The Washington times., 1922-05-06
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WILLIAM HARD Of protection
and profit in the new tariff bill
The tariff bill gives these people a
tariff and a possible super-tariff and
an embargo and "A possible extended
embargo and finally and hfthly
large right of condemnation and con
fiscation against all imports OF all
dangerous foreign coal tar dyes and
chemicals. If there is any other
sort OF protection that they could
be given In order to secure them
in their economical and luxurious pcs.
session of the German patents which
the American expeditionary forces
got for them by licking the Germans
in France. IL is confidently expected
by Congressman Woodruff and Sen.
ator Moses and Senator King that
they will get il.
Senator Moses saw these people
first. lie has constituents wh) use
dyes in the manufacturing OF tex
tiles and who are unaware OF any
reason why they should be. as II
were. held up by any so-called and
alleged Dyes trust" Senator Moses
examined and exposed and tried 10
/ extirpate the "dyes lobby" and at
last got it up into committee
room in the Senate Office Building
before a squad OF Senatorial in
quirers headed by Senator Short
ridge. In the meantime. Congress.
man Woodruff OF Michigan, having
| served in the American Expedition
arv Forces and being totally un-
willing 10 believe that he had spent
his time assaulting German ma
chine guns in order that people
who stayed at home should cost
lessly appropriate German proper.
| ties, stood up in the House and
fully described >he details Of the
historic act of war by which the
| office OF the Alien Property Gus
todian rushed TO the rescue OF the
heroic volunteers who were willing
to dye for America.
II Is TO be remembered that this
act OF war took place in q time OF
peace. The war was over. The a~mi-
| stice had been signed Il was
| the year 1919. Some $500 German
| coal-tar chemicals and dyes patents
were lying in the office OF the Alien
Property Custodian. These patents
belonged to Germans They were
| German property. II and when sold.
the money got for them belongs by
treaty to their German owners. Here
was a chance to get a bonus for the
American coal.tar dyes and cheml-
Gals forces.
| The so-called Chemical Founda-
| ton was formed. Ii was formed
by-and it consisted of-gentlemcn
attached to the office OF the Alien
! prnnarfV rnStnIiap
men-headed by Francis p. Garyan-
who subsequently was himself Alien
Property Custodian were given the
4,5OO German patents for s25O,OOO
! without notice to any other posi-.
bic buyers and without any oppor-
! tunity for any competitive bidding
whatsoever.
The market value of these patents
treaty, their German owners could
make claim against the United
! states for the whole of that market
value. The United States would then
in honor be obliged to pay that value
In rull to those Germans. Mean.
while, Mr.. Garvan and his asso-
ciates would be holding them in re-
turn for a payment made Of one.
quarter Of one million dollars.
Therefore Congressman Woodruff
claims that the sale ought to be set
aside. He wishes Attorney General
Daugherty to bring suit to set II
/ aside. similar earnest wish is ex.
pressed by Senator King. Senator
| King is lean and tireless Senator
who spends his evenings reading
documents. especially IL they have
nhlpQ of figures in
King went before Senator Short. ,
| ridges committee and spent his
| days telling Senator Shortridge all
about the Dye trust" and it's !
| 81 1000. 900, 900 Of investment in this !
and that and the other thing in |
the coal.tar field.
1t should also be said that Con-
gressman Frear OF Wisconsin told
| Attorney General Daugherty all
| about the German dyes patents and
| the Chemical Foundation a long
| time ago-namely in August of last
/ year--in a totally complete letter.
We are therefore ready now to see
| the results.
! The results are as follows:
No action by the Attorney Gen.
eral.
scant interest by Senator Short.
ridge I'm any OF Senator Kings or
Senator Mosess demonstrations
Prolonged study by Senator Short.
ridge OF large numbers Of coal.tar
liquids and powders in brightly |
colored bottles on tables In com
mittee room. No action about coal.
tar lobby. Tariff bill getting writ.
ten.
In tariff bin the infant coal.tar
Industry gets following quilts and
blankets pinned up around II TO