He acted under my directions ordinarilywould come in and consult me. and if I was not in sympathy with what he was doing it was only fair to the Department for me to express myself and get out. That was the common sense of the thing. It seemed to me that although the order for the raid in Philadelphia. or the arresting. as it was. of about 200 people. I think. might go through. directed from Washington. it would inevitably follow that I would be consulted. and that as in ordinary immigration cases. if we put on the stand officers. if there was a petition for habeas corpus. either I or one of my assistants would have to step across the hall and represent the Government. He is explaining further why he resigned. Mr.
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