The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-03-23
SAYS YOUNANS
MADE NO SPEECH
SENATOR HOLLIS OF NEW HAMP.
SHIRE ''TIES INTO NORTH DA.
KOTAN SENT TO WASHINGTON
TO MEET COMMITTEE-McC
BER EXPLAINS FOR MlNOT
MAN.

recent VlSlC OF GranC >. OuIndnS, WHO
was sent to that city recently by the
farmers societies of the state to do
what he could to defeat the Moss
Hollis Rural Credit bill. The Indepen-
dent editorially last week discussed
this measure, which we do not believe
is what the farmers want at all. We
print below an extract from the rec
ord, giving an interesting discussion
on the bill, together with charges
made by the New Hampshire Senator
that Mr.. Youmans did not appear be-
fore the committee, and with state
ment from Senator McCumber:
Mr.. HOLLIS. Mr.. President
The VICE PRESIDENT. Does the
Senator from North Dakota yield to
the Senator from New Hampshire?
Mr.. McCUMBER. Certainly.
Mr.. HOLLIS. The distinguished
Senator says that the people, or rather
the farmers, of North Dakota have
been to Washington to express their
sentiments upon the pending rural
credits bill. Will the Senator give the
names of those men?
Mr.. McCUMBER. I will give the
name of a representative who was
here just a short time ago. He did
not arrive here until after this COM
mittee had reported, but he represent
ed all these organizations. I attempt
ed to secure for him a hearing in the
other House, but they were too busy
just then to grant it; and so he filed
his objections to the bill as the repre-
sentative of the farming organizations
of the Northwest.
NH. IT0TTTo r, 4lo4 Cro,,%
Youmans?
Mr.. McCUMBER. Yes.
Mr.. HOLLIS. And is he the only
one the Senator has seen?
Mr.. McCUMBER. Oh, Mr.. Presi-
dent, have had petitions and letters
from thousands Of men representing
the different local societies.
Mr.. HOLLIS. Has the Senator filed
any of those petitions of protest with
the Banking and Currency Commit
tee?
Mr.. McCUMBER. Oh, yes; there
have been great many of them filed.
Mr.. HOLLIS. Filed with the COM
mittee?
Mr.. McCUMBER. Yes; there have
been some filed here as petitions and
referred to the committee.
Mr.. HOLLIS. I think the Senator
knew that was chairman of the COM
mittee that was considering this sub
ject, and I ask him if he has called
any of them to my attention until this
Mr.. McCUMBER. I suppose that
when petition is filed and referred to
a committee it receives attention with
out the Senator's calling it to the no.
tice of the chairman of the committee.
Mr.. HOLLIS. Now, I should like
to ask the Senator if Mr.. Youmans
showed him his credentials to speak
for the farmers of North Dakota?
Mr.. McCUMBER. Oh, yes, Mr..
President; he did.
Mr.. HOLLIS. And what does he rep
resent?
Mr.. McCUMBER. He represents the
Equity Societies and also the Non
partisan League of the State.
Mr.. HOLLIS. If the Senator will
permit me, have here Senate docu-
ment, printed on the motion of the dis
tinguished Senator from North Dako-
ia, which purports to be speech de-
livered before the Committee on Bank
ing and Currency of the House of Rep
resentatives. Upon having it brought
to my attention this morning, l con-
ferred with the chairman Of the Bank
ing and Currency Committee Of the
House, and he sent me this written
message:
This is barefaced fraud. This
man has never delivered a speech
before the Banking and Currency
Committee of the House. He has
never appeared before the COM
mittee. He has never asked to
appear, and would not be permit
ted to appear, since the Banking
and Currency Committee OF the
House is having no hearings.
Mr.. Youmans on Saturday, be-
lieve, left with me typewriter
criticism, rather rude, largely ig-
norant, Of House Bill 6838, now be-
ing perfected, which seems to be.
to some extent reproduction OF
an anonymous pamphlet recently
issued. This is all there is to this
alleged speech" before the House
Banking and Currency Committee.
I should like to add to that that the
Senator's colleague (Mr. Gronna) no.
titled me some 10 days ago that Mr..
Youmans was on his way here and
that he would like a hearing. I
agreed with the junior Senator from
North Dakota that would get hear
ing for him. Mr.. Youmans appeared.
The junior Senator from North Dako-
ia told me that he would be glad to
give him hearing. Mr.. Youmans de-
clined to have hearing before our
committee. He has expressed no OBJ
iections of any kind to us, and he has
gone home. Now, he has compiled an
anonymous pamphlet that has been
distributed this winter, and the author
of which evidently knew nothing about
the bill, this so-called speech before