Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-02-20

of S49,101 pounds Of speeches, $685.
433.55; estimated Postal Service ex-
pense for handling and transportation
of 557,6S3 pounds of envelopes, $685.
'277.S7, or total of $442,798.73.
for the departments of the cmfmfmf
Mr.. President, it seems to me that
the next time we make appropriations
for printing for the departments of
the Government we ought to know
where the money is going and we
ought to stop all such expenditures of
money as this.
Mailing Also Contrary to Law.
was going to call attention to a
particular matter. that was in VIOLA
ton of the law, but perhaps that
would not be a proper thing to do.
| wish to say, however, that | have a
copy of a speech delivered by a GER
tain reverend gentleman and sent
broadcast throughout the country, on
the face Of which there is printed a
statement that it was for distribution
"among the United States army of
railroad men, with the compliments"
of a certain official of the Government
of the United States. There is no law
which allows thing like that to go
through the mail free; but wish to
say to you, Mr.. President, that the
departments Of this Government now
do not care very much about what
the laws are; they are guided by their
wishes and what they desire to do.
Mr.. President, how many of these
very same speeches to which have
called attention have been printed by
order of Senators or Representatives
for political purposes or for distribu-
tion for any other purpose am going
to find out within the next three weeks
and am going to put the figures into
the Record. When this information is
placed before Congress, / think that
every Senator will agree that the ex-
penditure is not only an abuse of the
expenditure Of the peoples taxes, but
is, l was going to say, wicked prac-
tice which ought to cease, not only on
the part Of the Senators and Repre-
sentatives, but which must cease on
the part of the departments.
Mr.. STERLING. Mr.. President,
will the Senator permit a question?
Mr.. SMOOT. Certainly.
Mr.. STERLING. / did not under
stand to what speeches the Senator
referred to as having been printed.
Does he mean the speeches of Sena-
tors and Representatives?
Mr.. SMOOT. No, not the speeches
of Senator's at all. am referring
merely to speeches that heve been or
dered printed by the departments of
our Government for distribution thru
out the United States. So far as con-
Germs speeches that have been deliver
ed outside of Congress on the order of
Senators and Representatives and
printed as public documents for the
purpose Of distribution thruout the
country, / am going to let the Senate
know how many speeches have been
printed and distributed.
Mr.. STERLING. They are gen.
orally paid for, are they not?
Mr.. SMOOT. They are paid for,
but am only going to do this in con-
nection with a statement showing the
amount of paper that is being used
for these purposes.
Mr.. NELSON. Mr.. President
will the Senator yield?
Mr. SMOOT. Yes.
Mr. NELSON. Are all these speech
es sent out by the departments the
speeches of Senators and Represent
atives, or are they speeches of other
parties.
Mr.. SMOOT. They are the
speeches of other parties. For in
stance, take the executive depart
ment; find an address that was de-
livered before the Press Club of New
York by the President on June 80
1916, an address to the Associated
Advertising Cubs, an address at De-
troit, Mich. These figures also include
addresses to Congress-; but have
been stating the number printed fol-
distribution and paid for out Of the
funds appropriated by Congress.
Mr., OVERMAN. Mr.. President
were any of these addresses in con-
nection with the Liberty Loans?
Mr.. SMOOT. Yes; a great many
of them were in connection with the
Liberty Loans.
Mr.. OVERMAN. And the sale of
war savings and thrift stamps?
Mr.. SMOOT No.
will say that the paper used in
printing and mailing speeches is as
follows: