Evening star., 1933-12-22
LONG CASE To HEAR.
LOUISIANA CITIZENS.
Internal Revenue Agents to
Interview Several Hundred
in Tax Probe.

Several hundred citizens Of Louisi-
ana will be interviewed by internal reve-
nue. agents in the Federal investigation
of Senator Huey Longs income taxes,
it was reported here today.
The new investigation so far has
failed to encounter the resistance which
greeted earlier efforts to inquire into
the financial affairs of the "Kingflsh,"
1t is said.
Political Changes Seen.
Persons who once refused to answer
questions put to them by Federal
agents now are evidencing willing
ness to talk, due to changed political
conditions in Louisiana.
Some important testimony is being
volunteered, it was learned. In fact,
there is reason to believe the Internal
Revenue Bureau decided to resume the
Long inquiry after receipt of assur-
anceS by certain well-known Louisi-
anans that the Government would re-
ceive full cooperation from them and
others.
Because Of the ramificationS of Sen
ator Longs financial operations, 1t Is
expected the intelligence unit Of the
Internal Revenue Bureau will have
more than q score of expert investiga-
tors in New Orleans and Baton Rouge
before long: The investigation is being
personally directed by A. D. Burford
who is operating under orders from
Elmer L. Trey, chief Of the intelligence
unit.
The Long investigation will embrace
a number of the political associates of
the Louisiana Senator. The inquiry
was sanctioned by Acting Secretary of
the Treasury Morgenthau, who recently
shifted supervision Of internal revenue
matters from an assistant secretary to
his own Office.
Morgenthau Silent.
Morgenthau has refused to discuss
developments in the Long investigation
explaining that such matters are
confidential.
when l took Office the Acting
Secretary said. L told the Internal
Revenue Bureau that any tax cases it
considered needed investigation should
be investigated-let the chips fall
where they may"
AS the Internal Revenue Bureau was
taking up its investigation, the Senate
subcommittee which has been hearing
complaints against methods used by
Senator Longs faction in eleCting
Senator John H. Overton announced
its withdrawal from the Long-Overton
inquiry.
Senator Connally of Texas, chair
man of the committee, announced that
no more witnesses will be heard by the
committee A report to the full COM
nittee is being prepared, he said.
Senator Connally said that if he had
his way the report would contain a
denunciation of the political practice
in Louisiana Of having So-called dunn
my candidates. whereby control of the
election machinery is secured and ex-
ercised."
The Senator said Louisiana should
have a corrupt practices act by which
an accurate accounting of campaign
expenditures would be required. He
also asserted the committee should
point out the deplorable political con-
ditions in Louisiana for the informa-
ton of the Senate and in the interest
of electoral reforms" throughout the
country.
Campaign Thoroughly Probed.
1.-THE committee investigated thor
oughly campaign expenditures in
Louisiana so far as it was possible to
do he said
1T was harrassed and annoyed by
the bitter factional fight of the two
political groups in Louisiana. 1t faces
many difficulties and trying situations.
1t did the best job it was possible to
do under the circumstances"
Under the dummy candidate system