Evening star., 1924-03-03
BREWER REPEATS
BUREAU CHARGES
Declares Millions Of Dollars
Worth of Bonds Have
Been Duplicated.

Charles B. Brewer special at
torney with the Department of JUS
tice, at a hearing today before the
House rules committee reiterated
his charges that millions of dollars
worth of bonds had been duplicated
at the bureau of engraving and
printing.
eS-ing examination by the commit
tee, which had before it resolution to
authorize an investigation OF the
charges, Brewer added little to his pre-
vious statements. The committee took
In the hearing, which was on a reso-
luton by Representative King Of Ili-
nois. to authorize the banking and
currency committee Of the House to
make a sweeping investigation or the
Treasury Department and Depart
duplication of bonds, Representative
King declared that the late President
Harding had been "hamstrung, tied
hand and foot. and surrounded as he
must have been by the satellites.
spies, sycophants Of the Treasury
ring"
Mr.. King said that the President
had taken his action dismissins the
basing his action upon sufficient
evidence.
Took Own Course.
Evidently" said Mr. King, "the
president had endeavored to get at
the duplicate bond matter himself,
no doubt afraid OF the announcement
OF the existence Of such bonds would
affect the market value Of all liberty
bonds. This he naturally wished to
avoid
Supporting the charges of Charles
b. Brewer Of duplicated bonds. Mr..
King read to the committee lengthy
statement. substantiattng Brewers
case, and reading into the record let
ters from President Harding, which
he said showed a confidence of the
late chief executive in Mr.. Brewer.
Mr.. Brewer, who was present. later
was cross-examined by the commit
tee, and explained in detail many OF
his charges.
A considerable amount Of his testi-
mony had already been revealed In
his suit in the District Supreme Court
whereby he seeks to enjoin the gov
evidence.
once Broken Open.
while Brewer was endeavoring to
make his final report" said Mr.
King, "he was subjected to all sorts
of Interruptions. tending to annoy and
delay him, for instance, at this time
the Treasury Department demanded
the taking of an inventory of the
bonds in the possession of Brewer and
necessary for the making up Of this
report-and this when the Treasury
he'd individual receipts for every
piece of paper he had and efforts
were made to secure his evidence to
the extent that his private Office
was broken open under the orders of
Cunningham, assistant to w. j.
Burns. connected with the Depart
nent of Justice.
Victim of Campaign.
Brewer" Representative King said,
had been the victim of whispering
campaign designed to make him out
to be a nut
After the Presidents death the
nut propaganda became very numer-
GUS and very loud all along the line.
One. could hear their voices, particu-
larly whenever they thought they had
proof. They cried he's nut, he's a
nut'-in the Department of Justice,
about the Treasury, everywhere he
went one could hear the whispers or
cred to Coolidge, it was whispered
about the corridors and purviews of
the Capitol, and passed about in the
cloakrooms. The resolution in question,
the Speaker and to the chairman of
this committee. Everywhere was
heard the chirpings of the acolytes,
He's nut, he's a NUT until the
katydids in the forest on a hot, clear
August night.
Praise for Brewer.
''The truth is that a more modest, in
telligent man does not live. an honest
and reliable lawyer who takes the
position that while he is in its en-
ploy he is acting as attorney for the
government and not against it,"
The meeting in President Harding's
study on the second floor of the
White House on the last Sunday In
December 1922, attended by Brewer,
the President and officials of the
Treasury and Justice departments, MIR.
King said, was not for the purpose
Of "calling Brewer to task This
impression had been given out, how
ever, erroneously, Mr.. King charged,
and he read u letter from President
Harding written to Mr.. Brewer with
in four days after that meeting.
This letter." said Mr.. King. Shows
that the President was pleased with
Brewers work and was for giving
him more power, as he said at their
first meeting, Go out and get the
truth, and If there are any blocks in
SouF way ftl me Know.
DiStrusted Treasury.
Explaining why he considered Presi-
dent Harding had gone to Brewer in
stead of placing the investigation in
the hands of the Treasury, MIR. King
said, Even a President Of the United
States could not prevail against a
Treasury ring, which, organized in
the time Of Franklin MacVeagh domi-
mated completely the personnel and
policy of the United States Treasury
Department"
Picturesquesly describing Mr.. Hard
ing's dismissals, Mr.. King declared,
surrounded as he must have been by
the satellites, spies, sycophants of the
Treasury ring, he finally, In despair,
drew his sword and struck the blow
that Cleaved the snaky head of
Medusa, but sit seems that Perseu
flew with her bleeding head over the
hot sands of Africa, while every drop
into a snake and SO multiplied that
for centuries adventures would not
go there"
Under examination Mr.. Brewer de-
ciared that the only record concern
ing the individual bonds which had
themselves and that II they should
be destroyed there would be no way
ever to trace them or to determine
whether the government had been
defrauded.
stroyed. some of which, he said, the
There Is on fiie, he said, another six
teen or seventeen billion dollars