Show CABINET MEN ARE RE INVOLVED IN VOL VED I Doheny's Statement Puts Responsibility Senator Walsh Declares NEW YORK July 3 A W Ed- Ed Edward ward I L L. Doheny's recent state state- statement ment on the Teapot Te ot dome domo oil lese leases If true places place some degree of responsibility for tor the odious transaction upon every member of the hOarding Harding cabinet I Senator Thomas J. J J Walsh of Montana Montan chairman h of the senate lInate committee on public lands which Investigated tho the lenses leases said Thursday Senator Walsh who Is on his way abroad also regarded rel as Im irn Important Important parts of the Doheny state state- statement statement ment which he said showed that thai the leases le Is I's were vere not given Doheny to protect the oil lands from drain drain- drainage age by outside wells telle Mr Ir Doheny asserts that the th subject of the tho executive order transferring the tho control of the oil reserves from Crom the navy depart depart- department department ment lent to the Interior department was as discussed in at least two cabinet meetings s at which Secre- Secre Secretary Secretary tary ary of ot the tho Navy Denby expressed his hi desire to have tho the transfer made the senator said aid SOURCE OUnCE A SECRET The source of Mr Ir Doheny's in information in- in formation Is not disclosed but pre pro presumably It came from Secretary Denby although it is inconsistent with tho the testimony given by that gentleman before the public lands committee According to my 01 recollection Secretary Hughes and Secretary Hoover at least cast were asked if the subject was sas ever considered at oit ata oita ata I a cabinet meeting Roth Doth replied that It U was not or at least that neither of them had any recollection recollection tion of such an event It will bo be I interesting to learn what they hav hay to 0 say MY on the subject In view ot of the Doheny statement The Tho state state- ment mont If true Involves every ever mem mem- member member member ber of ot the cabinet In some mess mea measure messire ire ure of ot responsibility for or the odi odi- odious odious odious ous transaction I T. t I In the second place Mr l Do- Do Doheny Doheny heny tieny asserts that when the plan was under the consideration tho Pearl Harbor tanks and paying for tor them I in oil that oil that Fall I said that t If my lC i company or or any other o r would I un Un- undertake Undertake the work k contemplated c cn t 1 the construction of the tanks I leases would be made for drilling i of ot such additional wells velis as would be required to supply the crude oil with which the navy would pay for Cor the fuel tuel oil In storage This effectually disposes of the tho that the tho Doheny lease of or December 12 1922 that 1922 that is lB the lease which covered practical practical- practically ly tho the entire reserve was reserve was made because the reserve was being drained by wells outside and to protect tho the government from Crom loss lose from drainage so set up Replying to Doheny's assertion that important telegrams In gov gov- government government tiles lIce had been suppressed by his committee Senator Walsh said saIdI I I cannot believe e that Mr Ir Do Do- heny bony Intended to Intimate that the committee or any member of oC It t. t secreted any documents letters or Jr telegrams It ic seems scarcely like likely likely ly Iy that If the committee was in any anya way a responsible for tor the of such that they would be he found In the offices of the comptroller general After Arter the department of tho the interior had been heen directed to send the committee copies of all pa pa- papers papers papers pers In relation to leases of or oil reserves and a cartload had been dumped upon It Information came cam cameto to us s that h there h were vere others t of rl I Ithe more or oro or o less les s consequence c still in inthe n the department I secured an nn or or- der from Crom the committee commute iz ng my clerk to make an Inspection of or the tho flies files as nS a result r sult of ot which several letters of no little BUre cons cons' acre dl |