The Washington times., 1924-01-29
GOT. GOOD
FAITH At
STAKE
Hard Says His Appointment
Is Way for Coolidge to
Show Sincerity.
By WILLIAM HARD.


Show Sincerity.
By WILLIAM HARD.
From strong Republican sources
the White House was today ad-
vised to appoint Senator Thomas
j.. Walsh of Montana to be chief
Governmental prosecutor in the
cases against Harry F. Sinclair
and Edward L. Doheny and Al
bert B. Fall.
Walsh Most Active.
Senator Walsh. Democrat, has
been the chief originator and de-
veloper of the discoveries against
Mr.. Sinclair and Mi. Doheny and
Mr.. Fall in the Senate Public Lands
Committee. His speech against
those three gentlemen is currently
regarded here today as one OF the
great masterpieces Of argumnt in
the Senate in our times.
To appoint Senator Walsh now
to prosecute the cases in court
against the Sinclair and Doheny
leases is thought in many Repubi-
can quarters to be the one move
which could absolutely unanswer-
ably demonstrate the Administra-
tons sincerity in attacking the
leases.
G. O. p. Morale Hit.
Calvin Coolidge, by moving firmly
in this matter, has already given
some little hope and courage to
the wavering Republican ranks.
The fact is, however, today that
much remains to be done before
the morale Of the Republican army
is restored.
The outward news conveys to the
public today no Idea of the inward
situation in Washington. The Re.
publicans, partly with cause and
partly causelessly, are just simply
running for their lives all over
town. The prime example is set
by Secretary of the Navy DENLY,
This writer is able to state on
undeniable documentary authority
that Secretary DENLY was in fact
thoroughly and totally acquainted
with the whole essential nature of
the chief lease given to Mr.. Do
heny.
DENLY Forgot.
Mr.. DENLY has said on the stand
Ito Senator Walsh-that this lease
was quite unknown to- him. He
mis-spoke himself He forgot. This
writer has seen a letter which Mr..
DENLY wrote to Republican SEN
ator within one month of the time
when the chief Doheny lease was
made and which completely proves
that at that time Mr.. DENLY was
perfectly familiar with all the prin-
c1pal terms of the lease.
Yet DENLY today, instead of de.
lending the lease which he himself
helped to make, has turned tail and
mas run into a cave Of silence and
OF denial, and has abandoned the
bones of the lease to the Demo
cratic wolves.
defend or Resign"
Defend or resign" That is the
private Republican cry that goes
up here against DENLY.
Meanwhile, having no help from
Mr.. DENLY, who signed all the
criticized leases but who sits in the
Navy Department like a craven
image, the Republicans in Congress
FOR the most part are simply COVER
ing behind trees while waiting for
the Democrats to come along and
scalp them.
The scene in the Senate is the
most lntolerable that the Repub-
Hcans have endured in the whole
known history of the party.
G. o. p. Holly AssaiIed.
Democrat after Democrat arises
70 assail the Republican party from
the first stem to the last stern of
the whole oil land trouble, and no
Republican arises to present any
convinced defense. If Secretary
DENLY, whose signature is on the
leases, will not defend them, what
can Republican Senators do?
The whole matter is seen to 90
back to the Navy Department.
Something must be done there
before anything finally effective
for the Republicans can be done
in the Senate or in the House of
Of Representatives.
Senator Walsh is resting on the
proposition that Mr.. DENLY has
testified that he knew nothing
about the leases. Senator Walsh
is content to have Mr.. DENLY ad.
init negligence and ignorance.
Navy Knew of Leases.
The facts are, however, that the
Navy Department, through certain
Of it's representatives, such as Sec.
rotary, DENLY and Admiral Robson,
knew all about these leases from
beginning to end.
Senator Walsh is taking advan-
tage of the amazing cowardice
which seems to have infected the
Republican Party in Washington
today.
Gives G. o. p. One.
Senator Walsh himself, in a sport.
ing spirit, is continually giving the
Republicans their cue on how to
attack the Democrats. In his
speeches he continually exposes the
extraordinary negligence of the De.
partment of Justice and Of the In
terror Department toward certain
oil lands during the reign Of Wood
row Wilson.
The unbelievable spectacle is &C.
tually presented of Democratic
Senator attacking the Incidents OF
the Wilson Administration while
Republican Senators can muster
courage neither sufficient effec-
lively to attack Wilson nor suffi-
cient effectively to defend Hard.
ing or Coolidge.
LOngwOrth Fights Alone.
The only. Republican leader on