The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-21
Farmers Chief Exposes
Activities Of LObbieS
At National Capital
BY DAVID LAWRENCE
,CopyrISht by To .nteUiEenceC


Wa<A:ast.n. Feb. a0-l."hh."%--or to
phrase :: rno-c G:scrcctiy. "icG,slauN"
,o,rm:tjees'- a~e working night and
dav N an rcto-; 20 rescue PET meas
Ir,~ out Of :hc legislative jam which
ia. ,loEErd -, machinery OF congress
~ ;hS closing fortnight 81 tts session.
Sorr,. members Ct congress who have
ia,rn UordcrinS for weeks what poSS:-
hlr r\,uSc they could make for faNioS
~ pass the many proposals. pressed
.r"n their attcaiion by national organ
atoms arc secretly glad that every =
fh,uS - in tanSlc--It - such ConNc-
n.cut alb.
Eut e conSrc>7 imagined the H""er-
ful, lnnbicS which have been conccntrAted
IN Washington for tho last several weeks
mean to c"aSc Their efforts with the
,ud:uG Of the present session. no great
- wi>Cal,ulation could be made.
The farmers hal" started things or
vsih Il call Tor u mass meeting IN Nprh
waich - int"odrd % show congress the
strength of tn" agricultural club. which
mas boon hold over their heads hereto
fore 20 b. SUR. bat which - being
Swung more r"rilouSly over the 'ndlNld-
ual congressman and senator than cNHr
before.
Nnd tho farmers drGrnd their action
10y pointing ,o thS other ioOhrcS.
Exposed by Barrett.
"E,.r, interest seeking to control tn"
food ~" clothing. thr transportation
systems and the distribution "t the Ma
mons commodities j. ably represented
and wrn rntrrnch"d here" said Charles
= Earrsy'. rrrSidonc "C the National
l'arlut rs linton. IN issuing his call for
q faimrrS mass meeting win repre-
>cu,at',rS from every community that
,2n pu~~ihly semi tn.m To Washington
soon after IN" imauIurttIun.
MIR Iia~r,l;.S description Of tH" va
riuu, lnhhr,> IS interesting because he
>aN, a.. has run counter ~ th"m IN his
own desire 70 aGNIur" Ghc cause OF asrl-
,Iltur-.
"rr.r IA, Srrs" he says. nave :; lobh%
wAah senator Kenyon. JON; author OF
;ur bill [" rrSulat, tnc meat packing
industry IN Ihr nation. has said seems
to bc moro powerful than congress it
self Tnls organization. we'll financed.
" i'm national and international c"nncv-
tiau> r,s.lnln" 10 the tartheSt corners
Of the ;,il!zcd world. has demonstrated
its ability 20 far TO prc:cut effective
control ut ,t., praCt!Ccs
The coal operators through whole
sale. retail and other a!rncieS. have
lobby which for Subtl" lower and far
reaching enecti> cnrss is second only -
rh.> institute Of American meat pac%-
..r~- and tho bIG hNH. This lobby has
demonstrated u, ability so far to l.rc-
zen, ,cctSiatiou whi n If ;ntclligentiE
and Vigorously ent"rted might save the
rrunIr hundreds ~ millions Of dolEtrS
Yearly. Notwithstanding the fact tina,
:, larg. majority OF congress faNors reg
.illt0rv legislation in connection with
the. Two great indSstr:c& mentioned. y
ras 50 far been impossible 10 obtain
a..r.on by Sc !aw-nlakinS power OF the
nation.
other Loobiss
Tho chamber OF commerce OF the
United States - her" TO protect thc IN
,crcst, Of IL, membership and to 80"
that commerce. IpmCs site and foreign, Is
no; allowed 20 suffer through The 1dop-
,iou 81 laws that they may consider
.nlmicsu /" th"mS"Nci,.
The association uf railway cXecu-
ives =. hero to impress upon ,oncrcSa
~, wisdom. as they sc" it. OF caring
for the railways. protecting them
r-a.nnt what they regard a. Inc evil
cFrccts OF diminishing revenue. white
Insisting on increased freight and pa
S"nECr races.
The ship builders q: N" country are
nora 10 sec that navigation avs are
enacted which trnd 20 protect them
against wha; they ssy IS rulnous COM
rcti.jon by foreign bottoms.
The 'unbcs men from tho North.
South, Fast ard West are mere n So"
hat no legislation discriminating
against them is enacted.
The fertilizer trust and a.. and
every in,e-cS, whrch nigh; proht by
governmental action or tnaction. are
here TO sec That they are no; disturbed
N their prof; making careers
M-. Rarrctt omitted the powerful or
canizat:on maintained by union labor.
which, too deceads Internationally upon
he halls o. congress with pleas for
action or inArt;on as n" case may oH.
Nrl there a1c many other .leEISsativ"
committees as for instance the Nari,
Gus womNn's .orKan'2attons and educa-
,:onsl bodies whjcH are pushing welfare
o-zanizati ION. Opposed 10 them arc the
,,anv other orSaniza ;!onS. social or re-
i.g;ous which ar" trying 20 prevent
such welfare legislation FROM getting
through
If no Nhor, session Hh.ch = ending
or March | IS any index o. tAc now
method o. clubbing congress Ia pass,
o. neglect legislative proposals. 'h"
house and senate TO b" called by War-l
ron Harding IN April will bS surrounded
y, every side by a :o;al Of more tohhi"S
,han evsr were gathered her" IN ali
tho sessions OF twen:E r"a"S.