The Coconino sun., 1924-03-28
A CHRONOLOGY OF DAUGHERTY CASE

i. Senator Wn0olof, Cnon u. .. QlSLTlCt dCCOI-
ney for Montana, is tried by the Montana state
council Of defense during the World war for close
affation with |. W. w. and other sedltlous ee-
ments in the state of Montana and for refusal to
prosecute them for acts of violence, and after a
five-day hearing by council composed OF both
democrats and republicans is unanimously found
guilty and recommended to President Wilson Tor
dismissal.
2 Wheeler becomes candidate for governor
of Montana on the nan-partlsan league-democra-
tic ticket and is defeated.
3. Wheeler becomes a candidate for United
States senator, and after heavily financed cam
paign, with the united support of all l. w. W.,
communist socialist and radical elements, is
elected.
4. Following interviews favorable to soviet
Russia. Wheeler goes to Russia for an extended
stay as a guest of the soviet government and re-
turns to give out statements comparing the
American government unfavorably to that OF So
Wet Russia.
5. Attorney general continues vigorous pros
ecution of plots against the government by L. w.
w. and communist elements, refuses under heayy
pressure to recommend release of the more ia
grant wartime seditionists, and when the Moscow
government calls upon the American government
for evidence of bolshevist plots in the United
States, furnishes information to Secretary
Hughes to confirm his statements, including the
full report of the Michigan meeting OF l. w. w. S
and communists broken up by agents OF the de-
partment of justice. The senate demands this IN
formation, but is refused by Attorney General
Daugherty on the ground that it would endangef
the lives of infornants
6. Following barrage of attack by senators
inpugning by wholesale the integrity of govern
ment officials, and speeches calculated to under.
mine the faith of the American people III thell
government, Senator Wheeler introduces a reso-
ution attacking the attorney general and proVld-
ing an investigation of his office Opposition sen
ators thrown into a political panic, demand the
resignation of the attorney general, who, sup
ported by the president and the republican nat
onal chairman, declines to resign under tire ana
welcomes the investigation.
r. NJ Zinoviev chairman OF the executive
committee of the Third InteTnationale, announces
(press dispatches of February 2S) through the
Pravda official organ of the soviet government,
that special propaganda will be undertaken IN the
United States, that bolshevism has the full right
ito expect welcome surprises from the American
labor movement and that the headquarters OF
the communist internationale will ultimately be
moved to some country with larger industrial
population than Russia possesses.
8. The senate passes the Wheeler resolution
for an investigation of the attorney generals OF
fice and selects as head of the committee Senator
Brookhart of Iowa, another recent guest and
eulogist of the Russian soviet government.
We hold no brief for Attorney General Daugh-
erty But when you read the political history OF
such men as Senator Wheeler, a red-blooded
American regardless of party can not help but
admire his stand for square deal Tor nImseI
and his party. We have more In mind the well
fare of the nation than the political fortunes OF
Daugherty or any candidate for high public Of
flee The bolshevik element centered the attacks
on the attorney general of the United States, be-
cause they feared to attacls the supreme court
except in a roundabout way.
Gossip over backyard fence is just as eftlc-
lent in the conviction of criminal as this grand
jury" investigation stuff.
Well informed people know that the judicial
branch of the government only can punish for
crime, the senate can only stir up political mess
in an effort to besmirch the character of all the
opposition party whose names can be dragged IN.