The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-19
Secret Government
Rules at Washington
Head Of Farmers Union Charges
That Corps of Business En-
perts is in Power

Washington, March tI.-EXistCnce
OF new and powerful assistant
government" in Washington. made
up OF the representatives of varied
interests. Is charged i'm a statement
issued here tonight by Charles S.
Barrett of Union City, Ca, president
of the National Farmers union and
chairman of the National Board OF
Farm Organizations.
The assistant government" Mr..
barrett says, has one advantage
over the constitutional government
III Is more effectually trained for it's
work. IL is an association of special
ista Eminent men and women who
know all the legislative. administra-
tive and bureaucratic avenues. streets
and alleys I'm Washington belong TO
this Interesting and patriotic conncc-
tion Of men and women"
individuals named by Mr.. Barrett
as included among these arc Joseph
DeIrecs Of Chicago. president of the
United states chamber of commerce;
Alfred II. Thorn, general counsel OF
the Association OF Railway Execu-
tiecs; j. ID. A. Morrow. vice president
Of the National Coal association:
George III. Cushing. managing dircc-
tor or the Wholesale Coal Dealers
association: James A. Emery. general
counsel for the National Association
or Manufacturers: Willis Compton OF
the Hardwood Lumbermen's associa-
tion; John III. Kirby OF the Southern
Pine association and X. II. Stras-
baugh, president OF the National Can
ners' association.
Other interests which. Mr.. Barrett
says. are represented I'm the "'assist-
ant government" are the Institute OF
american Meat Packers. tho American
Automobile association. Manufacture
Ing Chemists association of America,
Council OF American Cotton Manu-
facturers. Southern Industrial Educa-
ton society. Founders association,
Highway Industries association.
american Automobile Chamber of
Commerce, National Bureau of
Wholesale Lumber Distributors,
American Mining congress. American
Realty exchange. National Merchant
Marine association. League of Com
mission Merchants OF the United
States. National Oil bureau. National
Petroleum association. American Pa
ticnt Law association. National Com
inittee OF Gas and Electric Service,
National Committee on Public Utili-
Ties Conditions, Dixie Freight asso-
citation. National Association for Con-
stitutional Government. National AS
sociation for Protection OF American
Rights In Mexico. National Popular
Government league. National Com
inttee to Secure Rank for Army
Nurbcs. National Negro Business,
league. National Voters league, Nat
lonal FORESTRY association, National
Patriotic press, League for the Pres
crvation of American Independence.
National Association of Coiored Race.
National Committee of Armenian and
syrian relief. National Federation OF
FEDERAL Employees and National Wu-
mems Trade Union league.
Ever the foreign governments are
not without their representatives, ac-
cordinE TO Mr.. Barrett. He says:
OF course ii is improper for a
koreign diplomat To attempt TO iniu-
ence American Legislative or execu-
tive action. but a way has been found
TO accomplish this Legislative COM
mittees have been created under tho
names OF educational bureaus or such
IKE. These have no definite or tam
giblc connection with any accredited
diplomat. nevertheless the country
which tho diplomat represents is the
oenehciary of their activities"