The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-03-14
SENATE CONFIRMS
NEW D. c. RULERS
Captain Oyster and Cuno n.
Rudolph Given Speedy
o. K. at Capitol.
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OF local banks recently floated a loan
comprising about $4,000 shares of
Washington Railway and Electric
Company stock involving about ST.
100000.
THAT loan has been foreclosed and
a large part of the securities are now
held by local banks" said Westlake.
1T so happens that those holding
these loans are among some of the
people who are urging confirmation
of the nominees. 1t Is not fair so II
seems to me, that these men should
go into office under these conditions.
Mr.. Westlake said that Washington
was alive with rumors which connect
ed Rudolph and oyster with these
transactions, and declared emphatical-
ly that these reports wanted to be
cleared up before the committee act
ed on the nominations.
Senator Ball insisted that these
charges could be cleared up today.
Mr.. Westlske hedged for time.
Il can't accuse these men of hav-
ing insincere motives" he said, land
can only tell this committee of
conditions and suspicious aroused
here"
You want a business administra-
tom" Senator Ball asked.
Yes, we do. but that doesn't mean
the best Comm sioners."
He repeated that interlacing rela-
tons of business men with public
utilities cannot be determined in q
few hours.
INEIUENCE Is FEARED.
chou,i, -, ,o.iu s
90. D;i,is Si..ns ua',,.,,, =,
~. 49,, Sos,,i,'I,. ~
Uos,,aLo .nnear.a 90, Sms,,i SIC
COSTING n was ;mnossibIe to o, INFO
Getsii. at this time
Mr. westiake referred IN I.t, cosos
scbaduIed for the puh,ic Ir,iIitias
Commission.
"The thing we fear" he soio ais
that a man or men so closely affi,iat.
ed with public utilities as these ar-
pear to be might sit at these hearings.
1t would mean that a balance of favor
would be with the corporations. Sew
,nn'',s a.. .S u ~, pr'p'e
Conas,, nin. ,hs n'hIic ,,tiIities Ia
nr ,a,', W,iau ata tha ai,i,
ems, a..ocia tiors have haen irving 70
raanh 81 has.. Co. ratav IL al,
raot.s a,,an,,on - ~ straat o.r ait
,a,;on ,,ith 80 co,nanv aarnina on
nroximatelv Al ZOO 600 more than II
rasii,, sho,,,a
"If tbis cond;,iop ia ,I,owed IN con-
tinue ~ would he dangerous TO the
nsonIs y. d.c,sr.d arr new mon
whn ~. int.rested in utiIities arc al
lowed tn On on the hoard IL will con
tirus in nj. condition"
senator DilIinrham im6atientlv in.
terrunted again to tell him that If
h. 49, ~ thoir enanci.I relations
"a com. ont with the facts. He want
Cd r. Lnow their e.aeI attitude to
"Cand,dIv,, ren,ied westlake I'VE
fe.I thev sre not nnf%iendlv to nub-
lie utiIities, Tbi. did NOT seem TO
satisfy DiIIineham.
westIake denied that the Fedora
ton Of Citizens Association either
as a body or its executive committee
had gone on record as faVor'ns the
nominations
PEOPLE ARE RESTLESS.
.Tbe animation in WASHINGTON is
y.ttin, to he serious" he said. 1--WE
sre having serious trouble with Red
nronaasnGs neonl. arc restless thew
h.Iieve thew are not being given a
S.ir voice in thei raffairs, Something
nneh, n he done TO clear up this
v vuS
S.natnr pou.rene demanded in
$50 ~. p.d naganda had 70
-. thn o.s.
w - 81 tho. in,oruotion from
~ UH.n. 20 I,,st;cn" declared
pe.ran ,n.;,,.d that w..tlake
plain what he meant by Red propa-
xanda.
westlake declared IL can be safely
estimated that the so-called Red prop
aganda is being issued by 800 to 900
men on the Government payrools
THEY ar. sending this propaganda
tbroupbout the civ. he said. He ex-
nI.in.d that n was stirring I'D feeling
snanr ~. neonle bringing to their
.,t.ntion that thev had NO voice in
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