Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-15
TELLS OF ATTEMPT
TO REMOVE EXPERT
Lobby Probe Hears of e.
forts Against EmpIoye of
Tariff Commission.
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Tariff Commission, had preferred
charges against him to the chairman of
the Tariff Commission.
Senator Walsh of Montana, who was
questioning the witness, asked how he
had heard this.
1T was a matter of common knoWl-
edge" said the witness.
In reply to questions, Mr.. Koch said
that the charges against him had been
to the effect that he, Koch, had been
prejudiced and biased in his testimony,
and also in report made to the chair
man Of the House subcommittee in
charge of the pottery schedule.
Questioned by Walsh.
did you make any recommendations
regarding q rate" asked Senator
Walsh.
The witness said that he had never
made any recommendations regarding
rates at all.
How did Mr.. Burgess know you had
made a report?" asked Senator Walsh
II don't know" replied the witness;
nevertheless he got it."
The witness said that he did not know
anything about the charges till after
the Senate finance committee had first
passed on the pottery rate. He said
that the domestic producers had IA
vored specific rates instead of ad va
loren rates. The House bill carried
specific rates, he said. The first action
Of the Senate committee was to strike
out the specific rates.
After that" said Mr.. Koch, "the
propaganda against me began, ending
up with demand that I be separated
from the service"
chairman Of the Senate finance COM
mittee, told him of the charges which
had been made against him. that he
senting large importers of Japanese
goods, and had influenced his judgment.
No Apology to Make.
ct told the committee" said the wit
ness, that had no apology to make
for my acquaintance"
Mr. Koch said that his relations with
Mr.. Walker were personal; he had no
business relations with him. He first
met Walker in 1921 and 1922. when the
tariff hearings were on.
The witness said that he had ap-
pealed to Senator Edge, chairman Of the
subcommittee handling the pottery
schedule, asking whether he had been
biased in the information which he gave
the committee.
Senator Edge said that had not"
said Mr. Koch.
Senator Reed of Pennsylvania, an
other member Of the subcommittee, said
also that he was satisfied with my tes-
timony."
Tie witness insisted that Mr.. Burgess
had been active in trying to get him
removed. He said that he had talked
to Commissioner Brpssard and Com
missioner Dennis regarding the charges
made by Burgess.
Koch said that Commissioner Den
mis- had told him Burgess did not COM
plain about the facts given the con-
gresSional committee by Koch, but that
Burgess had said that his information
was detrimental to the pottery industry
in this country.
At this point the witness submitted
to the investigating committee let
ter written by H. r. Wyllie, Hunting
ton, w. Va, engaged in the pottery in
dustry. This letter, under date of Au-
gust is, 1929, was addressed to Presi-
dent Hoover. It charged that Koch
was a great and close friend Of the
chief representative in this country of
the Japanese pottery industry. The let
all he could to help the importers, eS-
pecially the japanese" It went on to
say that the domestic pottery industry
was in a bad way and unable to COM
pete with the pottery produced in
Japan and other foreign countries
where labor was cheap. Mr.. Wyllies
letter insisted that Koch had done all
he could to injure the domestic in
dustry.
Given to Commission.
The witness said that the secretary
to the President had passed this letter
TO the chairman Of the Tariff Commits
sion, which had eventually come to
him.
II went to the chairman" said Koch,
"and asked that the commission pass
on the matter. The chairman did not
think that was the proper course, and
SO far as know, nothing has been
Chairman Caraway of the investi-
eating committee announced that he
had telegram from Mr.. Wyllie saying
that he was unable to appear at this
investigation because of III health. A
certificate to that effect from Mr..
Wyllie's physician also had been re-
ceived.
The witness told the committee that
a man named Duffy representing pot
terry workers had also been hostile to
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that Duffy and Burgess both had APP
peared against him.
Senator Robinson of Indiana sought
to develop the extent Of Mr.. Kochs
friendship with Walker, the importer,
The witness said that whenever Mr..
Walker comes to Washington "he al
ways visits me-" He also said that he
had been to Glen Ridge. N. j., twice to
visit Mr. Walker at his home.
In reply to questions by Senator
Blaine the witness said that some of
the representatives Of the cement in
dustry also had protested against in
formation which he had submitted to
the congressional committee.
In reply to q question by Senator
Robinson the witness said that he had
been at dinner with Mr.. Walker and an
importer of German china In the
Washington Hotel.
did they discuss rates?" asked SEN
ator Robinson.
"They always discuss rates" said the
witness. Rates are very important to
them"
Chairman Is Examined.
After q brief examination Of Karl
Langenbach, q chemist connected with
the Tariff Commission from 1922 10
1924, the committee began an extend
ed examination of Thomas A. Marvin,
chairman Of the United States Tariff
Commission.
Largenbach testified that he had
been asked by Mr.. Burgess to accept
the position with the commission In
1922, and that he left the service two