Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-17
DEFENDS REQUEST
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j FOR GUSHING DENLY
Senator Adams Declares Cabinet
q Is Only Creature of
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q Congress.
EXPLAINS TEAPOT SCANDAL
colorodan Describes Progress o,
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. Senate's Inquiry.

1.-The Presidents cabinet us the
Creature Of Congress" and Congress
does not overstep It's domain when
cabinet membe: $, Senator Ava B.
s1eams, democrat. of Colorado told
the Political Study Club yesterday
afternoon. He was addressing the
club on 1.-The Teapot Dome Inquiry"
at its regular meeting In the Frank
4in Square Hotel.
lAli Of the government departments
asserted Senator Adams, a member
81 the oil scandal Investigating COM
inittee. were created by acts Of Con-
gTess and their heads are appointed
by the President subject to ratifica =
ton by Congress. The consent Of
the Senate is sought on the appoint
inent OF every Secretary, he said.
Creature or Congress.
) Therefore," continued Senator
Adams, the cabinet is the creature
the War Department. the Interior
Department and all departments. are
the creatures of Congress. There
tore Congress does not overstep its
the cabinet and its members are
doing"
Referring to the Senates reque st
that President Coolidge dismiss Sec
rotary OF the Navy DENLY, Senator
Adams said he felt sure no member of
the public lands committee. which
constitutes the oil case investigating
body. intended to insinuate that the
III avail head had practiced corruption.
II The resolution" he continued. was
Ito the President that Secretary DENLY
chad failed in his duty rs head Of the
Navy by falling to properly protect
the oil reserves which would be 50
vital a part OF its equipment in time
of war. We simply said we believed
u better fitted man should control so
Important department.
e Protest by Officers.
7; Senator Adams pointed out that
ranking officers OF the Navy had
vigorously protested against transfer
5of the oil reserves to the Interior
department and later against their
lease to private interests. Therefore,
i'teen deiied, but the judgment of
trained men, who had devoted their
Gives to studying the needs Of the
Navy and had their hearts wrapped
up in its welfare. had been neglected.
r Senator Adams retraced the oil case
scandal from its Inception. He told
Glow the reserves. selected areas pick
,;ed by experts as rich in petroleum,
Grad been acquired by President
Roosevelt: carefully safeguarded dur
5!ng President Wilson's terms and then
rs urned over TO private interests by
3Albert b. Fall while he was Score.
:tary Of, the Interior.
/, The pity OF all OF this mess" he
concluded. us that It brings sus-
.nicion upon our government. It makes
H. so much easier to go out into the
u ldustries and the countryside and
say: told you So The thing to do
% to dig right down to the bottom
of it. expose 1t to the very roots.
YH'"hen the surgeon digs for cancer
3he gets right down to the roots.
EThat is what we shall do
&. Don't think the dome Il the Cap
Sitol Is crumbling. Remember, only
,pae man took money; only ons mar,
heeded the corrupters who were
.a round. Every year our government
igrows pcleaner and cleaner, and we
sare trying to 90 things--progressive
!tthin gs--no government ever before
tried. And that is one " the reasons
things seem so much worse than they
really are"