Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-01-23
MORE CRITICISM Of
WILSON AND HOOVER
Senator Townsend Declares
Presidents Absence Causes
Neglect of Home Interests
NOT A PARTISAN DEBATE
senator Myers, Democrat, Says u. S.
In About to Assume Role OF Rich
Uncle to the World

Washington, Jan. 22.-Criticism of Pres
ident Wilson and Food Administrator
Hoover was continued to-day in the SEN
ate during debate on the administration
bill appropriating s100,00o,000 for food re-
lief in Europe and the Senate again fail.
ed to reach a vote. Disposition Of
amendments was begun. however, and
administration leaders hope to pass the
measure tomorrow.
without a record vote, the Senate re-
jected the amendment by Senator Pen
rose of Pennsylvania. republican. provid-
ing for distribution of the fund by COM
mission to be named by the President SUBJ
ject to confirmation by the Senate and to
be responsible to Congress. The amend
ment by Senator Ashurst of Arizona.
democrat, authorizing bonus Of 66 days
pay to privates and non-commissioned
officers discharged from the army met a
similar fate.
Senator Townsend of Michigan, repub-
lican led the attack on the President,
declaring that his absence was causing
neglect of interests at home and delaying
emergency legislation. He also asserted
that the President was the only American
peace commissioner and that he was not
keeping the country informed as to his
plans.
While supporting the bill. Senator Len
root of Wisconsin, republican, said he
was sorry that the President had not
remained in Paris when he went there.
He deplored OBSERVATIONS display" and
emphasizing of class distinction. which
he said was displayed during Mr.. Will
sons visit, especially to England. and
said the "pomp and ceremony" attend
ing the peace conference sis doing just
p4l oan
do to prevent it."
Senator Borah of Idaho. republican, in
opposing the bill renewed charges that
the appropriation Is designed primarily
for the benefit of the big meat packing
concerns in this country He said the
plan for relief had been made in Chicago
and approved before Mr.. Hoover went
to Europe and that it was proposed to
absorb surplus stocks of supplies the
packing firms now have on hand in
Europe.
Support of the bill was given by Sen
| ator Mclean of Connecticut, republican.
who said the feeding of the people of
| Europe to prevent industrial trouble was
| a good business proposition. He also
| approved the measure on humanitarian
| grounds.
Senator Lenroot said Congress had the
propriation and that food had something
| to do with peace if the feeding of Eu-
| ropes hungry would place them in con-
| dition to think more seriously Of estab-
| lichnlent of a permanent form of govern
| ment.
| Senator Lenroot said be believed
stable conditions could be worked out
as result of the peace conference ex-
cept in Russia. Time, he added, would
| evolve a stable Russian government.
but if this country went into Russia
the Russian people would be driven to
look upon this form of government as
one to be avoided, and would go back
to some form of autocracy.
Senator Borah said the objection he
had to the appropriation was the fact
that 1t is to be made without any prac-
teal facts being furnished to warrant
it,
Denouncing the food administration
as Infamous machinery Senator
Borah said the same men who regu-
lated packers profits have gone to Eu
rope to have charge of the appropria-
tion requested by Mr. Hoover to buy
the supplies from the packers.
Senator Myers of Montana, democrat,
said Germany eventually would be able
to obtain peace terms she does not de-
serve. and that Then we will be call
ed upon to vote S1O0,0O0,00 or more
to feed the starving people. Of Ger
many.
THE United States is about to as
sumo the ole Of a great rich uncle to
all the world" he continued. Il am
opposed to encouraging revolutionists
who think they can destroy govern
ment and then appeal to Uncle Sam to
feed them"