Evening star., 1924-04-24
DAUGHERTY ASSAILS
ENEMIES IN SENATE
Charges Communist Plot Is at
Work to Destroy Confidence in
National Leaders.
SAYS NATION IS THREATENED
"Pilgrimages to Moscow" Scored
by Former Justice Head.

BY the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio. April 24.-ABit-
terly assailing the influences which
brought about his retirement from
President Coolidge's cabinet and
voicing a warning that the very
foundation of this government is
threatened by present methods of in
vestigations." Harry NJ. Daugherty
told an audience of friends and
neighbors here last night that he had
given up his cabinet post rather than
Contribute to a reasonable cause.
Communism and its alIo@ed intiu-
ence on the federal government
through certain United States sena-
tors was discussed at length, the
former Attorney General charging
that the communist international in
Moscow was directing propaganda in
this country to the end of causing
revolution.
There have been too many Pilgrim
ages of late to Moscow and too Few
10 Mount Vernon, Springfield, Ill. and
canton and Marion. Ohio" he shout
ed. depressing for a moment from his
prepared address. He named Sena-
tors Wheeler and Brookhart as hav-
ing spent last summer in Russia with
their soviet friends
Refusal to Give Up Files.
Commenting on his refusal TO turn
over to the Wheeler inveStig eating
committee Department of Justice
files. which action precipitated the
request of the President for his res
ignation. Mr.. Daugherty said;
Il preferred to permit my integrity
TO be questioned and my honor to
hang in the balance, for the time be-
ing, rather than surrender the files
in the keeping of the Department of
Justice. l gladly gave up post of
honor rather than contribute TO trea-
SOnable cause
Vouchsafing his friendship for
President Coolidge. Mr.. Daugherty
said that, though the President and
himself have had an unpleasant eX-
perience. they have had no quarrel.
Charge Against yanderIip.
Mr.. Daugherty said that Frank A.
VanGerlip, whom he characterized as
a man of peculiar mentality" was
paving most of the expense Of the
Wheeler investigating COMMITTEES. He
asserted that Mr.. Nanderlip now IS
trying to Justify the insane attack
upon the honor of dead President
and within the last few days has
vent his spleen upon President
Coolidge.
Concluding, the former cabinet
member declared that "the signs of
the times are ominouS. We are IN the
midst of a situation. many of its
aspects unprecedented in the history
of our country. l sound warning
note to every American tonight The
enemy is at the gate. tie aims at
nothing short of the overthrow of the
institutions which are your protec-
ton and mine against tyranny.
whether exercised in the name OF
monarch or in the name OF mob. DO
not underestimate the power of TINS
unpatriotic leadership, with its COM
binations and relationships at home
and abroad. Its designs against his
toric Americanism are far-reaching.
Movement by Reds.
Mr. Daugherty said that Depart
ment of Justice records showed that
a communist movement began in the
United States three years ago to de-
stroy confidence lin our form of gov
ernment."
ITO this end" he continued, con
.idence in men of both political par
lies had to be destroyed, when they
Gould not be dominated by the di-
reCtors Of the movement. AT any
cost. by any conceivable method.
rruel. criminal, or murderouS. the
character of men in authority had of
necessity to be asSassinated."
Mr.. Daugherty's friends and ad-
mirers who crowded the hotel ball
room and balconies interrupted his
address many times to applaud and
broke into wild demonstrations when
he declared that he had given up his
cabinet post rather than contribute
TO a reasonable cause"