Evening star., 1924-02-21

. reported to the Oil committee ahd 10
the President, but Il check Of brokers
boSkS Is yet to be made to eStabuisn
the accuracy of the report.
Senators say the name Of the cNb-
met official will not be revealed until
any evidence produced on the subject
tee hearings after their resumption
Monday. It is known, however, that
the Investigators list OF reported
stock buyers also includes at least
one man who formerly held a high
post in the government, but retired
some time ago.
Coolidge Silent ON View.
What attitude President Coolidge
may have taken toward the report
that member of his Official family
dealt in oil stocks remains q mystery.
Those who have discussed it with
\ him refuse to make any statement
Nof his opinions or his intentions, and
White House officials likewise decline
te,y:. however, it is known to be the
view that no inherent wrong can be
established from the mere fact OF
a stack investment, by a public OF.
that cSnhdential official information
was the basis for the purchase.
Should A public accusation be made,
the defeA,se is expected to follow
Oficials who take this attitude
follow the reasoning OF Senator FL
kins, republican, West Virginia, VINO
said Yesterday that although he had
bought and Aold stock ne was as o1n bis
trading, he said, had been on the
same basis as that of men engaged
in all branches xof industry, VINO de-
pend on Fortunate investmen.;S, 10
preserve and incA2ase their eaptea'
See Achan Vital.
Nevertheless, mary republican SEN
ators are convinced that the pupiic
will not accept such .an explanation
and that the President should act
quickly to erase every bAot Of popular
distrust from his adminhtratLon.
In the case of Attoruey GenelA
Daugherty, it is pointed t'ul liz q
direct charge that his name apPeaIcd
to be mixed" in the oil scandal mas las
been made on the Senate noor oy
Senator Wheeler, democrat, NontanH,
that the Attorney General reE<
taking no action to stop the con sum
nation of leases which Congress now
has declared to have been made a2n-
trary to law. and that in addltAoH
ters have been made publicly ana
will be investigated if the proposed,
inquiry into the Department of JUS
tice is carried out.
Republican leaders in the Senate
increased their pressure on President
Coolidge yesterday for the removal
of Attorney General Daugherty from
office Late yesterday afternoon Sena
tor Lodge, the republican leader of
the Senate, and Senator Pepper of
Pennsylvania. conferred with the
President for an hour and a half.
They advised the President of the
growing insistence among the repub-
lican senators that Daugherty should
leave the cabinet.
Senate May Vote on Move.
The advisability of calling up a
resolution in the Senate requesting
the President to demand the reSigna-
in some senatorial quarters, the feel
ing that such A resolution could be
passed with much less difficulty than
that dealing with Secretary DENLY
of the Navy.
Senators Lodge and Pepper visited
the White House after the Attorney
General had reaffirmed to the Presi-
dent his determination not Ito resign
under fire and had issued a public
statement defyins his critics at the
Capitol.
the Senate Tuesday by Senator
Wheeler, democrat, Montana, author
of the resignation resolution, and
said he welcomed opportunity ito
meet any charge against my admin
istration."
The representations made to Presi--,
dent Coolidge by Senators Lodge and,
Pepper were not the first that had
been conveyed to him by individual
leaders in the Senate, but they were