The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-09
PROBERS LIST
GIFTS TO FIGHT
ON new DEAL
Relatively Small Group Of
Business Men Revealed
as Chief Backers.
BY RUTH FIN%EY
Times Special Writer

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group of business men, including
two du Points, is financing most of
the organizations that are actively
opposing policies of the New Deal,
Senate Lobby Committee records
showed today.
Irenee du Pont gave $4,000 to
the Crusaders, Inc, $4,000 of which
was TO finance broadcasts hostile
to New Deal policies. He gave $780,
$50 TO the American Liberty League,
500 TO the SentinelS of the Repub-
Tic, $50 10 the Southern Committee
TO Uphold the Constitution. spon-
sored by John Henry Kirby. and
S1400 to the Minute Men and Women
of Today.
Lammot du Pont gave $1,000 TO the
Crusaders, $4,000 to the Liberty
League, $1,000 to the New York State
Economic Council, $4,000 to the
Southern Committee to Uphold the
Constitution, $4,000 to Repeal Asso-
ciates, $4,000 TO the Farmers indie
pendence Council. consistent OPP
ponent of AAA; $1,000 to the Ameri-
can Wild Life Institute, $500 to
Women investors of America, an Or
ganization active in opposition to
the Wheeler Rayburn bill last year;
$3.50 to the Council for Moderation,
and $4,000 to the Pennsylvania Pro-
lection Bureau.
A. B. Echols. an official of several
du Pont companies, gave $75 to the
Crusaders, and also contributions TO
ether organizations hostile to the
New Deal.
Others Listed by Probers
Others listed by the committee as
contributing to two or more such
organizations were H. M Addinsell
Of Chase Harris Forbes Corp and
Cities Service: George d. Baker,
New York; Alfred E. Hamill, Chi
cago; George H. Houston of the
Baldwin Locomotive Works.
Also Edward F. Hutton, formerly
Of General Foods; F. A. Merrick,
president of Westinghouse Electric;
E. M. Morris and John A. Morris,
South Bend. Ind; j. Howard Pew,
president, Sun Oil Co.. Frank Pur-
nell, president, Youngstown Sheet
and Tube Co.; John M. Schiff, of
Kuhn. Loeb 81 Co.; Alfred p Sloan,
of General Motors; j. H. Van AL
styne, president, Otis Elevator Co.,
and E. T. Weir, of Weirton Steel Co.
On another list of persons con-
tributing to fund to finance the
Crusaders current program of
broadcasts were Henry M. Dawes,
Walter c. Teagle, Eugene Grace,
Irene Jackson Sloan, William S,
Innis, Edwin l.. Webster and many
Of those included in the earlier list.
Metcalf Largest Donor
The largest single contributor to
the national fund was r. B. Met
calf of the Providence Metcalfs, who
is New England manager for the
Crusaders.
The committee pressed Fred G.
Clark, national commander of the
Crusaders, who does their broad
casting, to learn whether he had
ever disclosed to his listeners that
his broadcasts were being financed
in large part by MIR. du Pont and
his gang"
Mr.. Clark said he didn't think it
was important, and didn't think
the people cared. People buy du
Pont products, he Said IF they
didn't like him they wouldn't do
that"
Mr.. Clark also argued that his
organization was not trying to in
fluence legislation, although ex-
cerpts from his broedcasts read into
the record showed opposition to
several New Deal measures.
Grilled on Utility Gifts
Committee members also read Mr..
Clark statement from one of his
talks saving he had not received
dollar from any utility company,
and would have returned it if he
had.
But you did receive 5000 from
Mr.. AddinSell of Cities Serevice?"
asked Senator Hugo l.. Black, list
ing other donations from persons
connected with the utility interests.
Mr.. Clark insisted that he still
believed his statement true. and
MIR. Black told him that ANY one
familiar with public affairs knows
power company contributions are
made not by the companies them
selves but by their officers because
of regulations of state utility COM