Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-01-05 | Page 19 | Lobbying under Searchlight

t v I Lobbying Under Searchlight I f The Tho senate nato has hu so to speak pulled tho the lid oft off tho the lob lobby says MS Peter H. H In Current History referring to tho the relations resulting from the Shearer Inquiry Lobbyists Lobb he sn says Rays s are uro an ancient and familiar br breed After t telling of or some of or tho the famous nineteenth century lobbies Mr 1 continues The pr present Investigation In unfolds a n. similar tale talc Ten American sugar companies with holdings In Cuba have ha expended to this year on a campaign to reduce tho the tariff on sugar The Tho United States Slates Beet Deit Sugar association on the the- theother other hand has spent since 1921 over to prevent any lowering of ot sugar rates J. J A A. A Arnold told tho committee that the tho Southern Tariff association spends a 3 Ye year for lobbying and that tho thu expenditures of or tho the American Taxpayers Taxpayers' lelI league uC of ot which ho Is manager amount to between n and annually Most lobbyist lobby lobby- I ts are nonpartisan An political creeds creed are grist for or their mills They contribute to campaign funds In Republican states slates said Mr Jr r. r lI Havemeyer meyer of or the sugar suc-ar trust In 1594 ve 0 contribute to the Republicans and in Democratic states I to tho the Democrats It Is not unnatural for those who pay the piper to Insist upon calling the tune tunc Supplying members member of legislatures with Information is an Important part of ot the lobb lobby 1st's work That such Information Is in most C cases ses biased goes without saying The most po powerful edul ally I tho the lobbyist has Is tho the ignorance of ot those who ho make snake the laws