The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-10


the current ceSe Of Eugene Cox,
q very Mkeable Congressman from
Georgia. The Federal Com
nunlcations Commission charges
that he received . check for $2,-
500 from radio station WALB, Al
bany, 0as after he had used his
influence with the FEC TO Improve
the stations facilities, Tho Com
mission says that Cox later con-
verted this $2500 into stock Of
the station.
An 81 this was thoroughly
Investigated BY the Commission
and is = matter Of pubic record.
However, unlike SEINE other gov
eminent bureau when they
stumble On the activity Of =
Congressman, che FEC did mot
hush che thing up. 1t proceeded
with . Thorough probe.
Furthermore all seven commits
sloners voted unanimously to
send the matter to the Justice
Department Is Q violation OF the
criminal statute CTitle 10. U. 8.
Code Sec. 20S) prohibiting q mem
Der Of Congress from representing
private clients before government
agencies.
Il was two Of the Republican
members Of the FEC, rather than
the New Dealers, who took the
lead In this. Since then, the
Criminal Division OF the Justice
Department has recommended
prosecution, but nine months have
passed and the Justice Depart
ment as usual. has failed to move
against q Congressman.
cox HITS BACK
Representative Cox, however, has
not failed to move against the
FEC. Although making speeches
on the floor Of the House prais-
ing Attorney General Biddle (who
has not acted, Cox has ranted,
yaved, accused the FEC Of GEES
tapo tactics and created such a
Juror that his colleagues have
voted an investigation.
Counsel for the investigation
committee Is an interesting char
acter, Eugene Carey, So Wall
Street, who has distinguished him
self In various attacks against
the Securities and Exchange Com
mission and who once delivered
o significant speech at the Uni.
versity Of Virginia where he said:
Nothing b more firmly ro0t-
ed in Angle Saxon Justice than
the principle that no man can
be o Judge I'm his own case. He
a. preclnded from 50 doing by
the neral sense oe alI mankind"
Yet IS chairman Of the inves-
tigating committee, Of which Mr..
Carey Is counsel, sits Congress
man Cox. who will now be the
presiding Judge In his own case.
CONGRESS-BAITING
DOESN'T PAY
And as a further lesson to any
one who dares ruffle the feathers
Of q Congressman, or even re-
motley inslnuate that he does not
have Q lily-white soul, here Is
what has happened to a key FEC
witness. Edward J. Lord Of Or
lando. Fla.
When Lord was manager Of sta.
ton WALB In Albany, Ca. he
was incensed at Cox's activities.
and later appeared as q witness
before the FEC. While on the
witness stand, DeLacey Allen, at
torney for WALB. threatened him
with criminal prosecution Il he
proceeded with his testimony. The
trial examiner Immediately called
Allen down for trying TO intimi-
date q witness, and Lord proceeded
TO testify.
Since then LeDacey Aliens
threat has materialized. Lord has
been indicted by q Georgia grand
Jury on the charge Of larceny
from . hense." This Is based on
the fact that Lord copied about 10
documents In the files Of WALB
pertaining In part to Congress
man Cox's activities, and also
removed one original letter.
To-day In TalIahassee, Florida,
the state os Georgia win nsk
Gaovesmer Holland ee Florida 70
extva4lte Logd, the man whe
didn't realize that u Congress
man cannot SIN. and who dared
20 testify against . member Of
excausIve club % Capitol HilI.
aGERRY.OO-ROUND
A diplomat who talked to Pre-
mier Laval just before the U. g.
North African landings in Novem-
Der got his reaction from him
about the winner Of the war: 1.-THE
Germans" said Laval. ARE not
going 10 win, but the Allies won't
be strong enough 70 get anything
more than . negotiated peace.