Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-07
GORE FLAYED FOR
OPPOSING WILSON
Denounced by Chamberlain for
Obstructing Vital Admins
tration Measures.
FOOD BILL NEARING FINISH
Discussion Expected to Be
Closed by Wednesday; Re-
publicans for Law.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-Resump-
ton of senate debate today on the con-
ference report of the administration
food control bill was marked by Bit
ter exchanges between those advocat-
ing and those opposing the legisla-
ton. After days discussion of the
bill as finally drafted by the conferees.
administration leaders and some of
the chief opponents said it would be
disposed of Wednesday.
Senator Chamberlain. the admins
tration manager, and Senator Gore,
who has been prominent in the oppo-
bate after Senator Reed had made
another speech of more than three
hours attacking the measure and Her.
bert c. Hoover.
Oklahoma Senator F1aycd.
When Senator Gore imputed that
the senate conferees had yielded the
senate's judgment to that of the presi-
dent. Senator Chamberlain, in We
hement speech, declared that the
Oklahoma senator had consistently OBJ
structed the food bill and also other
measures.
II had rather be charged with fol-
lowing in the footsteps of the dis
tinguished president of the United
States in the conduct of this war"
said the Oregon senator, Crawling, If
you please. on my knees and licking
the dust from his feet as has been
suggested here, than to stand in oppo-
sition to him and conspiring with and
treating with the enemies OF the presi-
dent"
Senator Gore denied obstructing the
bill or as Senator Chamberlain had
suggested, the army draft law.
Clash Over Expenditures Board.
Recession of the senate conferees
on the provision for a congressional
committee to supervise war expendi-
lures, stricken out largely because of
the presidents strong opposition, was
denounced by Senator. Hardwick and
defended by Senator's Williams and
Wolcott
Senator williams declared that
there Is either more intended than is
apparent in the language of the pro-
posal to create the joint committee on
war expenditures or 1t is unnecessary.
'If 1t has any Interior purpose,
what issit?" he demanded. 1T may
be to display suspicion and create lack
of trust in the executive whose duty
1t is to carry on the war"
Cites Civil War Lesson.
The Mississippi senator declared
that were he the president and such
committee was authorized by con-
gress he would veto the measure and
tell them that he was responsible to
the people who elected him and that
he regarded such an act as lack of
confidence. He pointed out that con-
gress already has power to Investigate
every item of expenditures and cited
the experiences of President Lincoln
with a congressional committee on
conduct of the civil war as a warning
of what could be expected from the
creation Of a committee on war ex-
penditures.
Senator Wolcott declared that the
congressional committee during the
civil war had abused it's power and
attempted to dictate the military and
naval campaigns.
Most of todays debate was occu-
pied by Democrats senators opposing
approval of the conference report. The
Republicans were said by their leaders
to be almost unit for immediate and
favorable action.