The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-02-12

This is indicated in letters and
statements being received daily by
the joint committee for Sound and
Democratic Consumer Legislation.
Statements made public by the
committee today are from:
r. Il. Bennett, general manager,
c'he Binghamton Press, Bingham.
ton, N. Y:
Russell Bassett, The Pontiac
Daily Press, Pontiac, Mich;
j. f. Chappell, vice president,
The Birmingham News and The
Birmingham Age-Herald, Birming-
ham, Ala.
Albert J. Feyl, president, Allan.
tic City Press and Atlantic City
Evening Union, Atlantic City, N. J. /;
r. Harold Forbes, publisher
North Shore Daily Journal, Flush
ing, N. Y:
Harry B. Haines, publisher, The
Paterson Evening News, Paterson,
n. j.:
e. C. Hewes, publisher, The
mercial-News, Danville,, ILL.,:
Kenneth c. Hogate, president,
The Wall Street Journal, New
York, N. Y;
Clark Howell, editor anG general
manager, The Atlanta Constitu-
ton, Atlanta, Ca;
w. p. Hughes. general manager,
.The Council Bluffs Nonpareil,
Council Bluffs, Iowa.
The Kansas City Star, Kansas
City, Mo-;
j. Noel Macy, president, West
chester County Publishers, Inc
Yonkers, N. Y:
The Norwalk Hour, Norwalk
Conn;
Charles D. Osborne, president
The Citizen Advertiser, Auburn, N.
Y;
David z. Smiley, editor and pres
ident, The Tampa Times, Tampa,
Fla:
Il James G. Stahlman, president,
Nashville Banner, Nashville, Tenn:
and
4 J. M. Stephenson, editor and
publisher, The South Bend News
Times, South Bend, Ind.
The joint committee for sound
and democratic consumer legtsla'
ton was organized recently to pro-
mitigate authoritative information
to the American people on pending
consumer legislation and to in
vestigate and report on construc-
tive and democratic legislation
which will protect. the consumer.
The committee Is made up of a
group of outstanding manufacture
ers in the food, drug, cosmetic and
other fields. It's membership In
cludes: Lee Fl. Bristol, vice-presi-
dent of Bristol Myers, Inc; 8. Il.
Colgate, president, Colgate Palmo-
live-Peet Company; X. F. MacLel-
Ian, president, United Biscuit
Company of America; Ellery w.
Mann, president, Zonite Products,
Inc; Arthur r. Wendell, vice
president. Wheatena Corporation;
Edward J. Noble, president, Life
Savers, Inc; Allyn McIntire, vice.
president, Pepperell Manufacturing
Company; and John w. Darr, Sec
rotary.
Some of the statements received
by the joint committee for sound
and democratic consumer legisla-
ton follow:
r. f. Bennett, general manager,
The Binghamton Press, Bingham
ton, N. Y.
"The Binghamton Press has
consistently opposed the Tugwell-
Copeland bill and will continue so
to do. Legislation of this kind is
unnecessary. 1t is bureaucratic,
unfair and would strife legitimate
business
Russell Bassett, The Pontiac
Daily Press, Pontiac, Mich.
Mr. Bassett sent the committee
q copy of telegram which the
Pontiac Daily Press had sent to
Senator James Couzens is regard
to the Tugwell bill. 1t read In part:
Apparently bill Is worked out
wholly from campus theories with
no knowledge at all Of practical
business needs. We regard bill as
distinctly dangerous to business
through unwise unfaiG and auto
cratic action
J. f. Chappell, vice-presiden:,
The Birmingham News and The
Birmingham Age-Herald, Birm-
ingham, Ala.
". our papers agree that
the so-called Tugwell-Copeland bill
is thoroughly undemocratic and
highly dangerous to the welfare OF
all of the people of our country.