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Show GRANGE HIRES: PROMOTERS TO FIGHT TREATY Allen A Graham Admit Employment Em-ployment to "Manufacture" "Manufac-ture" Sentiment TO "WORK" FARMERS AGAINST RECIPROCITY Are Not Lawyers, Hence Not Legal Advisers to . - Grange. . Washington, ma ai whidd Qrahaat of the Ann of Allen Orakam of New York admitted to tha eenate finance committee today that he was employed by the national (rang to oppoee Canadian reciprocity. Bo declined de-clined to answer whether hia concern waa working for any other lntaroato in opposing the bill. ' - Graham also admitted that neither be nor Allen waa a lawyer but they aa-aisted aa-aisted manufacturers and othera in ee-curing ee-curing the enactment or defeat of legislation leg-islation by preparing for them literature litera-ture aad pamphlets for circulation. Graham violently attacked tha newspapers newspa-pers of the country. They are said to have been employed to "manufacture aentiment" among tha farmers ef the country ia opposition opposi-tion to the agreement. Senator Stone After Th emit em-it was at the instance of Senator Stoae that they were summoned to appear ap-pear before the committee to tell what part they have takes ia the propaganda against reciprocity. Benator Stone declared de-clared that Allen A lira ham were "promotera" and that they were "not practicing attorneys or lawyere"; thus controverting the declaration msae to th committee recently by N. P. Hull, master of tha Michigan grange, that Allea Graham had beea acting aa legal advisers for tha natioaal grange. The firm, it was learned, waa aeading out for soma of the officers of th na tinoaal grange, literature warning farmers far-mers in all parts of tha country that the reciprocity agreement would injure them and asking them ta contribute to the' cause. Mauufaeturera also were asked for ftnaneial aid. Mr. Hull at tha time her waa before the committee promisee) that-. Messrs. Allea 4s Orabjtm would appear to atata their, eaaaw-Two Veesuwa.ee tkv without with-out any word from them. During thia time Benator Htone inquired several times as to whether the committee had been notified aa to when Allen Graham Gra-ham would appear. Keen time be was reminded of iar. Hull'e promise. As a result he moved at th committee meeting last Thuraday that the two men be requested to coma to Washington at one. s - , -. Bacheldar'e tatsenant. Before Allen t Graham were heard by the committee, N. J. Baehelder, president of the national grange, made a statement, declaring that Allen Graham had "acted only under the direction di-rection of the legislative and executive committee of the national grange. " "Are not many members of the grange," inquired Benator Btone, "women, "wo-men, children and others who are not farmers 1" Mr. Baehelder aaid be did not have statistics to show. "Waa not th membership ef th aa-tioanl aa-tioanl grange in Indiana, for instance," in-stance," queried Mr. Stone, "about 15,000 ten yeara ago aad haa It not decreased to about 10001" "I think not," answered Mr. Baehelder. Baeh-elder. la answsr to numerous questions by Mr. Btone as to various feet urea of the grange's activity nnd membership, Mr. Baehelder aaid. he could aot recall, whereupon Senator Stone naked him to prepare a statement for tha committee giving figure showing the membership of the grange. He eaid that members were often rarifor years after they had eeaaed to pay their annual dues. "Did yon employ Allen as (Irahsm as legal adviser t" asked Senator Stone. "Yea, to a eertaia extent," was the answer. "I have conferred with them on matters pertaining to legislation. 1 think there is nothing on their letter heada bat 'Allen aV Graham.'" Eefnae to Anawsr. Mr. Baehelder declined to enswer Senator Sen-ator Btone e querv as to whether Allen i A Oraaem had been paid by the national arange for work done on other legislation. legisla-tion. What lega matters have vou ever consulted Allen A Graham about?" inquired in-quired Mr. atone. . "1 do not recall that I ever coneulted them on lecel masters, but In promoting or opposing teeielatton which the national na-tional grange wee In favor of r agalnst. said Mr. BacheMer. "You considered, them skillful Jn manipulating ma-nipulating leglsletlve bodies?" asked Mr. Stone. "In securing what we wanted." waa the reply. "And yon employed men generally known is lobbyists?" ssked Senator Stone, "and who are under th employ of other large Interests?" "We did not ask them who elee that wer working for," said- Mr. BacheMe. |