Show TAFT OPPOSES SUGAR PROBE president writes special message in if which he declares congressional investigation not advisable washington president tatt taft sent a special ines message sage to the house of representatives senta tives on oil monday manday to tel teu why he considers a congressional investigation ot of the sugar frauds in the customs service inexpedient it is iga ho he said because it congressional investigation at tile tome lne would embarrass the executive department in the continuance and completion ot or the investigation of the appraisers and other officers ot of the customs service the presidents reply was to a resolution passed in the house april 14 I 1 calling on him to state his creaso reasons its tor for not wishing a congressional investigation ion as aa ho he had intimated in his roea riles age at tho the opening of the session the president did not lose an op port unity to tell the house when a congressional investigation was VM necessary the th necessity for or congressional ID vesti gation lie he wrote arises when an executive investigation Is either not in good faith or lacking lael drig in vigor or when additional legislation la is need ed to prevent a recurrence ot of the frauds the primary duty with respect to frauds in the executive service falls falla on the executive to direct proper exec autive legislation and upon the discovery of fraud and crime to direct judie lal investigation to recover what it 1 due tho the government and to bring tit td justice the guilty persons person the report of the secretary of 0 the treasury and the attorney atto incy general shows beyond question the utmost vigor and effectiveness in the investigation and prosecution up to th alio 13 time and the achieving of exceptional results in tile the recovery of moneys of 0 which the government had been defrauded frau ded the indictment ot of participants pants in the frauds and in the reformation of the customs service sen ice with a view to ue lie prevention of such frauds in the tha future the danger of granting immunity to any offenders offen deis through a congressional investigation the president pointed out was still grave ile he referred to the case of cielke setre secretary tary of the american sugar refining company who was waa summoned before the grand jury during the sugar augar companas comp anys alleged connection with a combination violating the sherman She antitrust anti antl trust act and pleaded immunity while the supreme court refused to piss on the question claiming it did not properly come coine beffre it the president indicates that the point Is left to be raised in the event ot of a conviction of cielke it if congress was to investigate vesti gate the wei wel ghers and appraisers offices it would have to go about getting such expert evidence as Is now being gathered the president said and will be sent to congress as a soon as 11 the present investigation 1 is s at an end |