New Britain herald., 1917-08-07
GORE ACCUSED OF
 WELDING KNIFE
Chamberlain Replies to Criticism
 Of Food COnfereeS

Washington, Aug. 7.-In peppery debate over the Food Administration bill in the senate yesterday Senator Cham berlain of Oregon, sponsor of the measure, accused Senator Gore, chairman of the agricultural commit tee. with having gone after adm1nis- tration war legislation with a stiletto. The Oklahoma senator. he said, had endeavored to obstruct nearly every war bill that came up.
 This accusation was made after Senator Gore had bitterly assailed the senate conferees for voting for dras- tic changes in the food measure, as- serting that they had backed down from the senate attitude as expressed in unmistakable majorities on var ious features. Senator Gore suggest ed that the word "recede" ought to be tattooed upon the foreheads of the senators who had failed" the senate.
 Senator Chamberlain pointed out that Senator Gore had tried to block the selective draft act, and alluded to the draft riots in Oklahoma as reflect ing the doctrine preached by the senator"
 The tilt between Senators Gore and Chamberlain came after Senator Hol- lis, democrat, of New Hampshire, had expressed confidence in the integrity of the house and senate conferees, arguing that they had been impelled by desire to expedite passage of measure vitally needed in the war crisis.
 Senator Gore spoke of his own act, as chairman of the agricultural con- mittee, in turning over the handling of the food bill to Senator Chamber lain, so as not to interfere with its progress in the senate. He hinted that he was not satisfied with the way Senator Chamberlain had steered the bill.
 "I do not know that I share the sanguine faith in the conference ex- pressed by the senator from New said Senator Gore. " rather think that the senate confereeS might have tattooed on their fore heads the word 'recede.' so that all who run may read it. I will not say sort of mark of Cain. I think there is great deal of derelicton on the part of certain conferees."
 There is not very much in this conference report that the senator from Oklahoma thinks is right" said Senator Chamberlain. "As 8 matter of fact, while he is tattooing on the foreheads of senators the word "re- cede' they might tattoo on the sena- tors forehead and on the foreheads of some others the word "obstruct. ,
 Senator Gore related the steps in the progress of the food survey and food control bills. He told of the Food Survey bill having been passed by the senate on June l, the third day after it had come to the senate from the house. and went on.
 Gore Defends Course.
 "On the morning of June IS, the president requested me to call upon him at the White House. l did so. He stated it was his desire that the food control bill should proceed to consideration in both houses simulta- neously in the interest of econmlzlng time. I suggested that the bill was not an eligible bill to originate in the senate. It contained taxing clause, and in order to be valid measure 1t must originate in the house. l as- sured him, however, that l had no disposition to delay the consideration of it. I told him that I could not vote for the bill, but that l had no purpose whatever to obstruct it's i'm mediate consideration"
 Senator Gore outlined the progress of the bill after his talk with the president, saying that, far from oo- structing it, he had voted With the other senators for unanimous con- sent for a final vote on July 21. Alt CT that he assembled the conference committee, and, he said, not once did he interpose the slightest delay Tn the work of the conferees.
 I think it would have been wise to defeat the measure in conference. said Senator Gore. Senate amend ments were stricken from it over my protest. I did not recede from the attitude I took in the senate. l did not betray the trust committed to me by this body"
 There are two ways to obstruct.' replied Senator Chamberlain. "One is by the use of a bludgeon and the other by the use of stlletto. It Is true, as the senator says, that when this bill was introduced in the senate it was introduced in the senate it was it was introduced by me at his re- quest, but there has not been time since I introduced that bill that the distinguished chairman of the com mittee has not used a stiletto on 1t whenever he had an opportunity to do so. I say that without unkind- ness, but I say 1t Is true, just the same"
 Senator Chamberlain reiterated that Senator Gore had attempted to delay the bill after it got to conference.
 1T Say this" Senator Chamberlain went on, because we who are anxious to have this bill passed and who have had to put up With the tactics employed to delay it must, forsooth. have branded on our heads the word 'recede'