New Britain herald., 1929-10-28
NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1929

lie and directly to Connecticut in. terests. that legislation cannot be | influenced by activities such as have | been engaged in by Eyanson and | WuiChet. It is suggested that such | action in fact would be a severe reprimand for Senator Bingham 1 and might relieve senators from the ! necessity of further disciplinary ac- ton as far as their colleague is con- cerned Bingham Hears Report in Silence
 For two hours Saturday. Senator Bingham was forced to listen while Senators Caraway, Walsh and Wal ter r. George of Georgia, leaders O. the democratic minority, recited the details Of the Bingham Eyanson in trigue, in language far from compli- mentary, Senator Bingham made no reply. and none of his repuhli~ can colleagues saw fit to go to his defense
 AS matter Of fact, when Seno. tor Caraway asked immediate con sideration for a resolution, calling upon the department Of commerce 10 furnish a list of all dollar-a a-year employees, that the lobby investiga- tors might find out whether or not others were doing what Mir. Wuichot had been doing, not a republican voice was raised in opposition.
 Senator Caraway told his col leagues that the evidence before the Investigating committee showed that the Connecticut manufacturers or ganization believed that Eyanson's activities had brought results. hi, he submitted, vas indicated in q letter written by l.. Kent Hubbard president of the Connecticut manU. lecturers to Eyanson under date O. July !2.
 II want you to prepare the way for me with Senator Bingham re- garding your tenure of office m Washington. You have done a great more than we ever bargained for in the beginning,' Caraway quoted from the Hubbard letter and added: What ke had bargained fo. ho would not tell us. What was meant by that is disclosed by the raises III rates which would amount to sev- eral million dollars in the things manufactured by the members or | the Connecticut Manufacturers as sociation."
 | Reading further from the Hub bard letter the statement lat all events, in the past the association when any tariff matter came up, was always dependent on Senator Me Lean. Now We are in a position where we can handle it here in the | office" CarawGy said.
 Paying for Special Privilege
 T want to call attention to this ! because it vitally affects at least the opinion of the public with reference to legislation. Whether or not Eyan- son was responsible for changes made in the tariff rates. I am not prepared 10 say. l do know that the men who paid his salary, who put Up the money to put him down here who were a party 10 the advantages sought and I think obtained by the Connecticut Manufacturers Asso- citation, believed that they had a real advantage, and that they had paid for it, and it was theirs; and I think the public at larga will think that they were justified in believing that they were paying for a special privi. lcge and got it.
 'To cal attention to that fact, a was interested in B duty. He came
 down here and was told that he
 would get in touch with and get the
 ear of MT. Eyanson, or his industry was ruined. He went to see Mir Eyanson two or three times and
 under oath he was never able to see
 the Senator from Connecticut (Mr.
 Ripgham) in whose state this in
 dustry has it's seat, but he was com
 polled to talk with MT. Eyanson, and
 could get nowhere with him: and he
 seemed to be absolutely closed
 against any argument that he could
 make. Well, it transpired that there
 was a rival company that wanted a
 reduction in the rates-the rates on
 fsh-for which Mir. Cooley, who
 wanted raise because he represent
 ed the association that was produc-
 ing and packing the fish, testified. Now, MT. Meisnest, who was in the employ of the tariff commission un-
 til the 18th day of May, and who had
 been one Of the governments ex- perts appearing before the commit tee on ways and means of the house. quit the employ Of the government
 accepted raise that gave him s5,-
 GOO year and his expenses, and
 went with this rival fish concern, the , Atlantic Coast Fisheries, and com menced to prepare information for
 them to get reduction in duty that that company wanted.
 Bought Interests in Canada
 The significant thing of that . whole matter is this. That company when it applied to the committee or , finance or the committee on ways and means of the house, did not have
 a dollar invested in Canada; but
 later on they hired this government
 expert, who was the source of in.
 formation to the tariff committed
 affecting fish, and without waitins
 for the results that did not come ou , of the committee of finance, becauss
 they got what they asked for, the,
 went to Canada and invested larg,
 sums of money in buying fish plant
 and trawlers in Canada, and got |; reduction in rates that the other peo
 pie said will put the American pro . ducer out of business. Whethc th1t is trlln or mi dn nat l..anr.