The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-14

l all around the country, a
 in to cast the first stone at
 somebody else.
 Tn other words, before 1t can heave bricks at an ex-ballet danc- CT recommended by Civil Service for government job, Congress is going to have to clean out its own Augean stables.
 Probably nothing has de- creased public esteem of Con-
 gress more than the current
 travesty by which one of their own members has turned the
 investigational force of the pow erful House of Representatives against the government agency which had the termerity to do its duty and recommend him to the Justice Department for crim- inaI prosecution.
 The case is complicated and the public at first was slow to catch on. But the case has snow balled. And now most of the American people fully understand the significance of the manner in which Congressman Eugene Cox of Georgia, a crony of Speaker Sam Rayburn, was able to take a $250O check for alleked Illegal lobbying with the Federal Com nlunications Commission, and then not only escape prosecution, but get this colleagues to vote $60,000 of the taxpayers money to "in- vestigate" the agency which &C., cused him. TAXPAYERS MONEY
 Not only did he get $60,0o0 of the taxpayers money Gin addition to the salaries of six Cox rela- tives on the public payrolD but he also got himself appointed chair man of the committee to "perse- cute" the EGG. AS such, he and his colleagues have set a new high-water mark for unfair and unAmerican investigational prac- tices. Here is the latest.
 All summer Cox's committee has been holding hearings at which its side of the story has been pre- sented. The EGGS story has been barred. There has been no chance of rebutting the various Cox charges. Congressional commit tees are supposed to hear both sides, but not Cox's committee.
 Furthermore, Committee cOun- sel Eugene Carey has now gone to the extent of striking from the record various reports or questions asked by him which put the EGG in a favorable light.
 Three years ago, when testify ing before the Attorney Generals Committee on Administrative Pro- cedure, Carey complained bitterly that SEC officials told "the stenographer what to put in the record and what not to put in the record" at public hearings. There fore, he said, the record was never complete.
 But recently the shoe has been on the other foot. For instance Carey accused the EGG of doctor ing 8 memo on Fascist activities which had been submitted to the Office of Censorship. EGG Coun- sel Nathan David denied the charge and gave an explanation which made Carey look absurd.
 'T ask that Mir. David's words be physically stricken from the record" said Carey, looking as if he wished he had never never brought the matter up. Chairman Cox immediately agreed.
 ONE-SIDED RECORD
 No now the official transcript does not show the remarks of Carey. Cox or David. merely the notation: At this point . state- ment was made by Mir. Nathan David which was ordered phySi- caIiy stricken from the record.
 The official record is full of de- letions of this kind-whenever any- thing is said favorable to the FCC.
 All summer the Cox Commit. tee hes been telling the FCC thae It Weuld get lls turn for FehuttaI - later. But after one recent seaslen, the Committee dropped word te the press lhate t report would be made to Con- gFeas ln September - without giving the FOG lis chance to re- ply, Then on Che strength of thls eneseiAed report. Chairman Ceg intends ae ask his colleagues ae vele mere Of the taKpayeFs' money te continue the hearing. At present be has spent most of the original eeo.eeo.
 TIle boys on Capitol IIlll may not realize li, but fhls ls the type Of unfair characterization which fa4a sAN4aa 1f1 11an0l1a n0IIa NIan