The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-03
BY LABOR RESEARCH ASSN.

BY LABOR RESEARCH ASSN.
What of Roosevelt's ballyhoo about
driving the money changers from the
temple, OF his alleged opposition to
the big Wall Street bankers as rep
resented by ]. P. Morgan & Co.? The
table below shows that the most sub
stantiaI contributors to RO0Seyelts
presidential election campaign and
others high in the councils of the
Democratic Party were (a) on Nor
gan's favored list and reaped huge
profits thereby and /or Cb) are Of
ficials, directors or have interests in
companies directly or indirectly IN
der Morgan influence.
Name and Amount of Contrib
uti0n to Roosevelt Campaign
BERNARD M. BARUCH, S45,OOO.--
Largest contributor to campaign.
Among the highest up in the DEM
ocratfc Party. Close Roosevelt adj
visor and identified with the Pres
ident's proposed national indus
trial. recovery bill" Leading gold
hoarder.
On Morgans favored list in
Standard Brands stock deal.
WILLIAM IL. WOODIN, $4,000
Roosevelt appointee as Secretary
of Treasury. Next largest cam
paign contributor. On Morgan's
favored list in Standard Brands,
Allegheny Corp, and United Corp.
IIs-
ican-Car and Foundry Co., was
among those having over 81 ,000, 900
on deposit with j. P. Morgan and
Co. r.;
JOHN j. RASKOB, S25,00O.-Former
chairman, Democratic National
Committee. Director of General
Motors Corp. and ce-president Of
(. 1. Dupont de Nemours 81 Co.,
whose banker is J. P. Morgan g.
Co. and which made millions from
munitions in Morgan's war, 1914
1918. Beneficiary of all three Nor
gan Favored lists" thus far re-
vealed.
PERCY S. STRAUS, $15,OOO.-Vice-
president r. H. Macy g. Co., an
official Of which benefited through
Morgan stock deals. Brother of
the Roosevelt-appointed ambassa-
dor to- France.
R. W. MORRISON, s15,OOO.--Appoint-
ed one of American representa-
tives to London Economic Confer
ence on May 80, by President
Roosevelt.
President of Gulf g. West Texas
Railway Co. on whose board of
directors sits director of the
Morgan-controlled Guaranty Trust
Co. of New York.
JAMES d. MOONEY, S10,O00.-Vice
president and director of Morgan
dominated General Motors Co.,
directors of which profited in
Morgan stock deals.
VINCENT. AsTOR, $4,000. - Vice
chairman of 1882 Victory Cam
paign3of the Democratic Party.
Director in Great Northern Ry,
and other companies under Nor
gan influence.
JESSEsd.. .STRAUS, $10,OOO.-Roose-
velt appointee as ambassador to
France. President of R. H. Macy
&c Co. an official Of which bene-
fitted in Morgan stock deals.
w. C. DICKERMAN, $40, O0O.-Direc-
tor of the Brill Corp. and j. G.
Brill Co. controlled by Woodins
American Car g. Foundry Coz.
The Brill companies are under
Morgan influence.
CHARLES y. HARDY, s5,Oea.-same
as above.
JAMES A. MOFFETT, S5,0OO.-Vice-
president and director of Standard
Oil Co. of New Jersey whose pres
ident, Walter c. Teagle, was a
large beneficiary of Morgan stock
deals. This Rockefeller firm had
over $l,000,000 on deposit with j.
P. Morgan g. Co.
JAMES A.. MOFFETT, Jr., $780,
Son of j. A. Moffett.
HOWARD BRUCE, S5,O00.-Director,
Worthington Pump and Machinery
Corp, on whose board of directors
sits director of Morgan's Guar
anty Trust Co.
CORNELIUS v. WHITNEY, S5,00O.--
Director of Inorganic ontro e
Guaranty Trust Co.
ARTHUR CURTISs JAMES, S2,5OO.-
Profited in all three Morgan stock
deals made public to date. Chair
man of the Western Pacific R.R.
and director of Phelps Dodge Corp.
and other companies in which
Morgan Yields influence. Director
with j. P. Morgan and his partner,
T. w, Lamont, on First Securities
Co.
RUSSELL C. LEFFINGWELL, $500,
Formerly Assistant Secretary of
Treasury under Carter Glass in
Wilson administration.
Partner of j. P. Morgan & Co.
and on Morgan's favored list Of
stock deals.
Harley C. COUCH, S1,5OO.-Direc-
tor, Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration. Utility boss of lower Mis-
sissippi Valley handling four power
companies controlled by Morgan's
Electric Bond & Share Co. The
legal affairs of COUGHS companies
are handled by the law firm of
Senator Joseph Robinson of Ark
ansas, Democratic floor leader and
prominent Roosevelt advisor.
Couch controls Robinson,s actions
on power question
JOSEPH p. DAY, S1,OO0.-Wealthy
real estate owner. Director, Met
ropolitan Life Insurance Co., whose
president, F. G. Ecker was on all
three of the Morgan favored lists.
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