Evening star., 1926-10-08

The action of Federal appellate
court in overruling q lower tribunal
and ordering cancellation Of the lca,
not Dome oil lease has been received
with universal approval by the press
of the country. The words of Judge
KENYON in condemning those VINO
withheld testimony during the trlai
of the case are found to be especially
satisfactory, and demand is made that
those who were guilty i'll the transac-
ton be punished.
The decision is viewed by the 81.
Louis Post-DiSpatch independent as
"a historic instrument. ringing
human document; above all. a search
ing and complete survey of the Whole
miserable project. Judge Kenyon has
revitalized the doctrine Of equality
before the law in a bugle blast" con-
cludes that paper. The Denver Post
independently proudly proclaims the
fact that it first called attention to
the iniquitous provisions of the lease
given Sinclair by Albert B. Fall, and
later, after the United States Senate,
acting on information furnished by
the Post, had ordered an investigation
of the lease, 1t gave the committee the
evidence which resulted in the expose
of the whole sorry mess" The Den
yer paper halls the court decision as
the fruition Of it's efforts.
The clustering language" OF the
decision impresses the Binghamton
Press independently. which suggests
that 1.-The public, while waiting for
the United States Supreme Court to
pass upon the legal aspects Of this
case, will find some consolation for
the loss of it's oil reserves in knowing
rx,to rno LIodaro1 nOy1rf THINKS Of the
men who got away with them" The
decision Is described by the New
Orleans Item independent Demo-
cratic) as "whole-hearted enough to
be satisfying" to which it adds IRE
gret that it is not final.' for the "law-
guard of the spoliators of the people
will have another long season in the
Supreme Court The Newark Eve
ming News independently remarks that
plain speaking was INDUCED in by
the United States Circuit Court of
Appeals"
The Davenport Democrat Demo
cratic) holds that ''it is well for the
atmosphere to be cleared by a de
cision like Judge kenyOns. which
proves once more that transactions
growing out of unfaithfulness to
public trust cannot stand for long. and
that malfeasance in public office is no
longer condoned by the Nation" The
Quincy Herald-Whig independently, ex-
pressing satisfaction at the outcome
of the case, states that left to a
popular court, little time would be
lost in deciding there was fraud.
Judge Kenyon's decision puts the
whole situation squarely up to the
legal department of the United States
Government" in the opinion of the
Sioux City Tribune independently, and
the Sioux Falls ArguS-Leader tRepub-
lican) feels that it is ''likely to pave
the way to the discovery of previously
unreyealed facts concerning the Tea
pot Dome negotiations" The Schenec-
tady Gazette independent DemOcratic)
adds that It will encourage the Gov
ernment counsel in carrying on their
case to a successful conclusion; the
knowledge that judges have been i'm
pressed with the strength of their
arguments will make them more
ready to continue the battle" The
Rockford Star independently, noting
that the persons concerned "are all
out of public life now," Is impelled to
recall "the mills Of the gods" that
grind slowly"
"No worse public scandal has de-
veloped in the Nations history" de-
clares the Santa Rosa Press-Democrat
independently, while the Morgantown
New Dominion independently refers to
it as a shameful chapter of admins
trative corruption at Washington"
and the Rock Island Argus Gnde-
pendent) says that "the case is one
that smells to heaven"
| % y
Denuncfation of the position taken
| by those who withheld testimony is
widely commended. Honorable men
| charged with crime" AYERS the Balti.
more Sun independently do not
| evade: they seek prompt hearing
| The Bangor Commercial Gndepend-
| ent) suspects that absence of these
| witnesses may have been an infuenc-
| ing factor III the late court decision. F"
The Kansak City Journal Republican)