Evening star., 1936-04-10
QUIZ TRACES LINK
Of NEW DEAL FOES
Liberty League and Farm
ers' Council Apparently
Shared Office Here.
BY REX COLLIER.

American farmers"
Turning attention from battle in
behalf of its legal rights" the COM
mittee brought out that one of the
organizers of the council was "con-
sulting agricultural engineer" of the
league and that Lammot du Pont,
supporter Of the league, contributed
$1,000 to the council.
Chairman Black asked DR.. E. v.
Wilcox, Washington representative of
the council, If Du Pont is farmer.
We'll, his company manufactures
dynamite that the farmers blow up
stumps WITH" Wilcox replied with
smile.
Black said that A. B. Eccles of
Wilmington, Del, also was a con-
tributor, and that w. W. Woods Of the
Meat Packers Institute, Chicago, had
obtained donations for the Council.
Morse Gets Subpoena.
The chairman announced that
Stanley F. Morse, q Chicago vice
president Of the council, had declined
yesterday to come to Washington un-
less formally subpoenaed.
I'VE wired him subpoena last
evening" Black said.
Morse, 1t was stated, formerly was
on the pay roll Of the league as CON
sulting agriculture engineer" and
maintained a desk in the Office of the
I league in the National Press Building
where he received mail and kilograms
concerning the council.
The council Is said to have waged a
campaign against the old A. A. A. and
the administrators soil-conservation
program.
Did you ever see a farmer during
the entire time you were secretary Of
this farmers organizations" Black
asked DR.. Wilcox.
"Oh. yes" replied the witness.
did you ever ask farmer to join?"
mo, sir" said Wilcox II wasn't
soliciting funds or membership"
Talked to Farmer.
What farmer did you ever talk to
about your organization?"
II talked to one in the stock yards
in Chicago"
Who was he?"
Il don't remember his name"
Did you talk to any other farmer
about your organization?"
Not about our organization, but
I'm quite sure I have talked to some"
Dr.. Wilcox said he was chiefly free
lance writer" on farm topics He said
he served as secretary and treasurer
OF the council during the first few
months of its existence and handled
about $4,000 of the organizations
funds during that period.
DR. Wilcox testified that all hnan-
cial records of the council are in Gus
tody of Morse at the Chicago Office.
Black asserted that the Chicago office
Of the council Is in the branch Office
Of the League.
The witness said he has no regular
cfice in Washington, but had visited
the Press Building headquarters of the
League IL or Is times to get Morse'S
mail or kilograms. He later added he
had received kilograms there addressed
to himself.
In response to a question DR.. Will
cox said he did not know that some Of
the councils kilograms had been
charged to the League account He in
sisted he knew Of no tie-up with the
League.
He said the council was organized
In April of last year at a meeting in
the Raleigh Hotel, attended by Repre-
sentative Crawford of Michigan, A.
M. Loomis, secretary Of the National
Dairy Institute; Kirk Grunewald, an
agricultural research expert; e. B.
Dorsey, described only as from Penn
sylvania, and himself. He said no rec
ord was kept of that meeting.
Wilcox produced bank records show.
ing that $2,975 was deposited to the
account of the council on October 16,
1885, 500 on october 19 and $25 later.
He said $400 Of this had been turned
In by Loomis on behalf Of dairy in
terests not identified.
Made No TRADE.
Wilcox said he had written a num-
Der Of articles for the Country Gentle
man, criticizing the agricultural ad-
1ustment act, but he was not permitted
to make a tirade."
The committee brought out that the
Country Gentleman Is published by
the Curtis Publishing Co., which also
publishes the Saturday Evening Post.
Committee members commented that
the Post is "anti-New Deal"
Senator Schwellenbach, Democrat,
Of Washington asked: did the Farm
ers' Council ever let any one know it
had a connection with the Liberty |
League?"
NO" Wilcox replied, Il didn't know
It had a connection"
The committee placed In the record |
q circular letter sent by the council |
to various Senators last February IL,
opposing any substitute for the |
A. A. A.
THE plain fact is" the letter said,
"that Government devices to assist |
agriculture have never worked any
where in the long rum"
Other Council Officers.
: Other officers Of the council, it was
developed, are Dan D. Easement Of
Kansas, president, and DR.. Charles w.
Burkett, New York, second vice presi-
dent.
= Representative Crawford, Repub-
lican, is listed as director.
Further inquiry into affairs Of the
council was postponed until next Tues.
day, when Morse has been ordered to
appear.
(. The committee proceeded, mean
while, to resume its study Of the pow
er companies drive against the
Wheeler r-Rayburn bill last year.
George Brown of the committees
Investigating staff brought out that
large batch Of kilograms sent by may
yors and other officials of many Texas
cities and towns, protesting against
the holding company legislation, were
paid for by the Texas Power g. Light
CO., q subsidiary Of Electric Bond &