The Archive · 1924

The Oil Scandal

President Cooliige's Vigorous Criticism of Irregula Investigation

Washington, Apr. 1.

President Coolidga in a strongly worded message to the Senate says that the investigations of the oil scandals should be conducted jim accordance with the Constitution, He protests against the whole series of investigations proceed: ing 2a, io. efloct, criminal proseoutions, in which the require-"ment that the evidence must be presented before the Grand Jury is The President encloses a letter from Mr. Mellon, Secretary of the Treasury, which says tha should the unnecessary interference in the proper axercisa of his duties continue, neither he nor any other man of character could taka the responsibility for the Treasury,—Rowe's" Americ

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