New Britain herald., 1930-04-09

dietary includes recommendation for the appointment of federal judges and opposition to the confirmation of federal judges and other federal officials, including United States at torneys and local judges in the Dis trict of Columbia, attempted coer- cion by public attacks and viliflca- ton of judges in public addresses such as that delivered at Melrose, Mass, on April 1e. 1929, by Clar- cnce True Wilson.
 "T wish also to draw to your at tention an organization known as the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America. This orsaniza- tion, working largely by propagan da. attempts to influence congress on both domestic and foreign poli- cics.
 According to it's annual reports about one fourth of it's income is re. ceived from the churches and abou, three-fourths from other sources
 Other Income Cited
 The sums received from other sources amounting in 1926 to so54,. 524.20, in 1927 to S23?,018,2S, and in 1923 to $336,33923. It has beer said that persons interested in in. ternational banking, international business and other international in, terests, their agents and servants h ei Iy,{ea Ior o, their family are largely contributors to this organization, and that these contributions are made in part with the purpose of influencing the po- litical activities of this organization
 Although attempting again and again to influence my vote by propa. ganda. this organization has declined several times to furnish me with q list of individuals who contributed $joo or more to their funds in 1926 l927 and 19@S. I suggest this infer nation be obtained by your commit tcc and thc cource3 of tho contribu- tioHs carefully analysed and identi- fled.
 Urges Rigid Probe
 "Tt your committee by it's inycsti- EGtiona can unmasll the indefensible political activities of thcce two cs- tablishmcnts of the organized church, and of all other like estab, lishments of any church if there be any other, and thus help in measure to reaffirm the mot fundamental principle on which this republic was founded, the principle of the separa- ton of church and state in fact and in spirit for the perpctuation Of which principle there is the highest IL cessity if both the state and rclis ion arc 10 be preserved, your com mittea will render q great public scr vice"
 After reading the letter. Tinkham said the Methodist board had dt- nied it was a lobbying organization. H. then read a definition of lobby ing from standard dictionary which said lobbyist was "a pe', son who solicits members Of legis- laturc to influence their votos.'
 Tinkham followed this by reading statement from an official publi- cation of the Methodist board which said:
 Fortunately we have the locl- tion Of all locations just opposite tn" senate wing of the capitol Bishop Mcdowell said last year, 'Ui all purchases that have been ma l. for Alcoholism between the two oceans, this is by all odds the most fortunate and most strategic Apl this year he said. I think that Go Himself kept those lots vacant foI Clarence True Wilson 10 sec when the time came for q. Methodist building in Washington.
 strategy" in Location
 "Thc location Of these head quarters in tho immediate vicinity of the capitol,' TinkhaIN aiGad "H rrithcr fcruin lte nor @trajcgic, cr- cIpt foY tue 9urpoSo of lnaiu:ail- ins close surveillance upon congress