Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-31
COOLIDGE IS LIKELY
TO DEMAND SOME
DEFINITE CHARGES
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ate on the Walsh resolution. In
event Of adoption of this resolution,
| the president desires that the men
selected be confirmed by the senate.
1t is Mr.. COolidge's plan to have
the men selected proceed at once to
court action without reporting to
! The White House. In this respect
| the case differs from the employ
ment of Charles r. Hughes in the
aircraft inquiry under the Wilson
administration. Mr. Hughes in that
instance was employed for the pur.
pose OF investigating and reporting
the facts to the president.
DENLY Refuses to Quit
Secretary DENLY announced after
today's cabinet meeting. at which the
oil lease investigation was consid-
cred, that he had mo intention what,
ever of resigning at the present
time"
Il am so convinced I did the right
thing that | would do it again to-
morrow regardless of the conse-
quences," the secretary said "I
feel that I carried out the will of
congress and my activities served
the best interests of the people, Con
sequently l have nothing to regret
aad no reason to resign"
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt
whose name also has been prominent
in the investiga ton, was declared by
Mr.. DENLY to be 'entirly and alb
solutely in the clear"
Colonel Roosevelt has nothing to
be criticised for in the transactions.
| approved them with full knowledge,
and ! accept complete responsibility.
| Mr.. Roosevelt is in no wise RESPONSE
bic for the action taken"
with reference to the Robinson
| resolution pending in the senate. and
calling for his resignation, Mr.. Den.
| by said he would like Ito see the
senator who in the senate would
vote for a resolution besmirchine
the character of any man without
having accorded that man an oppor
UNITY to be heard"
l want a record vote in tine sen
ATE on the Robinson resolution" he
CONTINUED, so that [ may determine
"hat senators. are willing to besmirch
! ana ueIame the name of an Aneri-
| Can cll}zen who is guilty of no crime
anu VINO has never been charged
tIled or convicted in any court
10 Quiz Falls Physicians
Just before the senate mot tho
OIL investigating committee heard a
statement by an attorney for former
secretary Fall and decided TO ones.
.ioh tomorrow the physicians swho
nave attended Mr.. Fall since he came
| 20 washington. The statement nv
ms counsel today declared he was
threatened with a nervous break.
down. and requested that his testi.
mony be taken in his sick room.
Inc immediate subject of the sem
ate debate when the session began
today was the resolution of Senator
WaISh' Democrat, Montana. calling
on the president to employ special
couhSel ana institute proceedings for
C ga eliatlon or both the Doheny and
olnclalr leases. It's adoption before
adjournment tonight was predicted
generally on both sides of the cham.
| Der. Wv Oii''i1'
"A different situation. however. con.
fronted the resolution presented bv
senator Robinson, Democrat, Arkan-
sas, asking for the removal of seq
rotary DENLY and any other officials
OF the navy department whose con.
nectlon with the leases indicates
| hlsLeasance or malfeasance."
e. o. p. Defends DENLY
The Republican organization Oh.
posed the proposal, although they
conceded that it might attract
enough Democratic and irsurgent
| republican votes for adoption.
Meeting an hour earlier than
usual, Fthe senate plunged at once
INTO its debate over the naval oil
| leases with action in prospect dur
| ing the day on the resolution of Sen
ator Walsh, Democrat, Montana, call
ing on the president to institute an
nullment proceedings.
At the outset Of the debate. Chair
| man LenroOt, of The oil Investigation
committee, revealed that the purport
OF Archie RoOsevClt's sensational tes
| t1mony, relating to charges of n SOS
600 payment to the, foreman of Sec.
rotary Fails ranch, had been known
! 70 President Coolidge in advance of
| ME-. RooseVelt's appearance on the
stand.
Senator Lenroor said Mr.. Roose-
welt and his brother, Theodore. as
slStant secretary of the navy, had
given this information to himself and
Senator Walsh on the day before.
Told the President
Il conceived it to be my duty to
acqualnt the president of the United
states of the information which came
10 US Sald Senator Lenroot, and
l did So"
The president acted PROMPTLY and
ana everything from that time on
that any president. Democrat or Re
publican, could be expected to do,
and there cannot be any criticism of
Ihe president of the United States
| Tor any failure to act"
Doesn't the senator know" asked
senator Ashurst, that the country
Will judge the presidents sincerity by
the length of time he keeps Edwin
! DENLY in his Cabinet?"
| THAT is another matter" respond
ed Senator Lenroot II am speaking
now of the steps the president has
taken to protect the country"
| Inc committee chairman went on
TO say it was but natural that Demo
cratic senators should make the most
poIitlcal capital possible out Of the
incident
But when We come to rectifying
any wrong, if wrong there be- he
said, politics should stop. So T did
resent and / resent now the criticism
or the president of announcing his
intention TO do what they seek to
compel him to do by this resolution"
The senate also had before it the
resolution adopted by the house
yesterday appropriating 100000 to
enable the president to employ spe-
clal counsel to act for the govern.
ment in place of the department of
Justice in prosecutions growing out
Of the oil inquiry. together with an.
other resolution introduced by SEN
ator Robinson, of Arkansas. the
democratic leader requesting Pres-
dent Coolidge to ask for the resic.
nations of Secretary DENLY and all
other 'officials and officers" of the
navy department. whose relations