Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-10
llEDELAYS
E4IE WAR BILLS
- Men Stand on Re-
II to Let Governor
Spend s., 100000
EsTS ACCUMULATE
~ q ssa6 Correspondent
HARRISBURG. April 10.

~ ssa6 Cerrsssowdsmt
HARRISBURG. April 10.
r16nal politics, brought into play again
Penross leaders in the Senate. again
1Ing up Psnnsylvania's emergency war
orlAtion.
tllIs, appropriating Ss.ooo,ooo for the
S 81 the state and for the first steps
~ must take IN its part Of the war
~ Germany. ara still lying in the APP
<klons committees Of the two houses
xeeisiature. while the Penrosc lead
>(fe squabbling with Governor Brum-
q to which faction shall direct the
dlturs Of the funds.
- entire matter was threshed out in
<s6hour conference in the Governors
~ last night. During the conference.
& WAS attended by the Governor and
tney General Brown on the one side
y Gsnators sproui, McNichol. Grow and
6Aor on the othcr. the information was
|u1Ged that the Federal Government
~ upon Psnnsyivanians furnishing be-
&fn ons-tenth and one-eishth of the
men and munitions for the war.
- Psnrose Senate leaders, in view of
y fhct, feel that the 100000 appropria-
n = only the beginning In the States
* expenditures, and refused to permit
Y Govsrnor to have the direction of the
Don6iture Of the money.
I04 original bills. which already have
- hrst reading in both houses, but
~ were shot back to committee last
n6ny night, appropriated the money to
Governor as the commander-in-chief of
ARMED forces Of the State.
BOARD SUGGESTED
Ne Penrose legislative leaders insisted
= 3 board Of expenditure" be appointed,
i1eting Of ths Governor, Auditor General,
~ Treasurer, President Of the Senate,
1ahor OF the House and two members
IA each branch of the Legislature. in
ding the chairmen Of the appropriations
nnittees.
he administration forces. through Sem
y Edwin H. Ware, offered compromise.
lator Ware suggested that the Governor.
1ltor General and State Treasurer con-
lnto the board. The Penrose Senate lead
! refused the compromise, and both sides
utill standing pat" .-
knother conference will be held today
4 Il u barely possible that the Penrose
9ers, In the face OF the protests that are
Ming In from all parts Of the State over
- action in showing Pennsylvania back
"a the forefront of patriotic States, which
n1tfon she has occupied from the days of
} Civil War, will agree to the compro-
=.
Ak last nights conference. which held up
y session Of the Senate. the Governor pre-
Deed TO the Penrose leaders long list of
Doodents fors appropriating war funds to
schief executive of the commonwealth.
M ranged from the days of Governor
mn, the war Governor during the Civil
~ to the present, in addition to show
HAT in the past war emergency funds
fb4en intrusted to the Governor ex-
~ in more thin twenty States which
Nlfeady provided war funds since the
- with Germany became acute, author
N6t the Governor to direct the expendi-
me part that Pennsylvania is expected
the Federal Government to play in the
lDarAtions for war, and the carrying on
;fhe war. and the response these expeeta-
10 are meeting from the individual cit
-, Of the State, were disclosed at the
&feronce.
4he financial burden Of which the nation
looking to this State to assume one
I4fh to one.tenth includes the proposed
- issue of $4,000 100000 of which
neuut. $3,o00.000,o00 is to be lent to the
Ponnsylvania, therefore. is expected by
, rational war council to subscribe to ap-
1xfKnately $500, 900. of the loan. The
- ITSELF, Of course. could not do SO under
Constitution without Constitutional
o14dinent. which would require five years
,paes, but the banking and Industrial in
|9D(s Of the State are expected to SUBJ
- this amount as their bit"
MORE MUNITIONS
n the matter Of men, Pennsylvania also
1xpected to produce at least one-tenth.
E1o1Ards munitions. MORE than one-tenth
1xoected. as Pennsylvania is the leading
'D<rjAl State in the country.
n mis- connection. 1t was made clear that
A lnnuential fnanciers of the State as
|Uatd r, Stotesbury. of Philadelphia, and
~. Mellon. Of Pittsburgh, have pledged
1Dolves to form corporations to estab-
\ oroat munitions plants with which to
C411e the State with any munitions not
boing manufactured here and that
~ ~ required as the result Of the war.
nj M Stotesbury and Mr.. Mellon are
@lb1rs of the Public Safety Committee
94nnsylvania.
xnDy would supply whatever units might
nissing in Pennsylvania's Industrial
II has also become known
- that one of the chief activities of the
~ In the matter Of preparedness. in this
1noction. il an Industrial compilation
kt would give to the Federal Government
|n13od Information as to what munitions
! manufactured here and could be manu-
lGnrod here, eand exactly the size of ship
~ that might be expected at any given
|1t IN the country at any ime. This
|kuse IL only one Of the many that call
the expenditure of the proposed emer-
,cy gund, II was explained.
to follow in the footsteps of
- states in the matter of encouraging