| Show L rs Find Lea Teak Through gh Which hi h Tariff Pro Proceedings gs Filtered WASHINGTON Oct 21 AP AP- AP Testimony that the office of J. J Henry Her Republican na na- f for r Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut wail wO was used a at aa a a. a conference room by the pr of the ConnecticUt Connecticut Con Con- Manufacturers Manufacturers' association and nd Senator Republican at t the the c. c time it it was vya ar arranged ar arranged ranged to loan Bingham ham a of the tho association tion was re received re- re c ived today by bythe the senate lobby lobby- c committee S Charles Charle I. I Eyanson Eanson Bubs subsequently as Was decided uppa ns as Ive tive and served as 8 an nn of nf at lit the line the ho tariff bill hili w vas s before the senate lc finance com com- mJ l o. o t has IV he lie received receIved- cd no money monet from from Ringham Ring Ringham ham hani as his sa salary aary Jar with the thc asso asso- was continued r The details of ot the tho conference in office In Hartford were I en by Kent Hubbard lr cl dent ot of the a association who cm em- that back did did not pl pur- pur In fn the conference about the loan Joan of ot a representative c Later under r- r que questioning h by Ca Caraway rn W J hubbard J u b cI asserted lt d I II 1 approve 0 of what Senator thug thug- ham tins has dono 1000 per ner cent An n o of ot the thc Co Connecticut rs' rs asso aiO ct elation lil showing on the secret rate rate- making sessions of ot S Continued on on page va C G 6 Lobby Find t Leak Lak ak Through Which Tariff Proceedings Filtered Continued from page i 1 th tho finance committee was produced l today at nt the senate senat lobby Investigating c committee hearing The memorandum wa was waft written b by J J. J J.E. E. E t an n. n official of ot Ute the a association to GJ Charles s L. L Eyanson assistant to the association president president president dent who aided Senator Republican Connecticut a a. a member of ot the of-the the finance e committe during its deliberations on on n the tariff e. The paper pape was produced by Senator Sena Sena- tor tar Walsh Democrat Montana naf ful Eyanson was as recalled by the com corn It related the opposition of ot Chairman Smoot and nd Se Senators Edge EdgO and Reed Republican members members mem mem- b bers of or th the finance con committee e Inthe in inthe the tho secret s sessions of or the tho commit committee i itee tee to tho the ten tea cent p per pr r duty on rough bored shot gun Un barrels Eyanson Eanson on being sh shown n a photo stati static copy of ot the memorandum said he did not remember ILDo It IL Do you OU suppose Walsh asked h hat Mr a a- subordinate of ot yours ours had such familiarity with the majority members of ot the finance committee as as' to obtain obtain- this Information Information mation 7 No sir Eyanson E anson r Replied VI r I suppose we will have to to- ask Mr MI about it Walsh ob ob- ob- ob served Eyanson's testimony to o some ex extent ex- ex 1 tent d duplicated d that at at atthe the heated l s sessions s ot of last week He Ilc Insisted that although the asso association had I paid ald his salar salary while h he was lid was workIng workIng work work- Ing for Bingham he Was an em em- of ot and did not represent represent represent rep rep- resent the association C CANT NT TELL ti NOW W Senator Elaine Republican Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wis Wis- asked if It he hc was called from the finance c committee o room loom between between be be- tween July 23 and 27 I Eyanson replied replied- he ha had been taIled called over o th the telephone a number num nurn- her bet of times times' fend fand might n have havo been called out out- of oC the h room Dont you Ou recall a very Important Import import- ant telephone call can Blame Blaine asked From whom was it 1 Blame Blaine did not 6 11 the witness nn any enlightenment e except to assert that Eyanson said during the conversation con I cannot tell sou ou ou now Ill I'll tell fell you OU later latel Eyanson Eanson was unable to recall the thc conversation con Blaine then asked from he lie h had d received long distance calls and Eyanson named several In ing Frank Frai-ak Lee ot of Danbury Conn a Mr Ml Perkins and the American Thermos Bottle company CANT CAN'T RECALL Tho witness ess ess' ess said he lie did not recall making the statement attributed to him by Blame Blaine he would have e been very r stupid to ha have hae e said that while newspaper reporters were E. E Kent Hubbard Hubbar president o of the a association then was called He lIe asked to bo ho permitted to stand durIng during dur dur- I ing his examination all right said Chairman Caraway but you OU will bo be e tired be before before be- be fore foro you ott 1 are aro through Hubbard said sal 1 h he received salary and for traveling tra ex cx- cx He listed tho New York New cw Haven IIa and Hartford railroad and th tho Ing- Ing company of or y as probably the thc largest contributors to the tho asso asSo- elation Caraway Y Inquired how mu much h the ther railroad contributed an and estimated Jt lt Jt at it or or- a n a near year ear The association has a reserve fund iund o of about ho added FIRST TIME The witness S insisted that this year ear eara was a the tho 0 first Jr t U time e the had b been interested in tariff legislation and ancl said this was due clue to the tho request of or Bingham Bingham- for tor a aman aman aman man to a assist him It ws Understood to the members or of your oUr association that your was to be paid his Ids expenses while hUe with Senator Senator Senator Sena Sena- tor observed cd Walsh It was Just understood that we wc W would uld p pay his hiM salary salar and expenses while In Washington with Senator Bingham m Hubbard bal replied I You t took ok It that Senator ham expected a n. man from your our a as association as- as Z asked I 1 took tool ft Senator Bingham wanted an adviser er who could Inform Inform in inform In- In form him o on all an of or Connecticut's Interests replied Hubbard You Yon can answer these questions yew yes or no no WC we hn have ha e a n. lot of witnesses witnesses wit wit- nc nesses to examine interrupted Caraway Carawa Yes YeR sIr responded ond Hubbard TAKE CARE OF SELF Walsh asked i about tho the circumstances circum- circum stances of oC sending E Eyanson to Washington I 1 told him to to take good caro care of oC himself and get back as as' soon as po possible lial said kald Hubbard The witness add added ll that he came down hero absolutely without orders orders orders ord ord- ers of any kind his I 1 didn't ask ak you about orders retorted V I asked you ou what you OU said to him here I r 1 told him bun to come conte down and do o what Senator ordered him to do I Walsh then picked up a ri letter lettel from Hubbard rd to lo Eyanson Eanson He I read rend I r Want you OU to prepare the thc way vay with Senator about I Eyanson's Eyanson Job FORERUNNER What did you OU want asked Walsh W Was s Eyanson to b bea 1 a no sort I Saint John oC of r the Baptist Hubbard insisted he wanted Eyanson Emson to open arrangements with Bi Bingham for tor his hIs' return I rI 11 didn't want Senator Bingham to be bc surprised ed when I l' told him I 1 1 wanted Eyanson back at aton at on once c. c Walsh read further from Hubbards Hubbard's Hubbard's Hubbards Hubbards Hubbard's Hub- Hub bards bard's letter ietter U have d done nc a great grent deal more than we over ever bargained bar bar- gained for tn in the beginning Exactly explained Hubbard Ho Hoe had sta stayed ed hero here much longer than we bargained tot for R Reading ading further tro from n tb the letter I Walsh quoted Undoubtedly tn results which you ou h have ac accomplished om pUshed are far r reaching and will vitI bear fruit for fort some time to come What did you mean me FAR REACHING II 1 meant his results were far reaching b by showing to our manufacturers manufacturers manu manu- that we had a n. representative tive tive in Senator Bingham's e who was able t to Int Interpret our he needs d to Senator Bingham Hubbard r re re- re plied d. d Again quoting the letter tetter Walsh rend read In the tho past wo we have been forced to depend on Sen Senator tor McLean McLean McLean Mc Mc- Lean but now we wc are arc In a position where wo we can handle hero It-hero In the U office What hat d did d you u nn blean 1 he asked ed Hubbard replied ho hc meant Eanson Eyanson Eyanson Eyan Eyan- son had 1 been een able to work with Bingham Ho Io o then litEm was Vas c excused and Edward H H. H Cooley Coole business mana manager mans mana I ger of ot tho Massachusetts Fisheries association ss took the witness chair |
