Arizona republican., 1922-05-10
GRAND JURY
To BE GIVEN
EVIDENCE Of
WAR FRAUDS
Daugherty Submits Report
On Prosecution Of AL
legged War Frauds AT
Request OF President
RepubIIean a. P. Lsased WIrel

WASHINGTON, May 9-In a de-
tailed statement concerning the pros
ecution of the war fraud cases, pre-
pared at the request of the President
and transmitted today to the house,
Attorney General Daugherty declared
that examinations so far completed
disclosed in each instance sufficient
indication that a crime had been COM
mitted to warrant submitting them to
a grand jury"
Presented on the eve of q. Repub-
lican caucus, called to consider a
legislative program, including Re
publican resolution for investigation
of charges of alleged laxity in pros
ecutions by the department of JUS
tice, the attorney generals letter pro-
voled a partisan row in which Rep
resentative Garrett, the Democratic
leader, intimated that it was intend
ed to smother the proposed investi-
cation.
Representative Mondell, the Re
publican leader to whom Mr.. Daugh-
erty's letter was sent by the Presi-
dent did not indicate in reply to a
question on the floor as to whether it
meant the resolution, already given
privileged status by the rules COM
mittee. never would be heard from
again.
Taking issu with the attorney gen.
eral. Representative Woodruff, Re-
publican of Michigan, declared the
former was requested six months ago
to appeal to congress for half mil
lion dollar. 10 clear up his war time
docket. and that he never acted until
Republicans had assailed the depart
ment in the house. Mr. Woodruff re-
lterated that unless the attorney gen
eral allowed the courts to decide the
pending case against the Lincoln Mo-
tor company on its merits, will move
his impeachment in the house of rep
resentatives,' the Michigan member
asserted that a Republican congress
could not face the country in an cleo
ton unless it clears up war fraud
cases which smell to high heaven"
Charging that little or nothing
had been done by the former admins
tration to bring war robberies to
light, Mr.. Daugherty wrote the Presl-
dent the country would soon have
reason to know that influential per-
sonages in the government who had
knowledge OF these transactions, who
were in a position to make disclos-
ures and who were personally inter-
ested in concealing them."
The department, he said, was ham
ding upward of 200 war contract
cases and if recoveries We're obtained
in all. the total output would reach
100000, 900.
1t was a terrible thing, the attor-
ney general said. to charge citizen
with robbing his own government.
and for that reason he had insisted
upon a painstaking investigation of
all cases involving charges of Grim
inality. 1t was regrettable, too, he
declared, that public attention should
have been focused so strongly on
these cases on the eve of their pros
ecution."
Given a special fund of $500. 600,
and with the passage of pending bills
for % additional judges and an addi5
tional grand jury in the district of
Columbia. MIR. Daugherty said the
work of clearing the doekets would
be accelerated. Two cases of "the
first magnitude" were ready for
prompt Submission, he said, adding.
however. that investigation showed
others lurking in the shadows" and
involved in the unlawful transaction,
and that principals and different
groups of principals in other parts
Of the country might soon be indicted.