Evening star., 1924-03-19
SCANDALS Of 1924
DEPL0RED BYBORAH
Warns Senate That ''PeopIe
Back Home" Want Re-
medal Legislation.

The scandals of Washington,
1924 were debated in the Senate
again yesterday, running the gamut
Of the Dempsey-Carpentier fight
films, Roxie Stinson's testimony be-
fore the Senate Investigating COM
mittee and the loan of 100000 to AL
bert B. Fall by E. l.. Doheny, the
oratory emanating from the demo-
cratic side of the chamber.
Senator Borah of Idaho, republi-
can. then took occasion to warn the
Senate that the people back home,
who look hopefully TO this Congress
for remedial legislation, may demand
soon that Congress forego its grand
jury pursuits and address itself TO
program of constructive leg1Sla-
tion.
New Attacks Launched
Senator Nicely of West Virginia
Senator Hefiin of Alabama and Sen
ator Caraway of Arkansas, demo-
Gratis, launched the renewed attacks
upon republican officials
Addressing not only the democrats
but the senator's on his own side or
the broad center aisle that IS the
Senate's political no mans land, SEN
ator Borah predicted that unless the
present "objectless program gave
way to more positive remedial meas
ures, the session would end without
tax legislation and with other i'm
portant duties but half performed.
The next campaign will not be
won on the platform written at
Cleveland" said Senator Borah to his
party leaders. We must make our
record here if we are anxious to con-
tinue in power"
Nicely Lashes Lodge.
Senator Neely. in a carefully pre-
pared speech, brought the oil dis
closures back into senatorial debate
after Il quieScence of nearly week
by bitterly asSailing Senator Lodge,
the republican leader; questioning
the wisdom of President Coolidge in
his telegraphic correspondence with
Edward 3. Mclean and charging
that newspapers were attacking the
Senate because their interests were
being undermined by the continued
disclosures before the investigating
committees.
The West Virginia Senator saiS
that every one hoped Senator Lodge
is correct in his defense Of the PreSi-
dents UprightneSS, but recalled that
on another occasion some years ago
Mr.. Lodge. according to news reports,
had delivered himself of a somewhat
similar tribute to Albert B. Fall.
The republican leaders denunciation
of democratic senators for attacking
the President, Senator Neely said, was
nothing less than an attempt to fore
close the right of free speech in the
Senate
Caraway Raps Hughes.
Secretary Hughes was singled out
by Senator Caraway as the particular
target of his attack, but he added
that Mr.. Coolidge, while he was Vice
President, Postmaster General New
and others also had attacked the
private showing of the Dempsey
Carpen tier fight films at the Mclean
home here, after they had been
brought to Washington "in violation
He said that Mr.. Hughes, an
eminent lawyer and former Supreme
Court justice. must have known that
the law was violated, and declared
erty had suspended" the criminal
code, all Of those who attended the
exhibition must be prosecuted for
conspiracy.
"vfolated the Law"
IT wonder if we will be called
upon," he said, "to remit the fines
which the law imposed on the At
torney General, the Secretary of State,
the Postmaster General, the then Vice
President and other cabinet officers
who participated in this showing, be-
cause those who participated were
guilty of violating the law
Declaring that the President had
contributed mot a word" to the
Senate's efforts to "drive the crooks
out of the government, Senator Hef-
lin renewed his demand that Mr..
Daueherty be expelled from the cab
met and be asked to explain to the
country how Jess Smith obtained
authority to exercise some of the i'm
portant functions of the Department
of Justice.
Economic Needs Cited.
Neither Senator Borah nor any
other republican made reply to these
Instead the Idaho senator