The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-07

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Senator Chamberlain. the administra-
ton manager. and Senator Gore, who has
been prominent in the opposition, clashed
sharply during the debate, after Senator
Reed had made another speech of more
than three hours attacking the measure
and Herbert C. Hoover. When Senator
Gore imputed that the Senate conferees
had yielded the Senate's judgment to that
Of the president, Senator Chamberlain,
in vehement speech declared that the
lOkiahoma senator had consistently OBJ
structed the food bill and also other
administration measures.
RINGING WORDS
II had rather be charged with follow
ling In the footsteps of the distinguished
President of the United States in the
conduct Of this war" said the Oregon
senator, Crawling on my knees and lick
ling the dust from his feet, as has been
suggested here, than to stand in oppo-
sition to him and to be concerning, to be
conspiring with and treating with the
enemies of the President"
Senator Gore denied obstructing the
| bill, or as Senator Chamberlain had sug-
gested, the army draft law.
| Senator Hollis, who served prominently
lin drafting the so-called leaders COM
promise" bill in the Senate announced
that he would vote against the confer
ence report because of elimination OF his
amendment designed to exempt labor
unions from the provisions of the bill
HARDWICK DENOUNCES
Recession of the Senate conferees on
the provision for a congressional com
| mittee to supervise war expenditures,
stricken out largely because of the Pres
Iidents strong opposition, was denounced
Iby Senator Hardwick and defended by
iSenators Williams and Wolcott. Senator
Williams declared that there is either
more intended than is apparent in the
Language of the proposal to create the
ijoint committee on war expenditures or
lit is unnecessary.
IF it has any Interior purpose, what
lis it?" he demanded. 1T may be to dis
play suspicion and to create lack of trust
lin the executive whose duty it is to car
ry on the war"
The Mississippi senator declared that
We're he the President and such COM
mittee was authorized by Congress he
would veto the measure and tell them
tina. he was responsible to the people who
elected him and that he regarded such
an act as lack of confidence. He point
| ed out that Congress already has power
to investigate every item Of expendi-
lures and Gifted the experience of Pres
ident Lincoln with congressional COM
mittee on conduct of the Civil war as
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1.-THE creation of a committee on war ex-
penditures.
Senator Wolcott declared that the con-
gressional committee during the Civil war
had abused its powers and attempted to
dictate the military and naval policy
ONLY DEMOCRATS OPPOSE
Most of todays debate was occupied
by democratic senators opposing approval
of the conference report The republicans
were said by their leaders to be almost
a unit for immediate and favorable ac-
ton.
Senator Reed, who opposed the army
draft law, read Provost Marshal Gen
eral Crowder's recent statement on draft
/ rioters saying he believed in enforcing
obedience to the selective draft law but
he did not know when the law was passed
1--WE were giving power for drumhead
courts-martal to sit and condemn men
who run away"
After speaking three hours and quar-
ter Senator Reed yielded the floor
Senator Hollis said the withdrawing
section of the conference report would
subject labor union heaes who might call
strikes on railroads transporting or In
factories producing necessaries to two
years imprisonment and $4,000 fines.
eff a movement similar to that in
Russia is found in the United States"
said the New Hampshire senator, 1T
will be on the heads of the senators,
The conduct of the war depends on
the frame of mind of the laboring
men of the country. Our one hope in
Germany is that worlSingmen there
will no longer obey constituted author
ity.
1.-THE Senate is not composed of
empty headed men and should face
the seriousness of this situation The
draft riots are an ominous symptom.
Lynching of an I. W. w. leader in d
northern state might start a boulder
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start that boulder would be the most
foolish thing capital could do
DISCLAIMS FILIBUSTERING
Senator Hollis discla lined filibuster-
ing against the bill and said he was
sorry he must vote against the con-
ference report. II believe Mr.. Hoover
is a very able. honest and remark
able man." he added. Il am anxious
the United States should capitalize
Mr.. Hoovers reputation. l believe Mr.
Hoover will make economy in the
household fashionable.
THE rights of labor have beer
much neglected by this administrator
since the war began" Senator Hollis
continued mo member OF a labor
| union has been placed by the admin
istration on either the coal commit
tee or the railroad committee. Mr.
/ Gompers was placed on the labor com
H mittee and is doing creditable work
\ GORE DENOUNCED
H Senator Chamberlain denounced Sen
ator Gore and others who are oppos