Show 00 cOt 0 0 00 0 0 00 Q 0 00 TION OF THEO THEa ROOSEVELT DEMANDED SON OF T 1 R Rs I BOTH ACCUSED AND DEFENDED Charge Charge Wife Had Sinclair I IStock Stock Denied By Longworth DEBATE IS WARM Demand for Resignation Comes From S Carolina Democrat VA WASHINGTON March 1 16 15 The Tho resignation of ot Theod re Roosevelt a as assistant secretary of ot the navy vies as demanded In the house tOday by Representative Stevenson Dem- Dem Democrat Dom Dem Democrat South Carolina The demand was rouSe mae durIng debate on the naval appropriation bill and ond was yas Immediately met with Ith witha a defense defensa of ot Sir JIll Roosevelt by Rep Rep- Representative Longworth of ot Ohio and other Republicans It It Mr Denby fought fought to have gotten gotton out Mr Roosevelt ought to 10 get out too Mr lr Stevenson St Se- Se de declared dared Den Denby by Is not supposed toha to toor ha have hae e been heen the or of loan or to h have e had any connection Ith the tho oil people Several attorneys were rejected In connection with the oil oU cases cues be- be because because be because cause of ot t their lr previous connections with oil companies The The assistant secretary ot of the navy was nas a n director of ot the Sinclair to the time he lie entered the tho war wr He returned and took up upa upa upa a position with A bank controlled by that company Statements Statement by the South Caro- Caro Caro Carolina lina Ilna representative concerning own own- ownership own ownership of ot Sinclair stock were ells ells- dis disputed h by Representative a Longworth utter arler the former fornier had declared that the tho wife of ot the assistant as secretary owned Sinclair oil stock at nt the time the leases lenses V were ro made lIT lIE DEil DS PROOF In reply Mr lr Steenson Stev Ste enson red read from the Roosevelt testimony beA be- beAfore tore fore th tIm the oil committee that Mrs ra elt had 0 owned ned much stock Insisting that thaI the tho gentleman hils ha made a n positive e statement that Mrs Roosevelt had stock when hen the leases were made Mr Long orth asked It JC he was nas prepared to pro prove 0 It it She She did when lIen negotiations were goIng on and the president signed the order Mr 11 Stevenson Stenson Stev St enson retorted l I a am prepared re to make tO tOa a tate meat ment that Mrs Roosevelt a was nas a not In possession of ot the stock dock three months before the tho leases lease were wee made mado said Sir Mr Longworth Representative Ro I cnn can Idaho declared that Roose Roosevelt veIl velt Vo was waa not in accord with sith the th leasing program buta but was a I op opposed posed to It it Mr Roosevelt not only ap- ap approved approved ap approved proved but said t tOr two 0 or three times that asserted a Mr Steven Steven- Ste Stevenson Stevenson cn son oon Did Did not Secretary Daniels Danie lip lip- approve ap approve prove of o the saving Ka of ot oil asked Mr lr I French He did but he did 1 not lease the olio oil replied Mr Ste Stevenson enon Connally Demo Demo- DemoCrat Democrat crat rat Te Telas Tei a as asked the Idaho representative pol-Icv pol It if he lie approved ld that pol pol- pol Ic and the latter replied V 1 ID 1 ID tUO t ANSWERS The Tho The of ot the tIe navy had hada hada II a right to save sa the oil of the navy for tor the country Unless something ns lent dona to l protect the navy y oil the Standard Oil comp have e pumped out the oil from ad jacent I specifically dIsapproved disapproved disapproved proved the tho leasing leafing policy Stevenson Mr-Stevenson proceeded to 10 rell read teeny the tile oil I I regarding S Secretary Roosevelt sId aid I tag in gettine lii hi Ills brother Archie a fob lob with and added I He tie got gol a 1 ear twice the tho salary salan of a a congressman a re- re ri salar to be pa paid a avail that tip up 11 as lie Ito did In his hili testimony hoe Hie South represent represent- th then to the use IIse of ot marines to oust alleged squatters from Teapot Donl Dome Ilonie as ns bringing all the military force torce of o the Unit United States tes 10 lo the aid of or Mr Hr Sinclair fIt ID or Of O 1 I i It If the tho leases were sore legally mad It It not bp he r asked n Representative Sproul Republican I Hansas They The dl didn't propose oe to 10 to take the th cue case to th the tha courts courts RepresentatIve St Stev enson replied Representative Republican can Kansas then spoke In defense ot of the Roosevelt name nama and nailed upon Long Mr Mr I orth to toll ten the house house about the stock Mrs velt elt had 0 Disclaiming any kno knon ledge of the of o members member ot of o tam his his lly lIy ily Mr that mathe he could say Bay the the te stock as v sold eold soldat soldat at a 10 los lois at least leet three months be tore fore the leas leasa were made maII mad t |