Nogales international., 1928-07-03
$50 THE PEOPLE MAY KNOW

$50 THE PEOPLE MAY KNOW
"It is refreshing and extremely unusual to find
newspaper published in California that has the
rye to publish the ''low down" on the Boulder dam
OPPOSITION, even at the expense of its own state,
Us the Tucson Independent.
Such a newspaper is the San Francisco Bulle-
which, under great expense, hired special IN
stgator to dig into the subject issueing the sole
Ter that the investigator tell nothing but the truth
his series of articles This was done, and the whole
les, held under copyright by that paper, makes
ne wonderful statements AS result, the follow
:, taken from the Bulletin, shows how the expose
lmped the toes Of great many higher-ups The
lowing was printed under the head, $50 The
ople May Know:
Revelation that Washington bureaucracy
is so dominated by the public ownership ohgar-
chy that it would attempt intimidation and CEN
sorship of free American press that criticizes
it's sinister and insdous activities has been
brought to The San Francisco Bulletin.
''There came to the office of this newspaper
yesterday one Andreas T. Lundquist, Pacific
coast representative and attorney for the fe-
deral trade commission seeking to know why
this newspaper is printing the Boulder dam ex-
pose He sought a pledge of secrecy about his
inquiry.
"The federal trade commission has been en-
gagged for several weeks in conducting one of
the most biased prejudiced and partisan 'inves-
legations ever undertaken by federal body
with the consent Of congress-
Authorized by congressional action to in
stltute an inquiry into alleged lobbying and pro
paganda of the so-called power trust particu-
larly with reference to the Boulder dam project
these commissioners shut the door to evidence
offered by Gov. George w. P. Hunt and Repre-
sentative Douglas Of Arizona to show that Cali
fornia's vast menacing public ownership ma
chine had expended millions of dollars-argey
from taxpayers money-in lobbying and propa-
ganda for the Swing-J Johnson bill.
'When the federal trade commission thus
closed its ears and it's heart to the truth and by
that action revealed itself as the agent of Cali
fornia's politico-economic machine and the
public ownership press, The Bulletin, so the
people may know the truth, began an investiga-
ton Of its own accord
'The astounding facts thus unearthed are
now being presented in this newspaper day by
day in series of articles.
"The naive and audacious Mr. Lalnduuist
desired to learn The Bulletins reasons for pub
fishing the expose Of Boulder dam When in
formed The Bulletin did not recognize any right
by the federal trade commission to abrogate the
constitutional provision for free speech and a
free press, Mr.. Lundquist made the strange re-
4"NOo
Dental He was Informed that The Bulletin has
no confidential dealings with the federal trade
commission or any other bureaucracy
ALARMED and during the course of ques-
tlonlng ne admitted his instructions had come
directly from his bureau superiors in Washing
ton, and that further, they had directed him
specifically to conduct his inquiry secretly and
with avoidance of publicity.
The Bulletin regrets that this exposure
may bring the wrath of the Washington bureau
Gratis upon the head of Mr.. Lundquist personally
because he was not more discreet in seeking the
information ne was ordered to get.
"But silence of this newspaper on such
matter would mean sacrifice of it's plain duty
to the public-and as between the public and
Mr.. Lundquist, The Bulletin can have but one
choice, much as it may sympathize with him per-
sonaly.
"The great lesson is that federal bureau
has placed itself under the control of lobbyists,
propagandists and public ownership hirelings
in the conduct of an investigation represented
as being fair and impartial and now undertakes
to Investigate this newspaper on the fourth
day of publication of evidence danning to the
cause and intrigues of the Boulder dam wire
pulers.
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