Great Falls tribune., 1921-08-08

the president and Ito others
n authority on matters con-
? tained in it.
The Wisconsin member, who lea6
the successful fight in the house
against the dye embargo in the Fordney
bill, referred specifically to the letters
written to Senator Penrose by Secre-
taries Weeks and DENLY, who urged
continuance of the embargo SO that
the country might be provided with
chemicals in the event of war. Mr..
Frear also declared that Attorney Cen
eral Daugherty had failed to acknow-
ledge or act on his letter of July IS,
asking that legal proceedings be insti-
tuted to set aside the Chemical Foun-
dation company.
Monopoly Is Bold.
mo visible government" said Mr..
Frear, has ever shown more brazen
effrontery than this dye monopoly.
We may well be concerned over the
power of these dye interests that reach
to three cabinet officers in their effort
to perpetuate their present exclusive
power in this country. Not a line of
evidence in all the hearings, / am in
formed. suggested that this government
depended upon or received aid from any
dye establishments in the country dur
ing the recent war and the argument
that we should preserve this half bill
lion dollar domestic dye monopoly with
is excessive prices and enormous power
because of approaching war and
through need of private protection is
both preposterous and ridiculous.
Hints Influence Was Used.
Secretaries Weeks and DENLY are
by the press to have written
your committee simultaneously that the |
iye embargo should be continued for
hat reason. If so, they certainly had |
title information on which to base such |
statements and caution is thrown to
he winds when dye interests bring
,hese two letters to your committee the |
same day to influence committee ac-
ion.
Il have no fear of their influence |
.ither IN your committee or in the body |
you represent, but | do express con-
'ern over any power that can secure
such letters from such high sources,
md, more important, that apparently |
las endeavored to smother efforts
made to have the government bring
egal proceedings in order to set aside
he Chemical Foundation company.
Failure for practically three weeks to
eceive any reply from the attorney
is an unusual oversight by a
apartment that represents the con-
ress as well as the administration and
is impossible to believe failure to
cknowledge receipt of an official cour-
eous letter was due to an oversight"
Alleges Patents Were Stolen.
In his letter to Mr.. Daugherty, which
'as published in the Congressional
'ecord on July Is, Mr.. Frear said he
tated that Francis p. Garvin and
oseph Choate, Jr, while employed by
le government in the alien property
nstodian's office position of control.
the idea of seizing patents ,
len on file in the patent office and .
liking them over for themselves and ,
,eir associates in a private capacity
nder the name of the Chemical Foun- .
alton company, at a private sale for {
SoO,UVU, or ABOUT TWO per cent OF their F,
.tual value.
''rhe character of this dye embargo {
FORT" continued Mr.. Frear, "that put c
rough the house last session bill r
avn by Mr.. Choate, according to in
in my possession, and paid
100000 in lobby fees, suggests that
'wer lies behind these interests which
tain endorsements from high admin
tration officers and apparently pre-
nts action upon the facts stated.
ne dye embargo cannot be put
rough congress, in my judgment but
ese interests could be called 2
account and the fraudulent contract .
t aside in order to protect the gov .
interests and I ask your CO. =
Grafton in trying to secure prosecu- !,
N on such charges as are contained 8
my letter to Mr.. Daugherty." "