New-York tribune., 1922-05-26
Announces Distinguished
Lawyers From All Parts
of Country Will Aid War
Contract Prosecutions
La Toilette Makes
Threat to lmpeach
Declares Congress Should
Act if Steel Merger Is
Allowed to Go Through

From Tho Trbuncs Washington Burrnu
WASHINGTON. May 25.-Attorney
General Daugherty was again under
bomhardmcnt in the Senate to-day.
Senator La Toilette, of Wisconsin, as
serted that if the Attorney General did
not take steps to prevent the steel mcr
ger an effort should be made to impeach
him. Senator Watson, Of Georgia, de-
clarcd he had been Informed the At
torncy General had released a cargo of
liquor and caused New York liquor
case to be dropped at the instance of
Thomas B. Fielder.
While the Attorney General was
being attacked in the Senate, he issued
a statement announcing that he was
practically ready to present the govern
mcnts case against fraudulent war
contractors. He said that he would
take charge Of the prosecution himself
and would be assisted by distinguished ed
lawyers from different parts of the
country.
Reavis to Resign and Serve
Representative c. Frank Reavis, Of
Nebraska, is one Of these lawyers, and
will resign his seat in Congress on this
account. He served as a member Of
the Graham investigating committee in
the House, and he will give especial
attention to the salmon case and others
growing out of the investigation Of the
quartcrmaster's department.
Senator La Toilette presented to the
Senate a letter from Samuel Untermycr,
counsel for the Lockwood committee
making allegations against the General
Electric Company as monopoly; a
letter to the Attorney General from
Mr.. Untermycr urging prosecutions
against the General Electric, and a
later letter from Mr.. Untermyer to the
Attorney General expressing disap-
pointment that he had not adopted the
suggestion for prosecutions.
1t was Mr.. Untermyer's suggestion
that the prosecutions be turned over
to District Attorney Hayward, of the
! New York district.
In presenting these letters, Senator
La Toilette brought up the case of the
! proposed steel merger. He declared if
the Attorney General did not take ac-
ton to prevent this merger it would be
"a proper subject tor action of Con-
grcss," implying impeachment proceed
ings.
Senator Borah also received letters
from Mr. Untermyer, dealing with the
| General Electric Company.
Representative Roy @. Woodruff, Of
Michigan blocked the House program
for a three-day recess, insisting that it
first pass his resolution for an investi
CATION of Mr.. Daugherty.
Watson's Liquor Charges
-,
the Senate floor to-day by charging he
had been reliably informed that Mr.
Daugherty recently, at the instigation
of Mr.. Fielder, had issued orders releas-
ing two large liquor shipments in New
York
'That information was given to me-
he said. "by a reputable young man
whom can produce if desired, pro-
vded he is given the promise he will
not be prosecuted by Secret Service
men and spies of the Department of
Justice. ! do not know whether his in
formation is correct. but | feel it
should be investigated
He told me that when cargo of
whisky arrived some time ago in New
York on the J. NJ. Young, vessel flying
the British flag. the dry agents seized
her. The owners rushed to Fielder and
secured MN as lnelT COuHSel. TctueT
came to Washington at once, and after
long conference with the Attorney
General the latter gave orders for the
release Of the seized liquor.
This Young man also told me that
on another occasion shipment of
100000 in wines was seized in New
York by the prohibition forces. Again
the owners went to Fielder, and he in
turn came to Washington and con-
ferred with Mr.. Daugherty, who issued
an order for the release of the liquor.
Daughertys Statement
Following is Attorney General
Daughertys statement in part:
"Attorney General Daugherty will
continue in charge of the socalled war
contract cases, some Of which, it was
announced at the Department of JUS
tice o-day, will soon be ready for pres
entation to the newly authorized grand
jury.
"lnstcad of employing one special At
torney General at a salary upon which
Congress has placed no limitation, the
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