The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-07
HOOVER DEMANDS
CONGRESS- BUILD
HUGE spy ARMIES
House Kills Bill That
Might Aid Negro
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knows that Tinkham had introduced
his amendment without any idea of
getting it passed, but merely to
pose as a friend of the Negro, to
notify southern states to be on
guard and remember not to try to
cut northern representation by such
bills as the Hoch amendment, also
passed the day before yesterday.
The Hoch amendment reduced con-
gressmen from states in proportion
TO the number of sunnaturalized for
oign-born within their limits.
The vote today for the Tilson sub
stitute for the Tinkham-Hoch
amendments was 212 to 1902. The
regular Hoover majority was aug
mented by southern democrats OPP
posed to the Negro, and Tammany
democrats opposed to the alien
amendments,
Previous to the vote, and during
scenes of disorder, in which speakers
were howled down, both Hoch and
Tinkham accused Tilson of using
strong arm methods to override the
will of the house.
Move to Concur.
After President Hoover's message
On the necessity for congress to CO.
operate with the cabinet and his
board of frame-up experts was read,
a motion was made in the senate by
Jones Of Washington, the author of
the give and ten" law, to appoint
a committee as proposed in the
message.
Hoover's message specifically
stated that the congressional COM
mittee would cooperate with the
claw Enforcement Commission" and
that he would designate a commit
tee from the cabinet to also sit with
them. He stated that he expected
the joint meetings to recommend
| legislation to centralize an d
strengthen the "dry" army and navy
and the frame-up machinery that
goes with it. He did not say that
this centralized and enlarged secret
service, army and navy could be
used to break strikes, imprison Ia
Dor leaders and as an auxiliary to the
regular army and navy in the COM
ing war, but everybody knows that
already.
Meet With Mellon.
At the time Hoover's message
was being read the claw Enforce
ment Commission" was meeting in
secret with Andrew Mellon, secre-
tary of the treasury and reputed
owner Of the biggest distillery in
terests in America. Mellon is re-
ported to have described to the COM
mittee the repressive agents of his
department and how they work. 1t
is taken for granted that all at the
1neeting were more concerned with
the possibility of utilizing these
weapons to maintain profits for big
business and trying to block the
strike wave than is actually en-
forcing prohibition.
The commission announced its in
terview with Mellca was the begin
hing of other conferences with vari-
Gus government officials concerned
with law enforcement.
Chairman Wickersham declined to
comment on the demand of Senator
Halves, of Missouri, that the COM
mission hold open sessions. The
meeting today was attended only by
members of the body and Secretary
Mellon.
Try for Vacation.
During these events there was no
change in the farm relief and tariff
situation, and arrangements for an
early recess were going forward.
The house steering committee had
before it a proposal for the house
to recess from June Is to Oct. 10
1t was understood if this was agreed
upon the senate would recess until
about Sept. 1.
| Action on the proposal will be
taken after the house disposes OF
the conference report on the farm
relief bill.