Evening star., 1932-10-28
FARLEY FUND PLEA
DECLARED VERIFIED
6. o. P. Statement Says
Written Appeal for Foreign
+. Aid Was Checked.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Republican National Committee
said in a statement today that Demo-
cratic Chairman James A. Farley's de-
NAL that he solicited campaign funds
from q Canadian raises question Of
veracity between himself and the Mon
treal Star as well as the Chicago Tri-
bune and other newspapers in the
United States"
The committee said that before max
ing public yesterday an item printed in
the Montreal Star saying that Farley,
chairman of the Democratic National
Committee. wrote shipping man there
seeking financial assistance, "the Repub-
lican National Committee verified from
the Montreal newspaper that its news
story was accurate in every detail"
Farley had termed the story utterly
untrue" and said the letter was forged"
Denial Declared Late.
Today's statement from the Repub-
lican National Committee said dis
patch similar to the Montreal item was
printed in the Chicago Tribune Of Octo-
ber 26 and that Farley failed to deny"
its authenticity at that time.
THE denial came little late" the
Republican committee said
The statement yesterday charging the
appeal to foreign interests follows: ''
THE item printed in the Star Of
Tuesday, october 25-a photostatic
copy of which is attached-says that
Democratic National Campaign Com
mittee, wrote to an unnamed Montreal
shipping man asking for q financial
contribution to the Democratic cam
paign fund, As quoted by the Star.
Mr.. Farley wrote the Canadian that
the United States needed change in
public administration and that the only
way to bring it about was to elect Gov.
Roosevelt.
"3If you are sympathetic with this
view we shall greatly appreciate any
financial assistance you may be willing
to accord U.S. the letter said as quoted
by The Montreal Star. ." Cheques
should be drawn to the order Of treas
urer, Democratic National Campaign
Committee
while the Star did not publish this
angle it Is stated that on a second page
of the letter to the Montreal shipping
man there was outlined plan whereby
funds could be raised In small contrl-
buttons.
"Without Precedent"
"This appeal to foreign interests for
assistance in financing an American
presidential campaign probably Is with
out precedent in our political history.
It would be very interesting to know to
how many other foreign interests Chair
man Farley has written asking 1or
similar financial aid. He should make
public the names Of those foreigners 70
whom a Democratic administrator
would be obligated in the event that the
present Governor of New York Is elected
President of the United States.
cit already has been disclosed In THIS
campaign that Gov. Roosevelt wrote 10
Ia Casa Grande, a Cuban concern, ex-
pressing his pleasure at the discovery
that my political ideals are under
stood and appreciated by friends IN
neighboring countries These fr1enos'
in letter to the Democratic preSioen-
tiaI candidate, said that their .nopes
have been reaffirmed on reading IN the
newspaper Of your statement IN wnicn
YOU declared as conflscatory ana dis.
honest the duty of 2 cents per pound
on Cuban sugar, and that, In your opin-
icra, this duty should be reduced to ~
per cent ad valorem or less
Gov, Roosevelt's explanation OF his
reply to the Cuban interests was that
he signed the reply without seeing the
original letter, but he did not deny that
the Cubans had properly stated his po-
sition on the sugar tar1h. ASIDE from
his utter carelessness in signing let
ter to foreign interests without taking
the trouble to inform himself Of all the
facts, Gov. Roosevelt has not disavowed
that he sides with this foreign concern,
which have interests Numerically op-
posed to American producers.
every Much Of Habit"
This matter of direct negotiation
with foreign governments and foreign
interests seems to have become very
much of a habit with DencSSatic lead
ers. who time and again nave mani
tested their deep concern for foreign
ers. =,
After the House had passed the
Hawley-Smoot tariff act, Senator
Thomas Of Oklahoma sent copies OF that
bill to various foreign governments ask
ing for their objections to and their
suggestions for changes in that purely
domestic legislation.
However, it remained for James A.
Farley. as chief exponent OF Gov. Roose-
yelt's new deal to obligate the Demo-
cratic party and in turn Democratic
administration in Washington, If such
there should be, to foreign individuals
and concerns by direct r9cdnlary aid
from such interests in plac@S the DEM