The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-04-03
MOVE TO REAPPOINr M'CAR
Dehind the Scenes
- in Washington
WITH RODNEY BUTCHER

One Witness Strs Outlaws, Another Tears 1t Senate
Hearings Shearer Like Rhino in Daisy Patch
-. Hilman Makes Moving Plea.
Washington. April 3.-one man drove senator's into
tits Of historical laughter and another man, at another
Senate hearing, made men weep.
Both incidents happened within week and each
was unique.
First will tell you about william B. shearer famous
as the big bass drum since he to be credited
with breaking up the 1927 Geneva naval arms confer
ence on behalf Of American battleshp builders pro-
fessiona big navy super patriot with reputation for
delivering the goods.
The only new things the Senate Munitions COM
tee learned from shearer were that he stopped work
ing for the shpbuders in 1929 instead Of 1927 they
had sad and that Admiral Pratt then navy chief Of
operations had sent him to Geneva in 1926 to get the
But exhibited shearer as blatant irresponsible
master Of bah who nevertheless had held the confid
ence of and responsible assignments from greedy ship
and as one of the most amazing showen ever to ap-
pear before 2 committee.
Shearer looks like Prussian colonel Of the
big bad wolf type. He made you think Of pre-
depression super-type Of hgh-pressure, rapid
fire, ep-you-off- your-feet blue sky salesman
such as never really existed except in one Of
Breezy. explosvely insistenty, and with the SELF
assurance Of rhnoceros cavorting through . daisy
field he virtually became master Of ceremonies and sell
dom allowed senator to interrupt.
HE KNOWS EVERYBODY
He boasted he knew practically every captain and
ington." Often he was funny as when solemnly ex-
planning that in speaking to exsecretaries Of the navy
I'VE never say How do you do, Mr.. Ex-Secretary: we
always say How do you do, Mr.. Secretary!'
Senator Bennett Clark, chief questioner,
snickered 20 hard he could barely ask questions.
vandenbers Of Michigan experienced such con-
vulsions that he ducked down behind the bench
Ut intervals
Even Stephen Raushenhush, chief investigates.
couldn't finish reading telegram which shearer cited 8
definite proof" that Nicholas Murray Butler was 'n-
patriotic" and which turned out to be reference to
some Sckly-sweet remarks Butler had made Britis
American relations IN 1893 Raushenbush Just busted out
shearer seemed preposterous, but the influence he
had welded-and perhaps stil wields-in Warrington
seemed even more preposterous
FOES HOUND HIILMAN
Sidney Hillman member Of the MIRA board and pees-
aent OF the Amagamated Clothing WorkeEs WAS before
the senate finance committee investigating MIRA Dark.
curly-haired brilliant speaking with accent he = the
Senator william H. King Of Utah baited and hecked
nun. Az Kings elbow, prompting was J! n Curlee.
non-union manufacturer Of st. Louis and head Of IN
term sweatshoppers"
Aided by Hastings Of Delaware. King dwslt sar-
casticay on Hllmans birth In Russia whence he
in 1905 after imprisonment by the csar, Examinstion
was 50 unusually nasty could hear spectators
softly:
Finally Hillman rebelled and launched hot plea
for the unemployed millions. warning Of chaos II NA
with its wase-hour protection were not re-enacted.
MOVES HEARERS TO TEARS
He spoke fiercey and passonately, answering Clar-
ence Darrow en- route:
my honest opinion Of the policies Of NA the question =
was born IN Russia OF here7' A. Il had anything
se 40 s s was born no s e. s:n :y
Of accident, but it Is the country Of my choice.
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