The Mena weekly star., 1913-05-29
SPEC|AL INTEREST
 l TACTICS EXPOSED
Eilson Told White House COrre-
 spondents He Believed Strongest Lobby Ever Gathered Was Against Tariff Legislation.

Washington, May 26.-President Wilson told the White House cor re respondents today that he believed (he most extraordinary lobby ever eathered by special interests tC nercome legislation was now mus Bred at the capitol against the Iarlff bill.
 The president said he had nc IIpubt that a few so-called lobby |sis were there on legitimate er- rands but that the great majority Nere occupied in systematic mis- &presentation of legislation. president made it clear that 6e believed scientific business Methods and efficiency would over tDme tariff cuts and that, with the Publication of scientific methods EDuisiana would not only be able |8 continue in the sugar industry, DoL would do 50 proiltably. #The president later issued the 0lowing statement:
 M think the public ought to KnoW the extraordinary eXertion eing made by the lobby in Wash |ogton to gain recognition for cer- |ain alterations of the tariff bill Washington has seldom seen so Numerous, so industrious or so in- B{dious a lobby. The newspapers are being filled with paid advertise Rents calculated to mislead the mdgment of not only public men, 6nt also the public opinion of the sountry itself. There is every evil zence that money without limit is 1eing spent to sustain this lobby 1nd to create an appearance of a 6ressure of public opinion antago- mslic to some chief items in the 4riT bill.
 +1l is of serious interest to the 1puntry that the people at large Ihould have no lobby and be voice. 4ss in these matters, while great 3pdies of astute men seek to create m artificial opinion and to over 5pme the interests of the people for heir private profit. It is thorough % worth the while of the people II this country to take knowledge II this matter. Only public opinion san check and destroy it. #'The government in all branches 1nght 10 be relieved of this intol- Fable and this constant interrup- Non to calm progress of debate. know that in this I am speaking for |he members of the two houses, Hho would rejoice as much as 1 Kbuld to be released from this un- @arable situation"
 No More Campaign Funds.
 Darwin P. Kingsley, president of |he New York Life Insurance Com @ny, appealed today to the Senate income tax section N exempt all insurance written for Hotection and mutual benefit, and 7ot for profits. He had spirited Exchange with Senator Williams Yer campaign contributions dis 4psed ill the Hughes investigation HHeral years ago.
 %When the company paid S250,- 4C to a campaign fund" asked zknator Williams, none of that npney ever was participated Tn by |He policy holders, was it?"
 No, 1t was not" said Mir. Kings
 Then that proved that your 9mpanys assertion that policy Blders participated in all the earn
 ss of the company was false, Hin't it?n
 n It proved" he said, that the Idgment of the company's officers
 ho paid this campaign contribu- |pn thinking it was necessary to Hotect the assets of the company, xas bad"
 # AV plpNCu llOlt ludl budtt oo- 7sfted Senator Williams. Tt was zesolutely dishonest. I was pol F-holder and a Democrat, and
 u took part of my money and
 Fe It away to protect me against
 own party. But has all that
 t of thing been done away with
 the insurance busiRess?"
 Absolutely" replied Mir. Kings
 He explained laws which pro
 Dit it.
 President Kingsley submitted a
 FalIed statement of his com
 hys business and resources to
 W that it conducted business ac-
 " on a mutual basis. The total
 ets of the, company last year
 fe S1l9000,000 and he declared
 a dollar was kept back from
 fund in which poliey-holders
 fllriDalnd