| Show U R l f S N Ni i NOER fR FIRE VER fR GRAB RA RAl l F CABLES A General Accused jS Senate S nate of Approaching lose ose to Breaking Faith Hill th Congress in iii Seizure Dec 30 eim m of Postmaster General eson on for taking over oYer the marine bles after the tho signing of r the arm- arm was renewed today in the Sen- Sen I of Senator e ator Hitchcock of Nebraska airman Irman of the foreign relations precipitated the discussion i i r presenting n a letter from Mr 11 j Is n in which winch the postmaster t al i i denied that he lie had haU exceeded authority and asserted that the taking over the thc cables had been heen heena d a by the President President- nt November 2 tor Hitchcock said ad tho the general had bad come vory vory close to kIng faith with Congress and andt It t ho was not Justified In taking ti r 1 the cables after o l hostilities ceased Also ilso accused Mr Ir o of ot sup sup- sing sing the order for some Bomo time I Date Daft of Order Changed Watson Republican of ot Ina In- In a charged that tho date dale on the or- or ihM originally been fixed at No- No o- o 14 hut because of or the signing the t lie armistice sooner than expected as changed to November o 2 the tho order was made said tot Watson the date data was first as November o 1 14 the armis- armis been signed on the of or M month Afterwards the date I armiS-I was waN ed d arid nd November 2 was inserted 1 I every VU reason to believe e that that thai I Js 13 s susceptible of ot proof Tho The obit ob ob- ob- ob t f it Is Js apparent without com com- Kello Kellogg of Minnesota III Rc- Rc 1 said saIt ho had been informed rd r was wat signed b by thu tho President o iber 2 hut bat It was not countered counter counter- ed ell ed by th the secretary of or state stat and anti an never published or exhibited counter I to ton toone toone one n until after the war had lied closed the armistice been sl signed feigned 1 m a the date when it was jo to one oneat o at of tho the telegraph com compan- compan pan pan- Was blank arid and the tho order was walt never ft e the signing of ot tho the armis- armis 1 St Senator ator Kellogg declared h hs letter to Senator hitchcock said laM It course m my ny dear senator no on onS ono S letter better than you that a 1 public kl tal Is b not called upon uton to notice the tho things of ot irresponsible blather blather- jj Who vrho ma maj criticize o or his s official but when a I 1 statement is ilS made b by a n. sent ten sen- ct t the t 1 States It not only lies lea its but culls calls for response course It Is not truo that I have haveY Y bW own will ellI ruthlessly seized and Possession of at these cables cable ol 01 1 It Is la not nol true that I have havo taken Ion of ot them just to gratify my nal convictions con personal opinion P Personal wishes of ot course It Is Js rue flie that I 1 have havo reached out to lo toI I 1 business activities tho the CondId Condid Condid Con- Con did not Intend to lo put into m my lIOn to Make U III it fet l t that a a. reply to all suche such Huch e CIS can enn bo conclusively mado made by In 08 from a motion to dismiss by t the e of ot tho ho law Jaw J nt of ot our government gO made mado of or the attorney general of ot united States Stales lo tu a a. silly suit sull roy ro- ro y d for tor publicity purL pur- pur L ln In a a. court known to lo be without against tho the postmaster rat raJ j In hI which these unfounded es ea ar are re set net forth urle on in his hitS letter also brand brand- Utterly Without foundation 7 that much of or tho the mail mall add ad- ad fea ed d to falls fails overseas to toJ t. t destination The department J d 0 had haa delivered to the Uio various r ry Units In Trance Prance nearly teea o of ot mall mail each month which don dono on an nn average o of LJ better tt r 1 thirty da day days days' time tram horn tho aver avor- te of postmarking to th the t abroad |
