Evening star., 1924-02-10
INQUIRY IN BUREAU
BY HOUSE URGED
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who inspected the Brewer evidence said.
II agree with what the gentleman
says about the efforts of the chair
man of the committee to bring about
these changes resulting in a great
saving to the government, but I do
want to say at this time, and I would
not have mentioned it had not the
gentleman referred to the ideal con-
ditions existing in the bureau, that
there is something apparently rotten
in the conduct of that bureau.
II have seen within the last few
days evidence Of duplication of
Liberty Bonds.
There has been some criminal con-
duct there and We expect to bring the
facts to the knowledge of the House
within few days If the committee
on expenditures in the Treasury De-
partment reports resolution which
1 have introduced, and at thai time
will ask the House to give very care
will be presented"
Dyer Backs Other Side.
Championing the cause of the men
DISCHARGED summarily from the bu-
reau as a result of Brewers reports
to President Harding, Representative
L. c. Dyer of Missouri asked Repre-
sentative La Guardia If his resolu-
many men who were let out. 1 think
without cause, and most unjustty. We
have waited a long, long time for
that to be cleared up. Will your res
olution have anything to dc with
thatT
Representative LaGuardia replied
his resolution will call upon the
Secretary of the Treasury for the
facts as to certain charges contained
in the report of Mr.. Brewer to the
Department of Justic
What / ask in my resolution" he
said lis the number of bonds that
have been issued with their serial
number, the amount realized there
from by the government, the amount
that has been redeemed and the dis
position of those bonds. and if de-
stroyed by, whose authority"
Byrns Joins Debate.
Representative w. Byrns of Ten
nessee, ranking democrat on the ap-
propriations committee, then Joined
in the debate, saying:
question. The gentleman has testi.
fed relative to the duplication of
bonds and 1 want to ask him il the
Secretary of the Treasury and those
in charge of the Treasury under this
not already stated to the country
that there has been no such duplica-
tion and on such loss as that to which
the gentleman refers, and which was
reported on by Mr.. Brewer. the special
representative of the Department of
Justice?"
Has Seen Bonds.
Representative La Guardia re-
sponded: Il do not care what any
the duplication of the bonds"
Representative Byrnes continued:
"But the gentleman surely has read
the statements recently made by the
Secretary Of the Treasury in explain
ing just what occurred with reference
fn
there was no loss to the government
and no such condition as has been
described by number of gentlemen
in the newspapers very recently"
that AT least ten members Of this
House had those bonds in their hands
and it was not necessary to be an
expert on printing or on engraving
to see the difference in the type; and
what we ask is to bring the evidcrce
before this House and let the House
decide whether there has been dupli-
cation and whether there has been
loss to the government"
Representative Byrns continued:
Can the gentleman explain, under
those circumstances. why the Secre-
tary of the Treasury and the other
important Treasury officials have is
sued the statements that they have
issued relative to those bonds and
also the statement made by the Pres
ANCAS "a Tie OuAlSu OIdIeS IuAI JUST
Ice required the reinstatement Of these
officials in the bureau of engraving
and printing, who were unjustly de-
prived of their positions and of their
civil service rights a couple of years
Charges Irregularities.
Representative La Guardia re-
sponded that if the House fnvesti-
gates, it will find great irregularities
existed at the time these bonds were
issued"
Representative Blanton next de-
clared that" If the gentleman will
will convince the gentleman from
Missouri and the gentleman from
Tennessee that the President had
sufficient reason for his action in the
premises; and he will also convince
the country that the stand taken by
the Treasury Department is a stand
Of weak-kneedness, political weak
kneedness. in not backing up the
the protection Of the governments
rights in the premises"
Representative La Guardia answer
that this Is not my Investigation.
At least twenty-five members of this
There are various bills and resolu-
tions now before the committee and
what we want to get is prompt ac-
ton in order to bring the evidence
and proof before this House."
Prosecution In Urged.
Representative Newton. republican
Of Missouri. suggested that "if the
gentleman has gone into the fact of
fraudulent duplication. then he GER
tainly knows that some one on the
outside has profited. Then. why do
they not present those facts to the
prosecuting officials and prosecute
the men who are guilty?"
Representative LaGuardia answer
ed: THAT is a matter for the Depart
ment of Justice, and we are going
to ask why the Department of JUS
tioe does not do it's duty"
Warning to the republicans that
they must authorize an investigation
was given by Representative Wingo,
Who spoke - follows:
q hope the fact win not be lost