The Springdale news., 1914-10-23
SENATOR CLARKE EXPLAINS
 ACTIONS ON WAR TAX Tells Why He Opposed War Rever1-
 ue Measure.

Washington, Oct. 1.-The admin istration war revenue bill, levying approximately $100, ,000,0o0 additional taxes to meet the emergency caused by the war in Europe, was passed by the Senate tonight, 34 to 22, af ter Southern Democrats in coalition with Republicans of the Senate, des- perately fought to indefinitely post pone consideration of the measure because cotton relief legislation had been deeisively defeated.
 Democratic leaders gathered their faltering forces and defeated, 9 to 9, the coalition in it's move to indef- initely postpone action. Senators Clarke of Arkansas, Smith Of Georg ia, Smith of South Carolina, Varda- senators who fought to the end, voting with the Republicans to post pone action This would have killed the bill for the present session of Congress.
 Senator Clarke of Arkansas, in urg- ing relief to cotton growers and the indefinite postponement fo the passag of war revenue measures in the Sen ate, tonight said he was too fully aware of the magnitude of the ealam- fly which has fallen upon people in Arkansas, for him to permit any chance to pass that might possibly be utilized for their relief.
 When this particular bill passes from the jurisdiction Of the Senate, h2 declared, the last hope of any hing like definite and adequate re lief must forever be abandoned l am not willing to be party affirm atively 10 bringing about any such situation.
 .'I am in favor of the government paying it's obligations but l also am in favor of the government diseharg- ing all of it's obligations.
 Is Of First import.
 T am not only in favor of the gov ernment discharging it's obligations to the promiscuous lot of liabilities that this additional $100. 100000 is to be raised to pay. but l am in favor of this government. and this admins tration, having brought to their attention the fact that there is an obligation more binding and compre- hensive than that one that comes nearer to humanity than any of these other merely pecuniary obligations.
 "Roth my colleague and myself are dercrmined that we must represent people of Arkansas as we under stand their wants and as they would represent themselves if here and could concrete their voice into sin gle expression.
 "This is no mere parade occasion; it is a serious, momentous situation and it affects the welfare of 20,000,00t people. The calamity has come upon them from source that they did not create and they cannot control
 
 by exercise of any powers subject to their local and individual control,
 .1t is d national and international question and most serious one, in yolving human rights, and l am Will ing. yes. I feel it to be my duty, to part company with many of my pollu- cal brethren: because l know that I am impressed to degree that they are not, with the duty of this hour, that requires that this particular bill shall be put in the condition where we may consider the general ques- tion again and give to people, en- titled to it, the right which they earned when they entered into mem bership in this great republic.
 Senator Robinson had hoped to join with Senator Clarke In the fight for cotton legislation, but was still too i'll to risk a trip to the cap itol today.