Evening star., 1937-08-05

corporations Of
the Nation are already being solicited
with that object frankly admitted.
Many corporation executives have
Just received a letter written on sta
tlonery the letterhead of which reads
The Democratic Register, Official
Organ of the Democratic National
Congressional Committee, Room 146,
House of Representatives Office Build
Ing. Washington, D. c."
The communication reads as fol-
lows:
I'VE take the opportunity of writing
this letter in order to explain to
you about The Democratic Register
and to express our desire to see your
organization amply represented in this
exceptional medium.
100000 Circulation Promised.
This publication, which is the
official organ of this committee of
the Seventy-fifth Congress, will have
a circulation of more than 100000
copies. each of which will be person.
ally mailed by the 435 Congressmen
and sent to influential business men
and industrial captains throughout
the Nation.
The register comes as an answer
to the requests received here on
Capitol Hill from the countrys busi-
ness leaders for comprehensive
catalogue of governmental depart
re nd hair
ranhy and photographs of every
Congressman, excerpts from the Con-
gressional Directory. coupled with ex-
ceptionally fine articles written by
cabinet members regarding their de-
partments.
I'VE cannot hope to obtain our cam
paign fund from special interests and
must rely upon some such plan as
this to supplement aid we had hoped
to obtain from another source. Every
dollar of the net proceeds derived
from the publication of the register
goes into this fund and is utilized
for no other purpose.
1T is significant to note that the
register is becoming a gigantic techni-
cal survey Of the Nations industry
by virtue Of the vast amount OF rep
resentative advertising carried and in
the face of the administrations vast
constructive program which is def
nitely increasing the individual busi-
ness OF those organiza tions recognized
by industry and governmental de-
part1nents.
Order Is Requested.
we have asked our representative
to call on you in the very near future
and trust that you will give him your
order"
1t will be noted that, not content
70 speak on behalf of the Democrats
In Congress, this circular letter boldly
ventures to speak on behalf of the
Republicans, too, for it promises that
the book is to be circulated by 435
congressman, which is the total
membership Of the House of Rep
resentativ
Inc reference to the fact that the
ADMINISTRATIONS vast construction
program is definitely increasing the
individual business of those organ
1zatlons recognized by the Govern
ment departments" is a significant
one and leads to the impression that
the persons who have Government
contracts ought to kick in" with
little OF their profit to the Demo-
cratic congressional campaign fund.
1t is not clear from the letter how
ehe sponsors of the project can prom
Ne ZUO,oOO circulation, since the copies
are certainly not likely to be bought
IN large quantities by all members of
Congress. They would have to buy
$50 copies apiece to fulfill the pro-
gram.
Likewise the letter indicates clearly
tnat much of the information is to
be taken bodily from the Congress
s1onal Directory, which already con-
tains biographies of members of Con-
gress, and short descriptions of the
functions of Government departments
commissions and bureaus.
Job for Justice Department.
just why campaign solicitation
ounce Is opened in the building of
the House of Representatives itself
and contributions are solicited direct
" from corporations who are for
oldden under the Federal corrupt
practices act to make any contribu-
tions to political campaigns, might
ordinarily be interesting to INQUIRE
about through the Department of
Justice. But since nothing has han
pened with respect to the actual
solicitation of contributions on the
Democratic campaign book of 1885.
the chances are the Democratic chief
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