The daily worker., 1926-05-22
Especial to The Daily Workerl


Especial TO The Daily Worker)
WASHINGTON, May 2o.-Wth the
republican stalwarts stanpeded into
yielding to the demand Of Senator
"Jim" Reed, democrat Of Missouri,
for a wholesale investigation Of the
expenditure of funds in the primary
elections the whole issue. Of New
berryism" is again raised at Washing
ton.
So swift was the action ,of the in
surgents who jammed the resolutions
thru following the slashing ATTACKS by
Reed of Missouri and Pat Harrison Of
Mississippi and so confused was the
old guard Of the administration forces
that the vice-president, Charles s.
Dawes, completely bewildered and
taken OF his guard appointed a COM
mfttee controlled by insurgent repub-
licans and radical democrats.
This was a desperate political move
to create the impression that the ad-
ministration did not fear such an in
vestigation, but now that the ma
chinery is in motion to bring the whole
question Of such expenditures into the
open the Mellon-Coolidge gang is try
ing TO devise some way of evading
the consequences.
Saloon League Under Fire.
The Reed resolution is more far
reaching than many senators at first
suspected because the main debate
yesterday revolved around the ques-
ton of the alleged expenditure of mil
lions of dollars in the Pennsylvania
primary election and obscured the
sweeping nature of the proposition
which demanded investigation of any
Reorganization, form or fndividuaI' to
aid individual candidates. This in
eludes such organizations as the anti
saloon league, whose supporters have
consistently blocked all attempts to
investigate its source Of funds.
Newberrylsm Issue.
1t is certain that the democrats in
the coming congressional elections
will make Newberryism the paramount
issue against their republican op-
ponents, with the question of modifica-
tlon Of the volstead act also playing
an important role.
I'VE will carry Newberryism into
every state of the Union" said one
ranking senate democrat today.
That's a fighting slogan for us and
we'll elect a democratic congress on
it, paving the way for a democratic
president in 1928. Well fight New
berryism not only as represented by
the vote which seated Newberry, but
as represented by the efforts of a few
rich men to buy seats in the senate
and to poison the electorate thru the
lavish spending of millions of dollars
in primary campaigns"
As the democrats rejoiced. the re-
publicans were CORRESPONDENCE down
hearted.
One veteran western republican be-
rated the Coolidge administration and
observed. ''If the administration won't
help us in the primaries and we can't
win if It does, what's the use Of lining
up with the administration. I'm go
ing TO make my battle on my own
feet"
Insuraent Committee.
The slush fund committee, com
prising Senators David A. Reed, re-
publican of Pennsylvania; Deneen, re-
publican of Illinois; LaFollette, pro-
gressive-republican Of Wisconsin:
Bayard, democrat Of Delaware, and
James A. Reed, democrat Of Mis-
souri. will meet within the next day
or two to organize. 1t will elect its
own chairman, which means that Reed
Of Missouri will get the post.
The committee undoubtedly will
open It's inquiry by investigating the
charges against Peppers hackers. It
may have serious consequences polit.
ically as Jim" Reed demanded in the
senate that If s2.OO0,000 had been
spent TO aid Pepper, the rich men
spending It" ought to be given terms
In a penitentiary.