The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-19

cause they called attention to his
attempts to irresponsbly color the
press dispatches from Washington
dealing with the RussO-POlish war
and the chance of American aid
to Poland, in the summer Of 1920.
night for Pinehurst for brief rest
and no more witnesses will be ques-
toned until he returns.
Wheeler Replaces Walsh.
Senator Wheeler, Montana, demo-
crat, who is not member of the in
vestigating committee, is leading the
new trial during the absence of SEN
ator Walsh of Montana.
Edward B. Mclean, millionaire
Washington publisher, who was sub
poenaed from Palm Beach, Fla, has
arrived in Washington. Senator Walsh
previously said that Mclean was
called to tell what he knew of re-
ports regarding existence of a So
called slush fund and other matters.
The books of the brokers are eX-
pected to be in Lenroot's hands by
tomorrow at the latest.
Lenroot said no meeting of the COM
mittee had been called, but the matter
will be placed informally before com
mittee members.
Lenroot refused to confirm or deny
that subpoenaes were issued for
Harry Payne Whitney, associate of
Harry F. Sinclair, Elmer Smathers,
j. Philip Bernhard, Harry B. Bernhard
and also the order clerk and Office
manager of ]. P. Bernhard and Com
pany of New York.
Calls McAdoo Jury Packed.
NEW YORK, Feb. 18.-"The vital
point, which the American public
mind has really grasped," says the
Wall Street Journal, editorially deal
ing with the case of McAdoo, lis
that Mr.. McAdoo's connection with
Mr.. Doheny was not primarily legal,
without prejudice to his abilities as
lawyer, or even as a financier on
his record at the treasury.
ut was clearly and markedly po-
litical, and the distinction is vital.
He took to Mr. Doheny, some months
after he relinquished office, expert
ence and information which he could
only have hadNas a consequence Of
his great position in the very inside
Of the Wilson cabinet"
Referring to McAdoo's call to his
supporters to meet and discuss the
situation the editorial states "that
nothing that his packed jury could
do would make any difference in the
public view Of his relations with
Doheny."
The Alaska Steal.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.-John E.
Ballaine Of Seward, Alaska, and
Seattle, has laid before President
Coolidge his proofs that Secretaries
Fall and DENLY stopped the develop
ment Of the great naval coal deposits
in Alaska--the coal involved in the
Ballinger scandal and other coal held
for the use of the navy-since DENLY
turned these coal lands over to Fall
at the tirgs of the transfer of the
naval oil reserves.
Railway Unions Aroused.
Ballaine has the support of the
railroad brotherhoods in this matter,
since he has convinced them that
Fall-Denby policy has been one of
deliberate sabotage of the govern
ment's railroad in Alaska and the dis
crediting of government ownership
and operation Of railroads. He has
shown that the administration has cut
Alaska off from the rest of the
United States by refusing to furnish
steamship connections between Seattle
or San Francisco and the terminus Of
the railroad at Seward. The Guggen-
helms control the only shipping, and
they charge freight rates several
times as high as formerly were paid.
The Guggenheims are slowly strangl-
ing Alaska. They hope to get hold
OF its best mineral deposits.
Conspiracy in 1921.
Ballaine says the records will show
that as early as July, 1921, Fall be-
gan negotiations for the transfer Of
the Matanuska coal field TO his con-
troll, and for a lease Of this coal to
private parties for 80 years. The
lease never was made, but during the
negotiations and since that time "mis-
leading announcements, contrary to
the official facts" as TO the quality Of
the Matanuska coal have been given
out by the Offices controlled by Adj
miral Robinson and by Director Balm
OF the bureau Of mines.