Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1922-08-09

sumo nobody can ansWer.i II post lively
except tPreside nts Harding and Mr.
Howard. Congressman Ewin ~ Da:1
.yia Of Tennessee (Whose examination:
OF Mr.. Howard, before the joint con-
sgressional committeeIat Washington
IShaYe already printed, and who sub.
mitted the minority report Of the con-s
sgressional joint committee against
the ship subsidy graft presents this
matter to me in a personal letter, i'm,
der date Of July 18th, in this manner:
d The proponents OF the ship subsidy
bill consented to the postponementSof
action only when they he'd the con-
selusions that twas impossible to: pass
i the bill through the house atsthat time.
They took as, accurate q poll as they
could and found at least one hundred
republicans were against the bill eand
practically all 7of the democrats We
undoubtedly have them on the run,
and II ,weskeep up the fight, in my OPT
5iniony we can defeat the BILL However,
aas you ARE aware, those seeking spe-.:
cial favors from the government never
Slet up as long as there is a chance.
They are at work now, , and when the
members return, every conc eivable eff
fort will be made to ram the bill thru
the house, unless they are again made
ito: see that the time is not ripe.
. The New York Times had recent
editorial referring to the fact that the
spreside emit had asked the members to
sell the ship subsidy bill to their con-
sstituents during the recess. The edi-
:torial stated that they had collected
for them between two and three hun
-dred editorials which had since APP:
peared in the newspapers Of the mid.
die west, and that only one Of them
was favorable to this bill, which, they
stated, indicated that either the mem
,bers were not trying to convert their
constituents rcelse they had been I'M
successful in doing SO. I see that the,
farm and labor journals have been hav-.
ing strong articles against the SUBJ
.sidy bill. j cannot see that the sub.
@sidists are gaining ground. On the 9TH
er hand, it. appears that they are los.
ing ground. The republican senators.
had conference last week in which
they unanimously delegated Senator.
lodge to advise the president that
they thought it would be very unwise,
to attempt to pass the ship subsidy bill,
during this session, etc. Lodge is TO-
have a conference with the presid ent
-todaya
Izsuppose you are aware that j. r..
Howard, president Of the American
Farm Bureau, who endorsed this tbill
but who was forced to practically with
draw his endorsement on cross-exam-
| ination, but upon whose endorsement
the country has been flooded with
propaganda that the farming interests
were for the bill, is an active candi-
date for appointment to place on the
Federal Reserve Board. He was can
didate at the time he tentatively. en-
dorsed the bill. herewith enclose
copy of letter I received from him,
and call your attention to the remark
abs, statements which have, marked
You are at liberty to use this letter or
any portion of it that you see proper.
What do you think OF the head of a
great organization purporting to speak
for them. being willing to read at>the
hearings a statement prepared by 9th.
ers, regardless of its contents, which
he did not know, as he had not read
It? Howard has certainly placed him
self In 7despicable and pitiable sit.
uation, and should be repudiated by
the American Farm Bureau Federation
which he has betrayed <f
Besides giving me his own personal
views in this manner, ssupplementine
1 the speech he5 delivered in congress
against the billion June 18th Congress
man Davis sends me a copy of a let
ter written to him by James R. How
ard, under date Of June 21st, which my
readers will find of interest.
It will be recalled that when prin
ted Mr.. Towards statement, ELECTED
under the examina ton Of G Congressman
Davis, quoted numerous replies 0
Mr.. Howard to show that he was unac
quainted with the important detail
q Of he#ship ubsidy bill, which he wa
endorsing without any warrant what
ever from the American Farm aBul
4 eau Federation, OF which he iss. eth
& heed. The letter which fIIowar
wrote. to ongfessman Davis, dnde
date Of June 21st, month after b
telegraphed endorsement OF the shi
subsidy graft 10 9Pfesfden Hardin
4 and testified in its behalf before tn
congressional committee, shows tina
Mr.. Howard had mot prepared tn
statement ne made In Washing on s
favor Of the ship subsidy; neither ha
u he even read 1T. j Let me quote tn
exact Mofds OF Nj. Howard's lette
to Congressman Davis, covering thi
matter: 3::fs
The statement which made at.th
hearing before your committee on til
ship subsidy wias prepared, as / Sc.
M ted, ~ bur once and not ~ mysel
5ssss had not read it over until IEraad