The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-05-27

L, Forced Them Out. j.
If the $50O.00O is necessary as q
fund to hire fancy counsel apd high
priced investigators, why did the
attorney general permit faithful.
competent servants, Of the public to
be forced out of the department Of
justice as soon as they began ssep-
ping on the toes of the higher
ups?" =
If the 100000 appropriation is
so. essential now, why cid Congress-
man Hustled, chairman of the subs
committee on appropriations for the
department of Justice. say on April
q. 1922: "The department Of justice
has not asked for this item, but the
department of justice is engaged in
this work and has. amrle funds to
carry it on at the present time. It
does not. need an additional dollar
for this purpose. and if this money
was appropriated. it simply adds
$500, 900 to the amount carried in
the bill which we would have to
raise by taxation and which the de-
partment could put to no good pur-
pose. .@.z. ::
:" 1t Appears had. Il
If Major Scaife, Major Watts and
Captain Sheppard, who are among
the men forced out OF the depart
ment Of justice, were able at a cost
OF only $1,000 to prepare for the
government cases that would bring
a return Of $40,0OO,5O0 to the Cow
ernment and put hundreds. of crooks
in Jail, must 100000 be spent to
cover exactly the same ground be-
fore any action is taken by the de-
partment of justice? @ - :
Will millionaire senators and off
Gals be able through their influ-
|sence toprevent these caTss gong
to trial as they have prevented other
cases Involving millions OF dollars
from going to trial even after. the
cases have been put in the hands of
the U. S. attorneys?
What excuse cam be given for fail
ure to bring immediate action in the
following cases, which have been 50
thoroughly aired in congress. and
the press that a fortune in. libel suits
could be, collected by the principals
if the facts We're not true.
Overpaymcnts Made to Aircraft
Contractors.
Wright-M Martin Aircraft :szS L
Corporation :. .$5,267,476.75
Lincoln Motor Coz. 9,18S,56I.9S
American Electro Prod
i ucts Co., ....s.s. - 2,057,2 ,26l.72
Dayton Wright .Co..a.. 2,554,383.27
Standard Aircraft Corporation and
!: Standard Aero Co., both controll-
ed by Mitsui & Co., Japanese bank
81: Il, ers, who formerly acted as pay
masters for German spy system
: Minimum) !. =. :. :. !. 6,586,774.61
Other Alleged Frauds.
Phillips &Stephens, surplus lumber
frauds, $1,S54 ,076.04; Bosch Mag
neto Corporation disposed OF by
:. alien property custodian to HoEn- !.
blower & Weeks, G.. A. MacDon-
aid, and M, e. Kern at loss to
~ government of $2.869,250.83
Chemical Foundation Co. obtained
( from alien property custodian for
= $250,00O rights to $500 patents to
II, dyes, chemicals, medicines worth
$10,000,O00. Net loss to govern Y
ment, $3.50 900. st
These are only a few OF. the cases
which should be. prosecuted by the
eoc 1.y iS.vvo
w W. ~. s .aen,s;,;a1 ase % .peen enn auuls-
eo,ta;n -, s n"oh NE = as 3. eS.yvVaases 90
tions Of public trust, much bigger 3
amounts OF loot. and involve many
more interests. Will these audits be
completed before prosecutions are
Impossible I'M through the Inevitable
operation OF the statute OF :limita- I
tons @ st.ss. 4. s.. sss.zs
Congress, Y as @ result OF tnvesti-
cations Ito ls OF the subcommittee Y hand
ling the cantonment. contracts. voted
29s to- to 4. g request that the attor-
ney general institute proceedings be-
lore erand onrles for the le purpose OF
securing tne mdic.ment and p, PROSE
eul,9n t. q sucn persons as,wsEe gull