Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-06-02
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Il. International Labor News Service.
Washington, ID. c., May 3i.--At-
t5,ney General Daugherty has not yet
b4.ught a war fraud case to trial
aifbough the names of the grafters
ans ON the tongues of every Ameri-
ean citizen.
He mas not yet made good on his
n,oposal to hire capable lawyer
az LAWYERS to do his work for him
ont Of the 100000 additional APP
nrnpriation made by Congress.
Tie has dismissed men in his de-
nartment specifically charged with
he prosecution of the war fraud
cases and has tried to discredit them
in every way when they took their
information to Congress.
every man has his price" is the
Illegal maxim which seems to inspire
the counsel for the war grafters in
warding off the government prosecu-
lion which has been impending for
several years.
Efforts to find the price of Ii. l..
scaife and W. o. Watts and prevent
them from using the information
they collected while investigating the
war fraud cases fro the Department
af Justice have failed. Daugherty
got rid Of them, but they have not
been discredited because their rec
ords are extraordinary as servants of
the public.
Daugherty sent Thomas b. Fielder,
associated with Daugherty in procur-
ing the release from prison of G. w.
Morse. to Captain Scaife to talk over
the Bosch Magnetic Co. case, which
scaife had investigated. This oc-
Cured on May 5 after Scaife had
resigned from the Department of
Justice because he was disgusted with
conditions there. Fielder, attorney for
the Bosch Magnetic group, with whom
the, Secretary of War Is alleged to
hsne been involved. offered Seattle a
substantial retainer to go. over to the
side of the Bosch Magnetic group.
Captain Scaife turned the cores
pondence over to Congress with the
statement that the ''impropriety OF
the proposal | consider reprehensi-
ble." What next?
He Refuses to Become War Graft
Millionaire.
Why was Major w. o. Watts in
the black books of the leeches who
have been bleeding the u. S. Treas
ury? Why are they trying to get
him?
Because he objected to the sale of
some 52,000,000 pounds of sugar at
approximately 9 cents per pound
when the market price was 231s
cents a pound.
Because he protested when $S,0O0,-
900 worth of mosquito bar was sold
to a former officer of the War De-
partment for $l,500,000 without bids
and with ten months time allowed for
payment.
Because he objected to the sale of
Old Hickory plant, worth more than
100000 900, of which no inventory
was available, to a hastily organized
corporation for $3,300,000 on time,
and his efforts resulted in bringing
legal proceedings which are now
pending.
Because he exposed the infamous
leather contract whereby the United
States Harness Co. was to obtain
from the Government approximately
Sl5O000,000 in surplus supplies at
from l to 10 percent of its value, a
contract executed by Army officers
ness company, a contract so rank that
the President of the United States,
when he heard of it, voided it for
fraud, and the case is now. pending IN
the courts.
Because he could now be million
are by following the example of GER
tam Army officers.
Because he reported to his superior
officers all irregularities which were
going ON and made records of them,
to the discomfort of his superior Off
GERS IN many instances.
Because, in short, he remained hon
est.
Here Are Samples of Cases Already
Uncovered.
here are samples of the cases al
ready disclosed, all taken from the
congressional Record:
Nc. l.
Sale Of Bosch Magnetic to Martin
T.. T. Kern, close personal friend OF
Mitchell Palmer, Alien Property Gus
lodlan, in violation of the trading
Win the enemy act, since Kern is not
an American citizen. Palmer later
rs Attorney General, and did not
F'NSVeutei secretary oil war weeks
Is said to have used his influence to
prevent prosecution during Daugher-
tys reign in the Department of JUS
aC ice and his own firm, Hornblower &
Weeks, is said to have profted in
millions out of the deal.
No. p
Secretary of War Weeks delayed
S@euon on the Wright Martin Aircraft
corporation case after it was in the
hands of the U. S. Attorney by with
qnt.a"lng 1t for further hearings in the
var Department after Assistant
secretary of War Wainwright pro-
tested that the matter had gone out
u the jurisdiction of the War De-
p@.finlent and that it was the business
u me Department Of Justice to prose-
No. g.
Mitsui & CO., a Japanese firm, got
hIiiiions out Of the government to
Nnieh II was not entitled. This firm
"4s heavily involved in the aircraft
s.ieanaal' and acted as paymaster for