Evening Star Newspaper, October 6, 1929, Page 13

AVOWED LOBBYISTS DEMAND FULL QUIZ Open Organizations Tell Sen- ate They Don’t Want to Be Singled Out. BY FREDERICK WILLIAM WILE. From various organizations admitted- Jv engaged in promoting private busi- ness interests comes the pronounced de- mand that the Senate lobby investiga- tion go thoroughiy into what they call “secret lobbying. National = ascociations and other groups having their headquarters on the Potomac have indicated they cre not concerned over a bare inquiry. But they insist they have no intention of being singled out by the Senate jadi- clary committee, while the so-called “big guns” of the “secret” and “social” lobbies are allowed to go scot-free of an annoying investigation because of their former connections with Congress or the administrative branches of the Government. Many Remain Here, Within the past 10 years Washington | has filled up with men, who, having terminated their official life either voluntarily or owing to political eircum- stances over which they had no control, decided to remain here in private busi- ness. They include one-time cabinet officers, presidential private secretaries, Senators, Representatives, Interstate Commerce and Federal Trade commis- sloners, departmental officials—espe~ cially Treasury experts in various rev- enue fields—and a hest of minor spe- cialists whose Federal ervice turned out to be valuable in e life. Periodically there have been sugges- tions or attempts to place some kind of a curb on the activities of former Government officials. But nothing ever was done. For the most part their post- Federal occupations are entircly legiti- mate. The vast majority of them cpen law offices in Washington. Some Exploitation. While they are able, now and then, to exploit their old-time *“contacts” on Capitol Hill or in the different Govern- ment departments for the benefit of their clients, not all of their practice is of & sort to necessitate tneir renewing official ties. This condition applies to | p. some, but not all, of the erstwhile Fed- eral office holders, To those to whom it does not apply ~—and their names would make an emi- nent_list—*"contacts” are conceded to be their principal. if not their only, stock in trade. They use them freely and openly. The national associations who pillory them as the “secret lobby” do them, to that extent, an injustice. Some of the “exes” operate, on the contrary, with a frankness and non- chalance that is sometimes astonishing. A former chairman of a Senate com- mittee, whose name at this moment is attached to one of the foremost na- tional statutes, lobbies regularly on be- half of industrial interests chronically hungry for higher tariffs. Few Court Appearances. He “practices law” in Washington, but his appearances in the courts are | j exceedingly rare. He is, on the con- trary, a familiar “w hearings are in prog: of course, as an ‘e of the floors of both the House and ;‘4 Senate, Two other once distinguished mem- bers of the Senate have functioned publicly before committees of Congress as “lawyers” for the public utility group, which was under so heavy fire last Winter and Spring, and still is. Two nationally known former members of the House of Representatives, who departed from official life about the same time three or four years ago. are highly successful attorneys in Wash- ington, _specializing on work which keeps them visiting the Capitol and the Government cepariments pretty Teguiarly. One-time Federal Trade and Inter- ftate Commerce commisisoners are in heavy demand for private legal work. Half a dozen or more of them today are eamning in Washington incomes four or five times their Federal pay checks. “Rich Pickings” Seen. Former assistant attorneys general of the United States can rely on rich pickings in private practice. Within the past six months two renowned De- partment of Justice officials—a man and a woman—have hung out shingles | in the National Capital. In practically none of these cases is ‘“Government work” the exclusive sphere of the “exes'” labors. But it is not uncom- mon—or unnatural—for clients able to pay rich retainers to seek out the services of capable persons who know their way about in Washington. When Senator Norris’ judiciary com- mittee plunges into the lobby investiga- tion ordered by the Caraway resolution, it will have before it an exhaustive sur- vey of the Washington “high pressure” system, completed only a few months ago. It is entitled “Lobbying,” and ! a 100-paged report made for the American Academy of Political and Social Science by Edward B. Logan, Ph. D, assistant professor of political science at the University of Pennsyl- vania. It covers every phase of the ‘Washington system of influencing gov- ernmental action and gives chapter- and-verse evidence for most of the statements and allegations made. Names Organizations. Dr. Logan purports to explain in de- tall how the following organizations (which he names) “carry on”: The American Medical Association, the National Association of Manufacturers, the Chemical Foundation, the American Dyers Institute, the Chamber of Com- merce of the United States, the Gen- eral Federation of Women's Clubs, the ‘Wholesale Coal Dealers’ Association, the National Coal Dealers’ Association, the American Meat Packers, the Ameri- can Taxpayers' League, the American Bankers’ League, the National Trans- portation Institute, the Anti-Saloon League of America, the Wholesale Liquor. Dealers’ Association, the Joint Committee on Public Utilities, the 10 women’s organizations calling them- selves the Conference on the Cause and Cure of War, the American Farm Bureau Federation, the American Fed- eration of Labor, the National Council for Prevention of War, the Federal Council of Churches, 33 national women’s_patriotic organizations which worked for the l5-cruiser bill, and the Monday Lunch Club. ~ Recalls “Social Lobby.” Dr. Logan quotes a ‘memorable obser- vation by former Senator William I Kenyon, Republican _Progressive of Jowa, on the “social lobby.” Mr. Kene Forced to Watch Rat Hole for Cat, Wife Says in Suit Special Dispatch to The Star. TRENTON, N. J., October 5.— An unsuccessful attempt to pinch- hit for a cat that resulted in a beating by her husband was cited in the divorce petition of Mrs. Elsie K. Hudak of 323 Runyon at-rcet. Newark, filed here yester- A “On March 30, 1923,” the com- plaint states, “my husband set me to watch at a rat hole in our home in Newark, ordering me to catch the mouse. I let a rat get away and he beat me severely with & broom handle.” Mrs. Hudak asks a divorce from her husband, George, on grounds of cruelty. The couple were mar- ried in 1922, I THE WEATHER District of Columbia—Cloudy, slightly warmer tcday; tomorrow fair and warmer. Maryland—Increasing cloudliness and | warmer today; tomorrow fair. Virginia—Cloudy, possible light show- ers in south portion today; tomorrow i fair and warmer. West Virginia—Partly cloudy and warmer today; tomorrow probably fair. Record for 24 Hours. ‘Temperature—Midnight, 46; 2 am. 44; 4 am, 41; 6 am, 41; 8 am, 44; 10 am. 52; 12 noon, 58; 2 p.m. 60: 4 p. 59; 6 pm. 57; 8 pm, 56; 10! p. - | ighest, 61, lowest, 41. Temperature same date last year— | Highest, 79; lowest, 59. Tide Tables. (Furnished by United States Coast and | Geodetic Survey.) 1 ‘Today—Low tids 49 a.m. and 4:5¢ pm.; high tide, 10:20 am. and 10:41 p.m. Tomorrow—Low tide, 5:34 am. and 5:37 p.m.; high tide, 11:02 am. and 11:24 pm. The Sun and Moon. ‘Today—Sun rose, 6:08 a.m.; sun sets, 5:44¢ pm. ‘Tomorrow—Sun rises, 6:09 am.; sun sets, 5:43 p.m. Moon rises, 10:00 a.m.; sets, 7:48 | .m. Automobile lamps to be lighted one- half hour after sunset, Weather in Various Cities. Asheville, N. C........ Atlanta, Ga........ Atiantic City. N. Baltimore, Md. Birmingh el Ohicage, T Cineinnati, Cheyenne, Cleveland. Ol Davenport. Denver. Col: Des Moines Det Mich. Vicksburg. M WASHINGTO! BRAZILIAN COMMUNISTS MAKE CITY PAY COSTS| Two Members of Council Have| Speeches Circulated at Rio de Janeiro’s Expense. RIO DE JANEIRO (#)—There are | few Communists in Brazil, but two such members of the municipal council here | have found a me for spreading | their propaganda at the expense of | the city. | ‘They deliver speeches at each council meeting. Under the rules all speeches must be printed in the official organ | of the city. In this way the laudatory | talks on communism get circulation and the city foots the printing bill. Germans Like “The Well.” BERLIN (#).—Radcliffe Hall’s novel, “The Well of Loneliness,” the sale of whieh has been prohibited in England, is enjoying wide ?npullrlty in Ger- many. The majority of critics found nothing objectionable in the book. Barber & Ross, Inc. 11th and G Sts. 0il, Gas or Electric Heater Majestic Electric Heater, 15 inches high; width, 12 inches, with copper refl:chm-.t E‘l,edment placed _hori-~ zontally to produce maxi- yon said one day in the Benate: “The social lobby has been the most powerful steam roller in Washington in recent vears. Working with the subtle |} o1 peater, stuff of social position, family tree and general prestige, as ‘well as wealth, the social lobby functions through din- ner invitations, 'exclusive luncheons and social recognition generaliy. The social lobby singles out the new mem- ber of Congress. He is invited (with his wife) to a small dinner by an ex- clusive hostess. Over candles flickering on flowers and silver, over rare linens and rich vignds, it is suggested which is the best way to vote. No one ever makes a frank demand—it is merely understood. If the new member re- fuses, he finds himself an outcast. It he votes right,“he belongs to the ami- le inner circle.” " (Copyright. 1920.) of London still contains 32 ch’t‘;?:h::l‘ wdesfz:fd db'}} Sir Christopher Wren, the architect of St. Paul's Cathedral. Pish of unusual colors, including one with cobalt blue and yellow streamers, yecently arrived at the London Zoo from Bermuda, Guaranteed Hum phrey R adiantfire Heater, with 7 Radiants, nicely fin- ished. $15.00 large size with one-gallon oil tank. $4.95 20-gallon Ash Can; heavy cor- s v{uflr,;lv'clrmlx’lrmflu Kettle, -qt. an be‘l‘l handle .. o4 . 31'25 Manning & Bowman Tip and Electric Toaster, nickel " $3.75 cord and plug ...... THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, OCTOBER 6, 1929—PART 1. 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