Evening star., 1924-03-30
VANDERBILT CAUSTIC
FLAYING OFFICIALS
Declares Burns Should Not Resign,
But Should Be Fired With
Many Others.
SILENT ABOUT MELLC
Says People Unable to See Signif-
canoe of Scandals.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch To The Star.
BALTIMORE, March 29.-Frank A.
Vanderlip's own conception of the
depths Of depravity in government at
Washington, from the lips of Mr..
Vanderlip himself, was heard in Bal
timore today at the City Club. He
said more in his talk with reporters
afterward than he had said in his
speech.
What about William J. Burns" he
was asked. DO you think his resig
nation as chief Of the secret service
ought to follow Daugherty's?'
NO Burns ought not to resign"
said Mr. Vanderlip; 'he should be
fired And so should a good many
United States district attorneys, who
are just as corrupt as Daugherty
and were in league with him"
What do you think of Secretary
of tho Treasury Mellon?"
I'D prefer not to be quoted on
what 1 think of him. said Mr.. Van
derlip.
Describes Probe Bureau.
In his speech Mr.. Vanderlip had
described in a general way the work
ing of the Citizens Federal Research
Bureau he has established I'm Wash
ington at his own expense-how he
proposed, through it. to help the in
vestigating committee to unearth
more corruption in government than
the committees had unearthed.
He had spoken of the distinguished
citizens he had asked to sponsor it.
Since the business Of getting their
names and assistance would have
taken much time, he said, ''the dis
tinguished citizen" idea had been
abandoned and the bureau had been
composed of u considerable number
of well known and patriotic young
men, about forty or fifty in number.
Afterward. when asked for the
names of some of the workers in his
new bureau, Mr.. Vanderlip said he
was chairman, that the secretary
was John d. Pearmain, a Harvard
man, a Massachusetts man and former
proprietor of a fruit farm in Massa>-
chusetts, which he had recently sold
to Henry Ford; that the treasurer
was Boyd Fisher, former newspaper
man, former industrial and employ
ment executive, also a Harvard man.
and that one Of his most effective
workers was man named CLAWS,
Il have forgotten his first name"
said MIR. Vanderlip. THAT is Strange
too. because l have been working
pretty closely with him lately But
ne was in the Department of the In
terror under Ballinger and is a law
yer, and an expert investigator"
There were good many others, Mr..
Vanderlip said, but he had no list
with him and couldn't remember
them all.
Among the striking things in his
speech was his criticism OF President
Coolidge, who he charged with lack
of leadership and not sufficient mil
liant honesty" to handle the situation
as President should.
Il was impressed with your chair
mans, SAYING that these. investiga-
tionS had been demanded by the peo-
ple," Mr.. Vanderlip began. 1.-THE
truth is that the people have not
really demanded them. The con-
science. of the people is slow. The
newspapers have said the people are
in a state of hysteria over the WASH
really in a state of coma They are
not yet half awake.
"A good many investiga tions have
been held and are being held There
was an attempt to impeach the At
torney General some time ago. 1t
failed because it was poorly prepared
and poorly conducted. There was
an investigation of the Veterans Eu-
reau. 1t was thirteen months after
the head of that bureau was put out
of business before he was indicted
and then by an assistant attorney
general who was out of sympathy
with his chief.
|. "Then the public lands committee
of the Senate is investigating the
naval oil leases. This has proved that
a Secretary of the Interior was
bribed by one Of the most prominent
business men in this country. Now
big business men are trying to put
stop to the oil investigation