The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-02
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 ID TESTIFY UPON DAUCHERTY CASE
Fourteen Specific Charges Lodged by Congressman Against Attorney General.
 Alleges Misconduct
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 to paralyze and destroy the efforts and activities of the federal trade commission in its attempts to SUD- press and punish violations of the antitrust laws, by continued and de- liberate refusal to prosecute such violations.
 Fails to Prosecute
 "2. wilful and deliberate refus- al to prosecute the violations of the anti-trust laws that were called to his attention supported by testimony taken under oath by the New York state joint legislative committee on housing.
 "3. wilful and deliberate re- fusal to prosecute the violations of the antitrust laws supported by evil dance before the United States Sem ate committee on reconstruction and housing.
 A. wilful and deliberate failure and refusal to enforce the statutes of the United States passed by Con- gress for the protection of life of citizens engaged in travel.
 "5. The dismissal from service from the department of justice of a faithful and efficient employe who Ildu DttH GURaRpQ III investigating war fraud cases.
 "6. Allowing persons to remain in the employ of the department of justice after it had been proven that such persons are guilty of having accepted fees to represent those charged by the department of jus tice with violations of federal stat utes in cases upon which the said emDlOVes had been pngaped
 Violates Constitution
 "7. The perversion of the legal process of the United States for the purpose of instituting action for which there was no Justification at the time of it's presentation and the demanding from the courts as against private individual processes of court subversive of those rights of freedom of speech, freedom of the press and peaceable assembly assured by the constitution and laws of the United States.
 "S. Fragrant and bold favoritism in the administra tion of justice on behalf of corporations, companies and Individuals owned or controlled by or affiliated with the banking house of J. P. Morgan and company.
 "9. The use of fraud and deceit practiced upon former President Will liam Howard Taft in order to obtain the release from a federal peniten- tary of Samuel W Morse on the pre- text that Morse was ill, on the fail ure of the said Morse to pay Daugh- ertys associate in the pardon pro- ceedings an agreed fee and after the said Daugherty became attorney of the United States, the prostitution of biq hf0h offfFn nF sonal revenge by securing an indict- ment of the said Morse and other directors of corporation and of att torneys for the corporation on a charge of violating federal laws and by failing to seek the indictment of other directors of the said corpora tion equally guilty with Morse of the alleged offense, if any, and by failing to seek the indictment of an other attorney equally guilty with the attorneys indicted, which other attorney is in the employee of the de- partment of justice.
 Diverted Public Funds
 "10. The wilful diversion of pub lie funds for an illegal purpose through the employment of agents in the bureau of investigation of the department of justice to shadow members of the House and Senate who had criticized his conduct on the floor of Congress.
 I'll. The perversion of the pro- cesses of Justice and the adminstra- ton of the department of justice drought the undue influence exer- cized upon the Attorney General by one Thomas B. Fielder, former as- sociate of the said Harry M. Daugh- erty in the Morse case and others
 "f2. Continuing submission to the influence of corporation and indi- viduals of great wealth and in power in the administration of justice and the deliberate conniving at the loot ing of one of the naval oil reserves of the United States of America by refusing at the hehest and demand of the Standard Oil company of Cali fornia to institute suits to recover for the people of the United States title to lands Illegally and fraudu- slently obtained by the said company, and the recommendations to the President and the securing of secret pardons for wealthy persons inn mediately after their conviction of violations of the antitrust laws and of shocking crimes against child hood innocence, involving the gross est moral turpitude.
 "13. The appointing to positions of great importance and large finan- cial and moral responsibility of men who are untrustworthy, corrupt and dangerous to the liberties of the peo- pie of the United States knowing at the time of such appointments that they were men of such character
 "14. Gross favoritism, deliberate refusal to prosecute war grafters, failure and refusal to recover moneys stolen from the treasury from the United States in connection with war frauds"
 
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