New-York tribune., 1920-09-01
High Salaries Paid to
Stump Speakers and
Propaganda in Foreign
Newspapers Are Cited
Full Republican
Budget Disclosed
Collections to August 26,
$1,O17,255; Only 20
p. C.. Raised i'm N. Y:
1850 Contribute d

NniSANO, aug. ol.-SenarOr Harry
S. New, chairman of the speakers
bureau Of the Republican National
Committee, late to-day caused stir
among Democrats attending the sec
ond dHv'c session of the Senate sub
committee ostigating Presidentia,
cam pa'gn expenditures when he rre-
sented letters showing the Democratic
National Committee had agreed to pay
$4,000 to a college professor to take
the stump for Governor Cox. Other
outstanding developments of the Gay
were:
Will II. Hays, Republican Ma
tional Chairman, told the commit
tee the Democrats are planning .
spend a large sum in advertising
in foreign-larguage newspapers
throughout the country. The Repub-
licans have made no contracts for
such Advertising he said.
Republican National Committee,
mttee's budget for campaign ex-
penses provided for the expenditure
of s3.079 037.20. 4
The witness testified he never had
seen nor heard of the list of cam
paign quotas, totaling more than
s8,000.000, which was referred to by
Governor James Nj. Cox in his Pitts
burgh speech.
Mr.. Upham later produced a list
Of the quotas he had made up. 1t
rotaled about $4,00O,0O0.
Fred A. Britten, Representative in
Congress from Illinois, reiterated
hnforo fbo h;s cho~~,o
that $87,0 900 which had been sent to
the British Embassy in Washington
for entertainment purposes had
found Its way into the Democratic
campaign fund. He did not pro-
duce documentary evidence of his
charges
Ge{rge White. chairman Of the
Democratic National Committee, ad-
mitted that his committee was
spending $4,000 to furnish free to
Western newspapers a story en-
titled "Uncle Sam of Freedom
Ridge" intended to gain support
for the League of Nations idea.
Chairman White was questioned
as to whether he had not been guilty
of violating the corrupt practices
at in distributing the story, "uncle
Sam of Freedom Ridge"
Copy of Letter introduced
The Democratic National Committee
is planning to use 1000 inches of adver-
tising space each in "the best" foreign
language papers of the country, Mr..
Hays told the committee. Following
questions by Senator Reed regarding
plans of the Republicans with regard to
!oreign-language newspapers, the Re-
publican chairman introduced the origi-
nal copy of form letter of the For
eign Language Advertising Service
Inc, of New York and Boston, purport-
ing to outline the Democratic plan.
The letter. signed by Joseph G. Bor-
gatti, president, stated that Hans Reig
director of the Bureau of Naturalized
Citizens, Democratic National Com
mittee, would place the advertising
through the Borgatti agency.
1t recalled Mr.. Reig to the foreign
publishers for his work in behalf of
the foreign-languagc press before the
committees Of Congress, which were
considering the bills to wipe out the
try and added that he was "entitled
to particular recognition" which could
be manifested "by quoting him the
very lowest rate possible"
"Mr Reig," the letter continues,
plans campaign to begin about the
first Of September and run until the
first Of November, using a total space
OF about 1000 inches in each of the
best foreign-language papers Of the
country"
The letter was mailed from Boston,
August 1s.
No Republican Appropriation
Mr. Hays told the committee the Re-
publican National Committee had made
no appropriation for advertising in
'oreign-language newspapers, but
pose later
Mr.. Hays presented figures from an
other advertising agency showing there
are approximately 1880 foreign-lan-
euaRe newspapers in the United States.
o. which 2Al rate as the best. One
thousand inches Of advertising in each
of the 2il would cost $235, $3.50, he said.
he presented the Republican Ma
tional Committees contract for bill
BOARD advertising throughout the