Evening star., 1928-03-29
Indiana Senator Declares
Conspiracy to Get Control
of Reserves Was Formed
Here in Wilson'S Regime.
CABINET INFLUENCED,
He INSISTS, IN SPEECH
Holds Daniels Was Originator of
Idea and That McAdoo Received
$250000 Direct From Doheny.
Also Accuses Lane and Payne.
Walsh Denies Statements.

Charging the OIL scandals grew oQ'
Of the acts of members of the Wilson
Democratic administration. Senator
Robinson OF Indiana today delivered
In the Senate a broadside of accusations
against members Of the Wilson cabinet
and drew from Senator Walsh Of Mon
tana. whom he also mentioned fire.
cuentIy, the declaration that the In
dianan was wild and reckless" in his
language.
Robinson. who reviewed the oil
leases and the legislation preceding
them. asserted that the record showed
THAT the conspiracy of private oil in
tc~ests 10 grab the oil within the naval
reserves Of the Nation was entered into
and consummated long before the Re-
publican national convention OF ls2o-
entered into and eonSuulmated with the
active aid and assistance Of Democratic
cabinet officers and Democratic leaoeES
IN both branches Of Congress.
He attacked the leasing policies o.
,Josephus Daldels, former Secretary OF
The Nav. Franklin K. Lane and John
BARTON Pavue, former Secretaries OF the
Interior. Democratic leaders IN Con-
eress. and finally. mentioning Wlllam
q McAdoo's fees from Edwin l.. DO
Fpnv. he asked If It were possible that
some OF these funds might not now
b. being USED in behalf Of Walsh, on
whose California slate McAdoos name
Walsh termed some of Robinson s
statements as remarkable ana denieo
that anv Of the Wilson cabinet orncers
named by Robinson had any connection
With the oil leases under inquiry.
Nation Has Suffered Enough.
The Indiana Senator said that the
nation has suffered quite enough at the
Z hancg OF bipartisan Oh criminals
Wnether they be Republicans or Demo
cats let the guilty be brought TO JUS
tice arlc constructive legislation enact
- that win from this time forward
ssfeguard the interests OF the Amer
senator Robinson went back into the
history Of oil land leasing legislation ln
ais effort to prove that the trouble rear
Iy began when the Democrats were ~
,1o,seT He referred particularly 70 a
rider 70 an appropriation Dill wnicn en-
ahle9 Josephus Daniels. while ne was
Secreta~y Of the Navy in the wilson
adr1inistration. 70 lease naval oil LANDS
70 private operators.
r. called attention 70 the fact that
such leases we're actually made. he
showed too thai many leases we're
made of public oil lands 70 private op-
srators Immediately adjacent 70 the
y,s.,sI oil reserves during the Demo-
cvatic administration. and that these
Cr3eratICng tended 70 drain the oil from
the naval reserves.
Says Plot Began Here.
Senator RoDinson declared that the
conspiracy" 70 get control Of the naVa.
Ill reserves Xas not formed In Chi
cego during the Republican convention
Of 1920. but in TIE City Of Washington
during the Democratic administrator ol
President Wilson"
ri vas participated in" he said. "by
bigl officials of that administration and
AIDED and abetted by sti!l other Demo
Gratis q high standing
The record shows that the VnOleSale
influencing d Federal officials, lncl4olna
cabinet officers ard their important as
sistznls py prlgate oil interests vas ~
fgil b.0om Under the Wilson admins
fraelon anc that the exhaustion 81 tnf
Nations and The Saws supply of o.
B2s ALREADY @eA uncer ~zy, Que y
Democratic arts o. Doth legislation and
administration
Opens Attacks on Daniels.
Pey.e9lag wnat ne described A. some
Of The salient facts regarding oil ieases
Fzo3jnSgn frs csnlegec ms attack On
.Jgaepn9g Daniels naval secretary ~
me Wilson cabinet. lie claimed Il vas
yneWn fnzt "Wnen tge Oh scandals
frat ggoke EecTetary Daniels. alons
with others u the former Wilson
csDl1e1 Nere running foT cover and
iss ing f41i.e cenisls VI their con'
y.lc.ty in leasing the Oh reserves o. ne
Jn]Jec ila5eE
~ fsr ag me offclaI recofo SHOWS
F,4D.aAoG cyftlhsed Franklin r Lane
sseGfetafy u tae IDlefl0r - the Demo
cratic scmlu.EIztgDD. W12 me OElgnakDi
" fhe gf1pysal ~ lesAe navel gfaefVf
oil lands ~ prisSte Interests " ~ eE
g.oslec ~ them
II Ma4 ~ ah atfenqted answer q
tn.s c!ieet suc geTl0a3s chs5ge ~ tn'
Iste EeusDyf ia FGliei5e lngl lhe Ben
sfor from Montana Walsh oiWlge'
t4t fact. offrfe1 ln defense u his a.
f3ts5ee ~ that time tnat the WnGl
scaen4e " tuning pubic oil lands oYe
70 gYlysk CgfpgIatl0us waA FalbeTe'
b. me IeaceTs Il lbe Demlcrat
party Nqtn Secretary Lane - ths hesi
~ the Increment
E@4as Walsh Statement.
Egs3inseu Ieac from former hDee0
~ sena1gf Wsisn ~ Montana ~ ~
.senzle fogf ano s&id tgsl Ffeelceu
Wls1n Ia6 ceulsHcec tGe fesigns tlG
~ Geofetsfy GaHf vino IA non cesC
IS gea4si ~ cgntfoyeFsY DyeT less
}aae 3a hsYs4 oil EeeeIye h9 s. q
CeBf9Tf1i2
Yanlgg his 6Te III jam Esgb0l
Psyne Rho sl.ooeeoee lane ss inte1l0
Neefetkfy. t1e gn0}aDsH declared TN
1nB4eGlsGely aftef enactment ~ IN
Daa3fls leasing aGf Fayus geg8n niak
ing leases W private cHp9stlpuk =
dfIli 0iI wells 11 puDiAc lands just D4l
sice the navel oil reserve"
Yhlse Payne WsA ~ tbs cabinet 70
lssf than yeaI, hoiyineqg ssd, b
haa granted 80 leases W DI1Ya'h u
Interests on Isnos immediately aGla1sn
~ geEggf Dune embracing 81 sfei
900 acres greater thsn the WypmW
reserve Usft
80 W hses me glcloIs eDc.f p
ezps0lUHg the Nayys 4U cpnpAe'Fo y
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