The Washington times., 1930-02-05
CLERK, SHIFTED,
CHARGES Unit
IS CORRUPT.
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Bureau. today demanded, full,
complete and open hearing on.
charges OF insubordination which
Prohibition Commissioner Doran
announced would be filed against
him as method OF separating
him from the Government
service. VII
Although Flynn has received
no notice officially he based his
letter on reports in newspapers
Of his suspension. He told Dora1
that he wants an "open hearing"
such as is guaranteed every
accused person under the ConSti-
tuition of the United States and
that he will not tolerate any
''star chamber sessions" such as
he declares the Prohibition unit
frequently conducts. -. -.~---.~~
Lived Up to Oath f 4.
He stated that he will plead
not guilty Of insubordination and
will justify his conduct while in
the employ OF the Prohibition
Bureau as that Of loyal Amer
lean citizen, living up to his oath.
Of office and to the oath Of al
legiance he took in 1917 when
he Joined the Army. taking steps
to prevent covering up Of acts
of public officials against the
best interests Of the country.
His conduct as an employe OF
the Prohibition unit, he told
Dorarl, was sin the interest Of
good clean government" and that
any steps he took were only
taken altar careful consideration.
Flynn told q Times reporter
that he was appointed to the
prohibition unit by Executive
order and that he believed the
same authority which appointed
him would, If he appealed to It,
help him out Of his difficulty
with Doran. He stated that he
has no intention Of invoking any
political power but wants his case
tried on its merits, openingly
and impartially and believes that
he will come out on top If this
is done.
Fight For Principle
He also stated that the position
for which Doran is trying to
separate him is not much Of a
Job, as jobs go, from his stand
point, but that he is fighting for
a principle and wants the whole
truth brought out in the con-
The fulss text of Flynn's letter
to Eoran is as follows:
Or. James N. Doran, commits
sioner' Of prohibition.
Washington, D. c.
"Sir: ! have read in the daily
newspapers that I have been sus-
pended from duty, and that you
hope I will fail to answer charges
you are preparing against me,
thereby automatically allowing
you to dismiss me from the Gov
ernment service without a trial.
Although ! have not received
a copy Of any charges, or any
notice that they have been or
will be filed against me, am
hereby filing my answer and de-
manding a hearing on same. This.
is in order to protect myself
against. any technicality which
you may bring in to prevent me
from defending myself.
II note that you charge me with
insubordination to this charge I
plead not guilty, and demand
full, complete and impartial open
hearing such as is guaranteed
every accused person under the
Constitution of the United States.
II can justify every thing I
have done while in an employe
Of the prohibition unit. What
ever have done without your
advice and consent was done in
conformity with the oath of Of
flee I took when I entered the
prohibition service, and with the
oath Of allegiance to the United
States of America when volun-
teered my services with the Amer
ican forces in 1917. Had I done
other than ! have done, I should
have been a violator of both
oathS.
Will Go to Court
Il welcome a full and open
hearing into my conduct but will
tolerate no star chamber session
am confident that no matter
what conclusion you personally
arrive at nor how you personally
feel about the matter, / will be
completely exonerated by the
American people and in the
courts if it becomes necessary to
take my case there to secure
justice.
Whatever I may have done
during the time was employed
in the Prohibition unit was in
the interest Of good clean govern
ment and was given careful con-
sideration. It was the thing
that an honest, conscientious and
loyal American citizen could
have done under similar circum-
stances.
(Signed) Frank s. Flynn"
Flynn declares that before he
gets through shedding the light Of
day on many alleged irregularities
In the prohibition unit there will
Be some new faces among the
chigher ups
1.-Two days after he went to