The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-02
CONGRESS- ASKED
TO PROBE REILYS
RECORD BY DAVILA
Charges Made That Porto Rican
Governor Incompetent.
Resident Commissioner Faces
House With Request.
SAYS He INSULTED FLAG
Former Kansas City Postmaster
Crafts, Is Charge.
attempted to Poison Minds
Against Possession"
SAYS He INSULTED FLAG
Former kansas City Postmaster
Crafts, Is Charge.
CHARGES AGAINST RELY

Washington. March 2-Direet charges
made against Governor Rely by Commis-
/. niegai III removal from office of exper-
fenced officials. :.
order to intimidate the Porto Riean senate.
3 False statements made to STIR up
strife both in Porto Rico D and ana IN the
United States against Porto Rico
T. Unlawful Interference with the courts
and attempted intimidation OF judges
5. Offered insults TO the Porto hlcah
G Public declaration that he intends to
make 100000 during the next TOUR years
in office. whereas the salary of the COVER
nor is $4,000
washington. March demand for
a congressional investigation of the
acts and conduct of Governor E
Mont Rely of Porto Rico. looking to
his. removal from office. was made in
ths. house today by Delegate Felix
Cordova Davila. resident commission
er % Porto Rico.
Declaring the people he represent
ed asked that this step be taken only
after the Harding administration was
given free opportunity to act, MI
Davila. who is a member of the
Unionist party OF the island, eN-
pressed the belief that II Governor |
Rely should be called as witness !
before an investigating committee,
''he himself, will be the best evidence ,
of the justice of our demand for his |
removal"
Says President Imposed On.
Preceding a long series of charges /
against the governor. Mr.. Davtla told
ths. house that while he believed Pres
i5cnt Harding made a mistake IN aD-
pointing him, he knew the president
pofntment was not made knowingly
or with the least malice toward the
people Of Porto Rico. he added, how
ever. that I'VE have exhausted all our
~r,N - p Il
governor by the administration"
Unable TO convince the president
of the justice of our cause" ne eS-
claimed, II appear before YOU to ask
a congressional investigation which
wiz expose to public view the general
reputation and conduct of Governor
Rely"
Mr.. Davla charged among other
That Governor Reilly announced
publicly that he intends to make
5000, 600 during the next four years in
office. whereas the salary as gov
says He Stirred Up Strife.
That he has endeavored to stir up
STRIFE and discord among the citi-
zens."
That he unlawfully interfered with
the courts of Justice and attempted to
speeches he uttered disregard of the
feelings and sentiments of the citizens
and denounced the flag of Porto Rico
as a dirty rag -. that he declared to
members of the senate he would have
the government at Washington ''annul
the organic act" which provides that
the senate shall ratify appointments.
unless the nominations were con-
firmed which amounts to intimida-
ton" and that he has attempted to
poison the mind and prejudice pub
lie opininOn in the United States by
stating in public speeches that promi-
r1E Il fE1r md
Cites Removal as Postmaster.
Il am strongly of the opinion from
Information submitted to me- said
Mr.. Davila, that an investigation of
Reily's past history will show he was
not the kind of man who should have
been placed in an important position
like that of governor of 100000 peo-
Pile His past is shady to say the
Charging that Reilly had been re-
moved as assistant postmaster at Kan
sas City and that the postoffice de-
partment had refused to give him the
record in the case, Mr. Davtla added:
IF he was not good enough to be
IN assistant postmaster, how can he
De qualified to be governor of a dis
ant possession? How can he be con-
sidered qualified to recommend the
oostmasters OF Porto Rico? How
an We feel sure he viii not select
nen even worse than himself"
Boasts of His Influence.
Apart from the crisis created in .
Porto Rico by the governor himself, h
he speaker declared. there does not v
.xist anv condition which may serve Y
IS an excuse for the selection of a
Coalition cabinet. There is nothing {
-bnormal in the island but the pres 2
nee of E. Mont Reilly" t
Governor Reilly" Mr.. Davila said, I
boasts of his strong influence with ?
he president of the United States
Il am very influential man, ne q
uoted Reilly as saying Asked by p
ne president why he did not make "
monuments Reilly told me he re- r
lied. Mr.. President you are the boss s.
nd the president said. Mont, bring
he names and I will sign Il