Show V Y V V DENBY DEBATE GROWS MORE BITTER It ItI I 0 O 0 PlO TO HURT WHITE HOUSE CHANCE SEEN Candidate Says Service With Doheny Was Entirely Prop Proper r URGES PUNISHMENT Rival for Nomination Brought McAdoo Into Lease Case WASHINGTON reb rb In 11 11 In an surcharged with po- po po political oot tension G 0 McAdoo McA faced c d the nat oil committe tOday and e his hia hi tiona with the th Doheny Intermit Interests At the th el very er outset he read re d A pro prepared pared charging ins that had he h not been prominently mentioned In connection with high office hh name never nver would have hay been boen brought Into the tho tb Inquiry lie ite d do h he had acted 1 11 perfect faith in accepting are are- a ye- ye r tamers tamer's tee fee te a as counsel for tor Dohen Appearing at hl hi own request be- be because be cause of testimony given by Mr Doheny ny as s to his lila employment In matters with Mexican oil mat ter Mr McAdoo declared I 1 It nay may fairly be b pre pre- pr presumed that It If my name nam aa was 4 not prominently mentioned In tion connection with high offIces office my private as IlS a n laWer lawyer would be b or of orno ono no Interest to thi this committee or to orto the th pu w IS ts PU T A e that the the faith of ot the people In their 0 own ovin n government Is Ia shaken developments because of o the th develop develop- menta ments In the tho oil Inquiry h ho he de- de d dared this question transcends po- po po political partle parties and partisan conold- conold conald and that the first firt duty the Imperative duty of the hour Is mercilessly to uncover and bring to public view Ie and scorn acorn and pun pun- punishment every er one who ha has be- be be betra tra ed the public t or who baa haa been guilty of ot wrong rong doing In thia and dangel ou affair It would be a crime against the public h ho old aid If If th the dragging of Innocent people into this affair should divert attention from the th guilty to f pre prevent present ent the th discovery Cry of er those public who ho hn have hate e betrayed the tha th pub pub- pub lic lie Interest His statement nt which was ws In the th n n-iture of an elaboration of o 0 hi his re- re recent recent re recent cent letter to Chairman lenroot of the committee con dealing with hi hl services as ss counsel to the Doheny com companies panics follows tollos MADOO 1100 STATEMENT T I I am m Informed by your lour our man that at already d dc there ther et e has baa been benIn nala a latterI rt In the record c t the th I latter I fo 0 o him February 1 7 lii setting forth In detail the facts fact concerning the th professional services cervices rendered by hy my former law firm In New York Me Me- Me McAdoo Mc McAdoo Adoo Cotton and FranKIln and by myself In Leti Lo An An- An Angeles geles coles In la connection with Ith MexIcan of Mr Ir Dohen's Dohon com com- companies companie com companies panie It Is hown In my letter and In the before the committee that neither they not nOl I J have hav had any what what- whatever n ever eer er to the leases marie marte mart of tao tn rea- rea pot dome and California na naval nasal al re- re rc e cerve Ther The e Is Is therefore noth noth- noth noth tag Ing more to b be said aid on that score But ut I hav hau sought the privilege o of appearing before betor the th committee e In pelSon son for the th purpose of or Ini lag In any wa In la my po power er is as a ate citizen to the lh object of ot th Inquiry Q JF IJO OF OP POLITICS It It has ha been ben assumed that hon hoe hon conducted law practice of ofa ofa fa a citizen holding no public office Is not ordinarily a subject of con con- Ional Inquiry I think It may easy fairly be b presumed that It If my name was not prominently mentioned m d In connection with high office my private practice as a n lawyer r would be of no Interest to thia committee I or to the public Whether r or not It ha has hIlS been drawn Into this thia Inquiry Continued on Page Pace Two Tw MADOO mO CHEERED BY THRONG AS HE TAKES WITNESS STAND I From Page c One I I to FT partisan parLan politic I pur the th country will judge ude It It would be b a crime crimo the It if 1 th the drugging ot o nt people Into thi affair dl- dl 01 j dl-j 1 crt crt art attention from the th guilty or pre ent the Ur discovery of ot those thos who wh I have hav ed the public Inter Inter- t rest e ti I COUNTRY SHOCKED ED The Th The whole whole country Is shocked And appalled by whet what hag hea bee been In this hi In The Th f fact ct that A former cabinet officer or of this administration Is Ic I already gravely Involved has hac h raised a strong suspicion lon In the th public mind that others other ma may be b guilty The faith of ot the tho people In tn their own gov- gov government BOV I eminent 1 I Iq shaken and nd damaging effects upon public morals morale are aro ro so eO grave that the tho security of Demo Demo- Democratic cratic Institutions In Is un- un Imperilled The Tb first duty the Im- Im lm P duty of the tho hour te le I mer- mer m r to unco er and nd to bring to view and nd nd scorn corn and pun pun pun- ish Ih punish pun everyone every one on 1 who aho ho hae ha betra ed edthe the public trust tru or who has bu ba been been- been guilty ot of wrong doing In this hl hu hu- hu and aid dangerous danic roua affair flair This question transcends transcend cal parties ano and ra Clean and gov- gov government government Is 1 vital not alone lion to Re- Re R publican and Democrat Democrats but to every For mv my part I am eager to see ee partisanship stilled tn In Ith Inthe the face fac of so o grove grave A ft danger to tour our 00 common country It would ban bel be bean an In Inspiration to see e men mn and wOo wo- women men In life Ufe lit and partisanS partisan of f all sit parti parties In public lit life Ufe united 18 A they th y were wr In the th Teat great war r I In Ina ina a common effort to destroy cor cor- cor corruption and nd to bring th the r govern Overo ment back buck to honesty I I should bould like Uke to supplement t my letter of February 7 with will some om of the th reasons that pr v ll upon m me to represent ent Mr Do o henya heny companies professionally tn in li his Mexican Article 27 of the Mexican c COD con con- CL flu V was a an an i Attempt bythe to assert ownership by the Merican Me can government In the mineral minerai deposits of ot the h sub surface of lands In Mexico It H this article should bould be b Hen i-Hen gh en retroactive effect 1 It would result in the th conf confiscation of properties of ot American n clUzen acquired prior to the adoption of ot that constitution This presented a s grave irav grave situation for tor American property rights rights In Me Meco coo co so co-so co o grave In tn fact that the th VI son on administration on April 2 Hit his through Ambassador Fletch- Fletch Fletcher Tl er Cr at t Mexico City tiled flied a solemn protest against It This Thill attitude oythe bythe as by oy y th the Wilson administration through through- throughout throughout h out Its life lit When the th Ha Harding H administration came In tn Secre- Secre Secretary tary ary Hughes adopted th the same polley This policy was as upon bv by the th American f commie commie- Moneys to Mexico War War- Warran W Wren ar ren ran and Payne Pane P ine and asI as I under under- understand und tand stand It was an 8 practically made a condition of ot recognition of ot Mexico by the United States I ruIL ru-ct PROBLEM VF VP I During the th year yar 1918 Hit I wu was w as rector generAl of ot th the railroads railroad f ef t the th States Statts The fuel ruel i 1 was as one on of the most sod sod- so Iwas ous with which h he bad had to deal I T huth was then made to r keenly the tremendous ImportAnce of ot fuel oil from Mexico A great cr at number I of American Industries along the i- i AtI lc seaboard sore ero wr dependent up fuel oil The pros pros- er atlon of thIs thi fuel tuel oil supply wa was then and 1 Ie Ia now essential to 10 our economy Not tot alone ale a this true but the th question ot of an adequate oil supply and of an adequate oil ren e I la Is one anI ot or I orthe the mot Important tor for our na- na nation lion tion under conditions of modern mod In fact tact the th crucial test I In th the next war It if on one should come Is going to be b not alone alon war I machinery and appliances but con con- n control trot petroleum of an adequate supply of pe- pe P to meet met the th needs of 0 national defense defene and offense It 11 Itis ItI I is no exaggeration to say MY that the strongest nation In petroleum IT resources will vili be the l most likely I ictor Ictor In such lIuch a contest For Por Fo all ot of these thee reasons therefore the th American government nd J and the tn American people were In presort Ing the th Mexican oil sup supply ply was wa lawfully la owned or controlled by American citizens n OJ O In In Uli 1915 I 1 tailed filed the th first Pan Pan Pan- Pa AmeriCAn commercial I conference In Washington It 1 as aa attended by all th the South and Central American republics except was wae then In a II StAte slAte of ot revo revo- revo revolution rev lution Th The following year eAr 1 1916 HI G I attended the tho th first session of the th International olon of all the South Bouth and an central AmerIcan republics at Buenos Aires Alres In the th Argentine At this slon Be Ion wore were economic financial and other problems problem of Teat great conee- conee con quence to th the whole of LAtin America and I gained rained a t h t with conditions condition throughout South and an Central America which could not hae ha ha eben been secured In any a y othera other a ay ayI I was deeply deply Interested not alone in 10 these thes economic and financial problem m but In promoting closer and bettor betler relation relations J the th United States ale and ana all of these re- re republics publics PU DOHENY Y nAD STANDING Mr Dohen companies as aswell i well ell as aa a Mr Doheny enjoyed an enviable reputation when he h call call- called called e ed on m me In Hl 1919 HI III companies were wr the outstanding Independent oil II companies furnIshing the th re- re required re r d supply of Mexican fuel fuI o oil to t our OUt Industries along the th At- At Atlantic Atlantic A lantic seaboard They were w r also aiso th the only strong trint com companies otter offer offerIng Ing Ins competition with the th called so-called so oil oH trust truet In the th United States Ste ue For the of o preserving j competition and securing the th ell ell- 11 supplies of fuel tuel Oil for tor A r our along the th AtlantIc seaboard It W WM WU hIghly desirable to project by every vry l legitimate and a proper means incans the th oil bearing properties prop ot of or American Am citizens ou tn in MexIco ir Doheny asked d my firm to act for or him a professionally in tring to prevent t the confiscation or of hie his valuable vs-luab vs petroleum properties In representing several Teral hundred d stIll stIll- lion dollars It appealed to me because of my general knowledge d dof of the th oil Industry and of Mexican can and Latin American relations gained In the th manner I have hav de- de d and because It was WU wa Inline inline 1 In llo line with th the declared policy of the tb administration to protect I American properties against con con- In Mexico I I I I OPPORTUNITY PRESENTED I 1 believed that an op was waa presented to render a inc Ine genuIne In service outside of ot my professional work In promoting Latin LaUn- American commerce and more particularly In contributing to the protection of ot all American rights rl In Mexico If It retroactive and con con con- I effect to article article 27 of the tho th lexicon constitution would be prevented proven tod This Thia with my Itt letter r of ot a ary r ry 7 7 19 1924 12 24 gives the tb history of my professional connection with wl th the Doheny companies Th The per per- perica Ice lc ica I have hav rendered to them 11 1 as asin In good rood faith and In full tull satis- satis faction for the th fee tees fees that have ha been paid I owe ow them nothing and they ow owe ro me nothing Mr McAdoo declared he h had sev- sev severed as ered hIs H- H Hn professional n l relations t- t tI I wIth I Doheny on February 2 the day clay y after the tb oil magnate last appeared before the th committee I I POLITICAL In accepting a retainers fee fe as counsel tor for Dohen Doheny after he h 1 left tho th cabinet and arid In the cours course of o a along along long examination cross-examination he be h repeated ed forcibly over and his over auer asser- asser assertions that the tho attack made on him had been purely political I I I concel 8 that tho matter Is wholly to the th subject matter of lour our Inquiry he said eald s In conclusion but but I hove have been b 1 to come hero and give Iv these thoe th facts for such u use e and for tor si such uch I value as the may hae ha In the put suit of QU our ur investigation pur-I pur WIlen he h- appeared tn In the corn com mitte room accompanied by ld Daid Da I Rock Rockell Rock ell of nf o n f M for tor th the Democratic proM proM- pr nomination the th former treasury secretary nas na as greeted nith Ith Itha a a L burst of applause which contin- contin cont o led to await the th call of tho th corn com e Many m members of th the sen- sen i ate and house mingled minded with the I I cro ro d d You ToU will VIII be bo sworn as aa all allI v I sit sit- nesses tosses are Chairman Lenroot said s fter tier ter he h had celled called Mr 11 McAdoo to th the he stand Do 0 you desire desir to make male a II state state- statement nent ment to the tho th committee asked I the C chairman administered after the oath oth had been n HE HE ItE ns T Seating himself under a battery C Clis of If camer cameras camras Mr II McAdoo adjusted nis lis glasses Classes and replied by reading his tip prepared statement Questioned by Senator Walsh Democrat I Montana sir Mr Ir McAdoo lIcA 5 said aid he resigned as secretary of the treasury ry on December It 18 HIS IUS end and rave gave up the tile post of director gen gen- C genC eral ral of ot the on January 11 HI 1919 I Alter After a thre three months rest In 1 he h entered the law firm firm C of ot If Cott Cotton 1 and Franklin In accord accord- an agreement pre pt-es pt made nade When did iou ou begin b eln service with Mr rr DOheny w asked Senator November 30 0 1919 1 1 as 1 sas the reply Asked If It there had been any at ar- arrangement while h he xa n In the C cabinet abinet to enter the th service of Mr Doheny Mr McAdoo replied In the e addIng that h he had not their service until after ho he had tad resigned from office ottic ilip resignation as aa counsel was wae submitted on February 2 he said said- tho t th he day after Doheny testifying be- be tor fore before beI I ore the th committee first resealed rei re their heir connection lie He H said he had a ad affairs Doheny only on I I think I may y say aay y that If lie he had iad a d advIsed d m me about this thin mat matter he a mattera added ho he h never would base ha y i g gotten totten Into to this difficulty y DOHE MI MIST Mr McAdoo said Doherty Doheny was wasi i In saying that his hip hi service her hero I ero for or tb the Dohen I ended sith Ith the companies Wilton passing p of the WIl- WIl ton eon administration In 1921 1 he caid h he be appeared before betor Under Under- Un UnderSecretary Secretary of o StAte Stat Fletcher to earnestly the lh he y express P o th the tho hop hope that Mexican policy of the th Harding Har would be b aa as Vigorous a aa I UI sap tj that of ot the Wilson ration ApIceS by Chairman Lenroot it If It he regarded loll Mr Ir Doheny equally as guilty as a Mr Ir rail in the tb oil lease leue matter Mr dr McAdoo said Mid Not lot equally qually But Dut I think h he is guilty of r a 8 i S cry serious matter Of course I coI don t undertake to a judg neat ment until our evidence Is I corn COm |