Word: caraway
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...rubbish to claim that this Treaty means much for the preservation of friendly and peaceful relationships." When as a member of the Foreign Relations Committee" he heard U. S. admirals and others criticize the Treaty, he pounded the table, grew sarcastic, employed the police-court tactics of Senator Caraway of the Senate Lobby Committee and let all anti-Treaty witnesses know that he considered their testimony "rubbish." He did not say "rubbish" to his opponents in the Senate last week, but he let them know distinctly that was what he thought of their views and tactics...
...Jonesboro, Ark., home Senator Caraway, Chairman of the Lobby Committee and a Dry Methodist, who has ruthlessly heckled all manner of witnesses before his committee on their private and political affairs, did a remarkable about-face on Bishop Cannon's case. Declared Senator Caraway: "I see no occasion to insist on the Bishop testifying. The investigation is aimed at lobbying and not political matters. As he came at his own request, if he did not care to answer questions, he should be excused." Later Senator Caraway, shamefaced, left-about-faced: "I do not sustain Bishop Cannon for snapping...
While this was going on Senator Thaddeus H. Caraway of Arkansas, chairman of the Senate lobby committee, sent Bishop Cannon an impatient telegram to appear this week before the committee. He must explain, among other things, where he got the money for his stock market operations...
...Senator Caraway shuffled over Mr. Jameson's checks, found that $30,000 had been conveyed to Bishop Cannon in cash. Explained Mr. Jameson: "The Bishop asked for cash and got it in that form...
...Senator Caraway: You won't be here when that bridge is reached...