Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-10-23
WATSON CHARGES AGAINST
FEDERAL TRADE BOARD
ARE BRANDED UNTRUE
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was a German, A. Slnderson, who has
since been elected secretary of the
United states senate.
"On February /, 1918, the following
telegram, taken from the files of VIII
son and company, was sent to V, d.
Skipworth, vice president of Wilson
and company.
=" Chicago, February 1, 1918.
-. c. Eyersman.
:" Washington. u. c.
Test vote before senate interstate
commerce committee 2 o'clock today
regarding interstate commerce COM
ission retaining jurisdiction over rate
matters. 1t is of the highest import
ance to see Senator Watson, who Is on
this committee urging retention Of
such authority by the commission.
Please see him before committee
meets.
"fV. D. SKIPWORTH.'
"Relayed over Wilson and COM
pany's private wire from New York to
Chicago the following reply was sent;
lover private wire from New
York;
+" February /, 1918.
" Wash v. d. S, ..
Had long conference with party
suggested. Situation resolves itfeh
entirely to subordinating rate question
to major one of securing time limit OF
one year In committee bill, de-
termned effort being made to accom-
plish latter. Test vote on this propo-
sition a tie, with Gore, said to be
favora BILE, absent. Test vote on inter-
state commerce commission nine 10
eight i'll favor of commission. out
come today depends upon effort 10
compromise. Situation up to White
House, to which leading democratic
committeeman have been called. Com
promise may confer on president
rate making power, but only on con-
dition of limiting operation of bill TO
one year after the war. Some com
promise may be made to give the
president rate making power now, but
to cease Immediately after the war.
assume you regard major PROPOSE
ton more important. Additional m
EYERsMAN.'
Government Men Shadowed.-
The federal trade commission and
it's employees have long been subject
to an attack that the public has never
known about The time has come TO
reveal It. While the federal trade
investigation OF the meat
was on, the governments
representatives were trailed by de-
tectives, who daily stood outside the
doors OF the commissions offices.
The offices of the commissions rep
were entered surreplu-
ously. H
1.-THE department Of justice Is about
to present to the federal grand jury
the case against the Chicago meat
packers. A considerable part OF the
evidence that is to be presented VIII
be material gathered by the federal
trade commission agents, and some
of those agents are summoned as Wit
nesses Already some of them are IN
Chicago.
1T is NOT q coincidence that these
men are the men assailed In the Wat
sen charges that the federal trade
is a hotbed Of Bo!sleN-
ism, sedition and anarchy. Tho fed
eraI trade commission has avoided
giving Immunity to the packers by
calling them as witnesses and for this
It has been and is being ceaselessly
criticised; and now as the witnesses
of the government are about to enter
the grand jury room, there Is every
effort to discredit them. This attack
upon the personal conduct and char
acter of faithful, loyal employees OF the
commission is of a piece with one oil
the series of paid advertisements pub
lished by the meat packers on Octo-
Der Q throughout the United States,
the heading of which was 'Encourag-
ing Bolshevism,' and in which
charge against the depart
men of Justice and the federal trade
was made as definitely as
was possible for one not enjoying the
of senatorial privilege.
Have Stood Many Attacks.
Senator sherman has charged the
members of the federal trade COM
with what amounts to trea-
son and conspiracy. Senator Watson
charges the employees of the federal
trade commission with sedition ana
anarchy The commissioners have
stood many attacks, secret and public,
but the commissioners feel that they
would be derelict in their duty If they
should let pass unchallenged the false,
outrageous and despicable assault
that has been made upon members OF
its staff whose only offense Is that
they have stood steadfast in the per-
Torrance of their duty under con-
slant harrassnsept, resisting caioleries
offers of employment and attempted
seductions.
"All of which can be gone into in
detail, but not here.
THE commission now saws with re-
spect to MIR. Durand, Mr., Chase, Me
Tator, Mr.. Ohsol. MIR. Kravits, Mr.
Manly and Mr.. Haines, those now in
e1e employ of the commission or ac-
cessable to it. that their political be-
liefs,. although never heretofore ques-
tened. have been inquired into. Some
have voted as republicans, some az
democrats. some as socialists, but no:
one whose good citizenship and faith
ful public service IS not outraged by
the charge that they are Bolshevists,
or anything else that that world i'm
/ lies. t
senator Sherinan's charges AZ :
made in detail. Senator watson $
charges are made in detail. The com
mission challenges the proof, and
with the proof their source and the
means by which they were formula.-
ed"