Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-02-12

CotnkuAnu opening kun ~
posing by documsnted evidence on
the Senate floor what he described
M q political fraud"
When Senator Humphrey was
through, II seemed likely that
what had apparently been intend.
ID n q political lnaues against him
would turn out 10 be q boomerang
against the cor Inetead.
Senator Humphrey made good
on his promise 10 blow up In their
faces" what he termed deliberate
" unloading and politically In
splred attacks against my record,
my Judgement, and my integrity
by Postmaster General Arthur
Summarized and MInnssotA's Re.
publican National Committeeman.
George EtHell, publisher of the
claFisaa Independent, In oonnso-
ton with pneumatic tube service
In the New York post office.
Calling an editorial distributed
10 all newspapers IN Minnesota
limiting at q scandal" In connso.
ton with Senator Humphreys
work on the Senate Post offics
and Cicil Service Committee ian
outrageous demonstration Of lr-
responsible politics, with no Al.
tempt 10 confirm the facts" Sen.
ator Humphrey presented the Sen.
ate with documsnted facts show.
ingi
I. New York City'a Post Office
has been SERVED by pneumatic
tubes Cor 90 years since 1905" on
contracts originally authorized by
a Republican Congress, restored
by n Republican Congress after
being once Suspended by . Demo
cratic administration, and repeat
edly renewed by Republican ad-
ministEntions,"
q. the most recent Investigation
uphoidinE efficiency Of the tube
system was made by tho Republic
can.controllsd sOth Congress, In.
GLIDING q personal investigation
by Republican Senators william
LANCER Of North Dakota and
Zalss Ecton Of Montana on be.
half Of the Senate Post Office
Committee before ! was n mem.
her Of the Senate"
=. Pull msmbershIp % both the
Senate and House Of Representa-
tives In the Republican s0th Con.
Rresa unanimously voted 10 con-
tinus the tube service and raise
the payment for II beyond what
the Democratic Postmaster Gen.
sraI recommended after n unanI.
m0usIy fav0rabls recommends.
ton from ths full Senate Post Of
flee Committee a. well aS the sub
COMMITTEES which made tho inVes-
tigRtion.
4. The Humphrey introduced bill
now bsinR 10 reckisaaly distorted
for sheer partisan purposes" had
nothing 10 do with merits or lack
~ merits Of continuing the tube
service contract already author
lied by the Republicans, merely
providing for amortiSinE thu cost
Of converting thu tuba system
from direct current 20 standard
alternating current A. required by
the Consolidated Edison Company
~ New York 20 continue serving
the previously authorized system
with electric power.
o. Only expenditure involved
was psrmiaaiye authority 20 add
no more than $4,000 q year In
order 20 am0rtiEs the cost of the
new equipment over q io-ysar per-
lod.
O. The nOw-disputsd measure,
introduced by Senator Humphrey
in connection with my responsi.
bill,y a. subcommittee chairman
SITTER thu request Of the Executive
Department had been referred 70
him by Senator DIN Johnston Of
10. Carolina. chairman Of the
senate Post once and cIvI Ser
Vice Committee. and even then
only after unanimous approval
Of both my subcommittee and tina
fun Senate COMMITTEES. on which
were both Democrats and Rspub.
lleans."
7. Minnssota's Republican ssna-
tor Thys was among members Of
the Senate COMMITTEES Approving
continuation of the tube ssrvies
before ! was IN the Congress, a.
well a. my lister measure doing
nothing more than authorizing thu
limited expenditure nseded "a
aFnoFtizs ths cost Of new equip
msnt necessary 20 continue ths
service provided for By the soth
Congress.-
O. Ths ban now supposedly under