The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-14
Almost Unanimous Vote Pre-
dicted in the House.
Debate MingIeS With Amend
ments Rejected.
PATRIOTIC FERVOR RUNS HIGH
Reference to Revolution Loan
by France Cheered.
SDOn't Care if Allies Loan Isn't
Paid Back''-Madden.

Washington, April 14.-Passage be-
fore night of the seven billion dollar
war revenue bill by the house by an
almost unanimous vote was assured to-
day. The measure was taken up in
the house at II o'clock this morning
under an agreement to begin discus
sion of amendment under the five
minute rule General debate closed
last night. Voting on the bill itself
was to begin early this afternoon.
An amendment by Representative
Shackelford of Missouri to levy an
additional income tax with view to
preventing any net income of over
$4,000 annually to any person was
ruled out of order on objection by
Democratic Leader Kitchin. pro-
posal by Representative Towner of
Iowa to eliminate the proposed
$4,000, 900 loan to the allies was
eliminated also. Speeches by Repub
Hcan Leader Mann and Representa-
tive Rainey OF Illinois; Fitzgerald of
New York and Gardner of Massa chu-
sets, urging full adoption of the broad
features of the administration plan
were roundly applauded.
Wants Congress to Control 1t.
Towner explained he did not think
power should be vested in the secre-
tary of the treasury and the president
alone to manage -he loan without more
assistance from congress. He declared
he was not opposed to the proposed
loan itself.
Supporters of the bill, however. saw
in the result of the vote on Towner's
proposal a test of their strength and
they attacked it with fervid and pa
trfotic argument.
France, 140 years ago, when our
credit was gone" declared Represen-
tative Rainey. amid applause. loaned
us millions and millions without dis
cussion or debate. The thing to do is
to pass this bill and pass it quickly
and say to the world that we propose
to help our friends and to do it quick
ly."
Help L. S. As Well As Allies.
Representative Fitzgerald aroused
great enthusiasm by declaring he fav-
ored making the loan at once not be-
cause of a desire to help another ma
ton but to help maintain the rights
of the United States.
Representative Mann said:
I'VE are not prepared to place men
in the field. We are not prepared to
do much with our navy, not because
we have no navy, but because of lack
of an opportunity to use it. But there
is one way we can engage in the war
That is to help finance those who are
fighting our enemies
Several amendments, including two
by Representative LenrOot to exclude
neutrals from the loan and make its
tenure lue uuIdtiOH Oh lne war, were
accepted by the ways and means COM
mittee.
Representative Madden of Illinois.
said he did not care whether the So
600, 100000 loaned the allies was paid
back or not
Uncle Joe Strong for Russia.
Representative Cannon, of Illinois.
said that personally his sympathies
would be more with Russia than with
the other governments among the
allies, because while other great
powers during the American Civil war
wavered as to interference in behalf
of the southern confederacy, Russia
sent her fleet to New York and by its
presence aided preservation of the