The Washington times., 1930-06-03
MI SIR HUBERT WILKINS TAKES HONEYMOON ON ZEPPELIN
VEXED
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BARRAGE
Mrs. LongWorth a Spectator
as Lobby Session Starts
With Walsh As 0uestloner


With Walsh As ouestione
s thirds of the sum, usually be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000"
DR.. E. L. Crawford, secretary
#:of the BOARD, gets an annual sal
ary of $500, he said, and ex
]. penses to attend church confer
ences.
! Cannon declared:
81 have never received a cent
for my services on prohibition
in all my % years at this
work."
Admits Lobbying Work
He explained he was chairman
in 1918 of the Anti-Saloon League
when it was organized. He sale
he was in Washington "a great
deal" from 1918 to 1918, anc
that during that time he saw 6
great many people on the sub
ject of prohibition. He continued
my method, then. was to
send letters to Congressman.
If you wish to consider me
lobbyist in that sense, then l
J. have no objection"
] 'The board has been in
: terested in prohibition, war
and peace and the bill to bar
all obscene literature. We are
especially interested in peace.
The church, through me, de.
feated the Lausanne treaty"
"Never at any time did /
receive a penny for Anti.SaaOOn
League work. / was State
superintendent of the league in
Virginia for years, but would
never take a salary. I had
sources of revenue of my own"
Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth
was an interested spectator.
Crawford Letter Read
Walsh read a letter from
Crawford to the Rev. r. B. Nc
Gehee, in Greensboro, N. c., dated
February IS, 1929, which de-
.clared:
"The Washington office of
the board, especially Bishop
Cannon, has been trying to
have the Harris amendment TO
the first deficiency bill, call
ing for $25,0OO,OOO for prOhibi-
tion enforcement, enacted INTO
law"
Cannon explained that this
letter was sent after Secretary J
of the Treasury Mellon had saic
he did not think the money
should be spent at the time.
Cannon said he was in favor
Of the establishment of minor
courts to try prohibition, Mann
act and other such cases."
Walsh read another letter from
Crawford to McGehee in which
Crawford wrote:
Senator Harris has fallen
down on us, and the northern
board under DIR. Wilson is
against us. A great many old
line Republicans voted against
us. One Republican Senator
told me that hereafter they
were going to find out first
what DR.. Wilson wanted and
then vote against it,
. Appropriations Cut
:'The appropriation was
eventually made, wasn't it,"
"No, sir. It was cut down to
about S5,0O0,OOO.''
ct appears from your cor.
,respondence that you addressed
yourself to the heads Of the
departments as well as to mem
berS of COngress?"
whenever the occasion re-
QuireS."
"Did you take any part in the
appointment Of officers to
Government pOsitionS?"
II have occasionally done SO,
but that was rare"
Letter to President
Continuing, Walsh asked:
"DO you remember COmmuni-
eating with the President about
the Harris amendment"
This letter was sent on January
"a, 1929, and Mr.. Hoover replied
thanking Cannon, on January q
Cannon's answer was:
II sent Mr.. Hoover that
letter"
Walsh read another letter ad
dressed to Representative Cram
ton (R0 of Michigan and signed
by Bishop Cannon. In the letter
Cannon took Cramton to task fol
a speech against the Harris
amendment to the deficiency bill
Eyes, remember the letter."
After reading mass of CORE
Spondence between ministers In
various sections of the country
and members Of the board, Walsh
asked:
"Has your board taken any
part in the election Of Con-
gressmen?"
Quotes From Charter
Cannon did not reply directly
but produced from his brief cas-
"a part of our charter" which
contained a declaration tha
"pronouncements against liquo.
should ring throughout the pulpiti
of our country" He also reaC
a board resolution stating thu
board must fight a Campaign
for notification" and that al
churches must take part in tn,
fight.
Code words were used by Can
non between himself and hi
friends on tins to the rArnh ihiti on