Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-14
COOLIDGE PLEDGES
THOROUGH PROBE
Of i. s. OIL FRAUD
PitiIess Prosecution Prom
ised by President in Lin
coin Day Address to Re-
publican Club

NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-(By the AS
sociated Press 1.-The country today
has the definite promise of President
Coolidge that there will be immedi-
ate, adequate and unshrinking pros
ecutions, criminal and civil in the oil
land leasing disclosures.
Speaking lastnightat the aNtional
Republican clubs Lincoln anniVer-
sary dinner, during his first visit to
New York since he entered the White
House, Mr.. Coolidge declared, he was
intent on the enforcement of our
laws without fear or favor, no mat
ter who is hurt or what the conse
quences."
In this effort there will be no
politics, no partisanship," he assert
ed, referring to the contemplated oil
lease prosecution. 1T will be SPECIFY,
it will be just. | am a Republican tut
L cannot on that account shield any
one because he is a Republican.
am ~ Republican but ] cannot on
that account p1 osecute anyone be-
cause he is IL Democrat"
The presidents ref erences to the
senate investigating committees dis
closures and his attitude toward
them aroused the greatest applause
of any of the declarations he made
in his address, which was heard by
1000 men and women guests of the
Republican club.
Appeals for Mellon Bill
He also refererd to the agricultural
situation in the northwest and asked
the aid of the east in alleViating it.
Much of his address, however, was
devoted to d discussion of tax revis-
ion with a reiteration of his sup
port Of the Mellon bill without mate
rial alteration and compromise"
The chief executive presented on
appeal to the country to support hun
in pressing for passage Of the Mellon
bill, saying that Unless the people
make their wishes known to the coU
gress without regard to party, thir
bill will not pass"
Particular emphasis was placed on
the proposal to reduce SurtaXeS to d
of 25 per cent despite the
word carried to Mr.. Coolidge by Re
publican house leaders last week that
such a reduction would not be grant
ed by the house.
The Democratic Garner bill was
branded by Mr.. Coolidge as 'timpos-
sible in practice" and political in
theory One statement made o5-
the president without elaboration
was that any settlement of the Eu-
ropean situation would cali for
European funding and financing,
which would be of doubtful success
without American participation
Mr. Coolidge also reiterated his ops
position to the bonus, declaring it
would result in imitation and higher
prices and adding that "a few
months of good times are worth
more to the service men than any
thing they could receive in the way
of a bonus"
The sale Of arms by the American
government to the Obregon govern
ment in Mexico, which has been at
tackled by Senator Johnson, of Cali
fornia, Mr.. Coolidge's announced OPP
ponent for the Republican presiden-
tial nomination, was ito exercise a
legal right, while at the same time
throwing our influence in favor of
orderly procedure and evidencing
our friendship toward the friendly
government of Mexico
Greeted by Snow Storm
The president, accompanied on his
eight hour visit TO New York by Mrs
Coolidge, left for Washington st
12:45 a m. today. arriving at 43S
y. m. yesterday in the presidential
car attached to regular Washing
ton New York train. The CooldGes
and their party drove through cheer
ing throngs, amid a driving snow
storm, directly TO the new Women
National Republican club. There
the president and Mrs Coolidge
shook hands with New York's most
prominent women Republicans, and
drank tea with them.
Thence they were hurried TO the
Waldorf Astoria, the impending
darkness being lighted along the
route by flares and photographers
flashlights. They remained in the
presidential suite on the third floor
of the hotel until 1880 o'clock, when
they entered the historic grand ball
room and were greeted with prolong-
ed cheers by the 1000 assembled
guests.
At the presidents table were some
thirty distinguished Republicans.
Mrs Coolidge heard her husband
speak from u box in the balcony,
surrounded bV flowers