The sun., 1916-01-30

Machinery Company. 20 the Hon Calvin
u. Paige. who represents the Fourth dis
trict OF Massachusetts, who was MEM
Der of that committee. In which he
says. speaking Of Mr.. Brandeis: MIR.
Brandeis helped organize the United Shoe
Machinery Company. Prior to 1899 he
was director of the Mackay Shoe Ma
chinery Company, one OF the non-com-
peting concerns from which our company
was formed. He was one OF the first
directors of the United shoe Machinery
Company. and one of its legal advisers,
and as lawyer he helped to draft the
leases he now denounces. Assuming
that he felt then as he feels now-that
the director OF a company occupies a
hduciary relation to its Stockholders
he must have believed himself respon-
sible for the character Of our leases.
even II he had not helped to draw them :;
yet throughout his association with our
company he never criticised them. and
IN 1906 lie appeared before the Massa-
chusetts Legislature to defend the very
methods which he now attacks And
later in that letter Mr.. Coolidge says.
speaking Of an opinion by him ,Brandeis)
to Charles II. Jones. his client-this Is
the quotation: The lease being invalid
he cannot be liable for failure to per-
form
Evasion of the Law.
senator Reed: 81 wish 10 ask after
the Massachusetts Legislature pa ssed
III" hill which restricted the right to
make leases OF this character, ah a;hcr
the Senator knows who IL was devised
the plan to escape the effect OF that
law. the plan being simply to add a
clause giving right to terminate the
lcase---ihe clause indeed that | read
"a moment ago. and under which the
proprietor OF the machinery or lessor
Of the machinery can go into a man 5
factory the moment he puts in a ma
chine that he did not make and take
out all the machines that are there and
close down his business and ruin him
| wish to ask II the Senator knows
whether MIR. Branueis devised tina,
means OF meeting the statute OF Mass
achusetts"
Senator Weeks NO Mr.. pfesiden:
have not any information on tina;
subject"
Senator Reed: The Senator from
Massachusetts has stated that MIR
Brandes did draw the contract of the
shoe machinery trust. Does the Scna'
tor know at what time Mr. Brandei'
severed his connection with shat con-
cern as attorney or officer
senator Weeks: "Mr. President, II
that particular have quoted what IL q
part Of a public record in relation to
MIR. Brandeiss association with the or
ranization. AS an attorney for th'
United shoe company in 1906 he did ar
pear for the company before the L.,;is
lature. Siu," that time he has bee'
employed by others than the Shoe Ma
chinerS company, and he has publicly
attacked the laws which he is supposed
to have had a very potent hand in draw
| ing"
Senator Reed: Does the Senate
from Massachusetts know whether Mr.
Brandeis had anything to do with insti
eating the litigation that is now pend
ing and furnishing Information"
senator Weeks; Il have no defnlt
details. Mr.. President. but Mr.. BRANDED
has represented those who have bee,
very active IN attacking the shoe Ma
J chinery company, particularly Charlie
H. Jones of the Commonwealth Sho
Company OF Massac husetts."
Because Of this and other attacks ~
Rrandcis there il keen interest here II
the attitude which Senator Reed ma.
assume.