Evening star., 1932-10-20
INTIMIDATION BAN
IS URGED BY BAKER
Former War Secretary
Charges Campaign by En-
pIoyers Among Workers.
BY the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October 20.-Feoeral
and State laws prohibiting managers
of industrial enterprises frcm giving po-
litical advice to their employees were
advocated yesterday by Newton d.
Baker.
The wartime Secretary OF War took
that stand in commenting, at Demo-
cratic national headquarters, on tele-
gram received there stating that three
large Ohio rubber companies were
carrying on q campaign OF intimida-
ton among workers in an effort to Sc
cure votes for Hoover"
Officers of the three companies
named in the telegram, which came
quently denied the report.
Everyone Intimidates."
Baker, who comes from Ohio. was
asked if at present there Is any law in
his State against political 'intimida-
ton"
Everybody intimidates everybody
freely out there" he replied.
Someone at the General Press Con-
ference asked Baker If rubber manufac-
turers profit any by high tariffs or tax
refunds"
Il have no specific knowledge on that
subject" he said. but my personal
opinion is that nobody profits by it."
The former cabinet member came to
national headquarters to arrange
stumping tour on behalf OF the ticket
named by that convention.
Before he left it was announced he
would deliver three addresses in Brook
lyn November l, in Boston November 2,
and in Indiana at a place and on
day to be announced later.
James A. Farley, national chairman,
who made public the telegram from
Ohio and called the reported activity
in the rubber plants the last frantic
move of Republican leaders to re-elect
President Hoover" last night told of
what he called more Republican
propaganda"
Shows Series of Cards.
He exhibited series of colored cards
issued by the National Association OF
Manufacturers. All were headed
tariff facts" One read
The United States has never had
good times during any period when
the tariff wa" not truly protective"
Farley sail he had received wide
spread verbal and written reports that
the cdrOS were DelIlS pay Gil
velopes by factory owners.
This sort of thing" he added, Con
firms the fact that the election Is in
the bag"
Harvey S. Firestone, sr.. chairman of
the board of Firestone Tire g. Rubber
Co., one of the concerns mentioned in
the telegram from Ohio, branded the
intimidation" report as propaganda
used by political leaders to intimidate
business men and keep them from ex-
pressing their views on political mat
ters."
There is absolutely no truth in the
statement that the company Is carry
ing on a campaign Of intimidation
among its employees for President Hoo
ver," he added.
The telegraphed report already had
been denied by officials Of the other
two companies named, the Goodyear
and Goodrich Rubber companies.
Tammany Hears Smith.
As Bakers itinerary was announced,
Tammany braves were heading tor
their hall to hear Alfred E. Smith make
the first of a series OF addresses on
behalf of Democratic candidates.
Smiths first national campaign
speech is scheduled for Newark next
Monday.
Judge John Maynard Harlan OF Chi
cago. Republican candidate for mayor
of that city in 1905, announced he IN
tended to campaign for the Roosevelt
Garner ticket.
The Democratic Speakers Bureau
announced that Senator Henrik Ship
stead, Farm-Laborite of Minnesota, Will
preside at the rally in Minneapolis Fri
day night at which Senator George W.
Norris, Republican, Nebraska. Will speak.
Farley, in a formal statement, said:
THE Republican party November 8
will plumb the lowest depths it has ex-
perienced in a straight two-party con-
test since the Civil War.
"Revulsion Is Coming"
I'm the aftermath of the Civil War
there was a revulsion Of feeling against
the Republican party. but that revul-
sicn is as nothing compared to what Is
coming November 8.
Franklin Roosevelt could be elected
President by the electoral votes OF the
country even without the vote Of
single Southern State or single border
State. Franklin Roosevelt could be
elected President even if he didn't get
a single electral vote West Of the Mis-
sissippi River"