Evening star., 1924-02-08

influence. with Secretary Daniels"
he continued: re
..rhe testimony OF Doheny affords
indqbitabie proof Of the CORRUPT npS,s.,ss driis
that his policy was to buy the IN,
huence of every man he believed
could cunningly debauch public OF
TT also show. the contemplate
kind of Instruments he was willing
to employ. The hiring of Creel TO. az
he hoped, debaunch Daniels. throws
light on Doheny's every act, ano
demonstrates the villainous purposes
of his heart"
Charges Intent Malicious.
Turning then to the transfer. OF
ment to the Interior Department.;
Senator Reed charged that Mr.. Feii
had gone into the Department Oh
| the Interior to do this job.
Fall wrote the executive " Erder; rh.is he
responsibility rsspead efe' Is joint and several:
They are the Siamese twins OF this
fraud"
When Senator Hale. who is chair
man of the naval committee. inter-
asked him about It. Senator Reed
continued. "T would like to ask him
whether he approves the leases"
II make no effort to pass upon
them." replied Senator Hale, that is
for the courts" -
Answers Robinson.
Senator Robinson. democrat, Ar
kansas. asked whether Senator Hale
thought Secretary Denby's activities
were legal and got the same answer.
After reviewing in detail the evil
dence relating to the leases, the en-
largement and improvement OF Mr..
Falls New Mexico ranch holdings and
mn m h.. o.
tary by Mr.. Doheny and Mr.. Sinclair.
Senator Reed said the facts adduced
prove more than the guilt Of Fall. OF
Doheny. of Sinclair and of Denby."
ering Of official ethics and debase-
| ment OF official morals. The process
has been going on for years"
Says Party Debts Paid.
The Missouri senator then charged
that political debts were boldly paid
| in the writing OF the Fordney-Mc-
| cumber tariff bill. and that William
G. Wrigley of Chicago has bought
and paid for the privilege" Of exemp-
tion by Congress from an excise tax
| on his chewing gum"
Golfers OF political party instead Of
| into the Treasury of the United
States" he said
Opening Are on Secretary Mellon,
Senator Reed said he held office in
violation OF the law prohibiting "men
high position" He declared that at
the time he took Office the Secretary
was a director in sixty -etght banks
and industrial companies and chief
owner of one Of the greatest trusts
on earth" Senator Reed said he also
sis heavily interested in OIL"
IF Mellon can write the tax laws
he asked. "whv should Doheny not be
permitted to write the oil laws? If
Mellon can administer the taxes. why
administer the oils? The difference
In their situation Is that Mellon acts
directly as cabinet officer. Poor Do
heny had to act indirectly through a
acting as a cabinet officer. Doheny
had to pay a cabinet ofiicer for act
ing
Cites Veterans Bureau Probe.
To support his argument that the
moral fiber of public men has decay
ed, Senator Reed referred to the Vet
Grams Bureau investigation and to
what he characterized as an "epi-
demic of tax-dodglng and bootleg
ging."
Going along with that condition.
he continued. has been debasement
Of officers out of Job.
Even in private life the servant Is
not allowed to use the secrets OBJ
tanned in his masters employment.
But such a code of morals IL appar-
emily too high for the present-day ex-
office holder. This fact was readily
discerned by the shrewd Mr.. Doheny.
He seems to have specialized with ex-
officers. There was no depths to
l. which he would not go in his search
for instruments Of influence. He even
descended to George Creel and paid
| that gentleman $4,000 to attempt the
impossible task of influencing Jo-
sephus Daniels. -