Evening star., 1924-04-28
BREWERS CHARGES
REFUTED BY MELLON
Duplicate Bond Cases Declared
Without Foundation by
Secretary.
REPORT SENT COOLIDGE
Methods Used to Establish Case
Are Scored.

While President Coolidge had before
him today a report of 1S6 pages from
Secre tary Mellon, branding Charles B.
Brewers charges OF alleged duplica-
tions of government securities as
utter falsity," a House committee
headed by Representative McFadden,
Republican, Of Pennsylvania was plan
ming to open hearings this week on the
resolution authorizing a wholesale
probe of the Brewer charges.
AS soon as the official copy of the
Treasury letter to President Coolidge
.and the official charges made by
brewer reach the committee early this
/ week, Chairman McFadden indicated,
the committee will begin considera-
) tion of its problem. Although the
committee had not vet decided, Rep
4resentative McFadden indicated that
the hearings in all probability would
sbe open.
Will Help Inquiry.
Although Treasury officials consid-
rer the report to the PRESIDENT the
last word in stating the adminiStra-
tion's case, it has been reathrmed
that the Treasury still is willing to
.co-operate with the House committee
an it's inquiry.
Neither Secretary Melons volumi-
nous report nor the Smell resolution
authorizing the inquiry into the sub
ject of alleged duplication OF gov
ernment securities makes mention
wholesale dismissals of officials of
the bureau of engraving and print
ing in March, 1922.
Brewer denies that his charges
caused the dismissal of the en-
ployeS, while Republican leaders have
charged him with being largely re-
sponsible for influencing the admin
istration to make the dismissa!s
Still on Pay Roll.
Brewer now occupies the unusual
role of a government employe with
ont an office. He is still on the pay
roll of the Department of Justice as
a special assistant to the Attorney
General, but he no longer has any
office at the department OhclaIS at
the department have. lnalcated !nat @
Brewer is supposed to be spending
most of his time at the Capitol, work
ing on his case, which is the only
government matter with which he is
now connected.
Condemned by Mellon.
Secretary Mellon spared no words
in condemnation of Brewer and his
methods in charging that government
securities had been duplicated, and
that there had been serious Irregular
tiles in the handling of such Sc
curities.
Secretary Mellon replied specifically,
in his letter to the President, to,eVery
assertion made by Brewer in his re-
peated assaults on the Treasury BY
these replies, the Treasury Secretary
said. "the utter faIsity"s of every
charge was established. Complete
investigation of Brewers charges, 1t
was said, had confirmed the integrity
of the governments securities.
Holds Report Unfair.
assaiiing Brewer and his methods.
Mr.. Mellon concluded: i
"IIis report indicates a conspicuous
.voidance OF fairness and the frequent
adoption of artful and evasive meth
ods Where the facts are susceptible
~ distortion, Mr. Brewer resorts to
distortion; where The omission of
ietails will pervert a situation, MI: Mr.:
Brewer resorts to omission; Where
MEASUREMENT of the facts will
trengthen a charge, MI: Brewer re-
sorts Ito missta1ements Nllers--4EGs4es