| Show i lr 11 r II III I nia s Why Wiy Obstacle Was Removed Sas Says Jo C II Was Done Whatever The alleged postal frauds are lire the th sen eel lotiOn ot t bour nl nil over the thu country nn anI tb te he s ob at they will be probed to the bottom and the most thorough tho leh Investigation possible falle made It Is ii 1 that Postmaster General I Smith miti and his hi associates were guilty a tow few years ago ngo ngoot of gross groa lapses In hon honesty esty cst with the government goer gover then nn that thatA A public funds find were diverted right and left to p private te gain use UR URt At t t R irn of the tha alleged offenses much f written and said concern concerning ing Ine tb and d the pre of o th fht country c teemed with Ih charges and charges The affair blow baw blo over tenner tn or was recently revived by Sey Seymour Se mour mou V Tulloch former t rm r cashier of the tho Washington who ho was Ins remo d the time rime of t the tb l alleged frauds Ills lUs l r i i nt nt of former Postmaster General First rint I Past master muter General 1 Perry Per 9 Heath ad a wa h s ll ot of such uch specific lP nature that an lon could not flit bo be avoided avold dt d As U U ts Well Welt Mr Ir i t er of ot the tho Salt Sail aI Lake LakeR oj 4 Trill a R t of 0 the cLy ch chI I When asked for i abatement 1 at it tein today Mr Heath said saidI v vI I 1 really do not nol po think It 1 Js ii y to discuss this nr witter now no The Tho whole wb 1 affair filled 1111 column I ln Utter Uttel column of ot the newspapers at nt the tho time the were vero tro made Pe lc General Smith lI to tho the charges I eel that U Jt UIs itIs Is hardly hanily for far me inc m l to sy U s any anything anything thing thin further I It Is three years reus I l jit Ut the de do department department nn M dont ore wre to nI my myself m myself self sel In with rIth tM no nt hea heah heas s of ot the for l r they ate are com corn competent to Jt Contrary however rf r Jq iq what that bl bt words Implied launched ln forth Into i I tin sin earnest l the tho charges charlies freely i i answered was put putto putto to him i What Q to Heath in answer to tho the statement ment of ot Mr Tul Tnt Tulloch I loch that was 11 removed from his hi po 10 altion because you deemed d emed him an ob steel Mr Ir Tu Ic h was nas nil removed remo d dIf If y Postmaster tr General Smith mIth which was fal his bk perfect right to do and iod no vo toe tnt tn has hap the tho right to neton Mr hl He Henn Heno e nn no doubt hada friend whom pre erred to for tor the of ot This man InUI Tulloch had been holding that position for M 0 years yur and j I r naturally thought the lie de itt deportment not act t on without him Many Mun of ot these theo allied d occurred I prior to his ho said nothing about them t lem But flut after he was WIlS boun ho began his attacks In III an nn endeavor to coel o or menace thi tit th postmaster general Into Int reinstating him Now as ns to 0 theo con continued Mr Heath tho war Will had Just come Upon pon us Troops rO ps bytho by the eln Jn parti arts of ot tho the United States State At tt t Chlea Chico tho business of one day clay amount cd el il to over more than thop th Ih the post at lit Cleveland or Wo We lUll hail to provide mall mail facilities for tilt the t It required d largo IrgO expenditures It tOne time und uit we had hod to DO THINGS and do them quickly N right here I Is II the only where the tho acts of ot o the department d could bo be tortured Into an it regularity and whim when I am through I will leave you ou to 10 Judge how much dishonesty there was waa about lit ill The department was ns confronted with an tOll entirely new nel lion Ion there was not a 11 1 lino IIno of ot law to guide us You understand the funds of ot the classified tome some to be expended In hi one way and nd some nome In another When the necessity for tor or largo large expenditures confronted the lur 10 of tours cours the tho class clasa flora flom loin which ho be h uld draw but b t there were no un funds In fn n that class or department lie He was wan therefore ob obliged liged to draw funds from rom other oth r depart departments departments ments hut he did dill pot not do hI it upon his own He lIe laid the proposition before borore rt Driggs Mr controller of th treasury anti and also ulso the lie t ThY They all on 11 the Iho Idea Id n of ot drawing funds in HIM ilik Jh i Ir Irregular Irregular irregular regular method for tor th they y perceived the tile necessity of at It Titers There was no time to dally daily It v was as up to us to get busy bu y and got liot busy quick The Idea that funds Were made malle away aay with und appropriated to private in us Is utterly silly as ns Anyone anono would Imol If It 1 they th the 1 pr ere tam fam familiar illar with the voucher thod em cm employed In every department In Wash Washington ington They would know k how Impossible sible albie It Is to divert one ono cent from IW Its II legitimate use user Mr r Heath stated staled thai he had re ye received reo no from Payne nor had hall he sent any lilly communication As tp to the tho charge charle that the Investigation of the III nl frauds Is belh relt he be to stated elated that ho he was waB as t ro O n 11 t thI 1 h with lih the lie department but he knew w of no yea ret retson ro son IOn why wh any should be bedone bedone bedone done omen there was l to hide Mr In continuation of ot his hla ca cales es said eald to the appointment t of ot Mr Merritt nn an Investigation of the accounts of ot the th Washington City was being made by b an all expert connected with vUth the tho office omee of ot the controller of at the treasury after r the i name I me accounts IC had been passed passel by b the auditor of ot the department The of the depart department department ment mont who Were ere likely to tb be e Involved had given Riven positive orders tv to the local postmaster that all communications re ye I T 11 It Ii OFFICIALS WHO ARE NAMED NAMED IN THE POSTAL SENSATIONS L I J General Gener tr trI l I l k 1 y p r j 4 I f f 1 I tv N i 1 N NI I I 1 j I I 7 I Heath HeathI r I I I i V 1 7 1 by him from the controller were to bo ho brought to 10 theta them immediately up upon upon upon on receipt and tint they alone atone should dictate nil all replies INVESTIGATION STOPPED UNDER PRESSURE t t Unhappily ll before I was Will aware w are of ot this Ardet erder An been b n made to tit the first letter received Direct t person personal al III and political pressure Was aa then ii brought to bear upon the controller Tho rho n was a a s stopped Just juit as ns asIt asit It was becoming Interesting ami the expert having hl It U In charge i I U re r moved for a 1 too toil zealous performance lance of or his d ty JIt lIma IY as i a warning to othe The Till Insi who ho were ere fully tully aware of 01 the he dialing ex conditions were Informed hot hat If they ire reSumed too much they the too f Rho be tc to moved I r am creditably ce Informed however that J tow stood steadfastly by hi hl his men mep me and demanded a 11 thorough investigation of ot the Ih of ot tb he o r general gen This was wai q refused by b Postmaster General Smith j f f I had an nn Interview with willi Mr Ir Smith Just Jut after my m I toll him I had of course no hope of reinstate reinstatement ment meat but warned him for or his hs hI on own good that It If ho M did not take with re rc l gun rd to the tate of Affairs he h knew to exist In the lie department d hS hI o end under a 11 cloud cowl No ac 1 bit was and condi conditions iv V re lf alloWed allotted to t drift The Cuban however became beeme public forced out by b the officers of the tl e army of p Puerto rt Rico n never vr did dl didI i tit |
