The Washington times., 1928-05-17

Let's have it this session Let's it quickly.
power corruption of schools educators and press
and the methods of influencing legislatures as
disclosed in the Trade Commissions investigation
represents challenge the Government and the people OF
the United States
Te 4 M longer anv denial of the existence power
trust The Federal Commission has proved what it is
and how works chief operating agent is the JoAt
Committee National Utility Associations established on
June 1927 and as testified the Federal Trade Commission
hearing supplied with initial sush fund Of $4OOOoO TO
beat Boulder Dam. .
Josiah Newcomb whose sinister methods and nationwide
organization before the Trade Commission yste
day the man by the joint committee to keep Senator's
and Representatives from voting on Boulder DAM
The defeat Of this legislation admittedly not only the
main object Of the Joint committee but also the chief activity
Of the National Electric Light Association with budget Oh
over $1,10OO00 this year.
Thrtyeght State utility associations likewise bend their
energies buy manufacture and stimulate Public opinion
against Boulder Dam
opacanda reaches revealed in documents produced by the
Federal Trade Commission Investigators now made part Of
the Governments official records.
o the Joint Committee Of National Utility Associations neng
asked by Roy McGregor assistant director Of the Illinois
propaganda association supply material for Harper Leach
Of the Chicago Tribune purporng to prove nat bouoer
Dam Los Angeles aes rs sn. prsnaPed and printed Il as
supposedly independent investigation OF the Boulder Dam
matter. -
into the hands 10000 Connecticut school children Public
Utilities catechm poisoning Their minds against the Gea o.
public utilities to defame their town and hinder us
find the Puget Sound Power Light Company putting
lis propapanda textbooks discredg public ownership into
the of the State Of Washington with the assistance
ta state of education We find that Willard
Gone secretary of Georgia State propaganda committee
admitted he had got Of Georgia schools to in their
class his pamphlets consisting largely OF arguments of
the defeat Of Boulder Dam and Muscle Shoals.
We find J. s. S. Richardson, super-press agent of the
rational lobby charged by the record with getting editorials
and editorial features attacking Boulder Dam and public
ownership inserted the newspapers including the Nofrown
IPa Register three papers in New Jersey and the Phla
We find Richardson out of fund.- paying
$3.50 and expenses Prof Theodore Grayso of the Uni
versy of Pennsylvania for each of three anti Dam
lectures delivered last winter at New Orleans Richmond and
Geneva NJ Z. Grayson mailed digest of those lectures
broadcast in pamphlet coming from Theodore Grayson
University Pennsylvania, with inmaton that the
lectures were bought and paid for by the power people
In Iowa, Missouri, Pennsylvania and Connecticut, the
record shows books thrown out of the schools
because they did not teach what the utility associations
every State the record shows business men are besought
nv the utility organizations get after their Legislators in
Washington explaining the flood of kilograms and letters
against Boulder Dam project which sponsored by Sec
rotary definitely urged by President Coolidge
for passage this session.
The power trust says NO! says that may only build
dam to provide small flood control reservoir the
Colorado River cost $SooOOooo and be burden on the
taxpayers 49,. -,
stored they fall the DAM to create electric
current to sold make the project disappearing
though Los Angeles and other cities stand ready
buy the at such rates to make the project carry
itself.
The power trust NOT
of corruption visible in- form OF opposition
to Boulder Dam hired Ex-Governor Meche, of New
Mexico spy the Denver conferences of Colorado
River States last fall when their delegates seeking
agreement the which they would consent to the
government providing seupportng flood control for the
threatened farmers Of Imperial Valley Mechem got 5000 for
spy services and for reporting back to Judge Stephen
Davis $4,000 head Of the power lobby at New York
Equally illuminating with to the difficulty of the
Colorado River States getting together confidential
memorandum which the Federal Trade Commissions agents
extracted from The files Of Senator Josiah T. Newcomb $50 900
legislative agent Of the lobby in Washington This
lContinued in Last Two Columns.)