Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-11
Supreme Courts Oil Decision
COntrasted With One by Jury

Fall and Doheny in carrying out this
corrupt conspiracy and whose testi-
mony misled the jury in the criminal
| trial cannot escape popular cenSure.
A reflection on the decision of the
| jury also is seen by the Youngstowh
indicator Democratic). Newark Eve
ming News independently and Cincin-
natl Times-Star Republican,.
"At a time when many men were
making the easy assertion that great
wealth cannot lose in the courts, the
| Supreme Court handel down a unani-
nous decision to prove the contrary"
| remarks the Oakland Tribune. In
creased public confidence in the court s
| judgment in cases of this kind is eX-
pressed by the Chattanooga Times
independent Democratic), Portland
(Oregon) Journal independent Demo
cratic), Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch Qnde-
pendent Democratic), Reno Evening Ga
zette Republican,, Seattle Daily Times
independent Republican,. Akron Bea-
conf (Republican) and Pasadena
Star-News independently.
The Rock Island Argus Gndepend-
enD. st. Paul Dispatch independently,
New York Herald Tribune Republil
cam, Baltimore Sun independently and
Duluth Herald independently think the
public had already made up it's mind
as to the guilt in this case, and accept
the courts opinion as in agreement
with existing sentiment.
Those mindful of great services to
their country" says the Atlanta Jour
nal Democrsttic) will not forget that
it was Senator Thomas J. Walsh of
Montana who struck the first challeng-
ing blow against those oil leases which
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valid as having been procured by con-
spiracy, corruption and fraud" The
decision is referred to by the Raleigh
News and Observer Democratic). as
Thomas j. Walsh's decoration OF
honor and similar tribute is paid by
the New York World independent
Democratic).
mo words can overpraise the little
group of Senator's at Washington" in
the opinion of the Dayton Daily News
independent Democratic), who, in the
face of powerful opposition and public
ridicule, ferTeted out the transaction
and forced this restitution" The st.
Louis Post-Dispatch independently
holds that ''it was more than battle
for oil; 1t was a fight for honesty, the
outcome of which often hung in the
balance. The country has got more
than it's oil reserve at Elk Hills; II
has got back It's good name" Inc
indianapolis News independently, obi
serving that sit has been a long road"
says: "The victory for the people
and for truths sweeping, complete
and encouraging"
But the Columbus Ohio State Jour
nal Republican, laments that mo one
has gone to Jail yet or seems in immi-
nent danger of going" and the Utica
Observer-Dispatch independently as
serts that 'it will be sad common
tary upon our judicial procedure and
institutions if those who were princi-
pals in a proceeding which our high
est tribunal has stamped as fraudu-
lent go absolutely scot-free." The
Rochester Times-Union independently
feels that "the moral hurt remains,
but, grateful for the Supreme Cour9
the Tulsa World independently conf
cludeS:
cit must inevitably be gratifying to
all that there is a tribunal in this
republic with the courage and the vir-
tue to go below the surface and, re-
iecting the materialistic standards OF
the time, apply the rule OF common
honesty and justice.a