The Washington times., 1924-02-22
RESlJL I OF.
INQUIRY
FEARED
q. 0. p. Leaders Dismayed at
Avenues Strife May Open,
Seek Resignation.
BY WILLIAM, HARD.

ton of Attorney General Daugh-
erty, particularly because it be-
came clear that the senatorial
inquiry into Daugherty will lead
far beyond Daugherty, into the
management Of the last Repub-
Hcan National Convention and
into the management of the Pro-
Aibition Enforcement Division in
the Treasury Department.
Consequences Feared.
Republican leaders perceive that
an inquiry into Daugherty will be
used by the Senate as bridge
from the Oil scandals to all sorts
Of other scandals. They perceive
that through Daugherty the Senate
will try to go from investigating
oil to investigating almost every
thing else in Washington and in
national politics.
From the senatorial and other
sources it was learned today that
when the Attorney General appears
before the senatorial investigating
committee he will be asked q line
Of questions covering the following
points:
l. The last Republican National
Convention. Were there any nego-
tiations in that convention regard
Ing the appointment of Secretary
OF the Interior? Were there any
negotiations regarding Government
tai policy toward Governmental Oil
lands in the care of the Interior
Department? Did these negotiations
have anything to do with getting
votes for Harding in the convention?
Daugherty was the Harding man.
ager in the convention)
z. Campaign contributions. Did
MIR. Daugherty secure any campaign
contributions from Oil men and in
securing these contributions did he
make any promises?
y. Quiz On Mexican Policy.
., T.. Mexican policy. Were any
promises made to Oil men regarding
the policy Of this Government In
Mexico in relation to Mexican oil
fields owned by American Oil COM
p0nies? Why did Mr.. Doheny, q
Democrat, but a large owner of
Mexican oil fields, transfer his politi-
Oal affections from the Democratic
Presidential candidate to the Re-
publican Presidential candidate?
Was the matter of Mexican policy
discussed with Mr.. Doheny?
4. Oil cases in the Department of
Justice. A large number of oil
cases in the Department Of Justice
were rapidly brought to an end i'm
mediately after Mr.. Daugherty be-
came, Attorney General Friends OF
conservation have long claimed that
these cases were not properly
fought through to the best possible
finish on behalf of the Govern
ment's landed oil domain. Were
any cases compromised or aban.
doned in which the private persons
who profited by the compromises
or abandanments were campaign
contributors?
s. War fraud cases. How did it
happen that there was so little
activity in prosecuting these cases
until large uproar about them
was raised in the House of Repre-.
sentatives by Congressman Wood
ruff Of Michigan and Congressman
johnson of South Dakota? How
did 1t happen that war fraud Grim
inals. could lie concealed from tho
Department Of Justice and all its
detectives until easily dug up out
Of the War Department records by
two congressman?
Course In Oil Cases.
s. Oil corruption cases. Suspicion
was first directed to the Sinclair
Naval Oil Reserve lease two years
ago. Senatorial inquiring into that
lease began at that time. Illegality
and criminality in the lease was
suspected and asserted. How did II
happen that in the course of two
years the Department of Justice,
with all its detectives and agents,
ran down none Of this illegality and
criminality and that all Of it that
has been found was left to be found
by the Senatorial Public Lands Com
mittee under pressure from the per.
sonal individual activity Of Senator
Walsh of Montana?
z. OH stock gambling. Did the
Attorney General gamble in the
stocks of the Sinclair Oil Company?
8. Federal Trade Commission
cases. How did it Mapped that the
Federal Trade Commission could
send over Ito the Department of
Justice for prosecution SO many
cases which were not prosecuted?
9. Liquor cases. Did friends of
the Attorney General collect money
from defendants in liquor cases and
promise in return to use on their
behalf their influence In the De.
partment of Justice?
Pressure to Resign.
The dynamite in this last item is
that in defending its record In liquor
cases the Department Of Justice
might well be obliged to testify re.
gArding the kind Of cooperation II
has had from the prohibition en-.
3orcement division in the Treasury
Department. This testimony would
lead on into an inquiry into that
division itself. The agents In that
division are appointed largely on
political recommendation. Under q
Republican administration the rec.
ommendation naturally is Repub
ucan. The Democratic Senator
Wheeler OF Montana. who started
che whole project for a Senatorial
inquiry into Daugherty. would be
delighted 70 sxtsnd his inquiry from