The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-10

H. R. 16597I I report favor
 ably.
 CHAIRMAN: What is the nature
 of the claim, MT. Stock? STACK: Why .. CT .. it's print
 ed right here on the jacket
 of the bill. And l report
 favorably.
 CHAIRMAN: Hmm. I see, a
 claim for losses incurred
 while in the governments
 employ. Have you read the
 departments report on this
 case, MT. Stack? 2 STACK: We'll =. uh ... not ex-s
 actly.
 CHAIRMAN Of course, you read
 the testimony of the ciaim- Sf ant and his witnesses? !. STACK: Uh. ... I re port favor-
 ably.
 CHAIRMAN: Do you know the
 claimants name, age or
 grounds for presenting this
 bill? STACK: Uh .. I report favor-a
 favorabiy., CHAIRMAN: Have, you by any
 chance read the bill itself,
 MT. Stack? A STACK: Well, not entirely, but !. |
 'I report the bill fayorably," the committee members shout in q chorus, concluding the seii- tence for him. .xs
 Business As Usual Sensational and startling have been the secrets of the arms in- dustry brought to light by the senate munitions committee. But for all the effect these disclos- ures have on the business of the arms makers the committee . might just as well never have {. existed. In the first three months of this year f-s during the period {; when the senate probers were : most active--the munitions, man ufacturerss exported. a total of $632,539 worth of, arms as fol- lows: -!t"' Pistols and reyoIvers. $ 77,2ss Rifles ;............ 126,718 ShotgunS ...s..,.... 26,4S1 Machine guns and <
 artillery 125,4i4 2 Cartridges ...... ... s182, ,225 Sheels and projectiles 9t,f50 :. Smokeless powder. .s.. 2S,314
 These official figures, however, ' do not tell the whole story. E II i, First, government authorities i, admit that the figures are incom- { plete. Second. there are no defin- ite data on the amount of poison and other varieties of disabling gases that were sold abroad. These lethal- commodities are shipped under trade and. tech- nical designations which m a s k their real identity. But govcrn- ment experts are convinced that 8 large quantity of poison gas was exported.
 Finally, the munitions sales do not include the foreign disposal of aircraft and aeronautical equipment. s. During the first quarter, Amer ican airplanc makers shipped abroad airplanes valued at $l.- TSP, ,593, all of them either de- signed outright for military use GOT made so as to be easily con- verted. One of the leading purchases was the nationalist government of China which bought 2S fighting aud ho~,hfnrx ,.a a nhfno af, Ta,.x ary. Maxi Germany also was a heavy buyer of airplanes.
 Anti-Lobby Bill
 For the second time in five years the senate has sent over to the house a reform that has been needed almost since the founding of congress. The excitement and confusion blanIreting Washington since tho Democratic Courts MIRA decision has obscured the Sen- ate's move, but the Democratic bosses of the House are acutely aware of it. They have becn secretly confabbing among them selves on what to do about the hot potato. What the Senate did was to pass Senator Iiugo Blacks bill requiring. lobbyists to register and fire reports giving the names of the interests or individuals they represent, their compcnsa- tioh and expenses.
 An added stlnger In the bIll 10 ita application to lobbyists from government departments as well