The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-10
N EW SINCLAIR,
DOHENY ROLE is
TO Be EXPOSED
Mclean Tries to Shield
Cal Coolidge
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i'll health and that no one would
blame him if he changed his attor-
ney general"
President Coolidge replied, accord
ing to Bennett, that he did not want
Daughertv to resign because he had
several Important cases pending"
Who Is 'PrincipaI?"
Benefits testimony was forced
from him after Senator Curtis had
taken the stand and denied that he
was ''the principal mentioned in
the kilograms from Bennett to Nc
Lean in Palm Beach. Recalled to ex-
plain further following Curtis tes-
timony, Bennett insisted he had two
or three conversations with Curtis
which the senator had not told about.
He at first declined to reveal them.
on the ground that he did not want
to spread scandal but when he was
ordered to tell, he said he first con-
suited Curtis, on instructions from
Mclean to get advice about how the
Washington Post should handle the
oil scandal in its columns.
Says Bennett Is Here.
The outstanding mystery-who is
the principal mentioned in the tele-
gram exchanged between Edward B.
Mclean in Palm Beach and his agents
in Washington during the early
stages Of the oil probe--remains as
much a mystery as ever following
yesterdays hearings of the senate
committee.
Senator Curtis, republican whip,
testified under oath that much of
the testimony given by Ira E. Ben
nett, editor of McLean's Washington
Post, was either false or misleading
and Bennett sought to refresh the
senator's memory on conversations
which the latter said never occurred.
Mystery Deepens.
Out of the maze of conflicting ut
terances-Curtis seeking to show he
couldn't be the "prinTpalD and Ben
nett endeavoring to demonstrate why
Curtis was the principal the ques-
ton of who really is the principal
remained improved in the minds of
the committee.
Daugherty Refuses Names.
Acknowledgement Daugherty refus-
ed to give the House the names of the
two members of Congress involved III
charges presented to a federal grand
jury in Chicago.
In a letter to Speaker Gillett
Daugherty said it was incompatible
with the public interest to make pub
lie the identity of the men involved
Such a move, he said, would tend tt
hamper the investigation the Depart
ment of Justice is making of thu
charges.
Republican leader Longworth, af
ter Daugherty's letter was read to thu
House, moved that the whole matte
be referred to the judiciary commit
tee.
Get After Daugherty.
Stirred to indignation by the re
fusal of Acknowledgement Daughert,
to give it the names of two congress
men involved in charges presented t.
Chicago grand jury" the House or
0efeQ It's JUDICIARY COHllHiIJce " &c
port at once what should be done t
bring the names and thus clear sus
spicion of all members who are not in
volved.
Daugherty in letter to Speake
Gillett in response to House resolu
ton refused the names of the mer
on the ground to make them publ
: would hamper the Department of Jus
/ tice investigation of the charges.
Haul Him In By Neck.
Reading Of the letter caused
I storm of protest in the House, in whic
it was suggested that Daugherty q
Creature Of Congress" be hailed be
fore the House and forced to revei
!, the names.
His special assistant John w. !
Grim, who presented evidence to tn
grand jury, also was assailed, on tn
ground he had spread the names {
I the two members about Washingto
l By telephone.