Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-05-27
DAUCHERTY DENIES
TRAILING CHARGE;
FIELDER UNDER FIRE
Senator Watson, Of Georgia.,
Says Fielder Secured Re-
lease of Contraband LID
uor Through Daugherty

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WASHINGTON, May 25,-Coinci-
dent with resumption by Senator
Watson, Democrat, Georgia, of the
discussion in the senate Of the al
legged connection of Attorney Gen
eral Daugherty with the pardoning
in 1912 of Charles w. Morse, a state
ment was issued at the department
of justice on behalf of Mr.. Daugh-
erty, denying that secret service
operatives ever had or were being
used to shadow members of con-
greSS.
Warren F. Martin, special assist
ant and secretary to the attorney
general, referring to a charge OF
such use of secret service men as
made in the senate yesterday by Sen
ator Caraway, Democrat, Arkan-
sas, said he could "say officially for
the department of justice that any
one making cuch a statement is
guilty of malicious misstatement
and untruth.'
Senator Watson, in addition to
mentioning Mr.. Daugherty's connec-
ton with the Morse affair, attacked
other members of President Har-
ding's cabinet, declaring that the
executive embarrassed" the senate
at the outset of his administration
by asking immediate confirmation
Of Secretary Mellon, probably rich
err than John D. Rockefeller, and
who is holding office in violation
of law, Herbert Hoover, the English
man, and Secretary Fall, who is
reelling and dripping with Standard
Oil scandal in Columbia, the teapot
dome, and in New Mexico"
The Georgia senator also renewed
his attack on Thomas B. Fielder,
former Georgia lawyer, lately en-
ployed as defense counsel for the
Bosch Magnetic company in the gov
ernment's investigation Of alleged
wartime frauds.
Senator Watson told the senate
also that he had been informed that
Mr.. Daugherty had ordered dismiss
ed libel on a British steamer which
he identified as the 1. M. Young,
and which he said entered New
York harbor with a cargo Of whisky.
The dismissal, he declared, was
brought about by Mr.. Fielder, who
the Georgia senator asserted, came
to Washington Immediately and con-
ferred with the attorney general.
He added that he did not under
stand the Irresistible influence"
which Mr.. Fielder exerted in the
department of justice.
Assailing the Republican majority
in the senate, Mr.. Watson declared
that it's members on the finance
committee had made false state
ments to the country and false
statements to the senate" in con-
nection with the previous soldiers
bonus legislation, and reiterated
that the president had appeared be-
fore the senate in opposition to
that legislation, "a thing he had
no right to do"
Mr.. Watson called the Republi-
cans rubber stamp senator's" and
charged that the responsibility for
delay in action on the tariff bill
was "squarely on the president"
He said that the president would
have to answer for the failure of
this congress Ito get anywhere"
Reverting to the alleged dismiss
sal of the liquor libel, Mr.. Watson
told the senate that as soon as the
boat was boarded by revenue Off
GERS, it's agents "hot-footed it to
Felder's office in New York and
Fielder rushed to Washington" Eel
asr's visit to Washington resulted,
according to the speaker, in an
order for a release of the liquor
carog and a dismissal of all of the
charges against boat and crew.
The Georgia senator turned later
a Of
the appropriations subcommittee,
which has agreed on an army of
1873, 900, saying that he could not
reconcile that action with state
ments which he attributed to the
administration that the country
should no longer be disturbed by
wars and rumors of wars.
why 1 ask, should we have a
large standing army?" the senator
queried. us this government afraid
of its proletariat?? Is it afraid that
the dissatisfied workers will no
longer submit to being starved and
unclothed? 1t begins to look like the
capitalists want the great standing
army, not as protection against
France or England or anybody else,
but as a protection against those at
home"
The administration policy of deny
ing recognition to the Russian So
Wet government also Dire wthe fire
of the Georgia senator, who cited
action of earlier presidents, who, he
said, did not wait five years to
recognize neWly-formed govern
ment." Mr.. Watson declared that
the Soviet regime had stood out
for nearly five years and it was,
therefore, entitled to some consid-
Grafton as de facto government.
Mr.. Watson later made mention
of the alleged $4,000 fee which 1T
has been charged Mr.. Fielder and
MIR. Daugherty were to receive
from Mr.. Morse for obtaining his
pardon, saying that he had been
unable to ascertain from the MANY
statements, letters and speeches of
Fielder" whether the attorneys ever
did get the money.
1T begins to look" he conclud-
ed, "as if three crooks were to-
gether and Morse out-crooked the
other two"