Arizona republican., 1918-09-06
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION |S
 PLAYED ALIVE
Senator Sherman Calls Mem
 bers Brothers of 1. W. w.
 and Other Things. Arizona Senator Defends Tn em
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.-The fed eral trade commission was sharply as sailed and vigorously defended in the senate today for it's recent report 10 Presiden Wilson recommending that the government take over control Of the packing industry so as to break up what it termed monopoly of the meat business in this and other coun- tries and b prevent alleged profiteer- ing.
 The debate, in which Senators Sher- man of Illinois and Shoot of Utah led the attack on the commission, was preciptated by introduction by Sem ator Gore of Oklahoma, of an amend ment to the emergency agricultural ap- propriation bill carrying out in the main the commissions recommenda- tions. The amendment later was with drawn when it was apparent that con- 1 sideration of it would further delay | passage of the bill.
 | Are "Busness Failures" Senator Sherman declared the com- mission to be a self constituted pros ecuting agency made up of business failures" while Senator Shoot of Utah charged that the commission from the beginning has been a political organiz- ation and has been used as a stepping stone" to campaign for office.
 Senators Gore and Kenyon defended the report, declaring it largely justi- fled. the latter saying 1t received the endorsement of thousands of persons who have been robbed by the packers all these years.
 Senator Sherman declared if the members of the commission desired to know what the people thought of them, they had only to offer themselves for nd hn hx- rn-Q of four to one. He referred to mem bers of the commission as self ap- pointed business men who have done nothing in their lives but criticise men who are doing things. and said chair man Colver was the most vociferous |. and blatant one in the lot
 Radicals and Rolshevists There is not one. Senator Sherman , continued. "who isn't a radical, a bol , shevist. an economic firebrand. I They're younger brothers to the |. w. Wall of them. They're poor eX- cuses for public officers. They're a dis I grace to the administration. They're menace to business. They're a dis credit to the country
 Senator Ashurst of Arizona inter
 rupted to say that there was nothing e in the record of the men to justify Sen =
 ator Sherman "in traducing them in
 such a violent way that the comrnis- Y sion could not reply and that it was , unfair thus to use the senates rules d for freedom of speech. d Senator Sherman replied he regret Y ted he was restrained by parliamentary ; limitations from saving what he de- r. sired, but that he would make the same < statements outside the senate. , Senator Ashurst to Rescue
 at4,- Art, {n6 hot CAv, f ator Sherman might have prevented if confirmation of members of the com f mission by the senate. The Illinois
 senator replied the minority lacked power to prevent confirmations s Its useless to talk about rights of n the minority in this administration he
 continued. What rights have we!
 Simply to our seats. What rights has
 congress? It's largely instructed what
 to do.
 stand by the president, How car
 we when he can't stand still on aNy
 question long enough to tell what
 it is."
 Referring again to the trade con-
 missioners, Senator Sherman shouted
 in conclusions:
 They ought to resign
 Senator Thomas Defends
 SotHdtOT Sotlu lle NdHlSu U | offer his testimony to the integrity honesty. and uprightness of the mem bers of the commission with whom h, was acquainted. He said Commissions
 Murdock has been a purifying elemen
 in political life and also praised J
 Franklin Fort, another member of tn
 commission. He said he did not knov m Chairman Colver.
 n Senator Thomas explained that il J. defending the members of the com of mittee it should not be inferred tha b. he approved the recommendations a l. he opposed the government taking owe l. of any other industry during the wa
 unless it was shown to be absolutel to necessary.
 be Senator Johnson of California sai Id he endorsed Senator Thomas attitud he and concluded by praising the integrit -ic of the commission.