The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-23
BROOKHART
NOT TO ASK
FORD PROBE
Decides To Leave It Up
To Committee
/ Action
ASSERTS COOLIDGE
BOUGHT OFF FORD
'Worthington' Is Named
AS Having Conducted
Capital Campaign
POWER COMPANIES
ALSO DISAPPROvED
Iowa Senator Would Have Cow
eminent Develop Projects
And Sen Power
POWER COMPANIES
ALSO DISAPPROvED

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WASHINGTON, March 22.--The
most intensely bitter enemy that the
Henry Ford offer for Muscle Shoals
has in Congress has been definiteiy To-
Gated. He 10 Senator Smith w. Brook
hart Of Iowa.
The so-called sareh-radical," in an
interview declared today that an enact
ed Muscle Shoals bill, a. written By the
House, would constitute q greater
scandal than the Teapot Dome. He
charged that the figures hare been jug
gled by the Ford lobby" to $780,
1000 extent. He admitted q convic-
ton that the President had traded
Muscle Shoals to Ford for his retire
ment from the presidential race and his
support.
At the same time, the Iowa sena-
tor has acquired q case Of cold feet
Asked directly II he weald carry out
his threat ON the floor to introduce q
resolution demsndins an Investigation
OF the Ford lobby" he answered in the
negative.
However" he asserted, with ap-
parent bitterness, II win endeavor to
persuade the committee on asricul-
ture TO present such resolution"
There Is certainly q Muscle Eh6Als
Lobby" he exclaimed In reply to a
question. ats head Is q man named
WoFthington, He seldom hangs around
the Senate. But have seen him in
conversation with Senators Harrison
of Mississippi, Kellar Of Tennessee,
Capper of Kansas and others"
Cites Ford.s Withdrawal
Asked why he charged the President
torted: Il know this. Secretary
Power company. Ford bitterly ar
mildness. The President called Ford
to Washington, The President issued
q statement practically indorKing the
hely announced his refinement from
the presidential race and his support
Of Coolidge. The military commiktee
OF the House became inclined 10 the
Ford offer. The minority, however.
asked Ford to appear in order that
light might be thrown on the situation.
He practically told the minority 10 90
TO h, and the majority to hurry up
aua 8AsS AAAAA ING PAVkrN&s- AAAWN "a
that"
He continued: 81 am Opposed to the
government. giving away its assets.
We have the Teapot Dome scandal. And
/ predict that every man who supports
the Ford measure viii be retired from
political life. can prove that in the
Ford offer figures have been iugxied
60 the extent Of $500 900, GOO. No such
sum is involved in the Teapot affair
and yet that smells to high heaven"
Senator Pat Harrison 0e Mississippi,
who heard a part of the interview, re-
ferred to the offer Of the Alabama
Power company.
Opposss Power Compaay. Tee
II oppose that" snapped forth
Brookhart.
eAnd the power company had lobby.
/ suspect? faeeti5usly continued HarFi-
son.
Investigate 'em and tArow 'em out
of the capitol, Br0okhart thundered
forth.
And then more quietly he said "Let
the government hold and dsvelop that
property. Let the government eel at
a fixed cost the power that Ford needs
TO produce aluminium. Let the govern
ment give share of the 6eneait to al
the people, not to one, oaly. Let the
government take over all potential
water power, and thus keep Il out Of the
grasp of monopOlies which with the
assets Of the people, prey and make
poor forever the people.
Harrison stated that 90 Per cent Of
the residents Of the south supported the
Ford bid. Brookhart attributed that
to their ''ignorance."