Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-06-20
FUNDS WASTED,
HARDING TOLD
BYCOMMISSION
President Called on TO Adjust
Row Over Brazil Exposition
Money.
FITNESS IS QUESTIONED
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WASHINGTON, June 20.-Presideni
Harding has been called upon to adjust
a row which has broken out in the
American commission for the Brazilian
exposition, charged with the expenditure
Of the congressional appropriation OF
100000.
All the members Of the commission
with the exception Of Frank A. Harrison
of Nebraska, called at the White House
and presented the President with q
resolution urging the removal of Mr.
Harrison from the commission, accusing
him of attempts TO disOrganize the COM
missions work and with falsifying the
records of the commission
The delegation included D. c. Collier
Of California, chairman of the commits
sion. who returned from Brazil; Commits
sioner Stevens Of Rio de Janeiro, Com
missioner Livermore Of New York. Com
missioner Kirby Of Texas, and George T.
Mills, secretary Of the commission.
No COMMENT
AT WHITE HOUSE.
No comment was made at the White
House regarding the visit beyond the as
sertion that Mr. Collier and his assO-
ciates were called in TO make a report on
their activities, but following the confer
ence, Mr.. Collier authorized the follow
ing statement:
AT the session Of the Brazilian com
mission a resolution was unanimously
adopted to censure Commissioner Frank
h A Harrison Of Nebraska for classifying
Srecords Of the commission"
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mission have been heard in Washington
for several weeks. 1t is understood. Mr
Harrison recently in Omaha. and several
places in the West, has charged that the
Governments funds were being wasted
and that unwarranted efforts were being
made to obtain control of American con-
cessions. No clearly defined charges were
made or submitted to the White House
but when announcement was made that
William n. Collier. American ambassador
to Chile, was coming 10 Washington. the
name was confused with that Of D. c.
Collier and il was rumOred that the lat
ter had been called and the affairs of the
exposition commission were under in
vestigation.
1920 MANAGER OF
JOHNSON CAMPAIGN.
Mr.. Harrison, who recently has Ieen
hptul4us muC4 OF MS time III hdeu4lle
ton. first came into the public eye dur
Ing the primary campaign for the presi-
dency In 1920. when be managed Hiram
Johnson's fight in Nebraska. in which
the Californian was successful I'll OBJ
tanning the delegation to the national con
veutlon. Mr. Harrison later testified be-
fore the campaign funds investigating
committee, creating countrywide interest
by tie small amount of money he as
serted he had spent in JOhus0n's behalf
His appointment on the Brazilian com
mission is said to have resulted from
the activities in his behalf OF Repre-
sentative Frank Reavis of Nebraska. Mr.
Hsrrisons duties as a member of the
commission have been 10 keep to the rec
Ords and obtain American exhibits. The
statements being attributed to him have
been 70 the effect that the management
AOf the commissions affairs, and partic-
, ularly the activities Of Mr. Collier. have
resulted in extrava gance and waste.