Evening star., 1934-06-03

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lying districts where they knew they
would not or could not serve, forcing
them to resign"
WOodcock Is Praised.
Referring to the prohibition unit,
since abolished, tribute was paid to
Col Amos W. w. Woodcock, one-time
director, as "the most decent of ALL
but criticism was leveled at Edward E.
Birney and D. H. Reichgut, personnel
officials, who later were named in tes-
timony by Dalrymple as alleged par
Elephants with former Senators Wat
son of Indiana and Moses of New
Hampshire and others in a "Repub-
lican plot" Matched at the Hurley
| home.
The former War Secretary promptly
responded to the plot charges with a
vehement denial and repeated de-
mands before the Senate Committee
| for public trial and for the removal
from Office of Dalrymple in the event
he failed to prove the conspiracy
charges. He was Joined in this de-
mand by John S. Hurley. a subordi-
nate official in the new revenue aIco-
hol tax unit, who also was named as
'plotter"
These demands Of the unrelated
Hurleys have been taken under
! adviSement" by the committee. and
| indications are that the committee
! desires to wash its hands of the con-
| troversy-which grew so hot that
the hearings temporarily have been
| adjourned
| Purporting to give the "low-down"
on what has happened under this
administration in industrial alcohol
and prohibition" the Dalrymple
memorandum named another group
OF officials, some Of whom since
have left the service, who Joined up
to control the issuance of distillery,
brewery and winery permits"
Henchmen of Mellon.
1t was declared that "to under
stand Just what this combination
means" it must be borne in mind
that former Secretary Mills and a
group Of subordinate Treasury Off
cials were all tools and henchmen
OF Andrew Mellon. who controlled
all the liquor business under three
Republican administrations"
| This same gang Of Republicans"
1t was stated, ARE controlling the
| liquor business under this administra-
ton. They are likewise controlling
all the patronage dealing with both
the enforcement and permiSsive fea-
lures of the law"
| The Dalrymple memorandum found
no fault with the administration of
1 nF0hlhitlnn nal
When MAJ. A. V. DaIrymple was
appointed director of prohibition, un-
der instruction of the Attorney Gen.
eral to effect saving of SIS 900 0O0."
the paper pointed out, he removed
1908 Republicans from Office, and,
upon the recommendation of Dem
ocratic Senators and Congressman,
with the approval of the Attorney
General and Mr.. Farley, chairman
of the Democratic National Commit
tee, he appointed little over 300
Democrats"
When the old Prohibition Bureau
| was consolidated with the Bureau of
| Investigation of the Department of
Justice. the memorandum asserted,
John S. Hurley. Birney and Reichgut,
in ''collusion.' dropped from the rolls
go per cent of the Democrats appoint
ed by Dalrymple and reappointed Re-
publicans who had been removed from
Office.
Every statement contained herein"
the document said, can be proved,
and if the President and the Secretary
of the Treasury want proof we will
produce it. Certainly, If this admin
istration is to be responsible for the
administering of the liquor laws Of
this country, then it should have some
Democrats in kew positions who are in
sympathy with the administration.
Admittedly, more than 500 appoint
ments will have to be made in the
near future as StOrekeepers and
gaugers and among the field forces.
But TO prevent Democratic Senators
and Representatives from having this
patronage, these positions are now be-
ing filled by clerks and underIngs of
the old Industrial Alcohol and Prohi-
bition Bureaus, by juggling the civil
service ratings Cf those Lnderlings and
promoting them to those positions so
that when the time comes to give
civil service examinations to deserving
Democrats those positions will all have
been filed by the old Republican
ring
Sought McKellar's Support.
The memorandum was inclosed in
a letter which obviously was seeking
Senator McKellar's support for Dali
rymple in connection with his candi-
dacy for some undesignated Treasury
appointment.
Il am inclosing herewith a brief
vet true statement of the situation
heretofore and now existing in inter-
nal revenue industrial alcohol and
prohibition" the letter began. THE
facts contained in this memorandum
can be certified and may be relied
upon"
Dalrymple's letter advised Nickel
lar he was inclosing also 'photostatic
copy of letter written by Cordell Hull,
Secretary of State to Karl A. Crow
lev, solicitor of the Post Office De-
partment, which is self-explanatory."
Secretary Hull. Dalrymple said, will
join with you. Senators Sheppard,
Connally, Bachman and others. in
urging the President and the Secre-
tary of the Treasury to appoint me.
And may I impress upon you again
that letters and kilograms will do no
good; from now on it is question Of
personal contact 1t seems, though,
will have to return to Texas next
Sunday night to finish the work I
am on there for the Radio Commits
sion and must therefore depend upon
you and my other friends to get this
to the President and the Secretary Of
Treasury. The matter must be taken
up at once, as an appointment will
certainly be made Immediately upon
their return"
Cites Cummings Letter.
After reading the memorandum to
the committee, Senator Mcclellan
said that 'in justice to Maj. Dali
rymple" he felt obliged to read letter
to Dalrymple from Attorney General
Cummings expressing deep apprecia-
ton" for Dalrymples loyal co-opera-
| tion0 uoiIa sarUipO aS r1rOhihitiOn di-