Evening star., 1947-12-11
Internal Revenue
(Continued From First Pape.)

iCPOI tCuy C11C1C SdAlC w 1lSllG d CuIIl
of money in a file cabinet which
appeared to be undeposited receipts
from the March of Dimes collection
of last winter. Information likewise
was incidentally revealed indicating
possible violations or circumventions
of the Hatch Act with specific re-
gard to the political activity clauses
of that act"
In the printed record was this
memorandum, dated February Is,
1916, to Mr.. Delaney from John E.
Burns, chief Office deputy at Boston:
I'm considering promotions in the
field I thought you might like to
have a list Of employees who pur-
chased dinner tickets to the Hanne-
gan reception"
Robert E. Hannegan was then
Postmaster General and chairman
of the Democratic National Com
mittee.
Mr.. Lee related in his report that
he asked Mr.. Delaney about the
memorandum and received this re-
ply: =,
"Well.$I do not recall this. I'm
doubtedly, if there was such d mem
orandum in my Office, If so I will
tell you very frankly I would de-
stroy 1t the very minute I received
1t because I think communications
Of this kind have no bearing in ou1
office"
Promotion Policy Questioned.
T There followed this exchange:
"Mr. Lee. We made an analysis
in the Boston Office of the people on
that list. There were 81 names, and
we found that 80 were promoted
subsequent to the memorandum.
Twenty were at the top OF the grade
on the job that they were presently in
and no subsequent promotions were
noted. Two resigned, one died and
one retired. May we ask you, Mr..
Delaney, whether or not you would
be influenced in approving promo
tions by the considerations indi-
Gated on this memorandum?
Mr.. Delaney. I should say no.
If may interject a little comment
here, usually promotions or grade
increases are recommended by the
division chief, up through channels
In to me.
"They are then approved and sent
along to the administrative officer,
or disapproved, as the case may be-"
The transcript also referred brief
ly to possible violation" of the
Hatch Act in the collectors Office
at Bridgeport, Conn.
Letter Put In Record.
Mr.. Lee put into the record a copy
of the following letter written Octo-
ber Is, 1947, by Mr.. Delaney to
Matthew j. Connolly, secretary to
President Truman:
Dear Matt:
you may recall that talked with
you regarding Frank Kraemer, COL
lector Of internal revenue fer Con-
necticut, and his difficulty.
Frank called me this morning
and informed me that the case has
been referred from the Attorney
Generals Office to the Office of the
United States Attorney for Con-
necticut, who happens to be Adrian
Maher. The Federal grand jury has
not convened as yet in Connecticut
end Kraemer thinks that Maher will
present his case to the grand jury
for indictment when and if it con-
veneS.
Asked About Phrase.
IT do not know what you can do,
but it does appear shame that one
of our boys is being penalized for
doing what comes naturally. Will
you let me know what I can pass
along to Kraemer?"
Mr.. Delaney was recorded as ex-
planning to the committee that he
wrote the letter as president of the
Association of Collectors OF In
ternal Revenue of the United
States.
Asked by Mr.. Garfield what he
meant by the reference to doing
what comes naturally" Mr.. De-
laney was quoted as replying:
well, Mr.. Chairman, the infor-
nation given me was that Frank
was in difficulty because he sold
some tickets for a Democratic din
ner in Connecticut; and that is an
expression, I suppose, that is used;
a man in political life naturally
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