| Show BILL TO OUST SECRETARY IS ISI I I White House Houe Awaiting A Action of Senate With Concern WASHINGTON Feb rb 11 With growing bitterness bittern si the th senate I de-I do- do d bat bate on the th resolution asking for tor torI forthe forth the resignation of ot Secretary Den Den- Denby Denby Den Den-by by entered today upon Its it final stage There was an agreement to vote before tor adjournment tonight and the th sponsors for the tho th move to oust the th navy secretary appeared app confident that In one on form torm or an- an another an an other the tho th resolution would be adopted WHITE WHITT ROUSE no USE W S the th senate enat situation Is occupying occupying- much attention among amoni administration officials and It ha has been Intimated that after the th son son- senate en enat ate at is hs hi acted the tho Whole question quo will be b considered carefully In all Its it aspects Today Secretary Slemp In the th courso couro cour of ofa o R a conference 0 o other subjects talked over Or the problem with Secretary Weeks Week for tor years a close clos friend of ot Mr Den Den- by Denby Den The Th resolution pending p before the senate when It recon reconvened ened Was that of ot Senator Robinson of ot Ark Ark- Arkansas Ark Arkansas ansas the th Democratic leader ask ask- lag ask President Ident Coolidge to reQue ling askling Secretary Denby to resIgn A substitute substitute sub- sub opinion merely morely expressing an ion that his rel resignation w sen serse e the th public Interest had lead been presented by Senator Jon Jones Re- Re Re Republican publican UNFAIRNESS ESS en Opening the th debate Senator Spencer Republican Missouri op- op op opposed posed the Robinson resolution that It was waa a quasi judicial decision up up- up upon on on an In completed Inquiry and grossly unfair to the th secretary The The Th w hole holo matter stIll Is In the hands of at our committee he h said and and no format report of any sort has h been had from It Further there thero evidence has been ben not the th slightest evi- evi dence of corruption on the th part ot of Mr Denby or In tact any evidence that he has had an knowledge of any ony illegal action LA TTE SPEAKS KS Delivering his address ot of tl-Is tl season seaon Senator La Ln of Wisconsin Republican leader of ot th the Republic Republic- an Insurgents ln and author of the I declared l I oil Inquiry resolution do- do de dared that not only Secretary Den Den Den- I Den Den-by by but President Coolidge and At- At At Attorney torney General Daughrty Daugherty must bear their thir sha share char re of I Albert B rail must bear the responsibility for hi his conduct Senator LaFollette said but but he be must not be made mado mad tho the scapegoat so that others may flY be b allowed to evade vade responsibility for what hat they have done Mr Denby D must mut be hold to strict responsibility and accountability He I know knew oe Senator deflator rail well ell No Ho knew the th latter's litters record with re- re regard regard re gard to conservation rails ralle rail record In the tho senate was as on one of consist consist- consistent consistent ent ant opposition to and contempt for tor all ll conservation legislation Den Den Den- by b- Den Den-by know knew w all 11 this It will be recalled that Booby In addition to turning the thc th navy ny oil resen cs to Fall also alo turned over oer overto to him the tho th naval nasal coal tea reset In Alaska When he aid old this he h knew antI must have hao known that It was AS Fall purpose and desire to Imme Imme- Immediately transfer these reserves to private interests for privat ex exploitation e- e So also the president must bear his full tull share shar of responsibility He Hewa was 41 aware jf o of the th policy of or both I with wills the naval oil resen es and other pUblic prope property tv long before the th pre presen i In called public attention to their conduct KNEW V When men I J Introduced the th oil rob rob- lution the th vie Ice 1 president re nw now no the lh he president was waa In the th chair When Wh thAt resolution was called up for dIscussion Mr Coolidge now the pre president was wa In th the chair and ond 1 heard the discussion At that time timo the th revelations were ere foreshadowed which have since Inco been boen publicly made So that President Coolidge long lon before he h t became reame president was w riven ghen notice nolle that the th evidence was wasat at hand to t political tion corruption In the th leasing of the tha th na al oil ae And so BO Iso also Attorn Attorney ey General Generl Daugherty of f Morse pardon lame fame who has ha never nver raised a 0 hand to protect the public Interest In these matters With hi his hla hordes of ot assist assist- ant ants anti with his hi inspectors and de do do- do detective and secret ecret Ser Ice agents nth he has lias revealed no DO o fact to assist In bringing out the tho th truth respecting the naval oil lease lacs and ha has done no act looking toward the of o those thos who ho apparent apparent- ly y apparently committed grave TV ve crimes crime In the consummation of f those leases to |
