New-York tribune., 1922-05-25
Insists Negro Is Shaddwing
Him; Alleges Z. S. Agents
Follow Representatives
Johnson and Woodruff
Dares Inquiry Demand
Calls Attorney Generals
"Smoke Screen Charge
Malicious Falsehood


that he had used his negro chauffeur aa
ore Of the secret service agents. Sena.
tor Caraway declared he could name 3
witness who would prove his assertion
Senator Caraway indicated that he
| himself had beea trailed by The Attor-
ney Generals negro chauffeur. and
added that he would rather "be trailed
! by q white man
Replying 70 allegations of the Attor-
ney General that the criticisms against
Mr. Daugherty wcrc intended as a
smoke screen 10 shield grafters. Sem
ator Caraway denied This, dcfed the
tgation and charged the ATTORNEY Gen
cral had "uttered a willful and mali
cous fslsehood."
Senator CaraVay stressed the TACT
that the criticisms FOR failure 10 pros
ecutc war frauds had originated with
two Republican ConGrcssmoN. johnson.
OF South Dakota. and Woodruff. OF
Mlch!g gan. and that nobody believed
they were trying to shield grafters. Ho
toiG Of the dismissal of Major ". o.
Natts and the resignation OF Captain
Scaiie. and of the alleged effort OF
Thomas B. Feldtr after conference
I
captain Scaife as associate counsel in
the Bosch Magnetic case. He declared
l.; TINS incident Went unanswered It
stamped with "a flavor Ct corruption
the admlnistration OF the Attorney Gen
erals officc,' and that he owed it to
the President OF She United States to
clear the matter Up
Senator Caraway began by referring
to the statement Of the Attorney Gen
erol published this morning, to the ef-
lect that attacks on him were for the
purpose Of shielding srafters. In this
statement The Attorney General indi-
ca'eo mat the letters Of former Pres;-
dent Taft and former Attorney Genera!
WIckersham showed his true connec.
tlon with the Morse case. Senator
Cara~ay analyzed the statement Of NJ"
DaugnertE and sought TO show that the
letters alluded TO BY Mr. Daugherty
tailed to touch most o9 the vital feat
ures OF the Morse case, as revealed bv
thc contract ard letters the Senator
had recently inserted in the record.
Takes Up Watts and scaife Cases
From this Senator Caraway proceed
eo to discuss the ousting Of Major
" ats and the case Of Captain Scaife
and reviewed much that ALREADY has
been set forth in the House as to these
Two former officials Of the Department
OF Justice. He sought to show that
MAJOR Watts had a clean record. md
pointed out that he had been uarrnly
Endorsed BY Repre- sentative W. ]. Ora.
"am, OF Illinois, and other Republicans
OF the special committee to investigate
CONDUCT Of the War Department.
Inc Attorney General now is rather
!aro put TO It, when, to shield himse
rom the righteous indignation Of the
AMERICAN people, lie comes out in A
Ittie interview and says that Major I
" ayts Is trying to shield criminals"
sou Mf' caravan. The man who
you'd make that charge III the face Of
Nna' 1he Attorney General knows the /
acts TO be, cannot and will not retain /
ne confidence Of any honest. inteIIiacnt
\ AHerlesn citizenr.' anywhere, whatever /
MS political affiliations may be.
ne IS content TO blscken Watts's
,,eputation becauee Watts would not sit |
Town and acquiesce in the ATTORNEY
'ene RAJ whitewashing criminals Who
iad robbed the government. Ws{rs
was discharged by the Attorney cen.
!lai' IS ne was discharged bv wba.
nese iscpubiicans themselves say we're
;orrunC interests in the War Depart
nent' toF exactly the same thing, be-
They drove HIM out Of the arm for H.
ng honest. They drove him OFT ~ ~
Attorney Generals Office because va
you'd not sell his soul. and non ~,
,VIorneY General, trying to defend
limself, attacks Watts. e"o
scaife Not DISCHARGED
"Ihe Attorney General has attacked
Japtain Scaife. who was also q so,d;er
ma al honest officer 1t Is true rbs4
ne senator from Ohio and myself vere
eo INTO an error. I thought that Can
ar neaife had been discharged, ana
nat IS not the fact. Captain Scaife
.Htseli says IN a letter to rne-the rec
rus sho" ;t--that he tried and tried
get the Attorney General to prose-
ute certain criminals to recover mil.
'ons OF dollars out OF which tho qov-
1hment had been defrauded. When
ne Attorney General would NOT ~
Though the Attorney General l,neo,
ne Facts, because Scaife talked to him
bout 1t, Scaife resigned from the
apartment rather than be a partv 10
Ae conditions which existed there -
lat Is TO his discredit I wish we had
sore who we're willing to be uiscredited
! that way.
There is q letter in the record vh;c,
ever has been answered bv the AZ A..
9rney General 1t has been in The
acord two months now, and shows
lat as soon as johnson and Woodruff
ade these charges against the Aitor.
ey General the Attorney General a.
nee put Secret Service agents on their
AL TO try to frame them I'D. Amone
lem IS negro, who is his chauffeur
1t whom he has on his pay roll as an
Fest'gator. He put this negro 10
alNng these two Congressman and
ad their mail searched, according to
at statement. ) &c was asked ;S he
ouid deny II, and ae never has.
Says he Can Produce Witness
III the Attorney General wants TO
'vlndicated, to get the kind Of
ndlcation he is likely to get. viii
rnish hin, witness who will show
st he has had Secret Service men
'i!iSg member OF the Senate. sny-
: upon members OF the House ana
'mbers OF the Senate, and if YOU
nt.emen who want TO cover the A.
'ney General want to submit TO that
ldit!on 1t is up TO You to do it.
not intend to reveal the name until
Attorney General wants an in
tigAtion and you are willing to have
but whenever he does | will furnish
l the witness who will establish the