Evening star., 1947-12-20
Anderson Staff
Listing $4,000
Big Spectators
Names Checked for
Release, Possibly
Within Week
BY the Associated Press

Secretary of Agriculture An
derson today prepared to make
public on a "let the chips fall
where they may" basis a list of
about $4,000 spectators in such
commodities as wheat, corn and
butter.
Backed by congressional 1esolu-
ton bearing President Truman's
signature, MI Anderson told Agri-
culture Department workers to get
the names together as quickly as
possible and said he may be able to
give them out within the next week.
He already had made it plain that
the list will include the names of
Congress members, if any, as we'll as
officials of the Government execu-
tive departments, if any, who have
fattened their bank accounts by
large-scale gambling in commodi-
ties during the upsurge in the cost
of living.
Anderson Speech Recalled.
Washington interest was whetted
by the fact that Mr. Anderson him.
self, during a speech October in
Chicago denouncing spectators.
said ne could name names" and
that some of them ore public fig
ures."
This was followed by Republican
demands that he hand over to Con-
gress the names of any Government
officials who might have used inside
information to play the commodity
markets. Mr.. Anderson insisted on
getting formal authorization from
Congress first.
He said the Commodity and Ex-
change Act required him to keep
confidential the information he reg
ularly receives on large scale trans
actions, involving for instance 200,-
900 bushels or more of grain, 1000
tons of feed or Is carloads of butter,
and other data obtained in occa-
sional spot checks of commodity
exchange records.
After an unsuccessful attempt by
the Senate Appropriations Com
mittee to get the list by subpoena
ing Mr.. Anderson Thursday, the
Senate passed the resolution he
asked
The House followed suit yesterday
and President Truman promptly
signed it.
Will Check List Closely.
Mr.. Anderson said identifications
on the speculator list will be
checked closely to avoid mistakenly
listing persons with similar names
who are not in the market.
The information will be handed to
the Senate Appropriations Commit
tee as we'll as a seven-man House
special committee set up under the
craftsmanship of Representative
August H. Andersen, Republican, OF
Minnesota to explore the whole
field Of commodity gambling.
During the early stages of its in
vestigation the Senate group turned
up Edwin w. Pauley. friend of the
President and special assistant to
Secretary of the Army Royal. Mr..
Pauley acknowledged that he had
around million dollars invested in
commodities when he took the Gov
ernment job on September 3.
Mr. Pauley insisted he had since
disposed of nine -tenths of his hold
ings and that he had BEEN careful to
avoid even being exposed to any in
formation about Army commodity
purchases, let alone using it to fur
ther his operations.
Later Senator Jenner, Republican,
of Indiana declared Mr.. Pauley
bought 100000 pounds of lard on the
market just before new export allo-
cations on fats and oils were an
nounced. This prompted Alf M.
Landon, 1886 Republican nominee
for President, to call on President
Truman last night to dismiss Mr..
Pauley immediately and forthwith"