Evening star., 1936-04-14
BY REX COLLIER.

A vice president OF the Farmers In.
dependence Council and former Lib
erty League consulting agriculturist"
today told the Senate Lobby Commit
tee he had conferred recently with
Nicholas Roosevelt about a proposed
Republican farm plank.
Stanley E. Morse, organizer and ex-
ecutive of the council, testified Roose-
welt had told him he was interested
in the G. o. P. farm program and
wanted advice about 1t.
Senator Schwellenbach, Democrat,
of Washington. member Of the COM
mittee, read a letter in which Morse
said he had been consulted by per
cons selected to write the Republican
farm plank"
Questioned as to the identity OF
these persons, Morse said he had ref
erence to Nicholas Roosevelt, but that
the latter had not said specifically he
was commissioned to write the Re-
publican agricultural plank.
Kirby on Stand Tomorrow.
Chairman Black commented that
Roosevelt is with the New York
Herald Tribune"
The committee adjourned at pm
until tomorrow at 10 am. when John
H. Kirby of Houston. Tex, leader in
the Southern Committee to uphold
the Constitution, will be heard.
Earlier, Morse had testified that
Silas H. Strawn. Chicago attorney
who recently obtained an injunction
preventing the Senate Lobby Commit
tee from mass examination of his Law
firms kilograms, advised him not to
testify before the committee unless
formally subpoenaed. Morse was
brought before the committee today
under q special subpoena and testified
his delay in responding resulted from
Strawn's advice.
Strawn, he said under rigorous ques-
tioning by Chairman Black, is a con-
tributor to the council and a law
partner of Ralph Shaw, Liberty League
chairman for Illinois.
Strawn Wrote Telegram.
The witness said his telegram re-
fusing to appear before the commit
tee without a subpoena was written
by Strawn. Shaw advised him re-
garding documents he should submit
to the committee, he said.
Morse said several thousand dol
lars of a $25,o00 promotion fund
raised by the council to oppose the
A. A. A. and proposed substitutes
came from packers in Chicago.
He said the council was organized
after discussions Morse had with
Jouett Shouse, president of the league
He declared Shouse did not originate
the plan. however.
Lammot du Pont contributed 5000
to the council, he stated
Morse objected to Blacks charac.
terization of the council as "your du
Pont-packers' organization" He in.
sisted it was primarily a farm grour
designed to protect the interests oi
farmers.
The witness said that prior to be-
coming an officer of the council hi
was employed by Shouse as consult
ing agriculturist" for the league.
Du Pont, Morse said, is farmer
with deep interest in raising Here.
ford cattle.
isn't he also connected with the
du Pont company" Black inquired.
yes"
"And a member of the Liberty
League?"
That's right"
Black Wakes Sarcastic.
Black ridiculed Morse's contention
that the council was q farmers or.
ganization, referring sarcastically tt
this farmer, du Pont."
Morse said he was employed by the
league in the Fall of 1884, but re.
ceiyed expenses only" He was on ar
expense account with the league unit
June, 1885.
Morse said he Travelled extensively
(see LOBBY, Page A-3.)