CANADIAN SCANDAL
huge political bribes OTTAWA, 21st July. Ottawa was thrown into a political turmoil by the confession of Robert Sweezy, president of the huge Beauharnois power project, that the company lmd subscribed to both sides in the last political fight. “We gave the Liberals about £12f>,000,” said Sweezy, who indicated that the company’s contributions to the Conservatives also ran info big figures. The payments were made to Senator Andrew IJaydon, whose baby corporation with £1 paid-up capital sold visionary rights on the St. Lawrence River "to the Beauharriois concern for £200,000. Charges by independent inciniv.ro of the House of Commons are broadly that the Beauharnois Company purchased influence enabling them to annex almost the entire flow cf fhe St. Lawrence waterway for the eventual development of 3,000,000 horse-power.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 5 August 1931, Page 10
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129CANADIAN SCANDAL Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 5 August 1931, Page 10
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