Evening star., 1933-02-09
% WILL EXPRESS
RECOVERY VIEWS
Accept Invitation of Senate
Finance Group for Hearings
Beginning Monday.
By the Associated Press.

SL the Associated Press.
More than so nationally prominent
Americans have accepted the invitation
OF the Senate Finance Committee to
come before it. beginning next Monday
with their views on the best means to
effect economic recovery. Among those
who have signified their intention to
appear are Alfred E. Smith, Democratic
presidential candidate in 1928; DR..
Nicholas Murray Butler, Bernard M.
Baruch and others.
The symposium of opinions will be
created to assist President-elect Roose-
welt in formulating relief policies, ac-
cording to Senator Harrison of Missis-
sippi, one OF the sponsors of the idea.
total Of $50 invitations will be sent
out to leaders in all branches of en-
deavor in the United States.
The inquiry will start with Mr..
Baruch, New York financier, and C. C.
league, former Farm Board member
from Santa Paula, Calf, giving their
views.
Buffers Talk Delayed.
DR.. Butler, president Of Columbia
University, also had been scheduled to
be heard Monday, but he sent word he
would have to appear later.
Harrison said he expected the hear
4,
that morning and Afternoon sessions
would be held.
Some witnesses have expressed a de-
sire to make their statements behind
closed doors. Harrison said this per-
mission would be granted whenever re-
quested
Among those willing to give conf
Dental testimony are Melvin Traylor,
president OF the First National Bank of
Chicago; Frank A. vanderlip, New York
banker; Walter s. Clifford, president of
the American Telephone & Telegraph
Co.; jackson E. Reynolds, president of
the First National Bank of New York;
Robert E. Wood, president, Sears. Roe
buck d Co., Chicago; Myron c. Taylor,
chairman of the Finance Committee.
United States Steel Corporation, and
Sosthenes Behn, International Tele-
phone g. Telegraph Co.
Smith said he would make a state
ment in open session. He will appear
February % with George L. Harrison,
governor of the Federal Reserve Bank
Of New York.
Several Decline to- Appear.
Senator Harrison said several prom
1nent men had declined to appear for
one reason or another, but he would
not make public their replies. He said
ne WOULD place them IN the record
Monday when they would be given out
Destinations came from such men as
John w. Davis, Democratic presidential
nominee in 1924 Owen D. Young, New
York industrialist; George Horace Lori
mer editor of the Saturday Evening
Post; Alfred p. Sloan, jr., president Of
General Motors. and Roy w. Howard
chairman of the board of Scripps-
Howard newspapers.
James NJ Cox, Democratic presiden-
tial candidate in 1920, was sent an in
Utation. but he has not replied.
Included in the additional 180 asked
to appear since the original list was
announced are Theodore w. Noyes, edi-
tor of The Washington Evening Star;
Daniel Willard. president of the Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad; Newcomb Carl
ton, president of the Western Union
Telegraph Co.; Prof. Irving Fisher of
Yale, Nathan Adams, Dallas banker;
William A. Brady, theatrical producer;
Will Durant, philosophy instructor at
Columbia, and Rev. Charles E. Cough
Lin, Detroit Catholic priest known for
his radio talks.
Besides Baruch and league, those
who will appear next week include