Show B NUS WASHINGTON Dec Dee 27 CAnoe A oct oct- Press Press Existence of a D lobbying lobby ing Ins racket worked throughout the country by agitators for cash payment payment pay pay- ment of veterans' veterans compensation ear was Wall charged today by Chairman Johnson of the tho house vet vat eran erans erana committee Tho The South Dakota Republican said commercialized solicitation of at citizens citizens' signatures on petitions to congress cons was as being extensively practiced Here WHere is a plain CUse of or racketeering racketeer in Ins ing he ho added It Is prospering like previously pre exposed schemes on American sympathy with former soldiers Johnson cited about 1000 petitions bearing about fifty tIny names each Tho The organization that got these out required a cash tribute of or 10 cents from every person who ho signed he sal said Starting on the west coast It worked south and east through Texas to this capital It Iti advertised employment ment In newspapers newspapers ne pers pel'S and offered each person re responding re- re re-I re spon ln- ln the opportunity to cooperate cooperate cooperate cooper cooper- ate In Its scheme Applicants accepting acct pay 7 73 for tOr petitions or 50 60 cents each with ho the that th they y circulate circulate circulate late the tho petitions charging 10 cents for Cor every signature secured for tor the thE- Clel fifty blank spaces The 5 3 realized on each petition is pocketed by the circulators or divided W with th subordinates mates nates they In turn may employ Under under un un- der any financial arrangement they can n make There are arc legitimate citizens who hon honestly believe bellevo that the adjusted compensation certificates should b be paid ald in full Johnson added Of or Of course COUlse they have tho the right to express express ex ex- press their convictions to committees committees committees commit commit- tees and individual members of or congress con con- gross gress that Is a t right of r citizenship My objection is to the racketeering Representative Patman Democrat Texas who received this group of at petitions and nd forwarded them to the l committee said he regarded them as lobbying but added The fact that a citizen Is willing willingto to pay to sign Indicates genuine I Interest in the legislation |