The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-16
MISREPRESENTATION WITH
PIOUS SLANT FAILS
TO CONVINCE

Editor,
Waterbury Democrat,
Waterbury, Conn.
May I comment on an editorial,
"Too Much Pressure" which APP
peared In the Waterbury Republic
can March z, 1885. I emphatically
state that the article grossly mis-
represents the facts as to the Sem
ate Investigating committee on the
seizure Of kilograms.
AS an example Of the deliberate
campaign Of misrepresentation
which has been dragged into the
editorial columns Of newspapers
which assume great piety on their
part. and consequently arrogate To
themselves a lofty position Of holi.
ness and purity far above that oil
all ordinary human beings, cal
attention In part to an editorial ap.
pearing In the Chicago Daily Trib-
une" OF Wednesday, March 4, 1885
Senator Black, under the au-
thority OF two senate resolutions, ID
going after the chief organized OPP
ponentS OF the Roosevelt admins
tration with hooks, tongs and carv-
Ing knives. A large nerve was re-
quired to specify by name the polit-
zeal opponents OF the New Deal.
The resolution named them-the
sentinels Of the Republic, the
American Federation OF Investors,
and the Liberty League"
The resolution did no such thing.
II the editor or the man who wrote
this editorial, did not know that
the resolution did not contain any
such statement, he could have easily
ascertained II; but OF course tho
truth does not disturb many people
who pirate loudly about their piety
and their loftiness Of character.
I'm the first place every tele-
gram this committee has sought Ia
get by subpoena, and has In It's
possession 1t obtained either through
a subpoena duly and legally Is
sued or by reason OF the fact that
the kilograms were turned over In
answer to questionnaires. The tele-
grams which this committee has In
evidence have not been supplied ia
1t by any other branch Of this gov
eminent. In spite Of the fact that
the committee has itself sought To
get the telegram by subpoena, there
has been O deliberate, malicious eff
fort to convince the public that the
committee has had kilograms by the
thousand copied by some other body
connected with the government.
Here Is the story behind the sum-
moning Of kilograms: They have
already established by the evidence
that. two companies have beer
burning their records. The destruc-
ton Of records Is not limited to
those companies. That destruc-
ton Of records advises the Congress
sional Record Is as widespread q:
the 40 states OF the Union. 1t Ia moi
limited to two companies.
This committee only found, al
other committees have found, thai
II 1t wanted TO obtain evidence witt
reference to the thing 1t wal
charged with investigating, 1t mus
get 1t before those whom 1t was in.
vestigating had had q chance II
destroy the evidence. II was by rea.
son Of the fact that the committed
had gotten evidence that wa,
thought 10 have been successfully
destroyed and burned, so that 4
had gone beyond all hope Of recov'
cry, that these people have sud
denly became 80 patriotic, suct
great lovers of freedom. What thel
meant by freedom" In their edi'
torials and In their partisan dia.
tribes is freedom for these people II
continue to destroy the evidence o.
their activities designed to exploit
the great mass Of the people o.
America. That Is what they NEAR
by freedom. That Is the freedom
they want.
A little more than q year ago
when the question came up OF
name TO be given to . certain wide
spread organization In America
someone suggested 1t should b
"The League TO Protect Property"
and straightway came back the re-
ply, that will never do. ft shoult
not be named '"The League 70 Pro
tect Property. We must get . It'll
that will deceive the people ant
lead them into believing that wha
we are really after Is 10 protec
Liberty" 80 they decided 10 naml
II THE Liberty League. I afn still
quoting the Record. Speaking o
tho Liberty League, said Senate