Evening star., 1935-05-05
OUTSIDER OPPOSED
ASD.C.POL|CEHEAD.
Federation Takes Issue With
Crime Probers on Change
in Methods.
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on reference to both the constitution
and the bylaws of the federation.
Called Preposterous.
wender denounced the House COM
mittee recommendation dealing with
an outside police chief" as "prepos-
ferrous" and a thing that the fedora
ton should "stifle."
Lodge argued the federation had
nothing before 1t since the House
Crime Committee report as yet had
not been released to the general pub
lie and President Yaden explained
there was no bill in Congress requir-
ing selection OF a new chief OF police
outside the ranks of the department.
After many parliamentary moves,
however. the federation by clear
majority voted its opposition to selec-
ton of officers of the department eX-
cept by promotion within its ranks.
The federation adopted another
resolution proposing that no one be
appointed a private in either the Po-
lice or Fire Departments unless he had
had residence OF five years in the
District. This was on motion by Sui
livan.
Randolph Is Silent.
Chairman Randolph of the special
Crime Committee spent yesterday
studying the comprehensive statement
of United States Attorney Leslie C..
Garnett answering the committees
charges that he is incompetent and
should be Immediately removed from
Office.
Every detail of Garnett's reply was
checked by Randolph, but he declined
to make any comment as to his con-
clusions. He said he would make
known his views when the full District
Committee meets to pass on the crime
report.
On the floor of the House late
yesterday, Representative Patman,
Democrat of Texas, member of the
District Committee, charged Wash
ington newspapers with prematurely
publishing the report of the special
Crime Committee. In doing so, he
declared, the newspapers had "in-
volved the integrity of the House"
Holds Report Unofficial Act.
The report, Patman insisted. Is
not official, and would not be so
until it is approved by the full Dis
trict Committee. He explained that
newspapermen given copies of the
report in advance were instructed by
Chairman Norton of the House Dis
trict Committee not to release 1t for
publication until authorized.
(Note: Reporters for all Washington
newspapers were given copies of the
report last Tuesday by Chairman
Randolph Of the Crime Committee. a
day in advance Of the meeting Of the
full District Committee at which 1t
was formally submitted. A penciled
notation on the report, initiated by
Mr.. Randolph, bore the following in
structions: mot for release until close
of D. of C. meeting" The meeting
adjourned about IL noon and the
report was subsequently released
in accordance with Randolphs in
structions)
Blaton took the floor Of the House
d1tC1 O4ld4 &c., anu OAHU AlC
happened to know that before the
committee met, every word in the re-
port had been put into type by two
washington newspapers.
Blanton also complained that the
newspapers had carried stories to the
effect that he had written letters to
various members of the Crime Com
nittee with respect to Inspector
Headley. He said he had not writ
ten any letters in the last three days.
Minority Report Due.
After the discussion between Blan-
ton and Patman, Representative
Werner, Democrat Of South Dakota,
was given the privilege by the House,
under unanimous consent. to con-
sent to file a minority report not
later than next Friday. Werner is
q member of the Crime Committee and
is known to oppose certain of the rec
concentrations, especially those relat-
ing to Garnett.
The campaign in support Of Gar
nett is more far reaching than at first
Pressure is being exerted
on members of the District Committee
from various quarters to have the re-
port modified in so far as it affects
the United States attorneys Office
and the Police Department.
Some members of the Virginia dele
cation, headed by Representative
Bland, are taking lead in the move
ment. Garnett also has received
some support from the Senate side,
and the justices Of the District Su-
preme Court appealed to Attorney
General Cummings to retain him in
the service.
Friends of Police Supt. Brown also
have been active in rallying to his sup
port, and various members of the full
District Committee have been re-
quested to have the recommendation
modified for retirement of the high
command" Of the Police Department.
Maj. Brown has been maintaining
D discreet silence, depending entirely
on his friends to initiate any move
ment to override the Crime Com
recommendations. He has
decided not to make any move him
self, but to "sit tight" and await
Indications are that the full Dis
trict Committee may act on the
Crime Committees report at its regu-
lar meeting Wednesday. The reason
given for the failure of the committee
TO pass on the report when 1t was
submitted last Wednesday was that
some members were unfamiliar with
the developments during the 60-day
and wanted to read the
testimony Of the threscore witnesses.
Testimony Printed.
As q result, the testimony was Or
dered printed, and the report of the
hearings is expected to be available
tomorrow. giving the members two
days in which to study the testimony.
At first, it had been anticipated there
would be a two-weeks' delay due to
the voluminous transcript of the
hearings, but the printing has been
expedited because it was not neces-
sary, as in other hearings, to permit
the witnesses to revise and extend
their statements in the record.
This Is not being followed in the
ease Of those who appeared before