Evening star., 1924-02-14
DAUGHERTY FACES
new PROBE MOVE
Wheeler Resolution Charges
Failure and Neglect to
Press Prosecutions.

Having STRUCK DICK at his Scu-
atorial critics, Attorney General
Daugherty now faces another move In
the Senate looking toward a whole
sale probe of the Department Of
Justice.
Mr.. Daugherty yesterday filed with
the President a letter explaining with
qualification the work of the war
transactions section of his depart
ment. He also responded to the
Norris resolution in the Senate, deny
ing that Immunity from criminal
prosecution had been promised in the
settlement of war fraud cases. pro-
vided the civil liability involved was
met. He was then confronted with
a new Senate resolution offered by
Senator Wheeler. democrat. Montana,
asking the broad inquiry.
Senator Wheeler's resolution de-
clared the Attorney General had failed
and neglected to press prosecutions
TO invest the Senate judiciary COM
mittee with power. The resolution
was laid on the table.
Expresses Satisfaction.
In a letter to the President, Mr..
paugherty expressed satisfaction at
the work of the departments war
transactions section in diSpoSing OF
the many cases that have come before
it. The letter embraces a voluminous
report from heads of various divi-
sions of the war transactions section.
preparation Of which was begun last
November %.
The text of the Wheeler resolution,
introduced yesterday, follows:
"Whereas the Federal Trade Com
mission has conducted investigations
of alleged violations of the Sherman
antitrust act and the Clayton act
against monopolies and unlawful re-
straints of trade and has transmitted
TO the Attorney General the record
of more than fifty such Investigations.
indicating a violation of said act, for
the initiation of such proceedings for
the enforcement of the law as the At
torney General may be advised to
make; and
Two Cases Excepted.
'Whereas the Attorney General has
taken no action upon said records
transmitted to him by the Federal
Trade Commission for the purpose of
securing indictments against the par
ties named therein, and has brought
no proceedings for the prevention of
such violations by injunction or 9TH
erwfse except in two cases; and
whereas. the evidence presented
several months ago before the special
committee of the Senate investigating
the United States Veterans Bureau
disclosed acts of negligence and COR
ruption on the part of officials of the
United States Veterans Bureau and
others and no action has been taken
by the Department of Justice to pros
ecute the officials and persons alleg
ed to have acted illegally and cor
ruptly: ard
"Whreas. several weeks have
transpired since the evidence was
presented and disclosures were made
before the public lands and surveys
committee Of the Senate charging
past and present public officials of
the government and others with con-
opiracies to defraud the government.
violations of law and corrupt prac-
tices, and no prosecutions have been
undertaken; and
Whereas. no action has been
taken by the Department of Justice
in prosecuting to n conclusion the
so-calied war fraud cases; ana
whereas it appears that said
Harry NJ. Daugherty has lost the con-
fidence of the President of the United
States, as eXemplited by the Presi-
dents statement that he intends to
employ, at great expense to the gov
ernment. special attorneys not con-
nected Officially with the Department
of Justice. Indicating that this de-
partment cannot be trusted with the
prosecution of the cases which have
arisen by reason of the disclosures
before the Senate committee on public
lands and surveys and the United
States Veterans Bureau; and
LOSS Of Confidence.
"Whereas said Harry NJ. Daugherty
has lost the confidence of the Congress
Of the United States and the people,
and the Department Of Justice has
fallen into disrepUte: Therefore. be IL
q fs0y M
mittee Of the Senate IS hereby au-
thorized and directed to investigate
the circumstances and facts and re-
port the same to the Senate concern
ing the failure of Harry n. Daugh-
erty, Attorney General of the United
States, to properly prosecute viola
tors of the Sherman antitrust act
and the Clayton act against monop-
oIIes and unlawful restraint of trade:
the neglect and fai ure Of the said
Harry NJ. Dausherty, Attorney Gen.
eral of the United states, to arrest
and prosecute Albert B. Fall. Harry T..
Sinclair. Z. l.. Doheny, C. r. Forbes
and their co-conspirators in defraud-
ing the government, as we'll as the
neglect. and failure of the said At
cute many others for violations OF
federal statutes. and his failure to
properly, efficiently and promptly
prosecute and defend all manner of
civil ana criHilhdi dctIoHs wnei YIN
the government of the United States
is interested as party plaintir or
defendant.
And said judiciary committee is
further directed to inquire into, in
vestigate and report to the Senate
the activities of the said Harry NJ.
Daugherty, Attorney General. or any
OF his assistants in the Department
of Justice, which would in any man.
ner tend to impair their efficiency or
influence as representatives Of the
government of the United States.