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HOLLAND BALKED
IN EFFORT TO KEEP
SESSIONSSECREI
Van Karnebeek Shows White
Flag When Police Bar Cor
1.^1. AMASM
respunaenis Hymn.
SMALL NATIONS AGAIN
SHOW DISSATISFACTION
Kesent Domination by Powers.
Delegates Decide on Scheme of
Russian Commission.
Fy the Associated Press.
THE HAGUE, June 16.?Foreign
Minister Van Karnebeek of Holland displayed
the white flag to the newspaper
men today, and the Carnegie Peace
Palace, seat of the international conference
on Russian affairs, capitulated
to the world's press without a renewal
of yesterday's battle for the admission
of the correspondents here to report
the sessions.
A half-hundred correspondents from
all over the world presented their press
credentials at the palace gates before
the 1! o'clock session today. "The press
cannot be admitted," was the announcement
made by the soldiers and policemen
guarding the gates. This was
quickly followed, however, by the appearance
of an emissary from the palace
begging the journalists to have patience,
arid announcing that plans were being
perfected to care for the newspaper men.
Conference Over Mght.
TH^re apparently was great anxiety
lest yesterday's onslaught by the correspondents
upon the palace, when it
was souirht to exclude them, be repeated
today, and the press secretary of the
British legation,'a former .London correspondent,
interceded with Minister
Van Karnebeek. who has the arrangements
in charge.
There had been long conferences
over night regarding the attitude to
De adopied toward the press, finally
v. ord was sent to the newspaper men
hat pressrooms were being prepared
.n the palace, which would be ready
.11 the afternoon.
Karnebeek Opens* Session.
Jonkheer Van Karnebeek opened this
morning's session of the conference
with another address expressing the
nope that the outcome of the gathering
would be satisfactory. M. Cattier
of Belgium, spoke on the plan6 for
i he organization of the conference,
which he said would probably be i
formed into one large committee or
commission, with three sub-cOmmis- |
sions, on which the inviting powers j
and Holland would be represented, together
with five other powers to be
designated by the conference.
There were indications that the
smaller powers, as had been the case
at other conferences, were dissatisfied
w ith what they regarded as the
monopolization of authority by the
largo powers, and the anticipation
that they would protest any plan by
the great powers to railroad through
an organization project which would
tend to shut out the lesser nations
proved correct.
Sn-itxerUnd Their Spokesman.
Switzerland voiced the feeling that
the smaller nations should have
larger representation on the subcommissions.
and carried through an
^ m^ndmonf r\ huVd Ml Tllfim hp Tshi t>
of each commission increased to thirteen,
from eleven, as arranged yesterday
at a private meeting of the i
council of the "big six."
The conference, in the absence of I
the dominating political figures who
guided the courses of the interna- |
lional gatherings at Genoa and Washington,
seems destined to bring into
the limelight another and youngeT
group of leaders as representing the
great powers.
They include Sir Philip LloydGraeme
of England. M. Benoist, j
France; Baron Avezzano. Italy; M.
Sato, Japan; M. Cattier. Belgium, and
M. Van Karnebeek. Holland, and already
they have begun thelT efforts
to shape the course of the conference.
Decide on Main Scheme.
At their initial private meeting last
night they decided upon the scheme
of a main Russian commission, with
three subcommissions which would
give detailed study to the technical
questions of credits, debts and treatment
of private property owned by
foreigne s in Russia, which must
later be negotiated with the Russians.
The details of this project were to be
submitted to today's session of the
conference.
Each subcommission will consist of
eleven members, including one each
ftom the inviting powers. Great Britain,
France, Italy and Japan, together
with Holland. The remaining places
on each subcommission will be filled
in accordance with the interests of
the various other countries in the
questions with which these bodies
will deal.
LITVINOFF HEADS BUSS.
Delegates to Xeave Monday,
Xrassin a Member.
Br the Associated Preaa.
MOSCOW, June 16.?It is announced
that Maxim Litvlnoff will be chairman
of the Russian delegation to The
Hague conference. The delegation,
which will leave for Holland next
Monday, will include Leonid Krassin,
Christian Rakovsky, the L'krainian
soviet premier; M. Krestinsky, now
minister to Berlin and commissar of
finance, and M. Sokolnikov, assistant
commissar of finance. They will be
accompanied by eleven technical experts,
two of them women.
MARQUIS TORRETTA MAY
BE ITALIAN ENVOY HERE
Beports at Hague Conference Say
Ex-Foreign Minister Will
Succeed Bicci.
Br the Associated Press.
THE HAGKJE, June 16.?Reports rereived
by members of the Russian conference
here say that Marquis Delia
Torretta, former foreign minister of
i "lr la likely to be appointed am has- i
sador at Washington, replacing Vlttarlo
Roland! Rlcci. I
COUP BY M6
THREATENI
Preparations Declared
German "Putsch
Against Probable
Br the Associated Press.
BERLIN, June 16.?The independent
socialist newspaper Diefreiht features
A SAnsatinnol Pftmniiinlcatlfin from u
"well informed source" announcing
that a pan-German "putsch" is Impending.
The writer states that the various
military parades, such as the von
Hindenburg celebrations, which have
been going on throughout the Germany
recently, were not merely theatrio?l
displays, but serious preparations
for a monarchist coup d'etat,
which, he says. Is to be preceded by
a sort of St. Bartholomew's night, in
which all persons whose names are
entered on a special black list will
be given a short shrift.
Implicaten Police.
The writer declares the ministry of
defense and the police are implicated
in the movement.
IRISH VOTERS SEEK
TO SETTLEFUTURE
Wealthy Classes at Polls
Ahead of Workmen in Today's
Election.
By the Associated Press.
DUBLIN. June 16.?The voters of
southern Ireland went to the polls
today to elect an Irish parliament, as
provided tinker the terms of the
Anglo-Irish treaty.
Under the recent agreement between
the factions favoring and opposing
the treaty a coalition panel
of candidates was presented to the
people apportioning representation
| Lite j'ttl iiaiuciu ai. of pt va>hiuv?/<j
the same ratio as shown in past tests
of strength in the dail eireann.
A number of independents, however.
have entered the field in an
effort to overturn the panel in treaty
issue, and it was on this phase of the
struggle that interest mainly centered
as the polling began.
Estimates were that at least fifteen
of the independents would be successful.
with the anti-treaty party losing
Ten and the pro-treatyites five seats.
Property ( lasses Vote Early.
The property classes were in the
majority in the morning's voting
and the inhabitants of the fashionable
squares in the southern part of
Dublin, who had been expected to
abstain, were out in considerable
numbers.
The workers are expected to poll
largely in the evening and the voting
time has been extended to 9 o'clock
for their convenience. "*
The belief that another general
election will be held in the near
future robbed today's polling of
most of its interest for the majority
I of the people. It was thought that
i for the greater part the southern
and western counties would return
the candidates listed on the coalition
panel, the voters reserving the right
to cast their ballots at the next election
for whomever they wish.
In those districts where the electorate
will have an opportunity to
I record its sentiment on the main
| issue, it is believed the treaty will
I Jioarti' indorsement.
Sinn Fein Spilt >>ar.
Following the election it is taken
for granted that the two wings of
the Sinn Fein will swing wider apart,
necessitating the speedy compilation
of a new register, based on adult
suffrage, which will give the country
a chance to express its real opinion
on the treaty, the constitution and
I various domestic questions.
! Publication last night of the terms
| of the draft of the Irish constitution,
I on which the new parliament must
pass, was not expected to influence
the vote. The comment of the Dublin
morning newspapers today is
mostly favorable to the constitution.
The Freeman's Journal says:
"The draft of the constitution declares
that all political power in Ireland
derives from the people. Let the
peoplo prove today by the fearless,
conscientious and prudent exercise of
their franchise that they are worthy
repositories of that supreme power.
*
"The people can now, at least, send
to the task of making the constitution
men who will be truly repre!
sentative, men of independent mind
and character, who will place the national
interest above all personal, sectional
9r party interests."
Constitution Honest.
The Irish Independent says: "On
the whole the new constitution is
j democratic, conceived on statesmani
like lines and with honesty and skill.
I The framers have contrived to bring
| every interest into the service of the
| nation.
"The inordinately high taxation in|
dieted on our country under the BritI
lav rpirime was due mainly to the
cost of wars from which we derived
no benefit. Our position in respect
to war is now quite clear, more definite,
indeed, than that of any of the
dominions under their constitutions.
The Free State is recognized as a nation
with a distinct citizenship."
ANTI-ITALIAN RIOT.
Albanian Soldiers Attack Post Office?Consul
Arrested.
ROME, June 16.?An attack by a
party of Albanian soldiers on the
Italian post office at Durazzo is reported
in a Stefani Agency dispatch
from that city. Windows were broken
and other damage was done, while an
anti-Italian demonstration occurred
in the pres'hce of the Albanian authorities.
w - V. the dispatch says, did
nothing to \ event it.
A message from Scutari reports
that the Albanian police have arrested
the Italian consul and his interpreter.
accusing them of political
intrigues.
ANARCHISTS |
NG GERMANY
I Under Way for Pan -Socialists
Warning
Demonstrations.
!
| Resolutions warning against prob- 1
j able demonstrations against the re- |
j public, set for June 28. were adopted j
| yesterday by the directorate of the ;
j majority socialist party, the so- j
i t ict finnmirtPAU
The resolutions say the nationalist
associations, with German officers and .
ex-soldiers, are reported as intending I
to hold demonstrations throughout the j
country on June 28. the anniversary j
of the signing of the treaty of Ver- j
sailles.
A?ked to Re on (iunrd.
These demonstrations, it is declared, (
( have always degenerated into mili- j
faristic and monarchistic displays, and
I on this occasion they probably will j
| be exploited for the purpose of wild I
agitation against the republic. The j
j directorate, therefore. recommends |
j that the socialistic party be on guard j
I and call meetings where such are |
1 needed in this connection. ,
POLITICIANS AWAIT'
MAINE PRIMARIES!
i
i
| Results of Senator Hale's jr
j Campaign Will Be Closely ! I
| Watched. j i
Maine's primaries for nominations, j
j which will be held next Monday, will j '
j be watched with close interest by i
1 politicians at the National Capital. !
: As they draw nigh they promise to ; P
I bring a decision which may be mark- j
| ed by some of the considerations j
j which attended the recent primary j
: fight in Iowa. Senator Hale is up !
for renomination and one of his ad- I
' versaries. Howard Davies of Portland. '
| is reported to be drawing the radical I D
I vote to this support. i p]
! However, the more formidable op- i
ponent is thought to be former Rep- st
i resentative Frank E. Guernsey. His |
1 campaign is based mainly on the con- i
tention that Maine should return to j in
j the old custom of sending senators j s\
j from the eastern and the western |
j sections of the state. The friends of
i Senator Hale are confident of his re- J
nomination, but there is recognition ui
of the unstable condition of political
thought as exemplified in Indiana.
I Iowa and Pennsylvania, which gives tc
: the contest a touch of the spice of fc
I uncertainty. j a]
North Dakota Primaries. 1c
North Dakota primaries will be held P'
June 28, and Senator McCumber is el
having the hardest fight of his political
career. He Ls opposed by Gov.
Frazier and Ormsby McHarg, the latter
well known in Washington. Date
reports appear to be more favorable w
to Senator McCumber than a while w
back. The fact that he is chairman n
of the great committee on finance and !
the leader of the soldiers' bonus bill i tl
movement in the Senate lends added ! c<
interest to his contest. j ^
Maryland's senatorial contest is just j u
at the moment in the spotlight, al- j
though the test will probably not j ?!
come bef< re September 8. Senator ! f.
France ie a candidate for renomina- !
tion, and is being opposed by an im- ! ,
portant faction in the republican
party of his state, on the ground that !
| he opposed in the Senate some of the '
j party's and the administration's im- j
! portant measures.
Luncheon Cause* Comment. ! '
! tl
| The Maryland politicians are all j tj
I agog over an incident that occurred j H
this week. When President Hard- j tj
ing attended the Kay Memorial cere- j C(
monies in Baltimore Senator France ! n
invited him to luncheon at his home.
I P'
and the presence of the President j Q,
was hailed far and wide by Senator j ^
j France's friends as tangible proof j b
that the administration was not j
inimical to the senator on account ?
of his attitude to those measures. j j,
From Baltimore come reports that >
Brainard H. Warner, jr.. of Rockj
ville. may enter as a candidate for j c
j the nomination against Senator j tl
I -m 11*.. to .../ill ! p
| in Washington and has been active in
{ Maryland politics for years,
j An important gathering of Maryland
republican politicians is sched- "
uled for June 28, at Braddock Heights, j u
j to discuss senatorial, congressional j a;
and other nominations. It is thought i
I that out of that meeting may come I
developments of importance bearing j h
on the senatorial situation. i ii
WHITE GIRL AND BOY
ACCUSE TWO NEGROES!''
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Youths Sought to Entice Them Into ! t,
Virginia Woods?Are | ',l
Arrested. | 11
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j RICHMOND, Va., June 16.?'Two ja
j negro youths, arrested in Newton, j p
J Va., are in the city jail and will be j V
j given a hearing in the juvenile court ! t;
I tomorrow, charged with attempting j ?
j to attack a nine-year-old white girl I i:
' and her six-year-old boy companion, !
i while the two were picking flowers
near their home in the northern out- ;
' skirts of the city late yesterday. j B
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in a Maii'iiifiu 10 a. un:ai newspaper ? s,
today the girl's father said the ne- | p
groes, sixteen and seventeen years ! f,
old, respectively, were identified by '~~
his daughter last night as the ne- groes
who attempted to attack her
and her little companion. According t
to the father, the report that the girl
was dragged from her home by one j
of the negroes. Is erroneous. The
negroes, he said, asked the children
to accompany them to some woods
nearby, saying they could find cherries
and peaches there. The boy, he
said, started to follow, but the girl
refused to do so, whereupon one of
the negroes attempted to grab her
hand. She ran away, screaming, and
the little boy also began to scream.
At the same moment, according to
the story the father says his daughter
told him, one of the negroes struck
the boy a hard blow, loosening one of
bis teeth. i
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Thc
RADIO
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Thc Interrupted Vacation.
IAS TAX PROPOSAL!
EMED EQUITABLE
'Ian for Reciprocity Holds
No Extra Cost for District
Autoists.
Just what does Maryland expect the j
istriet to do in order to secure com- i
ete automobile reciprocity between
'ashington and the neighboring
ate?
This question has been uppermost
i the minds of District motorists
ncc the gas tax was imposed in
aryland, and tal|^ of reciprocity.
>ng desired by lo^al motorists, has
rider gone a sudde'l revival.
While it is true ihat all Washing- i
>nians have been extremely anxious
r reciprocity biAween the District
id Maryland there are a great many
?cal motorists who look with susIclon
upo'/ any plan to obtain it
nanatlng from Maryland.
/? Kxtra Kipen?f.
A close study of the situation and
ie gas tax question as a whole tend
> show that if the District motorists
ant it they can secure reciprocity
ith Maryland with no loss of digIty
and no increased expense.
The question resolves itself into
lis: Maryland has established a 1oil
o-ocnltna enld In (ho I
:ate
for automotive transportation,
he state intends to operate this tax
ntil January 1, 1924. in addition to
le tag: fee of 60 cents per horseDwer.
At that time Maryland will
rop the 60 cents per horsepower tag
?e and rely entirely on the gas tax,
hich is expected to bring in approxnately
as much revenue as the tag
se.
Tax Would Be Increased.
So that on January 1, 1924, Marymd
will charge for the tag only
le cost of making it and increase
le gas tax to 2 cents per gallon,
[owever, if it is found, after a trial,
lat the one-dollar tag and the two?nt
tax do not bring in as much
avenue as the 60-cent-per-horseower
fee did previously, the price
f the tag will be increased until
ie same amount of revenue is
rought in.
Maryland's proposition to the Disrict
is this: That on January 1,
924, the District of Columbia adopt j
gas tax. whether it be 1 or 2 cents j
gallon, has not been decided: also j
harge only for the cost of making |
ie tag, which is about $1, and com- I
lete reciprocity will be granted by]
laryland.
\o( Clearly Understood. '
There are a great many motorists j
i the District who do not clearly j
nderstand the plan submitted by |
laryland. Until the proposition was
xplained many believed that Marymd
wished to have the District
laugurate a gas tax now; pay full
rice for the District tag; pay a peronal
tax in the District, a gas tax
i Maryland, and a full license fee
i the ftate until January 1. 1924,
hen Maryland would grant recirocity.
.
This was believed 'to be a scheme
:> help Maryland pay off her road
elicit of approximately $1,000,000.
lowever, from a study of the case
: resolves itself into a simple plan,
:hich Congress will be asked to
dopt for the District.
On January 1, 1924, if Congress
asses a gas tax for the District
Vashingtonians will pay $1 for their
ag here, pay a gas tax here and in
laryland and be free to travel unlolested
through every state in the
fnion without displaying any but the
Ustrict tag.
test Will Vary.
For the man who uses his car a
real deal tne gas tax win nun;
o that he will be under more ex- j
ense than under the horse-power tag j
ee; the motorist who uses his car I
(Continued on Page 2, Column &.)
SEVEN HUSBANDS ,
LEFT TO WOMAN W
By the Aiiocieted Prese.
LOUISVILLE, Ky.. June 16.?
Charging that Mrs. Dovey Clopton,
bow residing near Munfordville, In
Hart county, Ky? has seven husbands,
Roy Clopton of this city
flled an annulment petition yesterday
in the Jefferson circuit
court. , ,
Clopton's. petition -declared- that
J
Which Was Supposed to 15
THREE SING AND PRAY
ON WAY TO EXECUTION
FOR CRIME OF MURDER!
i
By the Associated I'ress.
COLUMBIA. S. <\. June 16.?S. J. j
Kirby. Jesse Gappins and C. O. Fox i
were electrocuted at the peniten- j
tiary this morning: shortly after 6
o'clock for the murder of William
Brazell, Columbia taxi cab driver,
near Leesville the night of August
7 last.
The trio went to their deaths
singing and praying. Kirby went
first, and he feigned insanity and
tried to get his hands from the
straps. The officers told him he
better take it easy, but a second
time he slipped his hands from the ]
straps. Then four guards took hold
of him forcibly, the straps were
made tighter than usual and the
current was sent through his body, I
the man being deprived, because
of contrary behavior, of the privilege
of making a last statement.
Gappins went second and Fox last,
the entire procedure consuming
forty minutes Fox and Gappins
made last statements in which
they warned young men against
bad company and evil conduct.
AMENDMENTONLY
HITCHJN01 BILL
The Point Now in Disagreement
on Appropriation
Measure.
The House received from the Senate
today a corrected message showing
that the only disagreement between
the House and Senate in the
District appropriation bill is over the
Senate amendment in the first section.
which provides for a joint congressional
investigation of the fivemillion-dollar
surplus claimed by the
District.
The House today, on motion of
Chairman Madden of the House appropriations
committee, authorized a
conference on the District appropriation
bill, with Chairman Madden and
Representative Cramton of Michigan
replacing Representative Davis of
Minnesota and Representative Evans
of Nevada as republican House conferees.
Representative Ben Johnson
of Kentucky is the democratic House
conferee.
Chairman Madden expects the conference
on the District bill will be
hold in the middle of next week, as
he is now busy drafting the final deficiency
appropriation bill for the
current fiscal year. He said today
that he has no idea whether the
House conferees will accept the Senate
amendment incorporating the
Jones resolution, which calls for an
investigation of the fiscal affairs of
the District.
The Senate agreed to the conference,
and appointed conferees on the
part of the Senate who have acted in
the past. Senator Jones of Washington,
Senator Glass of Virginia and
Senator Phlpps.
CALLERS FROM PARIS.
President Sees French Chief of
Staff and Financier.
Gen. Gassoula. chief of staff of the
French army, and Horace Finalay, director
of the Bank of Paris, who are
making a tour of the United States,
were formally presented to President
Harding today by Ambassador
Jules Jusserand.
Following an exchange of felicitations
the visitors were escorted to the
State Department by the French ambassador,
where they were received
by Secretary Hughes. Hater in the
day the party motored to Arlington,
where Gen Gassoula placed a floral
wreath on the grave of the unknown
soldier.
AND ONE DIVORCE
EDDED NINE TIMES
to one of the husbands, himself,
Mrs. Clopton had been married
twice, and that one of them also
is the husband of her mother. It '
also stated that she had been
married nine times and divorced
but once, and added that none of
the husbands is dead.
The petition recites that Mrs.
Clopton told Clopton that her other
husbands are Chris Clichter, John
Simmons. Ross SnelllnK, Cat Potter.
Charles-Russell and Harris.
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egin November 11. 1918.
CRITICS ASSAILED I
BY CIVILSERVICE
Reply to Bureau of Efficiency
i Report Says It Contains
Inaccuracies.
Declaring: that the report of the *
bureau of efficiency on the methods
of transacting the public business
by the Civil Service Commission, un- !
der date of April 7. not only fails to
contain constructive suggestions, but
does contain many inaccuracies, the
Civil Service Commission has submitted
a reply to the bureau's report
to the President.
The reply of the commission insists ,
that it js "with no thought of controversy"
that the commission has |
considered the report of the bureau.
! Nevertheless the commiseion in thirty-seven
closely typewritten pages
proceeds to pull to pieces the report, i
Furthermore the commission points I,
out that the bureau failed to submit
its report on the work of the com- !
mission to the commission, and that
| it was "through the courtesy of a
j committee of Congress" the commis[
sion has had before it a copy of this
j report made last April. The commission
suggests that if the bureau had
seen fit to lay its report before it.1
some of the inaccuracies contained in!
the report might have been avoided, i
Reply of ComminioD.
The commission, in its reply, saj*s:;;
"It (the commission) had hoped
that worth-while results would come
| from the investigation, and it ren- |
dered every assistance in its power I
and sought most earnestly to secure ;
helpful suggestions. In the routine |
transaction of its business and under j
the constant urge of putting the work j
through with the least delay, the .
commission itself felt that there was]
] need and opportunity for improve- j
jment in procedure and method, and.!
j although it knew the office was effi- !
j eient, measured by any standard of
private or public business, it was be|
cause of this feeling that the comI
mission was anxious to have the assistance
of the bureau of efficiency |
and threw wide the doors to the bureau
of investigators.
Advised by Experts.
' Ever since Congress authorized the j
commission to expend not to exceed j
$2,000 annually in the employment of j
expert examiners outside government :
service this office has had the advice 1
and assistance, at nominal cost, of ]
leading educators and experts in
many lines of activity, involving the i
application of appropriate entrance ;
tests.
"These men sat with the commission
s employes and talked over problems
and difficulties, and immediately.
or within a few days, made suggestions
for consideration and comment.
If the commission's employes j
pointed out objections to any pro- i
posal they were made the subject of j
debate in conference until finally a |
workable and feasible basis of action j
was reached. There was nothing mys- j
terious about it. and these experts
seemed not to have any personal i
pride of opinion, but were anxious
only to secure the best results for
the government in the work of the
Civil Service Commission.
Hope of Commission.
' "This was what the commission
I hoped for from the bureau of_efflci1
(Continued on Pnea 2 Column fi 1 I
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TURKS HOLD AMERICAN
AND GIRL 18 MONTHS
Relief Workers Tell of Imprison- i
ment in Asia Vinor and
Other Abuses.
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I By tbe Associated Press.
CONSTANTINOPLE, June 16? Fur- |
ther tales of the persecution of Amer- I
lean relief workers in Asia Minor by j
the Turks are told by J. Herbert
Knapp and Bessy Bannerman Murdoch,
who have arrived here from
ArabklrMr.
Knapp, director oj-the Arabkir
unit of the American committee for
relief in the near east, reported to
American authorities that- for eighteen
months he and Miss Miurdoch
virtually were prisoners in an American
orphanage near Egln. and were
not allowed to visit the village or to
receive American visitors.
He cited further instances of the
deportation of Armenians, and said
the roads over which they traveled
while being driven from place to
place are strewn- -with bodies.
Miss Murdoch's boms' is in Chicago,
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CARAWAY SEES DOVER
AS "PIE DISPENSER"
Senator Says Assistant Will "Get"
Secretary Mellon in
Due Time.
Declaring that Assistant Secretary
Elmer Dover has been placed in the
Treasury Department merely for the
purpose- of giving out patronage, and
predicting that Mr. Dover would
"get" Secretary Mellon eventually.
Senator Caraway of Arkansas, democrat,
on the floor of the Senate today
assailed the proposal that many employes
of the Treasury Department
should be ousted to give places to
"deserving republicans."
He called attention to the dismissal
of twenty-eight men and women employed
in the bureau of printing and
engraving several weeks ago, and insisted
that the President had acted in
that case merely to satisfy hungry
job hunters.
"It was said at the time that an
investigation of the bureau would
show great irregularities and a
scandalous condition," said Senator
Caraway. "One of the republicans took
me out into the corridor and told me
rhat the investigation would show
that hundreds of millions of bonds
had been duplicated. Of course, every
one who knew anything about the
matter knew that this was not true.
The fact was that the faithful had to
have the jobs, and the President gave
no heed to the fact that these men
and women had given long and faithful
service in the bureau.''
"The President has surrendered to
Dover," he continued. "Mr. Mellon
may not know this, but I say that it
is so. Dove^ will drive Mr. Mellon out
of the Treasury, and along with him
every other efficient man."
OUSTERPETilN
HELDMOMERANG
Document Listing Federal
Employes as Democrats
Said to Contain Errors.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
Mark Hanna and Boies Penrose would
turn over in their graves if they knew
what was happening in Washington today.
Loyal republicans, faithful in the
party service, are being described as
"democrats" in a circular and petition
signed by scores of republican members
of Congress, who want President Harding
to uphold Assistant Secretary Elmer
Dover of the Treasury Department in
his efforts to make places for political
followers who have gone unrewarded.
The document, which has been sent
to every republican member of Congress
by the group which is interested
in forcing an upheaval in the government
departments, contains so many inaccuracies
that it probably will prove
a boomerang to its sponsors. There always
have been a Urge number of
government employes without political
affiliation, who won their positions on
merit under past republican and democratic
administrations, and who have
always oeen looKea upon u a uuupartisan
body of employes, rendering
faithful service To whichever party was
in power.
Some Inaccuracies Cited.
But the published list is not merely
confined to these. It lists as democrats
men who have only recently been put
in office, as republicans, and it also embraces
men who are no longer in the
government service. Here are a few
typical examples contained in the document
and the facts about each. The
document says:
"1. Paul Gilbert, active democratic
politician, taking the stump for Gov.
Cox in the campaign of 1920. At present
holding position of undersecretary
of the Treasury."
The facts about Mr. Gilbert are
these: He is a republican brought
here during the war by Mr. Deffingwell,
another republican. Mr. Gilbert
is a son of the late Seymour Gilbert,
one of the most prominent republican
leaders of New Jersey.
Another Faulty Classification.
The document says further:
"John Kiley. private secretary to
Secretary Mellon, active democratic
politician and close personal friend
of Joseph Tumulty."
The facts about Mr. Kiley are: Mr.
Kiley was one of the secretarial fetafC
of the late Mark Hanna. He came
into the Treasury Department under
Secretary George B. Cortelyou. republican,
and served republican Secretaries
as well as democrats ever
since and is no more a democratic
politician than is President Harding.
Appointee of Senntor Penrose.
The document further states:
"Carl A. Mapes. solicitor of internal
revenue, democrat, son-in-law of
Wayne Johnson, from whom he inherited
the position of solicitor."
The Tacts aDOUl air. aiapt-s arc men?:
Mr. Mapes is about the same age as
Wayne Johnson?in fact, he is a
brother-in-law of Mr. Johnson, who,
it is true, was a democrat. But Mr.
Mapes was appointed as a republican,
and Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania
was influential in getting: him appointed.
Mr. Mapes is a republican,
having been secretary to Senator
Townsend of Michigan, republican,
who indorsed him for the place. Mr.
Mapes was before that secretary to
Representative Gardner of Michigan,
republican, and before that was in
the office of Representative Wilson of
Illinois, another republican.
The document lists Chester A. Bennett
and Charles A. Barnard as
"democrats." The former is a son of
former Representative Bennett, a republican,
and the latteT is the son of
the former Justice Barnard of the District
Supreme Court, a republican appointed
by President McKfnley.
Indorsed by Uy O. P. Delegation.
Malcom A. Coles is listed as a democrat.
He was appointed through
che influence of Senator Shortridge,
republican, of California, and had the
indorsement of the entire republican
delegation in Congress from California,
including Senator Hiram Johnson.
Finally there is J. C. Halls, also
listed in the document as democrat.
H? was formerly the private secretary
of Senator Lenroot of Wisconsinsin,
republican.
These are only cases taken at random
from the list of 100 officials
whose removal is being asked. Of
that sArae 100, forty-seven secured
their appointments through civil service
and not through politics. There
has been a movement, however, to
take out of the civil service men
who hold important positions, so as to
make way for political appointments.
Commissioner Blair of the internal
revenue bureau has vigorously opposed
such a step, but the politicians
in Congress are fighting him tooth
and nail.
iCe^rrifiit. ICgJ t
MELLON BRANDS
1 "PLUM PETITION"
: CHAM FALSE
Move for Dismissal of Dem]
ocrats Selfish Scheme.
Says Secretary.
MYSTERY IN LISTING
OF OFFICEHOLDERS
Charge That Work Has Been Held
uacK oy uisioyalty tiiven
for Action.
Secretary Mellon today branded si
"false" the statement of a petition circulated
among: members or Congress
which bears the title "The Treasury
Department?Survey of the Personnel
of the Bureau of Internal Revenue?
the Key Positions Largely Held by
Officials of a Former Administration
i and Named and Checked From the
Official Record of the Department."
Secretary Mellon said he had the
statement brought to his att? ntion
through the courtesy of Various republican
senators and representatives.
"The statement is so false." said
Secretary Mellon, "and for the most
part so ridiculous that in ordinary
circumstances I should hesitate to
take notice of it. It is. however, being
circulated and has been published,
so that I think it well to set the record
straight. The statement is the
product of a few selfishly ambitious
employes and some discredited former
employes, and is apparently being
circulated in an effort to influence
the administration of the affairs of
the Treasury.
"The affairs of the Treasury are of
tx>o great importance to allow of interference
to its proper conduct
through the introduction of petty
politics. This department, partlcu'
l&rly the collection of the revenues
j and the handling of the public debt,
j must be conducted on business principles
and kept free at all times from
detrimental influence.
"The administration of the Treasury
is in the hands of republicans and is
governed by republican policies.
Those democrats who hold positions
in the Treasury have been retained
because of their qualifications for the
offices they hold and I have had no
evidence of partisan activities on
their part."
Secretary Mellon made his statement
in connection with a petition
circulated among republican members
of Congress asking President
Harding to uphold the policies of Mr.
Dover.
Tha nofitinn it n.nr ,
had received the signatures of about
150 members, and plans were being
made to present it to the President
within the next forty-eight hours
Circulated with the petition was a
document giving the names of almost
150 officeholders who were declared to
be democrats and occupying key positions.
Many of these, republican
House members circulating the petition
said, were disloyal to the present
administration, and through their
lack of co-operation were holding up
the work of the government. The
list of names included officials in the
office of Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon, the office of Commissioner
Blair of internal revenue, and the
different units of the revenue bureau
as well as Undersecretary Gilbert,
who was described as an "active democratic
politician," who took "the
stump for Gov. Cox in the campaign of
1920."
Who Compiled Lletf
One of the biggest mysteries in the
situation was "who compiled the list
of alleged democrats?" Charges were
freely circulate^ in the "camps" ot
j both Mr. Dover and Mr. BlaJr that
i many persons had been labeled in
j the list as democrats, who in fact
i were loyal republicans. In that re!
spect there was agreement between
I the Dover and Blair forces.
Commissioner Blair when informed
of the petition and document said he
would make no comment for the
I present while Assistant Secretary
Dover was in New York.
"Soon after the inauguration of Mr.
Harding as President of the United
States," said the document, "he bejcame
aware that he was not receiving
j the party support to which he was
: entitled, and upon investigation he
! found that the democratic ring was
j in as complete control as it had been
[during the previous administration.
! In order to correct this situation anu
to effect a reorganization along party
lines, he secured the services ot
I Ulmer Dover, a known stanch republican
and organizer, and made him
[assistant secretary of the Treasury.
"To carry out this program a oomI
mittee of republicans of known integ!
rfty was selected to secure intelligence
with respect to the personnel
of the bureau of internal revenue.
This committee was chosen with the
knowledge and approval of the Secretary
of the Treasury, commissioner
of Internal revenue, deputy commissioner
and assistant deputy commissioner.
The assistant deputy commissioner
ordered the selection and approved
the personnel.
Explicitly Instructed.
"This committee was given explicit
instructions and delivered its information
to an agent of the bureau of
internal revenue carrying authority
for the special work signed by ComI
mlssioner David H. Blair.
' "In further efforts to reorganize the
| bureau Mr. Dover prepared a list,
i naming for key positions, to foim the
nucleus, members of this committee
and other known loyal administration
men and recommended their approval.
This was not approved, and within
the last thirty days every member
' has either been removed or transj
ferred to widely scattered points
'without having: been given' the least
! preference a* to the location.
"In the income tax unit, of the
: seven men demoted and transferred
there are included four members o:
George Washington Post. No. 1, of
j the American Legion, who served
! their country In her extremity in the
J world war.
I "It is not believed that the President
of the United States or any
loyal American would countenance
the degradation and humiliation to
which these men have been and are
being subjected, in that they are being
shadowed day and night like
common criminals and their former
associates have been warned not to .
I associate with them or in any manIner
communicate with them under
penalty of losing their positions not,
withstanding the fact that those who
have been transferred are still officers
of the government and have
renewed their oaths of allegiance
within the past week.
"The above removals and transfers
were suggested and promulgated by
the democratic ring which Is still in
control of the bureau."
The petition did not originate with
office seekers, or as a result for their
demands for positions, according to
leaders in Congress who claim to have
been in close touch with the situation
tor more tnan six months. They say
it oryjngted as a rqault of jroinued
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