Evening star., 1924-02-01

i<tIIIool, YOU iiiS
the most embarrassing questions" re-
turned the witness. I'm sorry / did
not tell you all before"
''It is quite apparent that the COM
mittee has been niisled," said Sena-
tor Lenroot What the committee
wants to know is whether it was in
Mr.. Doheny said he had not inten-
tionally misled the committee: that
he wanted to get the entire note be-
fore presenting any portion of it,
sOuGht Teapot Lease.
Attempts made by him to obtain a
lease OF the Teapot Dome naval re-
serve in 1920 were described by MI
Doheny. He said he had entered into
a contract with Leo ]. Stack of Colo
RADIO and had furnished $3.50 in cash
to help finance the transaction. When
he found the negotiations We're going
to be protracted and expensive he
withdrew when some one" was found
to reimburse him. He could not re-
call who the some one" was.
When the reserve was thrown open
to leasing in 1922, Mr.. Doheny said.
he was asked to bid on it, but did not
do so because it was too remote from
his fields of work in California.
The witness denied that his failure
to bid and his withdrawal from the
original Negotiations in partnership
with Mr.. Stack were due to any agree
ment with Harry F.. Sinclair. who OBJ
tanned the Teapot Dome lease.
Dohcny Attacks Daniels.
4 sharp attack on Josephus Daniels
was made by Mr.. Doheny in discuss
ing the policy of the former Navy
Secretary in refusing to lease the
MIR. DAM als knew there were big
companies on the outside taking oil
out" he sid, 'and that to lease the
land woull prevent them taking it
OUT
the big companies" asked Senator
Walsh.
That's what l said: take il or
leave 1t, just as you please" returned
Doheny.
, Just what company do you believe
Secretary Daniels was trying to pro-
tcct?"
The Standard Oil Company. He
never interfered with them In taking
oil out just as fast as K would come.
George CrecI Mentioned.
3Ir. Doheny said George Creel had
told Stack that Mr.. Daniels would
lease Teapot Dome.
who is George Creel"' asked Sena-
tor Stanfield, republican, oregon.
He was the publicity agent for the
democratic administration during the
war"
Creel was employed later by Stack,
the witness said, TO head off the
granting of leases to republicans
after the coming in of the new ad-
ministraticn." He added that he gave
Stack $4,000 TO pay Creel and that
this was part of the ss,250 he had ex-
pended in trying to get the lease to
Teapot Dome.
WHO is Stack" asked Chairman
Lenroot.
Adams can tell you; he's from his
state" said Mr.. Doheny, referring to
Senator Adams.
After three hours of debate on the
Robinson resolution calling for the
resignation of Secretary DENLY, the
Senate adjourned late yesterday until
noon today. During the. debate. re-
publican senators be gan vigorously to
fight back at the democratic critics OF
the administration, charging partisan
politics and unfair tactics. Replying
to criticisms of Assistant Secretary
of the Navy Roosevelt by Senator
Hefiin, Alabama, democrat, Senator
Hale said his understanding was that
Mr. Roosevelt did go over the exec
utive order, transferring the naval oil
reserves to the Interior Departme nj
and did insist on change-that the
Navy Department should have the
final say, therefore strengthening the
order.
Hefiin Answers Hale.
"He may be able to explain that
satisfactorily, said Senator Heflin.
''but il I were involved in charge
like this I would want opportunity
to explain"
"If you wanted to go into it whole
heartedly, why didn't you read the
testimony of ROOSEVELT" inquired
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, the
republican leader
IF waited to hear from republi-
cans, / never would hear much" re-
turned Senator Heflin. The situa-
ton we are confronted with today
Is the result Of the activity of Senator
Walsh of Montana and Of the junior
senator from Arkansas, Mr.. Caraway.
The nation would have been waiting
impatiently, and the inquiry would
have dragged on until after the No
vcmber election, I am afraid, had it
not been for them
A tilt between Senator Hefiin and
Senator Moses. republican, New
Hampshire, marked the debate.
Reading a newspaper dispatch.
Senator Helm said Secretary Denby
had stated he would mot resign and
that the President would not permit
him to resign"
Senator Moses asked If Senator
Hefiin had authority for the state
ment regarding the President beyond
an anonymous newspaper article"
the White House and get the infor-
mation?" returned Senator Hefiin.
Raps Partisanship.
Senator Moses closed the debate
with an impassioned protest against
the partisanship which he said was
being displayed in the Senate.
He said:
The only phase Of this question
deal under those institutions OF the
nation which the senator from Ala
bama so orotundly says he stands
here to defend, under the institutions
of the country and Of the Constitu-
tion by which we serve. we have done
charges in connection with the Tea
pot Dome leases and the contract
hereunder. the leases Of the oil re-
serves in California and the contracts
Hereunder. out Of the partisan and
miasmatic air Of this chamber and
mosphero of the Judicial chamber.
There the question will be determined
upon Its merits and under the law,
but here the man hunt will go on.
Here we shall continue to find the
partisan pack In full bay-Blanche,
Tray and Sweetheart all hot upon the
scent Here I suppose we shall con-
ttnue to see ana the country will not
fail to take notice Of a proceedtne i'm
which We find sick chambers invaded
by a Jag band. a ghoulish dance per
formed in cemetery and partisan n
snfpers making a rife pit Of the
grave of Warren Harding"
Late IN the day the President took
q long walk with Assistant Secretary
Roosevelt during which the OIL mat
ter was discussed in q general way.
Mr.. Roosevelt said the Executive had
about phRses OF the inquiry.
Under q resolution introduced In
the House by Representative Fish, re-
publican, New York, Harry F. SIN