Evening star., 1924-02-23
Declares Responsibility for
Retention Is One for Which
President Must Answer.
Urges Impeachment Action
SAYS PUBLIC INTEREST
DEMANDS RESIGNATION
Robinson Defends G. O. P. Sena.
tors Demand in Face of Crit
cism by Adams-Says Justice
Department Could Impede
Progress of Probe.

Leading renewed attack or
Attorney General Daugherty today
IN the Senate, Senator Borah, repub-
lican, Idaho, declared he was willing
to help lay the foundation for i'm
peachment proceedings to get Mr..
Daugherty out OF the cabinet.
The Idaho senator's offer was
made during general debate, III
which the position taken by the re-
publican Senate leaders who have
demanded Mr.. Daugherty's imme-
diate retirement was defended By
Democratic Leader Robinson, who
declared Republican National Chair
man Adams, by taking an opposing
position, had sought only to confuse
the issue.
Mr.. Daugherty should realize"
Senator Borah said, there are times
when man must make personal
sacrifices for the public good. I
have no present interest in the
charges made against him. but the
situation calls for a man at the head
OF that department OF transcendenc
ability, personal healtl, and vigor
; and holding the utmost of public
! confidence"
! Senator Bora.h agreed that the re-
/ SDOnSlbllltS Ia h,
/ dent.
! Respenaibility Presfdenfs.
| Mr.. Daugherty cannot remain i,
the cabinet an hour unless the Pres
ident desires" said Senator Borah.
! The responsibility is his. He must
answer to the people of this country
/ for retaining Mr. Daugherty or any
| one else. 1 assume that the Presi-
cent Is ready to assume that re-
sponsibility.'
| In his opinion. Mr.. Borah added, tho
! Attorney General should resign at
| once in the public interest" re-
gardless of the basis of the charge
! against him
| Defends G. o. p. Senators,
Republican Senate leaders who
want Attorney General Daugherty to
retire Immediately from the cabinet
were defended against the criticism
! of Republican National Chairman
! Adams today by Senator Robinson of
/ Arkansas, the democratic Senate
leader. and Senator Borah, republican.
! Idaho.
| Senator Robinson declared in tho
! Senate that the repu blican chairman
| was attempting to confuse the issue
ana SAID that Senator Lodge of Mas
| sachusetts. the republican leader, had
sought to serve both his country and
his party by urging Mr. Daughertv.s
| retirement
The only effect of Chairman Adams
statement regarding Mr.. Daugherty,
senator Robinson said, had been to
tween the republican organization ami
the Senate leaders of the party"
| Quotes DanSherty.
| He quoted Mr.. Daugherty's recent
open letter to Senator Pepper, repub-
iican, pennsylvania, and added tina.
| one can't fail to admire the courage
alspiayeu as oy tne Attorney General in
Chairman Adams had made fha
question OF Mr.. Daugherty a politicsl
issue, the Arkansas senator continu-
ed, ana also was attempting to make
! suggested that Mr.. Daugherty might
| use thousands OF secret agents or
the Department Of Justice to ham
per, restrict and embarrass'' the pro
! posed investigation, and continued:
| Mr.. Daugherty is entitled to fair
investigation before a just and inn
partial tribunal. Meantime, let it be
j emembered that the Executive is re-
sponsible for who constitutes his cab
| met members. He invites the re-
sponsibility that Senators Borah,
Lodge and Pepper sought to avert"
Slcmp to Testify Monday
! G. Bascom Slemp, secretary to
President Coolidge. agreed today to
appear before the Senate oil COM
mittee Monday. Senator Walsh, DEM
ocrat, Montana, chief prosecutor In
! the oil scandal. called Mr.. Slemp on
| the telephone and the secretary read
-; lily agreed to appear.
| While Senator Walsh declined to
indicate the subject matter on which
| Mr.. Slemp would be questioned, 1t is
understood that TIA committee de-
| sired to ask about the exeant OF
any communication he has had with
| the government officials and others
| concerned regarding the oil inquiry
/ since the beginning of the startling
| disclosures q month ago.
Wait on AocUuntantx
| The program of the committee
I thus far has been mapped only for
! next Monday. The order in which
| witnesses will be called after that
| time will depend on the reports from
| the expert accountants now examin-
| ing the books of stock brokerage
| firms in Washington, Cleveland and
New York.
| Senator Walsh expects to confer
| late today with the chief accountant
| who has been conducting the exami-
! nation of the books of Harry Payne
| Whitney and ]. p. Bernhard e. Co., at
/ New York.
! Chairman Lenroot announced today
,he would lay before the committee