Gunnison Valley News | 1920-04-16 | Page 6 | Smoot's Report Accuses Creel

SMOOT'S REPORT ACCUSES CREEL Legal Proceedings Against Former Information In-formation Bureau Chief Urged. Washington. Legal proceedings by the government against George Creel, former chairman of the committee on public information ; Roger W. Babson of Wellesley Hills, Mass. ; and others concerned in the transfer of the committee's com-mittee's war publication, the Official Bulletin, to Babson, are recommended in a report made public Sunday by Senator Smoot, chairman, and Representative Repre-sentative Kiess, vice chaiiunan of the joint congressional printfng committee. com-mittee. The report charges that Babson obtained ob-tained the "Bulletin" in March, 1919, by "secret connivance" with Creel and others, "without the government receiving re-ceiving a cent in compensation" and urges that suit be brought to obtain "just compensation" for the govern, ment.