Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-02
OPPOSED INCREASE
PAY FOR SOLDIERS
congressman Scott Ferris said Money
For Boys In Khaki Was OF No
Consequence.
WOULDN'T ALLOY THEM $50
This Same Man Is Advising Every.
body How Ia Vote In Coming
Election.

Scott Ferris. with his usual ego
tism, is presuming to tell the people
OF the First district OF Oklahoma
ana Of other districts OF the United
states that no one except demo-
crat should he elected to congress
this fall lie has challenged the
patriotism OF every republican.
II In u well known fast that MIR.
Ferris wnH against the draft act until
he was forced by public sentiment
10 be for the draft act. Mr.. Ferris
has been "A member OF congress In
the past session, and has had an op-
portunlty to vote on the war meas
ures. Up until the beg ginning OF this
war tho private soldiers received ti3
month When the draft act was
framed by the house of representa-
ties II provided not only for draft
Ing the boys but also for ralElnE the
monthly salary OF "A private to $50
"a month. The senate Ga democratic
senate) reduced this amount OF $40
month and the bill come out Of
conference and back to the house
recommended by Chairman Dent, a
democrat. who had been against all
war measures, and the house was
asked TO endorse the senate bill re-
ducing the soldiers wages from sac.
Mr.. Good. a'republlcan from Iowa.
| offered resolution that the bill be
sent back to the senate. and that the
boys who sacrificed everything for
the country should at least be paid
$50 n month, when Canadians were
being paid s33 and Australians were
being paid 145 month. This was
known az the Good resolution.
Mr.. Ferris voted against that reso-
luton. In other words he voted to
keep from paying the boys Of
America the paltry sum OF $40
month for their services and their
lives. Ills vote is recorded on page
2897. Congressional Record, volume
6b, part 3. Of the sixty-fifth congress,
first session. Bert Chandler. repubh-
can representative OF the First dis
trict or congress, voted for this
resolution. In other words. Mr..
Chandler voted for the soldiers, as
also did w. w. Hastings. democratic
representative from the Second dis
trict OF Oklahoma, and Mr.. Thomp-
son. another democrat from Okla
homa.
To show that Scott Ferris is now
telling what he knows not to be true.
he stated IN debating on the Good
resolution as follows:
II desire 10 state 20 gentlemen
on the other side OF the house
(meanlnE republican sidc) that the
republicans have I'm the past
showed unusual, almost un-
parallel, patriotism In helping TO
get this work done"
This statement was made when the
campaign was not on.
Scott Ferris also said In the debate
on the Good resolution. In reference
to whether the soldier boys OF
America should be paid $40 a month,
as follows:
The matter Il not OF fnr-rcach-
ing consequence"
Mr.. Ferris, safe In the halls of con-
gress. with no opportunity or inten-
tlon 10 become a soldier, thought II
was OF no consequence that the boys
Of America should not receive the
paltry sum of $50 per month for
their services and their lives.
These quotations from Scott Fer.
ris' speech may he found on page
2395. Congressional Record. volume
So, part 3. sixty-fifth congress, first
session.
It might be we'll for Scott Ferris
to explain TO the soldiers OF tho
United States and TO the people in
his own district why he voted against
the soldier boys In this, matter. in
stead Of prcsumptuously telling the
people outside Of his district in tho
| United States. merely because he Is
"A professional democratic politician,
| that they should return no one but
! democrats to congress