Evening star., 1929-12-20
ARNOLD IS FLAYED
FOR LOBBY WORK
Tariff Association Manager
ASsaiIed as "Without Re-
gard for Veracity."
Rx the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
Assailing j. A. Arnold, manager OF
the Southern Tariff Association, as a
man utterly without regard for vera
city and no seeming sense of self re-
spect," Chairman Caraway presented to
the Senate today the report of the lobby
committee touching upon Arnold's &C.
tivities.
The report described Arnold's opera
tions on behalf of the tariff association,
the American Taxpayers League and
the National Council of State Legisla-
tors as "reprehensible in the highest de-
gree, even though no specific statute,
penal in nature, may have been Vio-
lated"
Declaring Arnold had collected more
than 81, 100000 in the last four years for
the three organizations, 1t asserted this
was a type of lobbying against which
the public ought to be protected by ap-
propriate legislation"
Kirby Also Is Assailed.
Commenting on the report in present.
ing it to the Senate, Caraway said Ar
mold was man who would deny his
own Significance If necessary"
Caraway also asSailed John H. Kirby
of Houston, Tex, president OF the aSSo-
citation, declaring the statement oy
Kirby that he contributed $4,000 year
to the tariff organization hao peen
proven untrue"
Senator Caraway said that of all the
money collected by Arnold, "every dol
lar that wasn't put out to some people
IN order to keep his organization alive
went into his own pocket"
He said Arnold had IAN utterly reck-
kess disregard of human decency," ana
added that "I doubt If Arnold ever hao
a serious conversation with any Sen
ator."
After the books were audited each
wear, the report said, all evidences OF
his financial transactions were de-
stroyed, 'the auditors report only being
preserved"
Senator Wheeler, Democrat of Mon
tana asked Caraway If Arnold was the
man the Republican party had selected
down there for Senator" The commit
tee chairman replied that Arnold was
8. every close friend Of Creager, who is
Republican national committeeman from
Texas"
Arnold also is manager of the Amer
fcan Taxpayers League and has CO.
operated with the National Council OF
State Legislators, which have joint OF
fees in Washington. He has been queS-
toned at length by the lobby commit
tee, headed by Senator CaraWay, Demo-
crat, of Arkansas, and was sharply
criticized by lobby committee members
In the course of his testimony.
Existence Of League Doubted.
The renort asserted that the commit
tee had inquired into the activities OF
the organizations Arnold represented
and added that Arnold operated "osten-
sibly to influence congressional legisla-
ton, but in fact for the purpose Of
making living for himself and a
small group associated with him."
'"There Is in truth no such thing as
that matter, an American Taxpayers
League" the report said.
After a meeting in New Orleans, in
1920, the report said, the existence Of
the Southern Tariff Association was
proclaimed, with Kirby, president, and
Arnold, manager. The report added
that two years later another meeting
was held and they continue nominally
TO hold pursuant to such election"
Association Is Held Myth.
"The Southern Tariff Association is
an institution, If such it may be called,
which has no constitution nor bylaws"
the report said, "It has no members,
its officers are designated by no or
ganic law; neither the term for which
they serve, nor the salary they are to
receive Is fixed by any instrument or
agreement, but under the name of the
Southern Tariff Association, Arnold col
Iects very considerable sums of money,
in the year ending August 81, 1929,
or processes to spend in promoting
tariff legislation in the interests of the
Southern States"
After his appearance before the lobby
committee Arnold offered his resigna-
ton as manager of the tariff asSocia-
ton, but it was not accepted by the
president.