Hon. CARL HAYDEN, NEW YORK, N. Y., April 16, 1952. Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Office Building, Washington, D. C.: The Central Trades and Labor Council of Greater New York and vicinity, representing more than a million consumers with their families, endorse the timely action of the United States Senate in establishing a Senate Select Committee on Consumer Interests in Defense Emergency. It is most vital that some authority prevail that will furnish the consumer an opportunity to check many misrepresentations that prevail in quality standards, price mark-ups, proper labeling, and similar matters. Productive and consumer capacity of our citizens entitles them to protection from those who violate common rules of decency generally maintained in American merchandising. Senator CARL HAYDEN, Chairman of Rules Committee, MARTIN T. LACEY, President. CINCINNATI, OHIO, March 20, 1952. Senate Office Building, Washington, D. C.: The 1,200 members in 73 cooperating organizations of the Consumer Conference urge your committee to act favorably on the Gillette resolution, Senate Resolution 169, for there is great need to provide a way that consumer interest may be heard. Hon. CARL HAYDEN, Chairman, Committee on Rules, Mrs. DENNIS E. JACKSON, President, Consumer Conference. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 21, 1952. United States Senate: Re letter of May 20 signed by Mr. St. Claire and my phoned request to testify on Senate Resolution 169, the General Federation of Women's Clubs respectfully urges that full-scale hearings be held on proposal to establish a Committee on Consumer Interests so that all organizations and Government departments desiring to testify may be heard. This is an important matter for all consumer groups, especially the 51⁄2 million housewives whom I represent. GENERAL FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S CLUBS, Senator CARL HAYDEN, Chairman, Rules Committee, Washington, D. C.: NEW YORK, N. Y., February 26, 1952. On behalf of thousands of members of Grant Street Settlement, urge Resolution 169 to set up Consumers Interest Committee be voted out of committee for Senate consideration. Senator CARL HAYDEN, DORA TANNENBAUM. NEW YORK, N. Y., March 20, 1952. Chairman, Senate Rules Committee, Senate Office Building: Consumers greatly concerned over lack of recognition by Congress of their needs in effects of inflation on low-income group. Urgently request hearings on Senate Resolution 169 and favorable action. Also advise when we may testify, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONSUMERS, HELEN HALL, Chairman. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 18, 1952. Hon. CARL HAYDEN, United States Senate, Washington, D. C.: Re Senate Resolution 169, to create select committee on Consumers Interest on which Senate Rules Committee is considering action. This association as yet has taken no position on this resolution, nor are the association's officers authorized to state their position on this or any other legislative action until the entire Nation-wide membership votes on the proposition. Representatives of a group interested in this resolution visited this office recently to confer with us on the need for this resolution. I asked them; “Is the purpose of the group favoring the resolution to protect consumers' interest? Will they strongly recommend and make one of their principal objectives the full utilization of vigorous antitrust enforcement program?" They said they might consider that. May we urge your committee to make a closer study of the purpose of the resolution and its objective before passing on the rule. You may file this statement in the hearings. GEORGE J. BURGER, Vice President in Charge of Washington Office, National Federation of NEW YORK, N. Y., February 26, 1952. Senator CARL HAYDEN, Senate Office Building, Washington, D. C.: Three hundred settlements representing thousands of members living in lowincome neighborhoods all over the United States urge you to report out Senate Resolution 169, setting up the long-needed consumer interests committee. MILDRED A. GUTWILLIG, Chairman, National Federation of Settlements Consumer Committee. Senator CARL HAYDEN, CREVECOEUR, Mo., March 22, 1952. Campaign Subcommittee of Rules Committee, the Senate Office Building: Consumer viewpoint needs strong representation in Congress. creates controversy between business, labor, farmers. Interests, welfare of all the consumers tends to be obscured. Urge hearing and favorable action Senate Resolution 169 now. PREFERENCE PRIMARIES FOR NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON RULES OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ADMINISTRATION UNITED STATES SENATE EIGHTY-SECOND CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON S. 2570 TO AUTHORIZE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO CONDUCT MARCH 28, 1952 Printed for the use of the Committee on Rules and Administration COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ADMINISTRATION CARL HAYDEN, Arizona, Chairman THEODORE FRANCIS GREEN, Rhode Island HENRY CABOT LODGE, JR., Massachusetts GUY M. GILLETTE, Iowa WILLIAM BENTON, Connecticut WILLIAM E. JENNER, Indiana ROBERT C. HENDRICKSON, New Jersey MARGARET CHASE SMITH, Maine EVERETT M. DIRKSEN, Illinois HERMAN WELKER, Idaho DARRELL ST. CLAIRE, Clerk SUBCOMMITTEE ON RULES A. S. MIKE MONRONEY, Oklahoma II MARGARET CHASE SMITH, Maine CONTENTS Statement of— Bennett, Hon. Charles E., a Representative in Congress from the Page 19 Douglas, Hon. Paul H., United States Senator from the State of 2 Smathers, Hon. George A., United States Senator from the State of 23 Written statements of Bennett, Hon. Charles E., a Representative in Congress from the Douglas, Hon. Paul H., United States Senator from the State of Kefauver, Hon. Estes, United States Senator from the State of Ten 22, 52 13 nessee. 16 Smathers, Hon. George A., United States Senator from the State of Smith, Hon. Margaret Chase, United States Senator from the State of Maine.. 23, 46 23 26 Letters: Duggan, Mr. Joseph C., Assistant Attorney General, Executive Ad- tee 27 31 Kefauver, Hon. Estes, United States Senator from the State of Ten nessee. 16 McKinney, Hon. Frank E., chairman, Democratic National Committee 30 Murray, Hon. James E., United States Senator from the State of Presidential primary, Proposing a Constitutional Amendment (S. J. 46 APPENDIX A. Press and Magazine Comments on Presidential Primaries_. (NOTE. For a prefatory statement to these comments, see remarks of Hon. Paul H. Douglas, a Senator from the State of Illinois, on p. 18.) Story on New Jersey law, New York Times, February 12, 53 II. News items: Gallup Poll, "Presidential primaries favored," Washing- 54 Associated Press story on S. 2570, Washington Post, Feb- 55 "Voter is far removed in nominating process," by Clayton 55 57 58 |