Show OFFICIAL V NO II ABUSE JAR TARGET GET MELLON SAYS Govern I Secretary Says Govern ment May Cease to I Function I April 12 INS INS INS- INS Its real purpose seems to be A personal attack upon me or an e- e ef- ef effort ef effort fort rort to develop scandal declared Secretary of ot the Treasury Andrew AndrewW Andreww AndrewW W Mellon hero here tonight referring to the attempted In ot of the Internal revenue bureau In a 0 before the chamber of or com corn commerce merce at a dinner given In his honor Unless some end i Is brought to this unnecessary interference the I I government co will wilt largely cease to function Mr Mellon Bald said Public Ben service Ice is now a target for tor pUblic not an honor Speaking ot of o the probe commit commit- committee committee committee I tee he said eald A month ago a 1 select commIttee I of or the he senate was as as appointed to In- In investigate In Investigate t the he bureau ot of Internal revenue What hat have been the ef- ef effects ef effects In one month In the In- In Income In Income come tax unit production that Is determination of ot disputed tax tac ha- ha lia liability has ha dropped 50 per cent In InI Inthe Inthe Inthe the natural resources divisIon where value values are obtained work has practically ceased and the time lot of the division Is devoted to fur fur- furnishing fur furnishing Information to the senate committee Mr Ir Mellon declared that throughout his bureau all alI I neglect their work ork because they lire are more Interested In reading about Investigation and discussIng the tion No No one 1 Mellon Mollon said knows know hon a prosecutor under govern govern- government ment meet authority an and private ploy pay may haul him before a committee and pillory him on the stand The morale or of o the whole orga Is od ad destro On 01 |