New-York tribune., 1922-10-22
Rail Injunction Alterna-
tive to Troops in Face
of Defiance to Orderly
Government, He Says
Lays Attacks to War
Fraud Offenders
Attorney General Defends
Conduct of the Depart
ment in Canton Speech

SANiON, Ohlo, Oct. Il (By The AS.
sociated ress).--Making his only cam
paign speech to the voters Of his home
state, Attorney General Daugherty to-
night rendered an accounting Of his
stewardship at Washington, defended
his course in the Chicago injunction
proceedings and in the prosecution Of
war frauds. and declared that despite
accusation and calumny" the Depart
ment Of Justice would proceed to per-
form its duties as it sees them under
the Constitution.
In the strike emergency, the Attor-
ney General said, the Federal govern
ment used the injunction as the last
drastic means at hand for rescuing the
country from "the grip of civil war"
He ascribed some Of the blame to "the
radicalism and character # promi-
nent labor leaders and some Of it to
"hard boiled" railway executives, and
asserted that any Attorney General
who would not have acted under the
circumstances SHOULD be impeached."
Attempt to Force Their Hand
Declaring the real purpose Of at
tacks on tho departments record in
war frauds investigation was to force
the hand Of the government and prema-
turely disclose important evidence,
Mr.. Daugherty said such assaults had
been inspired, not by the Department. 8
inactivity but because tender spots had
been touched by the suits already un-
der way.
eve would have heard little criticism
Of the Department of Justice" he said,
chad 1t not been discovered that case
like the Chemical Foundation, for in
stance Gn which valuable patents were
assigned by public officials to compa-
MES which they themselves had organ
ized), was under investigation, and the
part played by those involved also was
being scrutinized by government
agents.
"And let me here, without giving any
intimation as to who the men were, let
me suggest that have had the unique
ment of Justice and listening to the
story Of q man formerly connected with
the government and hearing patiently
his pleas for certain fairly legitimate
concessions, when, at the same time, in
the City Of New York, another former
official, one OF his associates, was bus
lily engaged in getting contributions
and making connections in order that
the attacks upon the Department of
Justice and the government might be
increased, reinforced and successfully
continued.
Names ON Demand
"Y can give the names Of these par
e 4
dispute this statement, but, unless /
should like to go through this en-
tire investigation without premature
ly mentioning names, except in the
orderly process of court proceedings.
Their names, however, will be found
in connection with certain litigation
wherein some Of the most important
questions and some Of the most ques-
tionable transactions and some of the
most valuable property in the world
are In dispute, and the right and
wrong Of the transactions connected
with the transfer of certain property
must be determined in court of JUS
The Attorney General recounted
the difficulties encountered in war
fraud prosecutions in the face Of scat
IcIeu eVlucNCe Ol WHICH,, If6 HdlCs the
previous administration did not avail
itself when the time was opportune.
He said his own administration had
gone to work as soon as it was in
stalled.
Attack Was Camouflage
"As soon as it became known how
effectually the work was going on,"
he continued, "the storm broke. The
opposition Of the crooks was con-
Quoted behind a smokes screen Of
calumny, created for their own es-
cape, and the real reason for the at
tack was, In every instance, withheld
The very men against whom both civil
and criminal proceedings have been
brought, were using the ignorant and
the notoriety seeker to make charges
in the open that nothing was being
done by the Department of Justice.
MThe real reason for their activity
was the fact that things were being
done. What did any mans reputation
his character, his life even, amount to
If it stood in the way of their corrupt
defense7 But we have gone through
1t all and still we are not afraid, and
we will go on.
"A Congressional investigation was
demanded Why? Because they could
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