH
out that the Indictment was brought
on evidence prepared by the shipping
board. .@iaF
Categorical denial was entered t.
the charge that OFFICIAL funds had
been used to shadow members Of COM
lsgress and :toSAsthe Allegation that the
mali OF members had been opened,
The inside story OF the govern.
ment,s activities In connection with
!tfeInAtional communal convention 4,
BrtdgTnan, Mtch..,s In August 1922, val
fdiyiilgedl by Mr.. Daughertysin denying
Illegal pse 81 fedsral fnndessthsre. /;
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