Show f Th u Not Defy the Seni Senate I c HE conviction of f Harry F. F Sinclair mill millionaire mil mil- l oil operator for having been in j contempt of the senate when he refused c t answer questions questions' of the oil committee during dur- dur ing the inveStigation of the l Teapot Dome Dome sc scandal is a for the American people r lid lida a rebuke to who would defy dey our ourI I est gT lt It was the of the nation ati n j t the principals j in the question question- e oil transactions l lay y bare the whole cas case The States senate decided that such emergency y existed As S' S r pre the sena senator ors ha haa a right fight to to demand de- de mand that Sinclair divulge his dealings The courts have llave lph Jd that t. t rig right t. l A danger s s. s precede be were the s to be deprived of power r l summon and question principals in ino o that s seriously rio sli affect the country Senate investigations should be limited to real reat emergencies and flagrant wrongs But once one the senate determines a need for investigation exists its powers should be great H 11 is to be hoped the deci decision ion of bf the lower court u t in in th the Sinclair case i is found sound in the theU U. U S. S supreme court when hen an appeal is r t n. n ft |