Show CRITICISED IN HOUSE Attorney Generals General's Order Postponing White Slave Trials Due to Insidious Po Political Political Po- Po Pull Asserts Kahn W July 29 Vigor Vigor Vigorous Y ous otis criticism and determined defense of the iDe attitude of Attorney GenerAl and the time administration administration adminis adminis- in ill the Diggs hite white slave cases marked hours of political debate ill ill the House to today ay Representative Representative Kahn Kalin of California declared insidious that that political influence had something to do with the postponement postponement post post- of the cases in California and ana Chairman Clayton Claton of tho time House Honse judiciary committee in a spirited defense de tie- c- c of the attorney general said that the time attacks growing out of the tho case caso were a par part pare of a no general general general gen gen- eral conspiracy of the special interests interests interests inter inter- ests to discredit it an honest public of of- Chairman Clayton declared that the special Interests were the tho attacks on n the attorney general because because be be- cause of or his fearless prosecution of or all offenders high and low As an nn instance of or these attacks he put Into tho time record a n. newspaper article I which set forth that the attorney general had Issued Instructions to United States attorneys attorneY not to proceed r c under eJ the Mann Iann e ati aci Ia except In Jn cases whore where tile the e offenders profited commercially commer commer- daily from the transactions Representative Representative Clayton read a n vigorous de denial denial de- de nial of ot this article in an official statement state state- ment mont front from rom the tho attorney general genera Call cc or orr The gentleman from Crom California said Mr Clayton shaking his finger er at Representative Kahn Rahn Is an innocent innocent inno Irmo- cent accessory to the conspiracy to discredit a s. public of official tic In 1 of or Continued on Page Pago aJ 3 9 i Col 3 1 A GENERAL ATTORNEY SCORED IN HOUSE Opportunity to Discuss Mc McCase McNab Case Won by Republican ica Filibuster Continued From Paso Page 1 integrity and undoubted honesty honest Republicans Pro Progressives and Democrats Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- generally Joined In the debate the Democrats defending the tho administration administration adminis adminis- and decrying the tho attempts s of muckrakers to 0 discredit public of of- of Tho The debate forced by the tho Republican filibuster which tied up business busino s In Inthe inthe th the House all last week followed tho the presentation of or a II r report port from the tho Ju Judiciary ju- ju committee recommending that thata i ia a resolution of Representative Kahn calling on the tho attorney ben general ral for a 0 telegram relating to the cases be laid I upon the tho table as tho the data asked for Cor had been furnished Tho The committee re report report report re- re port set forth that the attorney general gen gen- genI I oral eral had supplied tho the telegram which read as follows I McNab rc-ab District Attorney San Francisco co Cal I 4 I 1 1 1 Please 3 write mo me rUn fully concerning charges against and Dig Diggs s sand and take no affirmative action In respect of ot same until you OU receive advices advices ad ad- adI I vices from me Answer Signed REYNOLDS l Attorney General Accompanying tho the telegram was a showing it was sent to tho the attorney general personally on the evening evening- of or May y 16 Mi Sho emu Incon Representative Kahn pointed out that tho the telegram holding up the trials was w sent moro more than a a. month before Secretary Wilson tho attorney general for dela delay Wh Why was this telegram sent Bent from his hotel ho he demanded DId someone call upon the attorney general at his hotel and try to exert insidious political pull In having ha the tho cases postponed It was evidently necessary to whitewash whitewash whitewash white white- wash the action of or the tho attorney general general gen gon- eral oral said Kahn discussing President Wilsons Wilson's action in the cases Why the President saw fit tit to scold and censure McNab and at tho the same time adopt his policy polley of or proceeding promptly with the case casc passes all nil comprehension If It McNab Mc- Mc Nab lab did right In Insisting on the early trIal rial of or these cases and cases and both tho the President and tho the attorney general beneral now adopt his views an and Insist that the cases must be bo tried promptly and at an early date why date why shou should Id McNab ha have va been censured If Insl insidious lous political pull was being successfully used to cause the attorney general to order a postponement of the cases why should tho ho censure not have fallen on the shoulders of ot tho attorney general Instead of or having been blamed and condemned McNab should have been commended by 11 the tho President of or tho the United States If It tho the President had called called ailed on him to withdraw his resignation r nation nation atlon and proceed with tho rho trial of these hese cases ho he would have mado made himself hIm hIm- self elf Infinitely stronger with his countrymen coun- coun It has been believed by the masses that lat there is s one kind of law Jaw d th 1 1 1 u. u for tho the t e po tally y powerful in ih this his c country and du another kind of law lawor for Cor or tho the poor and weak Tho The action of the 10 department in the Diggs cases ases and the tho Western es tern Fuel company cases asea would seem to stamp these charges hargea as true McNab did the country a a. signal nal service ser when ho he refused to be a party part to o a 0 postponement that would give verisimilitude to the statement that Diggs and the Western Vestern Fuel company directors being rich or politically politically po- po powerful could secure delay and nd thus possibly defeat justice McKellar of or Tennessee Tonnes Tonnes- see ee one of or tho the Democrats who steadfastly stead- stead raSu opposed dh discussion of the case characterized Representative Kahns Kahn's speech as a political harangue and declared that every member is disappoInted disappointed poInted from b by the failure of ot the tho gentleman gentleman gentle- gentle man lan from California to produce that exposure which h we wo all expected The House louse was wasting time spending five hours dIscuss discussing In so 80 Inconsequential a ama ma matter o of or petty politics optics he declared Representative tie Dies of or Texas called Representative Kahn to account for tor engaging engaging en- en aging in a a. small all piece picco of f muckraking muckraking- It is bad enough said he when we ro open our committee rooms to a cheap leap s1 skate like Mulhall but now tho the gentleman from California wants to turn urn tho the halls of or Congress and d the c columns col- col of or the dall dally daily press press to to a 3 little little scandal candal wa way out in In California Progressive Lea Leader er Murdock assailed availed the ic conduct of Attorney General Mc- Mc Ic- Ic Reynolds in the Western Vestern Fuel luel company company com com- pany any case cane as did Representative o Kelly or of f Pennsylvania When the House adjourned tonight the he five hours allowed for debato debate on the resolution had not expired and the discussion discussion dis- dis will bo renewed when tho the House louse meets on Friday ay Attorney General Denial Attorney General l toda today Issued an emphatic of or published reports that ho he had construed the Munn Mann white slave act In such auch manner that the tho 10 DIgss Digga-Caminotti cases might not be c brought to trial or that ho he had Instructed Instructed in- in United States attorneys to confine tho the enforcement of or the tho law to cases asea of at commercialized vice Ice These statements arc are wholly incorrect Incorrect said laid tho the attorney general He lie Hemd md had ho he said placed no construction on the he law which would Interfere with the prosecution of or tho the Diggs cases set for trial August Augu l 6 5 6 |