Show I INQUIRY INTO CHARGES House to Investigate the Claims Made Regarding Activity of Mer Merchant Merchant chant Marine League Washington March tarch 25 Judiciary committee of the House In Ua ta report ft which will wUl be flied filed tomorrow recommends that a committee of Qt five be b appointed to investigate the charges that a lobby Is at work to induce congressmen con by intimidation and threats t to support ship subsidy legislation at the present pres nt session Under the rules of the House the th speak speaker er will wUI name the investigating commit committee committee committee tee Them T ero has been some same talk tant from Insurgent Insurgent in Republican members of moving to have the committee named by the House itself instead of by the speaker as was dona dons in the case ca of the Ballin BaIlIn investigation The judiciary committee however did not consider this tills phase p aae of the situation The T e Inquiry is ordered upon the show showIng showIng Ing lug made before the committee by b Rep Representative Representative of Minnesota and Representative Kustermann of Wiscon Wisconsin sin charging that the tho Merchant Mer hant Marine league of leveland loveland 0 O pas has conspired to unduly influence members of Congress in favor of ship subsidy Many prominent men including John Hays Has Hammond ex Governor Myron M ron T Herrick of Ohio and andR R B P Schwerin general manager of the PaCing Pacific Steamship St company are officers of this organization It is charged also that the league through various publications and In private private private vate letters has made the statement that foreign ship I lp owners have subscribed a large corruption corn fund for the purpose of influencing members against the sub subsidizing subsidizing subsidizing of ot American steamship lines |