Show LEAGUE BROKE LAW IS REPORT Security Society Violated Corrupt Practices Act s Says Committee Washington March 3 Failure 3 Failure of or the National Security S league to file tilo an Itemized statement of expenditures made during the last congressional c campaign was declared a direct violation vio vio- violation lation laUon of oC the tho corrupt practices act In Ina ina ina a report submitted to the the- house toda today by the tho special committee appointed to Investigate the leagues activities The report which was waa read by Chairman Chairman Chair Chair- man Ben Johnson was signed by six of ot the seven seyen members of the committee Representative tl e Walsh of oC Massachusetts filed a minority report While While- commending commending commending com com- mending the lea ruo for having done a patriotic work worle ho criticized its officials officials for having been while testifying testifying tes tes- before the committee He also albo agreed that the league probably had violated the corrupt practices act I This act provided the majority re report report report re- re port stated that any political organization organization I which endeavored to Influence a aa congressional election in two or more moro states should file expense accounts with the clerk of ot the House of oC tives The Tho committee asserted the league had taken a a. part In the campaign campaign cam cam- In near nearly every verj state It was charred charged In the report that tha t the league was supported b by the tho large largo In interests in- in of oC the country which made enormous profits as the tho result re of the I entrance of the United States into tho the war and that Its plea of ot doln loins doing a pa pa- pa trl tlc work b by circulating the tho so- so called acid test chart showing how congressmen voted voled on important measures measures measures mea mea- In recent years year and other literature litera ture tune was only onh a mask behind which it could serve ser the bi interests and pro pro- protect protect them In the reconstruction period Pique Ruled Them Says League Chief Now York March 3 Col Col Charles E. E I Lydecker president of the National Security league issued a a. statement here hero tonight declaring the country countr was to to be cOO congratulated on termination by a a. special congressional committee of the tho so called Investigation In of or the league Asserting th that t the Investigation was conceived In error Jf Jt lf not In malice I and nd conducted conducted with third degree methods Colonel Lydecker declared that this remarkable con congressional feat had been beat not an inquiry but a prosecution prosecution-a a concrete exhibition of political pique and office holding of ice hold InS InS' bumptiousness Ho Ile declared that the league expected to Its Us activities confident of or orthe the continued support of or the Intelligent and nd lo loyal al press and of ot all honest citi- citi zens zens Ho lie expressed the hope that the official of of- tidal record o of the Investigation would be read b by every citizen of oC the United States declaring It would provide the finest vindication po possible of the soun soundness of oC the National Security leagues league's Ideas hi i t taking lakinE up the cudgel for the people in the en endeavor to Improve improve Im im- prove rove the standard of oC their representation representation tion tion In Congress |