Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-22
Division on Party Lines
Marks Aluminium Dispute

DemoCraticl says his exhibition is
being commented on as the most
stultifying and laughahl the history
Of the Nation affords Of the perform
ance Of any cabinet officer
ITO he sure that he knows it," &C.
co~iing to the Portland Oregon Jour
nal independently. some kind friend
should quietly whisper to Mr.. Sargent
that he is Attorney General of the
United States" while the Baltimore
Sun INDEPENDENT voices a public
wish TO know what character Of bust
ness comes UP in the Department Of
Justice which Mr.. Sargent considers
worth his personal attention. The
Roa noke World News Democraticl is
OF the opinion that lit is unthinka bic
that the Attorney General knows q $
little about this ca Sc as his testimony
indicated
Two Circumsta noes made the in
QuirN pertinent. according TO the New
York World independent Democratici
which has been most active in support
Of the charges against the aluminium
interests. AS presented by that paper
they are: First. the unprecedented
action of the Federal Trade Commits
sion in retracting its offer to furnish
all the evidence in its files to the De
partment OF Justice; secondly. a To-
month silence by the Department of
Justice. There ia no evidence" con
tinues the World that Mr.. Mellon
asked them to protect his company
Nobody who heard Mr.. Sargent testify
would ever again think Of him as
something. He showed himself to be
h. Ind nj n >fh
with perfect satisfacti TO himself"
Condemning the criticisms. on the
other hand. as the Democratic sena-
torial attack on the aluminium in
terests. the Springfield Illinois State
Journal Republican, asserts that they
are so obviously an effort to get
Mellon that the people are not inter
ested" The New York Evening Post
independently also declares lit is
pretty generally understood that the
investigation is a fishing expedition
for the purpose of landing an issue
for the Fall campaign" while the
South Bend Tribune independent Re
publicanp refers to guerilla warfare"
against Mr.. Mellon, and asserts the
effect is to make other business men
determine that they will not accept
public office" AS the situation an
pears to the New London Day IRE
publican}, when the Senate attempts
to show that A conference between
two cabinet officers and their chief is
evidence of wickedness the Senate
only stultifes ITSELF The Philadel-
phia Public Ledger independently in
sists that hope Of using the tariff as
an issue prompted the aluminium in
vestigation.
Praising Secretary Mellon as public
official. the Seattle Daily Times Gnde-
his chosen field he has the support,
admiration and backing OF the Ameri-
can people To this the San Ber-
nardino Sun adds: IF the Mellon fam
lily recognized the future of aluminium
and saw to it that they acquired the
aluminium sources of the world and
likewise organized the manufacturing
end of the business, the country may
applaud rather than criticize
Viewing the matter impartially. the
Champaign News-Gazette independent
Republican, concludes: IF the inves-
tigation is being undertaken solely
to harass the administration. it is a
shameful thing. If, on the other
hand, Secretary Mellon is using his
official position to gain favors for
company in which he Is interested,
and II this concern is allowed to break
the law because he Is a member Of
the Government-that, too, IL a
shameful thing. At present. however.
neither has proved the case"