New Britain herald., 1929-10-19

| an expert one who knows Connecti | cut conditions, for time prior f the hearing. A larger amount ca. 1 be spent if VIC are 10 send someon
 who would remain in Senator Bing
 hams office during I'll of the hear
 ings before the senate finance com
 mittee. A still larger amount coul,
 be spent if this person, or thes4
 persons. should remain through tn,
 hearings and through the discussion
 on the floor of the senate.
 Personally l have no doubt ol
 the value to our members of com.
 plete compliance with the senators
 request. I should like, however. to secure the opinions of the members of the board of directors as 10 whether or not the cost would pc justified, and if so, to what extent we ought to proceed.
 Regardless Of the action of tla board of directors, however, I should like to say that I am certain that we all appreciate the spirit of helptulness which Senator Bineha,a has exhibited"
 The letter from Senator Bingham. mentioned in the Hubbard com counication to the directors. con- tained an unexplained reference to U, Henry" This document reads:
 Dear Mir Hubbard:
 pom my return to Washington I 1 lind awaiting my attention your let 1 ters of March 25 and 26. l am very glad 10 learn that after further study your attitude in regard to the na- 1 tlonal origins provisions of the immi- | grafton Act of 1924 have changed somewhat and that you agree with the stand taken by President Hoo yer. Thank you for letting me know of the sympathetic attitude of your 1 directors toward my efforts to be Of | the greatest possible assistance to 1 Connecticut on the proposed tariff changes. I am planning to be in Hartford on April 10 or Il and while my many engagements there will take the greater part of my time, l hope very much I can get in touch with you.
 Sincerely yours,
 Hiram Bingham. "E. Kent Hubbard, President Manu- facturers' Association of Conn.
 Hartford, Conn, Through J. Hen ry."
 President Hubbard's response 10 Senator Bingham's letter, also plac- cd in evidence was brief, reading:
 Ny Dear Senator: I have just re- ceived your letter of April 6 and has, ten to reply at once. It is a great in Connecticut this week. Would you be kind enough to advise if I might have the great pleasure of enter taining you at "Arawana" and, if that is agreeable to your plans, l can invite few gentlemen to meet you at dinner at my home who would be very helpful to you in discussing Jurors in general in Connecticut can assist you regarding the proposed tariff changes"
 The replies sent by directors 10 Hubbard showed a variance of opin- icn. One regarded Bingham s regu- lar secretary as a valuable adviser because of his previous experience ! with ex-Senator Mclean, regarded as the tariff champion, and it was also that an effort be made to enlist the aid of Mclean. Another suggested John Q. Tilson as the key man, likely to be more valuable to the association that Senator Bing- ham. A third respondent was ap- prchensive that a so-callcd adviser in the office would weaken the posi- 'lon of the association with Bingham in the future.
 Robert C. Buell. of Hartford. wrote:
 "As to how this shall be done seems to me worthy of a great deal Jf thought. It is possible of course hat those members of the Assoca- ion most deeply interested may feel hat the attendance by their own Of 1cials at the tariff hearings is essen- ial and perhaps would not be inter- nsted in the placing of a so-called , 'adviser" in Senator Bingham s Of ice. This of course would not assist the senator in the manner which he lcsires and would leave us out Of he picture. it seems to me, in a way which would nullify the future trength Of the association with our present senior senator.
 "F would suggest that you as presi- lent of the association obtain au- hority from your board of directors c utilize and amount not to exceed 5000 to be expended in connection 'ith tariff work In Washington"
 John H. Goss of Waterbury. prom