The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-23
MENTAL BLANKS
BLOCK LOBBY
PROBERS

A strange "blank" in the
mind Of Joseph w. Wuichet,
foreign trade secretary of the
Come cticut Manufacturers
Association, blocked the Sen.
ate lobby investigating com.
mittee today in its search for
"leaks" in the Senate Finance
Committees secret tariff ses.
SiOnS.
Wuichet testified he could not re.
member where he obtained the in.
formation he incorporated in mys-
terious memorandum sent Charles
l.. Eyanson, the $40, 000-a.year lobby.
list, who attended two secret ses-
sions of the tariff making body. In
the memorandum, Wuichet wrote
that he had told two Connecticut
manufacturers that Senator Hiram
Bingham R.) of Connecticut had
won a decisive victory" in fixing
10 per cent duty on shot gun bar
rels.
Only One Source
Wuichet protested his mind was
a blank" on this memorandum.
After much questioning he finally
admitted, however, that he could
only have obtained the information
from Eyanson, who was serving AS
Bingham's secretary
Il want to talk about your faulty
memory" said Walsh. rs your
memory faulty all the time, Mr..
Wuichet, or was it just faulty this
time?"
1T is perfect ordinarily, sir, kut
it's faulty as to this
do you realize your faulty
memory appears very strange to
this committee"
Yes, sir, I realized that before I
came down here.
Wuichet said he might have
guessed at the contents of the
memorandum because we want to
impress our members"
Might Have Guessed
II might have taken a long shot
at it," said Wuichet
Are you in the habit of taking
long shot on quoting a SENATOR"
I'm not in the habit of doing it."
pointed out that the memorandum
was marked information for Seha-
tor Bingham
You wanted Senator Bingham TO
know You had recommended him to
these manufacturers so he would
know how loyal your organiza ton
was to him and how you were
boosting his stock?" asked Caraway.
In a way"
Then how would you dare to
take a chance on quoting what was
in Senator Bingham's mind and
what he had done If you weren't
ceretain of the facts?"
Up TO EyansOn
Gould you have cotton this in
formation from anybody else than
Mr.. Eyanson?"
Il can't think of anybody else
Wuichet insisted he could not re-
member who told him that Sena.
tors Smoot. Reed and Edge had
advocated higher duty on shot.
gun barrels. This was in the
memorandum.
There was no one else who
could have given this information
to you except MIR. Eyanson?" =
II know of TO one else
Would it he a reasonable con-
clusion to say you got it from
Mr.. Eyanson?"
Yes, except that 1 don't recall
where / got it."
Eyanson, the tariff expert,
loaned by the Connecticut Manu-
facturers Association to Bingham.
was recalled and questioned about
the gypsum and clay schedules.
Eyanson's memory was faulty, too.
as he could not remember what he
had done to help Senator Bingham
On these two subjects. When the
investigators could get no informa.
ton from him. they excused him.
Henry M. Barry. Bingham's secre.
tary, followed Eyanson to the stand
and explained how the tariff expert
had supplanted him on the Senate
payroll. Barry said he gave up his
official popsition at the request of
Senator Bingham, who told him he
would be paid later on. He re.
ceived his regular pay. once from
the Senator and another time from
EYanson Barry added.