Evening star., 1938-03-04
CHARGE
|RKS LA TOILETTE
Senator Recesses Hearing
When U. A. N. Council Is
Unable to Appear.
Ry JOHN G. HENRY.


Resentful Of accuse tions made late
yesterday by John c. Gall. counsel
for the National Association of Manu-
facturers, against the Senate Civil
Liberties Committee. Chairman La
Toilette suddenly recessed the inquiry
today until Monday morning. when
the attorney may be present to dis
cuss his charges.
Mr.. Gail. who was reported as alb
sent because Of illness this morning
accused the committee yesterday after
noon Of violating civil liberties" in
keeping subpoenas in effect after wit
neases had beer excused.
His accusation was made as Senator
La Toilette excused Charles r. Hook
president OF the N. A. NJ. and Exnest
T, Weir. head of the Industrial In
formation Committee. at the specific
request of the two industrialists, but
informed them their subpoenas would
remain in effect As Mr.. Gall made
his objection, Senator La Toilette ex-
planned he was merely complying with
requests Of the two witnesses. and per-
sonal counsel for Mr.. Weir immedi-
ately corroborated this statement and
expressed satisfaction With the ar
rangement
Recess Is Ordered.
At that time, Mr.. Gall asked per-
mission for further statement of his
position and was told he would be
given the opportunity today. When
the committee was informed after sit
ting about an hour today that Mr.. Gall
was under the care of physician,
Senator La Toilette repeated his ex-
planation of excusing the two wit
nesses, a practice followed throughout
the committee investigation. and Or
dered the recess
Mr.. Gall made a very serious ac-
cusation against this committee yes
terday afternoon" the Senator said.
and one which is not borne out by the
records OF the committee.
The committee would have been
well within its rights and I'm not
sure it should not have insisted on the
presence here today of one of the
responsible officers of the association.
We chose rather to accommodate Mr..
Hook and Mr.. Weir. We would have
been derelict in our duty if we had
excused them permanently while the
investigation was still in progress.
Yet at the very time when we we're
demonstrating what 1 thought was
the cooperative attitude of the COM
mittee, Mr.. Gall saw fit to charge
us with a violation of civil liberties
in extending these subpoeneas.
In view of his attitude 1 feel we
should recess until 10 am. on Monday
when he may be able to be present" :"
Quizzed on Advertising.
Previous to the sudden adjourn
ment. the committee had been ques-
tionng two association ofiicals and
the head Of an advertising firm on
the nature of harmony" advertising
campaign sponsored by the N. A. M.
last year
In letter to c. M. Chester, former
president of the association, the ad-
vertising executive. C. A. Macdonald
of Hook of South Bend,
Ind. had described the campaign as
one to provide the means of organ.
king community against labor
agitators before they get in their
work"
The campaign consisted OF l3 full
page newspaper advertisements en-
phasizing the slogan that prosperity
dwells where harmony reigns" To
induce harmony. the advertisements
emphasized the endearing qualities of
industry and management.
Customary device for circulating the
advertising, Mr.. Macdonald explained.
was to let individual newspapers or
employer associations SELL the idea
to local clubs and civic organizations,
whose names then would appear as
sponsors. Names of big employers or
trade organizations seldom appeared,
although they participated in financing
the program.
A series appearing in the Youngs-
town Vindicator. for instance, was
sponsored by such organizations as the
Monday Morning Musical Club, the
Mahoning County Dental Association,
the American Legion Post and the
Federation of Women's Clubs The
series was placed, however. through
the Mahoning Valley Industrial Asso-
ciation, whose name did not appear.
The N. A. M. purchased the program
last spring, it was testified, and circu-
lated 1t to 367 newspapers in as many
cities, at the same time sending liter
Atllre on the Gamma i'm To ifS nAmhers