Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-19
CONGRESS GIVES HA! HAi
TO J. HAMPTON MOORE
House Amused at TRADE Agains,
Alleged Newspaper Sub.
servience to Britain

bU StdU correspondent
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19--After ao,...
ing the enorts made by Representativ.
J. Hampton Moore. of PhiladeIpbis 10 s've
immediate consideration of his re,o,,. w. get
for an investigation of the cbargoa .on .,,
some American newspapers are TO- a'
paredness. because they are control,osp pe-
munitions makers the House TODAY Ia,S.oy oy
at the congressman during a ten.minr,s
TRADE against certain publications u'e
During his speeches against war -.
week Representative Moore received . s.
applause from the Democrats as we'll e'eat
Republicans, but today he did not ha,a .n .ne
House with him. Throughout bis "a 'ne
there was the greatest confusion ana 'peeen .'
he shouted at the top OF his voice r,.,N,n %n'le
jocularly cried "oers
Louder"
,,,a.i As PROOF OF the charges that great pub.
hcations have changed front durirs ~
last year and those that formerlv ,.os. .ne
tacking Great Britain are now sunnor.,.-
her, Representative Moore read frn,, s .
washington Post. which was owned h,' ~, ."e
H. Mclean up TO the time of his do,,p
few months ago.
REPRESENTATIVE Moore branded as "sh,,
luteiy untrue" statement made bv papso,
sentative Lenroot. of Wisconsin nepre-
lhlladelphla Congressman and Represor,ae
tive Meyer London, of New York tbo s
cialist member. were together on Tho 80 ~
osltion or not voting for war under ar,,
conditions. any
am neither too cowartly TO fight No,
ans too proud to vote for ali the nron. ..as nSr
ness measures. as ] have done" bo snta pea-
AFTER Representative Moore had conoirS
ed' Representative Gardner announced ,su.
ne was FOR the investigation pronosad h.
Moore, but said he wanted the Cern,uy W
propaganda. as well as the British in'
vestigated. i''
tat To-
from the Milwaukee Journal in ybioh :.
was asserted that the only newspaners ,ha.
had been bought up were those estabI;shss
since the war. The newspa pers esno,sss.
the German cause and received Germsr
money. the editorial asserted
Gardner moved to amend Moores resso.
luton to investigate the neUspanar. >,
include the Investigation of newsna.o
established since the war and the cbarns
tnat they were controlled by German nnora,
MI Moore accepted the amendment nj.
resolution will be considered tomorrow.
After reading each editorial from m.
mes OF the Post Of 1915, Representative
Moore would shout:
why the change in one year" and Rem.
resentative Augustus p. Gardner of Massa.
chusetts, who has been clashing with INA
fennsylvanian during his speeches of tbs
last few days, would invariably reply:
Does the gentleman know that John r.
Mclean is dead?" "
After this query had been put to Repre-.
sentative Moore four or five times, ths
House laughed every time Representative
iardner got out of his seat and walked
toward the speaker
After Representative Moore failed To get
unanimous consent for immediate consid.
| GRAFTON of his resolution, he endeavored 10
| get chance to speak by raising a question
| or personal privilege. In substantiation OF
| ms point Mr.. Moore read newspaper edi-
| torial about demagogues who were talking
pacifism.
That doesn't affect the gentleman from
| Pennsylvania" said Speaker Clark
1T does speak about the demagogues In
| the House argued Representative Moore,
| and Republicans as well as Democrats
| laughed at the self-impication.