The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-27
REPUBL|CANST
FIGHT FOES
TOF|N|SH
Will Hang "You, Too" Signs
on Democrats In on and
Any Other Scandals.
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seven leases granted by Daniels, as
Secretary OF the Navy under the
Wilson Administrator. on naval oil
lands.
It became known to this writer
that in the files of the Government
there are records Of thirteen other
leases granted by the Navy Depart.
ment on naval oil lands while
Daniels was Secretary Of the Navy.
Case Resembles Denby's.
1t also became known to this
writer that Daniels in the granting
of these leases communicated with
Payne, Secretary of the Interior,
and co-operated with him lust
exactly as DENLY Secretary Of the
Navy in the present succeeding Re.
publican Administration. communi-
Gated with Secretary Of the Interior
Fall and co-Operated with Fall in
naval oil reserve management.
The effort of the Republican ma
tional committee is to show that for
the policy adopted by Mr.. DENLY
and Mr.. FAN there is in every re.
spect complete precedent furnish,
Cd by their predecessors, Mr.. Dan.
iels and Mr.. Payne.
Mr.. Daniels, it il shown by dOcu-
mentary proof, endeavored to 80.
cure and did secure from Congress
the right to give leases on naval
Oil reserves to private persons.
Mr.. Daniels, 1t is further shown
by published documentary proof,
did grant many leases on naval
Oil reserves to private persons. Mr..
Daniels, it is further additionally
shown, by documentary proof now
in the possession Of the Republican
national committee, but not yet
published. wrote letters to the
Democratic Secretary Of the In
terror, Mr.. Payne, seeking and get.
ting his advice and cooperation in
these matters exactly as subse-
quently Mr.. DENLY, Republican Sec.
rotary. of the Navy, sought and
got the advice and cooperation OF
the Republican head Of the In.
terror Department, Mr.. FAN.
1t may further be stated with
confidence that the ultimate fiercest
attack of the Republicans viii he
on Mr.. Payne. It will be charged
that Mr.. Payne, Democrat, Is the
true original source Of the situation
which necessitated the leasing of
the Teapot Dome Naval OIL Reserve
in Wyoming to Mr.. Sinclair.
Mr.. Payne, as Secretary Of the
Interior, according to the Repub.
lican national committee, gave 1870
leases to private corporations au.
thoriZing them to drill for oil on
public lands Immediately adjacent
to the Teapot Dome Naval OIL Re.
serve.
Because of these leases the oil
from the Teapot Dome Naval OIL
Reserve was drained off into The
private wells on adjacent general
public lands, these wells having
come into existence by act OF Mr..
Payne.
It then, therefore, became neces-
sary. 1t Is asserted, to drill wells in
the Teapot Dome itself In order to
prevent the Teapot Dome oil from
going Off into the adjacent wells
which Mr.. Payne had authorized.
Held Source of Evil"
Mr.. Payne. according to this
theory, Is the head original devil
and source OF all evil in the whole
affair.
Republican Senators, having failed
to reveal this theory or fact, the Re.
publican National Committee now
has supplanted the Republican side
Of the Senate as the fighting force
and Zero-hour over-the.top contin-
gent of the Republican party and liz
now proceeding, and will continue to
proceed to carry the war into the
Democratic camp and to try to
prove that the absolutely original
roots Of all the oil scandals were
and are among the leaders Of the
Democratic party.
Thus the whole Of what is called
the psychology of the situation Is
suddenly changed. The Republican
party, as a party, through it's Ma.
tional Committee, has come to the
front.
Republican Senators, as individu.
ais, have shown that they are more
likely to flee than to fight.
While they have deserted the
field, the republican National Com.
mittee has stepped into their place.
The commanding Republican figure
in the fight today is the chairn1a n
of the Republican National Com.
mittee, John T. Adams. He has
been willing to authorize a fight
and he actually has begun IL and
he today seemed likely to continue
forward in It until either he wins
1t or else loses 1t only after q corn.
plete struggle.
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