The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-03-18
BARRETT MAKES
GRAVE CHARGES
HEAD OF FARMERS ISSUES
STATEMENT
Georgian Declares That New and
Powerful Assistant Government
Exists at Washington

Washington, March !4.-Existence
! of "a new and powerful assistant
government" in Washington, made up
of the representatives of varied in
terests, is, charged in a. statement is
! sued here tonight by Charles S. Bar
rett Of Union City, Ga, 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.
It is more effectually trained for its
work. Eminent men. and women who
know all the legislative, administra-
tive and bureaucratic avenues, streets
and alleys in Washington belong to
this interesting and patriotic connec-
ton of men and women"
individuals named by Mr.. Barrett
as included among these are Joseph
i'Defrees of Chicago, president OF the
United States chamber of commerce;
Alfred P. Thorn, general counsel OF
the Associations of Railway Execu-
tives; j. D. A., Morrow, vice presi-
dent of the National coal association;
George H. Gushing, managing direc-
! tor of the Wholesale Coal Dealers
association; James A.. Emery, general
counsel for the e%National Association
of Manufacturers; Willis Compton of
the Hardwood Iiunfbermen's associa-
ton; John H. Kirby Of the Southern
/ Pine association and R. T. Stras-
baugh, president of the National Can
ners' association.
Other interests which, Mr.. Barrett
says, are represented in the assistant
government are the Institute Of
American Meat Packers, the Ameri-
can Automobile association, Manufac-
turing Chemists association Of Amer
lea, Council of American Cotton
Manufacturers, Southern Industrial
Educational society, Founders asso-
citation, Highway Industries associa-
ton, American Automobile Chamber
of Commerce, National Bureau of
Wholesale Lumber Distributors, Am
erican 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
Patent Law association. National
Committee of Gas and Electric Ser
vice, National Committee on Public
Utilities conditions, Dixie Freight
association, National Association for
Constitutional Government National
Association for Protection of Ameri-
can Rights in Mexico, National Pop
ular Government league, National
Committee to Secure Rank for Army
Nurses, National Negro Business
league, National Voters league, Ma
tional Forestry association, National
Patriotic press, League for the Pre-
servation of American Independence,
National Association of Colored Race,
National Association of Armenian
and Syrian relief, National Fedora
ton Of Federal Employees and Ma
ton Women's Trade Union league.
Even the foreign governments are
not withholding their representatives,
according to Mr.. Barrett. He says:
"Of course it is improper for a
foreign diplomat to attempt to infiu-
ence American legislative or execu-
tive action, but way has been found
to accomplish this. Legislative COM
mittees have been created under the
names of educational bureaus or such
like. These have no definite or tan
gible connection with any accredited
diplomat, nevertheless the country
which the diplomat represents is the
beneficiary of their activities.