American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-03-29

july ihlh year hnh'N o'h"t'i
Johnson OF California.
Il think that while / had not in
tended mentioning that. 81 is fair and
just 10 say that the program called
for 10000 combat planes by July H.
replied senator New
How many viii there be delivered
on July l." the California senator
continued.
"Thirty-sevcn," said Senator New
Il say there Is just one way 10 cor
rect this outrage on American youth
and that iH through 'pltileas publicity,
warmly replied Senator Johnson.
Production OF combat planes has Ia
nct stopped. II IL ever began. said
Senator Poindexter.
when the fate OF a nation Is TO be
( determined. when defeat stares us In
the face. he cried. ITS a great sat
isfactiOn 10 know that we're only be-
hind SCHEDULED What's the matter
with the s~chedulo2'
Declaring that calculations have
continually going awry, Senator Poin-
dexter retorted
Things have come 20 such a pass
as TO be- a scandal to the entire world
in my judgment
Senator Hitchcock Of Nebraska. a
Democrat of the military committee.
said the aviation program Is at least
ninety DAYS behind under new curtail-
GO estimates. The number Of air
] planes estimated for delivery July l.
~"ridlculously small" he said Is about
ouc-tenth OF that originally planned.
senator Borah OF Idaho. "a Repub-
lican. referring 10 a report by Gutzon
Horglum. tho sculptor. represented as
the PRESIDENT confidential adviser In
aviation declared it showed "a terrible
situation.
senator King Of Utah, Democrat,
said he could state with authority that
Borglum was not a confidential ad-
WISER OF the president.
Men high In the organization Of
the airplane production board stated
to me that there seemed to be In the
efforts to produce airplanes some
D mysterious and unknown influence
D that is putting the blight On all ef-
r forts OF the board senator Poindex-
( ter declared.
on behalf OF wealthy and influen-
tial persons In his state. the senator
q said. he offered to the board all the
j. spruce needed but the offer was re-
e fused.
Il could have got this spruce nine
x months ago" he declared. "and II
could have been obtained for the ask.
s. Ing at a fair price
IS Al this point Overman of Nortf
n Carolina. requested 10 Senator Poin
dexter TO desist. saying such remarks
only distress the American people
.A4a.- ~ Il .... q. tN... auI.n sA.f
a. should work together.
no Senator P%olndexter retorted that /
conditions were such as had been re
-. presented. IL was the duty OF ever.
e. person to see that they were corrected
L. Us the senator here 10 criticize tn
an administration because of the mis-
e. takes Of some of the men II has ap
pointed demanded Senator over
he man. Il ask. is this the proper tim
To discourage the American people
se ! think we ought TO correct thes
rh mistakes but they ought to be cor
he rected In a proper way
nd Constructive criticism. senate
luindeNter insisted. was proper an
that it was necessary To call the at
n- |tcntion of the people TO this mysteI
nv rlous blight ON the war program.
10 II is not pleasant 10 reflect on mi
u- state OF affairs. or that every time a
Ch effort has been made 10 correct 10 tina
those making the effort had their me
tNrs and their patriotism called int
10 question The American people hay
VA been fed zap ON glowing accounts
wonderful achievements. The report
IA. given out through official sources
ll Washington have been OF the MOI
Of rosy hue worlds records being br'
ken right and left. the confidence ,
re the public strengthened. only TO fin
az in the end that performance had ne
a. lived up to the promises. Very lit
ed of the criticism has been narrow. NeI
nd little of 10 that would not have prove
beneficial had there been an effort pl
ed forth GO remove the causes that Gale
RE- ID forth insteod OF denying that cau'
In for complaint existed The trouble n,
not been lack OF money The admin
e. tration has been granted all that
rs asked II has not been lack Of powe
IA because the only power withheld va
Tor the power 10 suppress criticism. ju
.fl such criticism as was made In the Sc
ate as given above. The trouble
iut that some incompetents have heen a
ce pointed to places OF great respousibI
I'll is and are being kept there becau.
10 remove them would be a contest,
that a mistake had been made in the
icy appointment in the first place. Mi
takes are common 10 all. but this
no time 10 bluff them through