The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-15
Walsh, Mellon and Coolidge

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We said several days ago that Senator Thomas Walsh
would push the investigation Of the oil graft fund all the way
from Harry Sinclair to the white house.
Walsh stopped shorter than predicted
only stops short of inquirng into the activities
OF the tular head OF the graft ring the man VINO tne
the efforts the bribery the chief living beneficiary
of the bribery-Cavn Coolidge
Walsh Tuesday stopped short before Coodges chief cao
member Walsh fell his knees before Andrew W. Mellon With
proof that Mellon had received $4,000 of liberty
Harry Sinclair through Will Hays with proof IN
that he only received this portion of the
fund.- but Melons words that he wrote the check
for $4,000 which Hays requested
of conceang the bberywh all this overwhelming and damn
ing evidence Walsh cringed before Mellon and said:
think all the members the committee will agree that your
What was Melons attitude?
He received $4,000 in bonds concealed fact until
caught which admits that he received it, He admits
$4,000 bonds home and kept them for in
Sinclair When asked to how long he kept the bonds Mellon
answered in a suffering, breaking voice:
very Just said it have beenit was,
appeared ta fte having sent Mellon the bribery bons and
p gaG a sx dfs no o %Is run longer
couple days. and then perhaps days after that
have longer the time during which the secretary
treasury the United States admits that he consciously
possession $4,000 Harry Sincas bribery funds
The astute nancier in the United States in November
1928 investigation of the Sinclair bribery
began consciously received $4,000 worth of bonds knowing they
were from Sinclair portion brbe-fund
because had mad the combination of safe which is in
my office says the great fnancierhe kept record of the
bribery bonds but kept the bonds sit may have been was
suppose length time which he does not know and which
might have run longer he
requested by the brbe-fund distributor.
But that is not ALL
Win Hays came Mellon exchange bribery
cash. order conceal the bribery of the HardgCoo
dge administration of which Mellon the chief cabinet figure
The investigation which was to pull down three Of Melons CO.
members of the cabinet Fall Daugherty and DENLY under
when Hays to Mellon with $4,000 of the loot and
asked for $4,000 cash to cover it.
Melons suffering statement that he returned the bonds
need not be taken seriously does not alter the he did
But since this his deensesn that all of the evidence
that points Melons guilt is established by hard facts that
be disputed andMeons bit of evidence offered his
Melons suffering returned
the bribery bonds when he does not know after keeping them
how long he does not remember!
During the months when Mellon conceaing handling
of Sncar bonds Mellon himself in correspondence with
the chairman of the investigation committee the subject of
these bonds the basis of the pretense of Mellon
of the treasury be running the
very which passed through Mellon
took to his private home because he had msad the combna
ton" of his office safe.
anybody believe that Walsh the
servant of his creator the Standard Oil Co. whe at the end of
such testimony he declared the exoneraon this chief
of the Coolidge graft cabinet?
Walsh and the committee exoneraed" Butler
of the republican national committee but that smaller
matter, though Butler is Cooidge's chief sponsor
Walsh fell on his knees before Mellon
Will the investigation any closer to Cooidge-Coodge
who sits in the presidential chair the knows by
force of the bribery which Walsh is tracing?
No.
All the world why Coolidge does mot choose to
Walsh is running.
The candidate who receives the biggest campaign fund will
be elected this always has been the
known record of campaign funds Those who put up
will democratic president just they the present
publican president.
Showing Class
Mr.. Ottinger has in view grand jury panel made up of
ness of the best type says capitalist papers Albany
pondent in describing Smiths plan open up again