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pone any action until the full
committee had had as much time
to consider his statement as they
have had on the other report.
Mrs. JenckeS Switches
Representative Virginia Jenckes,
who had signed the majority re-
port, Immediately switched and
threw her support to Representa-.
tive Werner. Soon thereafter the
Virginia congressional delegation
arrived and protested against the
ouSting of Mr.. Garner.
Representative S. o. Bland, act
Ing as spokesman for the delega-
ton, pointed to the fact that
since the attack was launched on
Mr.. Garrett, numerous bodies OF
lawyers. judges, business men and
citizens had flocked to the prose
cutor's support.
AS the meeting progressed be-
hind closed doors the debate be-
came furious and it became evil
dent that no decision could be
reached today and the meeting
recessed until Friday
At the opening of the meeting,
the committee took up the ma.
jority report which was submitted
at a. similar meeting several
weeks ago. This report, already
made public calls for the dismis.
sal Of Garrett and Karl Kindle'
berger, his assistant, and contains
an indictment of washington as
crime-ridden city in which the law
abiding citizens are too dilatory to
take much interest in law and Or
der.
Representative Werner's report
Is a complete turnabout.
Without mincing words he
charges the subcommittee with
exceeding its authority. He at
tackS the majority report as
being biased and unfair and calls
upon the committee not to GUST
Garrett or order any Of the po-
lice officials to retire.
Calls Them Trivial
In this connection h says:
II am not willing to allow
the unjust assault upon these
public officials contained in the
May / report to be deleted
solely upon legal grounds, and
emphatically assert that the
criticisms against them are of
. trivial character, are sup
ported only by biased and dis
AA~NAAuncSArae RA$NNfAA
by dependable and official tes-
timOny, and have no fOunda-
ton whatever for sustaining
the charge that these officials
are inefficient and incOmpe-
tent.
"It would needlessly burden
this report to discuss and dis
pose of the trivial points raised
against these public officials,
and in respect to Mr.. Garrett
and Mr.. Kindleberger ask
that the answer of Mr.. Garrett
submitted to the chairman Of
the whole committee, copy of
which is attached, be read as
IN answer to these charges in
case any members of this COM
mittee feel that further answer
is necessary.
JUSTICE WHEATS VIEW
perhaps / should add, how.
ever, that the May / report
accepted as . basis for its find
ings Of inefficiency on the part
of MIR. Garnet and Mr.. Kindle-
berger the unsupported and un-
verified statements and bare
conclusions of laymen and GER
tain diSgruntled police officers,
when there was available the
complete legal machinery OF
the District of Columbia, i'm
Guiding the judges of its vari'
Gus courts and the opinions OF
the leading members of the bar
who had first-hand knowledge
of the work of the District At
tOrney's office.
~'No sure testimony was heard
except that of Mr.. Chief Jus"
tice Wheat. His testimony was
in complete refutatiOn of the
unsupported and biased state"
ments in the May report, but
It was utterly ignored therein.
"That dependable first hand
testimony of this character, in
addition to that of the Chief Jus.
tice, was available has been DEM
OnStrated by the fact that it has
been reported in the public press
and otherwise that all the Jus.
ticeS of the Supreme Court Of
the District of Columbia and the
Judges of the Police Court. as
well as the Bar Association and
the Barristers Club have given
their unqualified Endorsement
and expressed their confidence
in the ability and efficiency of
the present District Attorney
and his official.
OPPOSES RETIREMENT
"Some of the resolutions of
this character have been filed
with this committee. Moreover,
the record of Mr.. Garnett's Of
flee as shown by the testimony
of Chief Justice Wheat and as
contained in Mr.. Garnett's let
ter. attached, is conclusive evil
dence of his fitness to admins.
ter the office of United States
Attorney.
"In reply to the proposed re-
tirement of police officers above
the age Of so, which, If the re-
-n0v.k nreViOuSlv submitted was