Saint Mary's beacon., 1911-06-15
WARRINGTON LETTER.
Washington. d. c.. June Is. 1911.
BIZ CLYDE Fl. TAvKNRER.

That the farmers" principally
Interested In killing reciprocity
are Wall stree. farmers" whose
crops" consist chiefly OF lumber
aud paper trust dividends, was re-
vealed In testimony taken by the
Senate finance committee.
Il was shown that Allen & Grange.
are really professional lobbyists for
for the big tariff trusts. Their srgu-
ment when seeking business In that
they can pull the necessary wires
in Washington 70 defeat or bring
about the passage Of any Legislation
they may be assigned upon.
Mr.. Allen was made 10 admit un-
der cross-examination that the anti
reciprocity literature with which
the agricultural districts have re-
Gently been flooded came direct from
the lobbyist headquarters within O
stones throw OF Wall strees. Mr..
Allen also admitted that the Ameri-
can Lumber Manufacturers associa-
tion, the Pulp and Print Paper asso-
citation and the American Wool
Manufacturers. association (lumber
trust, paper trust and wool trust.
respectively are among those who
pledged themselves to finance this
holy crusade for the farmers.
Allen & Graham have among their
clients some Of the best "farmers"
in Wall street. The firm was shown
TO have represented as lobbyists she
Whisky Security Company. (whisky
trusD and the Standard Oil company,
the latter OF which organizations is
headed by John ID. Rockefeller,
whose occupation as 9 big oil farm
cr" is beyond controversy.
COMMISSION APTLY NAMED.
IL is known now why Senator Aid.
rich calls his lame duck commission
q monetary" commission. II is
because IL spends SO much money.
The Monetary commission, ac-
cording 70 q treasury report. has
expended $2D7. .13o.4S OF the peoples
money on Europe IN travel, meetings
at famous summer resorts. on manu-
scripts, book translations, mono
graphs and members salaries. The
report also contain various insinuat-
ing entries that read account cleri-
cal force and persons in attendance
on commission.
The European trip cost $19, $50. 1S.
IL was Q nice summer trip and any
body who has travelled with q Cook
party will tell you that select little
party OF q half dozen can make q
mighty fine circuit OF the continent
for $l9. 25O 80. The account Is not
itemized beyond this statement. In
deed. Senator Aldrich has fixed 10
so the commission may spend any
amount OF money 10 desires without
consulting anyone, and without Civ
ing Q detailed report to anyone.
The former senator is not hampered
by any formalities whatever. He
has only TO reach into the treasury,
get money and sign q receipt. 10 is
appalling TO contemplate what would
happen to the treasury II all COM
missions and departments OF the
government we're permitted to en-
ploy similarly loose business me
thods while spending the peoples
money.
However, as q fresh.air fund TO
promote the recuperation OF lame
ducks, the commission Ia manifestly
q biz success. To this end witness
the meeting OF the commission st
Narragansett Pisr in July. 1909.
IL takes monetary backing to go TO
Narragansett in July. The bill was
o., 493. .75l
And Senator Cummins OF Iowa 10
sufficiently inconsiderate OF the
health OF the lame ducks 10 contend
that the commission is absolutely
useless 10 the people. and that 10
ought to be abolished,
CAT Is Our BAG.
Soon after President Taft entered
the White House a movement VAS
started by members OF Congress to
bring about Congressional iuves-
tigstion OF the sugar trust. II was
not partisan movement. Senator
Borah OF Idaho. republican. intro
ducsd q sugar Investigation resolu-
tion in she Senate. and Campbell OF
Kansas, Republican, introduced q
similar one in the House.
The President was greatly dis
pleased. He sent . message 70 Con-
gress advising against an invessiga.
tion on the ground that IL might
give immunity to the men higher up
and Otherwise embarass the govern
ment. The message was based on
an opinion OF United States Attor-
ney General Wickersham, who was
inspiring Washington dispatches at
the time with the impression that