Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-21
An Obscene Letter Writer, a, Near.
~ Near-Potential Assassin, All
Washington and the Senate.

In the same speech Mr.. johnson read
to the House (Cong. Rec. 70s9) an
obscene, abusive letter sighed E. l.,
Suesn Ia name not in the city direc-
tory and obviously assumed). He
added that a few years ago a reputa-
that on the day before about 10
o'clock on a street car on Pennsyl-
vania avenue he heard one man tell
another that he came very near
getting an opportunity to kill me on
the night before as / left this cham
Der between Il and IL o'clock after
a democratic caucus. -
MIR. johnson continued: these are
put samples of what man has to
bear when he stands up against this
crowd They are the most unpatriotic
bunch in existence on the earth. Thew
are worse than kaiserism itself, if
God Almighty ever made anythine
that is worse than that. *
Ana yet We find that elsewhere
than in this chamber is bill ignoring
what this House has done by an over
whelming majority and Offering the
full and complete desires OF the land
lords Of the District of Column bin in
stead,
Note the vicious ingenuity with
winch Mr.. johnson couples together
as of common interest and sympathy
and bespatters indiscriminately with
Vltrlollc SANDER the illiterate anony-
NOUS writer of misspelled obscene
letter; the unnamed man who pro.
claimed few years ago on a street
car that the night before che came
very near getting an opportunity to
XIII MIR: Johnson; Washingtonians
who think that the Senate fair-rents
Dill IS Tar Juster and wiser than that
oI lhe rouse, whose patriotism is
lmpugned. and the Senate of the
United States,
Profiteers' Alleged Corrupt 1nhu-
On June IA Mr.. johnson renewed his
assault on the Senate, saying in the
House (Cong. Record, $3.50:
IF I may be indulged, 1 will read q
part of letter dated May 2s. 1918
signed by George W. Worthington'
chairman of convention COMMITTEES
Woodward building, phone 1927. This
is letter sent by Mr.. Worthington OF
the subcommittee of Real Estate
Brokers' Association, Washington d
c., asking as many as can do SO to- 60
10 the st. Louis convention Of the Ma
tiona1 Real Estate Brokers' Associa-
ton. The letter starts out:
Fellow Realtor: Are you going to
the St Louis convention? Wei. YOU
should go. Why? Because the ma
way and spent considerable money to
help us in our local fight in Con-
gress'"
Mote the ingenuity with which Mr..
johnson, by the repetition and cum
ming Interpolation of Mr.sWorthing-
follow, insinuates that the money re-
ferred to was used to influence the
Senate to betray the public interest
by passing the Pomerene bill; that the
money was corruptly and not legiti-
mately spent]
."The landlords asked for a rent ad-
ministrator. They got it in the Pom
creme bill The landlords then asked
that the rent administrator be a resi-
rent of the District of Columbia, and
they got it in the Pomerene bill. Mr.
Worthington says that the national
association spent considerable money
to help US in the local fight in Con-
gress.' Then the Pomerene bill goes
further and provides that the rent
administrator shall be confirmed by
the Senate. Mr.. Worthington says
that. the national association has
spent considerable money to help ua
win our local fight in Congress- %
-
Getting back to the Pomerene bill
I find that by taking October 1, 1917,
instead Of the day before, the land
lords are helped very much. The an
nual leases MADE on october ], 1916
expired September 30. 1917. This diff
ference of one day is another thing
which the landlords have been most
anxious, indeed. to have written into
the law.
"Mr. worthington said in his letter
to his fellow realtors that the ma.
tional association spent considerable
money to help US in our local fight in
Congress-
''Under section the Pomerene bill
requires the rent administrator to be
confirmed by the Senate. The Presi-
dent was permitted to appoint a food
administrator and q fuel administra-
tor for the entire United States, Meth
er of whom had to be confirmed by
the Senate. The District Of Columbia
also has a fuel administrator and q
food administrator not confirmed by
the Senate. but when the question OF
profiteerinE in house rents Is reached
the rent administrator must not only
be resident Of the District Of Column
bia, but he must be confirmed by the
Senate. Mr.. Worthington in his letter
to his fellow realtors said that the
National Real Estate Brokers' Asso-
citation had spent considerable money
to help US In our local light in Con-
gress'
without the Pomerene bill the own
er Of property. the landlord. and the
tenant could enter into mutual bar
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