The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-06
DAlJGHERTY
PROBE IS
UNDER
FIRE
Harding Hears Both Sides in
Controversy Over Discharge
of Engraving Employees.

Sharp issues drawn between
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon
and Attorney General Daugherty
over the justice of the Summary
dismissal of twenty-eight en-
!: ployes of thef Bureau Of Engrav-
ing and Printing are to be barred
before Congress, and some SEN
sational developments are in pros
pect.
Sinister Motives Seen.
Members Of Congress have been
: Informed that sinister motives I'M.
volying the good faith OF those di-
rectIy responsible for the upheaval
at the bureau last Spring have been
uncovered by the Treasury officials.
and that the information has been
conveyed to the President. who is
now determined that fun justice
shall be accorded to. the wronged
employees.
Chairman Madden of the House
Appropriations Committee, who was
q White House caller this morning,
was of the opinion the message
would go to the Capitol tomorrow
afternoon
Already President Harding has
given definite assurances that in
dividual cases are being studied
carefully, and that civil service
rights viii be restored to those dis
missed employees who were wronged.
Hears Both Sides.
President Hard1ng's decision to
reopen the whole case despite the
Congressional action, it was dis
closed today, resulted from a secret
conference at the White House. The
conference lasted three hours, and
at the end the inclination of the
President was to lean toward the
side of the Treasury He heard
each side of the case and exam
ined evidence gathered by both the
Treasury and Department of JUS
tice secret agents.
Attending the conference with the
President were Secretary Mellon,
Attorney General Daugherty, I'm
der Secretary of the Treasury,
Gilbert, Commissioner Of Public
Debt William Broughton, Chief w.
II. Moran. of the Treasury Secret
Service, and Charles B. Brewer,
chief investigator for the Depart
ment OF Justice in the bureau in
Quiry.
Brewer Held Responsible. .
Brewer, personal friend Of the
Attorney General, Is given credit, or
responsibility, for the shake-up at
the bureau, as twas he, acting as
the Presidents personal representa-
tive, who made the investigation
and submitted the representations
upon which was based the dismissal
OF the twenty-eight employees, in
GLIDING Director WiImeth and lesser
officials.
Now Brewer is under the double
fire of members of Congress and
Treasury officials on the allegations
that he is to blame for the muddle
into which President Harding has
been plunged by the most recent
developments in the Bureau scan.
dal. 1t is alleged that his claims
OF irregularities in the Bureau were
e.. based on wrong information and
that his evidence did not stand the
scrutiny of expert investigators.
1t is claimed by Administration
friends and number of members
Of Congress that Brewer buneIed
AhFCoNA6olAOtAt W. at least. WAS
premature in reaching any CON
illusions. and that President Hard
ing was made a victim of a SUPER
fetal inquiry. aside from the wrong
perpetrated on more than a score
Of faithful employees.
Must Stand Fire.
That Brewer will be the target
Tor terrific fire in Congress seemed
apparent today when 1t was learned
by Senators and congressman that
he has already taken steps to in.
duce the Government to substitute
another system of numbering of
bank notes, bonds and other Gov.
eminent securities than is now in
operation at the bureau. This
phase of the case may eclipse other
features involved by the Executive
action in dismissing the twenty.
eight employees of the bureau.
The President has specifically
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