Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-16
"lnvisiblc
Government"
nN NrederIo }. IIaskln

Washington. juno is--rho "invis-
Ne eov.rnwcnt" has become one of
AZ most evident ane striking features
the Washington sccnc.
H'or the term has always been ap-
lied 90 lohhics and lobbyists. aud
spro are now over loo lobhios Ia
raahington. most of which have
noes and telephone numbers. and
o. opon to visitors. and viii tell any
.nost enquirer Just what they want
Congress and how they hope 60 get
The right of any citizen or group OF
uisona to como to Washington aud
stition Congress, ur any member
aerwof. Tor what they want. Is in
isputsele. Au the excitement about
invisihle governments" has been
asesl upon the assumption that the
.hhSist ~ one who employs secret
pd corrupt methods 10 influence Con
re~a
u cannot be- denied that Congress
tau who ia open to corruption can
s,isahlv lind somoonc 10 corrupt him,
ud thla situation will probably never
hange until an congressman become
rssalulcly honest liut the fact that
here may ho some dishonest Con
HeFaman and sotne dishonest lobby
us. Il n urged should not bc made
he occasion for trying to make a
aandlal out ~ every honest and open
nurt % innuencc Congress by arr
,lmvnt and 4 show of voting strength,
Grcat Lobby scandal.
Elght wears Rgo there WAS great
S,ttement when Congress set out %
aNeatufatc lobbyists. Weeks and
reckH of testimony followed the adop-
snn 80 the resolution of investigation.
.nsaiion after sensation. some real.
pmp turCrd were sprung on ~,
.ihlb MANY proicssrd 60 500 tho
So branches ~ Congress ClutUhrd
Nhl IN the lentaolcs ~ the ulystcr-
,us, mnnstuua octopus. invisible
pNernmrnt Senators and Ilepic-
nutBtNca. many were given to h.
-. were az the beck and ,ar IL tile
sfprcats Congress was soriid
aims bs memlrrs IN the pay ut great
Operations
m of this nonscnRo blew ~ short
) lftmWard. when thr net result uf
4, investigation simmrrvd down a.
81 hrsmtrchinr - lone member ~
- iiuuac out II total membership
t8a az, disclosure that Nepro
ntilu, re ai ih, capitol had received
III z u.auth ta tgtral a. a certain lult
sim the names IL tho peopic who
ufr recrlN,d rs tho chairman ~
uv,rful Houar committee and the
HhItontlnn 81 IN enormous report
hlth nolod> aurCredcd n reading ail
g. Wa, through
Nltur thai th, grim speCtp of in
lshlr guNrrnmtnt lav dormant fot
Naue fuus oni1 now 3 d heginning
hit us hrld 4 lttt mt There IS
.uar revival ~ talk Il nsiaiuus lob-
49, operating Us Washington Int
arat underground methods haNc ~
hRncr 81 accWnplishinR an,fhiHe n
alus ~ competition with the franh
81 unen iobhiea maintained helr 4,
lnN nruat Errups the country pVci
The FARMERS manufactures -
anafed labor - service men. and
tnrrs Il either groups have their "a
rnal organizations and almost with
III exception have legislative agents
; trry man, eases these orEaniza
nna are eelnE oprnls - ronrres- and
fGam alon hlots 81 Senators and Rep
sHHiNtNes who represent states ana
lstntN Whore lalAr is strone 81
.h tht lumsf s stopne Thrs.
un atp htlnn rlederd to support ,pi-
tn legislative programs There Is
atit of nothtnr SECRET about il Often
uiIis announcement a made 10 tno
fsaneation II These groups in son
tteH
rrue There have bccn revelations
lhe past 81 stat, legislatures hay
tn betn corrupted bN the use ~
sonet Enl rrtat mauS wears the (
.nEreHs 81 fhe ! uited states has
ern p should have bcru mmun, to /
ne suggestion 81 thought on account
{ thr alst Il its membership
teneres. IN the Movies.
nespitt this being oh, iouslN ridieu
uis Washington was Recently half
nleuaiued hall dlsgustpd hy
aolnn pttuIc advertised a. showing
q thr INSIDE 81 onicial ufe ia Wash
aGfon o. this 81 course brand (
sW gouercssmau Is the hero stand
IS sfalWari and virtuous IN opposition /
: the hNdra -hcaded monster - graft f,
ua fufrupiiou. tnaided oXCep, hy