Putnam patriot., 1924-03-07
REP. FREEMAN IS
 NOT OUT OF RACE
Congressman Says He Is a Can didate Once More For Sec
 ond District Nomination
Voted For Compromise Tax Bill But
 Wanted Mellon Plan
Special Correspondenee Co the P;;tmsm
 Patriot
Bulkeley Southworth Griffin.

By
 Bulkeley Southworth Griffin.
 Washington, D. C., March 6. 1924.
 Congressman Freeman, discussing various matters of Connecticut inter est today, explained why he voted for the compromise tax bill which passed the House. reaffirmed his opposition to any kind of bonus and to immigra- ton bills of a more restrictive charne- ter. and touched on another matter of state interest, pollution of waters by manufacturing plants.
 Win Run Again
 Incidentally. in reply to question, Congressman Freeman said he would be a candidate for reelection this year.
 Regarding the tax bill, for which Congressman Freeman and Mir. O. Sullivan voted, and against which Congressman Fem. Merritt and Til son were recorded the second district congressman said: T saw no use in voting against the compromise meas ure IL k better than the present law and so l voted for it on every occasion possible
 Mir. Freeman is against any sort of bonus bill, including the insurance plan sThe main thing Co do is to prevent a eSsh bonus. If bonus bill with the insurance feature is passed today, even without any provision by which veterans can borrow on the in- suranee policy, the great danger is that in year or tive tremendous pres sure will be put upon Congress to au- thorize the borrowing feature. So won't support any possible opening wedge for cash bonus. in effect if not in name said Mr. Freeman.
 Pension-No Bonus
 "The veterans will get pensions lat CT on anyway. They will get service pensions whether they are disabled or not after while" he added.
 As for the immigration problem, on which many communications have come from Connecticut organizations to Washington, Congressman Freeman indicated that he would be inclined to 6t, pose even the bill reported out by inc Senate immigration committee ,vhiets would make the quotas two per cent ofs the census of 1910, as compar- ed vith-She present three per cent on inc censuss of 1910.
 F.Acnd Immigration
 q think INhould favor more ex- tended immigratsaG-to -to this ccs..'ntry c. together with some meanA o1 sele. sis the immigrants and certain measures for controlling their location here, as between the city and the eountry,-- until they become citizens. There IS no need to jet them cungregute in one or two big cities; we could send them to the farms and so forth" said the congressman.
 The rivers and harbors committee of the House. of which Mir. Freeman Is ranking member, will soon report bill aimed to prohibit the dumping of oil from vessels into harbors and tide water. Mir. Freeman, during the ill., ness of the committee chairman, has been presiding at hearings on this matter.
 But of larger interest to Connectl- cut. perhaps, Is another proposal which the committee is expected to favor. authorizing Rn investigation into the pollution of inland waters by indus trial plants through the dumping of oil, acids, and waste materials. How ever, this question is not of immediate concern, since the investigators would not make report for two years.