Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27
TARIFF FOES USE
LOBBY IN ATTACK
Propose to Employ ReveIa-
tons of Probe as "Hot
Shot" in Senate.
Continued From First Page.)

The tactics OF the opponents of the
tariff bill appear to be to use the
Bingham Eyanson incident to hammer
at the bill rather than for the purpose
of seeking to bring about action of the
Senate adverse to Senator Bingham
How long. however. before an effort will
be made to discipline the Connecticut
Senator is a matter of conjecture
There are signs that sooner or later the
Senate may be called upon to express
itself in the matter. Senator Dill OF
Washington, Democrat. yesterday Sug-
gested in an interview that Senator
Bingham should be removed from the
finance committee. Whether he would
OFFER a resolution cropping Senator
Bingham from the committee he said
he had not determined. He believed
the initiative should properly be taken
by the finance committee itself or by
the lobby investigating committee.
Report Debated In Senate.
The report of the lobby committee
and the debate which followed 1t yes
terday occupied most of the three hours
of the brief Senate session. The injec-
tion of the lobby committees revela-
tions into the debate is not calculated
to speed the bill on its passage. The
Senate has disposed of the less contro-
versial matters in the chemical Sched-
rle of the tariff bill. 1t has to COM
plete this schedule and IA more rate
schedules in the five weeks that remain
before the regular session OF Congress
opens. This seems an almost impossible
task although party leaders still cling
to hope that the bill may be passed
by the Senate in the special session and
not be forced over into the regular
session.
Senator Bingham made no reply to
his tormentors yeStei day. He was in the
Senate chamber practically throughout
the reading of the lobby committee
report and the debate which followed.
1t is not his purpose to make further
statement of his position in regard to
the employment of EyanSon, he said
afterward. He called attention to the
fact that he had stated his position
fully in the Senate some time ago and
before the lobby committee. Should a
resolution of censure be offered and
brought up, however, he might we'll be
expected to defend himself on the Sem
ate floor.
Senator George Joins.
Senator George OF Georgia, who
rarely addresses the Senate, but is lis
crashed into the tariff lobby debate
yesterday with an impressive and elo-
ouent speech in which he pictured a
system of tariff making in which the
manufacturing interests Influenced the
Government, particularly after they
had provided huge funds to help elect
the President and members Of Con-
gress.
In vain did Senator Watson, Repub-
ican leader and a member OF the
finance committee, urge that Mr..
Au nj nfh lnhhUtCf in.
f1uenced the vote of any Senator who
was member of the finance commit
tee. Senator George declared he did
not intend to charge any Senator with
wrong doing, but that it was the SyS-
tenn which, was all wrong.
s'What is the fruit Of the system I'M
dersE'hich We write tariffS?" demanded
Senator George. When l came into
the Senate remember q distinguished
Senator, now dead, the late Senator
Nelson of Minnesota, repeating on one
occasion a statement that he had made
during the consideration of the Ford
ney-McCumber act. He said that the
great industries Of this country came
down to Washington with their sched-
ules in their little satchels and got
what they wanted"
Referring to testimony before the
lobby committee he continued: "Ac-
cept my word for 1t or not, but the
American people have the concrete case
of Connecticut manufacturers repre-
sentative sitting in the Department of
Commerce for two years past, gathering
the statistics upon which q tariff must
be made, working for dollar a year so
far as the Government Is concerned
and the other concrete case OF the rep
resentative of that association sitting in
the office of a Senator attending pub
lie hearings before the subcommittee
and then going, but without the knowl-
edge or consent be it said to their
credit of the chairman and other mem
berS OF that committee, in the executive
sessions Of the finance committee"
Turning to Mr.. Grundy and his tes-
timony before the lobby committee
Senator George continued:
Turns 10 Grundy Testimony.
$50 far as Mr. Grundy is concerned
he honestly believes in the high pro-
tective theory carried to the nth power
and he believes it entirely legitimate &c
come down here and to urge his views
and so it is, and nobody disputes it,
but when he happens to have been the
man who was responsible for the col
lection of something over 100000 in
his own district in his State, md who
had much to do with the collection of q
million dollars expended in the last
campaign for the election of the PreSi.
dent of the United States and of sucf
members of the House and Senate al
were up for election, his presence in the
gallery his constant presence in th'
committee room, his constant pressure
upon men of his party as well as thG
men of other parties becomes an alto.
gether different thing"
Senator La Toilette of Wisconsin
called attention to the fact that there
were some Republican Senator's who die
not have the aid of the Grundy cam
paign funds when they fought for cleo
tion-the Progressives in the Northwest
BOrah Scores Grundy.
Senator Borah of Idaho, who wa
scored by Grundy in q statement sub
mitted TO the lobby committee OF
Thursday, handled Mr.. Grundy withou
gloves. The Idaho Senator said;
Far be 1t from me to suggest tina
o man of GrundyS character and char
acteristics and uncandidneSs and ute
want of integrity could have any infiu
ence upon an individual Senator, bu
this did happen: Between the time tina
q special session was mentioned las
Summer, or last Fall, in the campaie
and the time that we came here Il
special session these same interests thu
Mr.. Grundy represents began theI
fight to have this special session ex
tended to taking in all the industria
schedules. 1 venture to say that ha
it. not been for their influence here an
eisewhere--their persistent influence
that we would have legislation in &C
coYdance with the intention Of the spe
cial session and not in accordance wit
the influence exerted by industrial In
terestS."
Senator Walsh inserted in the recor
. table showing that of So leading tr
dustries of Connecticut the report {
the Senate finance committee propose
raises in A, while z are left as tho