Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-11

Public opinion throughout the coun
try, as reflected by an undivided press
acclaims the decision of the Supreme
Court multiplying the Doheny lease OF
oil reserves and denouncing the oil
magnate's transaction with the Gov
eminent as tainted with fraud and cor
r11ntion. In the unanimous action OF
the highest court, compared with the
Jury verdict acquitting Edward l..
Doheny and Albert f. Fall of criminal
conspiracy, many editors see grave
reflection on the reliability of the jury
system.
"As harsh as truth and as uncom'
promising as justice, IS the uescrlp-
ton given the decision by the Boston
IRA nscrint independent Republican,,
which continues: I'm fact, it is JUS
flee, and for every true citizen OF the
limited States it is unchaliengeaple'
absolute. 1t disposes of all eVaSlonS,
Ali sophistries, all palliations and spe-
cial pleadings in these devious OH
cases This sweeping oecl-
sion. saddening in it's revelations out
of nurging and saving force LOT d
whole Nation, is by no means the last
chapter of the tragedy. Such crimes
as this conspiracy-and crime 10 q
word which the Supreme court uoeS
not hesitate to use in the matter-9 i
mand the fullest expiation. III tne ue-
cision is not followed by d LidIloii.'
house cleaning, the Supreme Couns ~,
the limited States will have spoken IN
vain" ,o,o,rs I'm.
1a+ad that it's heritage has been re
trieved from the looters, 1t snoulu not
forgat the circumstances under winch
chose black pages in polltlcal history
were brought to light" observes the
T.oI,isville Courier-Journal demo
craticl. while emphasis upon the dis-
closed corruption is placed Dy the
Arkansas Democrat tDemocraticl'
Madison CWis) State journal 3n1e-
pendent). Philadelphia evening buile
tin Independent RepuDncanl' Worces-
tar Telegram Republicanl, jackson
Cit;zen.Patriot independently ana
numerous other papers. including the
cbarleston Evening Post independent
Danoocratic). which calls the lease
transa ction zone of the most disgrace
fuI proceedings in the history OF free
.rovernuent'': the Omaha World-Her-
aid Gndependent), which says tine
court has written in indelible ink the
title CRATER after the names or these
two venerable reprobates'; the MIL
Waukee Journal lndepenuentl. Whch
sees "a stigma that will endure as
long as memory retains their names
or history makes mention of them,
and the New Orleans Item Gndepend-
emit Democratic), which declares the
court puts the right brand on the
wrong things done by these miscre-
ants"
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"How can this courts decision and
the jury's verdict be reconciled?' asks
the Detroit News independently. WHO
dares say that justice to society was
rendered in the jury's finding which
set the two conspirators free? What
lawyer, conscious of his obligations to
society, is proud of the lawyers part
in procuring so patent a miscarriage
of iustice?" The Lynchburg Advance
memocratic) asks: Has our jury
system outlived it's usefulness?" The
Chicago Daily News independent
contends that "acquittal of Fall and
Doheny failed completely to convince
the public that fraud and conspiracy
did not enter into the negotiations of
those worthless" The Topeka Daily
Capital Republican) holds that high
naval officArs who lent their support to