Evening star., 1928-03-30
OIL CHARGES CAUSE
SENATE UPHEAVAL
Daniels Denies Regime of VIII
son Had Hand in Leases.
Robinson ASSaiIed.

Ry The Associated Press
Declining TO yield the spotlight on
the oil scandals to FL PaSo, where Al
bert b Fall is relating behind closed
doors the details leading up To the
lease of Teapot Dome, the Senate con-
tinueS to show signs Of political up
NcavalS as a result of attempts now to
link the Wilson administration with
Questionable oil land leasing.
Meanwhile the Senate investigating
committee now engaged in attempts 70
trace the fourth beneficiary Of the Lib
crtv bonds profits of the Continental
Trading Co and all Of these securities
received by Harry F. Sinclair is running
Gown further leads before reSuming its
inquiry,
Daniels Makes Denial
The third defensive in 10 days
launched Yesterday by Senator Robin
son. Indiana. Republican, IN an effort
to show that Democrats were equally
II blame with The Republicans for the
whole oil trouble brought a heated de-
NAL from 1osephuS Daniels. Secretary
cf tho Navy under President Wilson.
that the 1920 Democratic admins
tratinn had ANYTHING whatever to do
aim oil reserve leaslug except in very
,unOr 7av. Daniels Is al his home III
T4leicl. n G.
Tho Indianan previously Fad at
tempted to show that Gov. Smith ot
New York had received large donations
from Sinclair 70 advance his campaign
wears ago. and this DEVELOPED sharp
denial from the candidate for the DEM
ocratic presidential nomination.
Omitune reference TO Smith yes
terday. Robinson charged that the
"wholeSale influencing of Federal ofii-
their important assistants. by private
oil interests was in full bloom under
the Wilson administration ami that the
exhaustion Of the Nations and the
Navvs supply Of oil was already well
Under way due 20 the Democratic acts
Of both legislation and administration.
Senators Walsh. Democrat Montana.
and Glass. Democrat, Virginia, strongly
defended the Wilson cabinet from what
they described as "inSinuaGonS' or the
part ot Robinson, and Mr. Daniels. in
his Raleigh statement, declared there
was not word Of truth in the state
ment that the Wilson administration
ever contemplated leasing or did lease
q single acre Of the naval oil reserve
except q few acres which experts re-
ported must be leased or operated to
prevent serious loss or drainage"
The few acres leased by the Secre-
tsly Of the Interior" he added. were
all for the protection Of the big naval
reserve as a statement BY Judge Barton
Payne. the Secretary, ahundantly proved
when the Fall scandal hecame a stencil
In the nostrils of the Nation
If the Wilson administration had
suggested legislation in order TO lease
Teapot Dome. as the Indiana Senator
falsely charges II would have leased
them. The fact that il did not lease
them, declined to consider any applica-
tons 10 do 50. IS complete reputation
Of the wild and absurd statement OF
the Indiana Senator"
Walsh Defends Lane.
Robinson named william G. McAdoo
former Treasury Secretary: Franklin
K. Lane former Secretary Of the IN
terror. and T. w. Gregory. former Al
torney General as having left Official
life for lucrative employment under
Edward l. Doheny, wealthy California
oil operator. and. Daniels. Lane and
John Barton Payne, who succeeded
Lane. as having been responsible for
initiating the naval oM-leasing pro-
gram.
Walsh vigorously denied that any o.
these cabinet officers had anything to
Go with the leases which the Senate
investigated while Glass was especially
emphatic in defense Of Lane. Robin
son denied he vas suggesting that Lane
might have been bribed but Glass said
he vas seeking 10 50 insinuate." add.
ting
And Il you say that Franklin K
Lane was bTtbed ] deuounce you here
and now as a slandereT"
Robinson C0uutered by saying that u
apparently vas all right for the Demo
Gratis 70 assall dead Republicans but
that when the Republicans undertook
to talk about Democratic officials of the
past there MaE great uproar.