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Lasker plan in writing.
The character and nature of thi
employment was thoroughly expose
by Senator Harrison (Dem., Miss.
who showed that some of the men t
be employed at large salaries had re
Gently been employed in governmen
departments at comparatively small
salaries.
Senator King (Dem., Utah), point
ed out that some great law firms il
lNewYork made it practice to emplo,
young men who have secret informa
tion obtained as employees in govern
ment departments and then utiliz,
that information against the govern
ment.
"Reprehensible as that is, that ii
not the worst story Of the contro
versy," said Senator Harrison. "Ths
facts are disclosed here that prac.
tically every man who is an attorney
in the legal department under Mr.
Lasker came in on the recommends
tion of some big law firm in New
York, some of whom have cases
against the Shipping Board"
Senator Harrison read testimony
of Mr.. Schlessinger, head of the legal
department of the Board, that he
had offered one lawyer $4,000, but
the lawyer was holding off because
there were some things he wanted
to talk over. He then testifies that
this lawyers firm has 200 cases
against the Shipping Board.
SECRETARY GLASS GUARDED
TREASURY.
That the Shipping Boards affairs
are in an intricate tangle was as
serted by Senator Glass, former Sec
retary of the Treasury and one of
Americas great financial authorities.
II his method as Secretary of the
Treasury had been followed, much
of the present muddle would have
been avoided.
when I was at the Treasury, said
Senator Glass, 81 served notice on
the Chairman of the Shipping Board
that unless he would present to the
Treasury his accounts for an audit
as required by law, would not agree
to let him have another dollar out of
the public Treasury. He promised to
meet the requirements, but it has
never been done as yet. Of the ac-
counts presented there were rejected
accounts amounting to $1,500,000."
OLD SHIPPING BOARD RUN BY
REPUBLICANS.
In the discussion of the present |
Shipping Board scandal, efforts of
partisan Republican Senators to
place the blame for the condition of |
The Boards affairs upon Democrats
md a Democratic administration
we're completely frustrated by Sena-
or Fletcher (Dem., Fla.) }, in his mas
erful way of exhausting the facts,
igures and logic of the subject with
which he deals. He reviewed the
history of the Shipping Board and
he legislation relating thereto and
controverted the attempt
'eing made to create the impression
hat the Shipping Board is a wreck
With view to. abolishing the mer-
hant marine.
He showed that the large expendi-
ures and enormous contracts were
lade under the chairmanship of
harles Piez and Charles M. Schwab,
nth ]. H. Rosseter as Director of OPP
rations. He emphasized the fact
hat all three of these men were Re-
ublicans and contributors to Re- J
ublican campaign funds. He called
ttention to the fact that there was
o Shipping Board from December 6,
92O, until 1921, because the Senate {
ad refused to confirm the nomina e
ons made by President Wilson. d
Therefore, said Senator Fletch- \
;, "the claim that a Democratic F
nipping Board must be held respon- a
BILE for alleged waste and extrava- f
lnce and crookedness and graft '
ust be considered in connection n
ith the fact as to the men ac- s
Ially doing the work resulting in '
lis alleged extravaganza and in a
ficiency and incompetency and 3
orse" K
OF Chairman Lasker and his en- L
oyment of men at exhorbitant sal v
les, among other things he said: N
eve find that Mr.. Lasker begins G
S work here by inviting three men,
70 at ,$35,000 year each and one
$4,000 a year, three men at $15,-
10 to begin with, to have cnarge of