The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-17
SWORD TO PIHING
FOUGHT IN CGRESS
Pacifist Objection House
Blocks ProposPr the
$4,000
NATIONS THAI VOTED
Kahn, Scoring y Politics,
viii Later Slto Pass
ResolU.
Special DesparcEHr Sun.

WASHINGTON. Sent Congress to
day voted to extern Gen. John D.
Persh,ng and the nj the american
Bxpeditionary Force thanks OF the
nation for their seryin bringing VIC
tory to the allied T. The vote IN
the Senate on the itioh OF MAINS
was unanimous, IN the houss
Representative Scht iinn') contlnueo
his objection to hotg zen. fersnlne
by voting against une maj couiie IA
the House was 227I
Original plans WI present .ne res.
olution of thanks zen. Persmhs AT
the Joint session IA honor Thursday
afternoon. but Is thought this
would he imnossihecause the Presi-
dent would not bee 10 sign IL =,
Tho nassage ~ RESOLUTION revealed
that several memSof the House, led
by Representativtauoe hluchn ~.
c., have offeredfxpecteo opposluo'
to the plan of resentaelVe Julus
Kahn (Cal.). cfan OF the 1aouse
MILITARY Commit TO present Gen.
Persbinp with AL sword as gift
from ConAress III services. For this
reason Mr. KahI prevailed upon to
move the adontionly of that part of
the resolution WI extends the thanks
of Congress. provision for the
sword will be I'd up later
OppositiF From Texas.
This was clea against MI hahh
wishes. and he sunced the opponents
Of the nronosai give Gen. Pershing
the sword Mrltchin has a speech
nrenared attact the presentation OF
a sworh assert Congress should dc
more TO- the listed men instead Of
giving cen Psing so many honors
REPRESENTATIVES. son (In.), Representa-
tive SchaII anIveral members Of tht
TEXAS delepat{who have been active
against PERISH hare backing Kitchin.
"The man vAhre opposing the giving
Of a sword toh. Pershing'are largely
the game merho opposed the declara
tion Of war detective service act anr
other measunintended vigorously t
nrosecute their" Mr.. Kahn declared
"They are plag petty politics in an ef
fort to squareeir war record.
81 intend tall up the sword resolu
ton later AMI am sure that IT will b.
passed bv alrge majority. II coul'
have been md to-day, but the oppo
sition had ssal speeches ready and
thought debaof It might ma the Con
gressional rebtion TO Gen. fershing o.
Thursday.
Sees Id to Militat sm.
"The pact objection isFna nifest Il
the oppositil for some Numbers nav
mentioned t ne that givingGen. persh
ing the hof he deservesfor doing
big job welivould be, fostring miiitar
ism. OF ootse, that Is ritculous.
"Congressaas not forgotten the me
in the ranksfor already te have give
all Of them bonus OF ~, amountin
for the, 100000 service men to abou
$3.50, 900, 900, This was flowed by tn
committee Of which Nh Kitchin wa
chairman afte higher aIounts were re
jected."
The resolution givpgthe sword cal
ried an appropriate lof $4,000 an
plans were TO purchfhn engraved or
Of gold. Admiral 4yey was the la
war hero to receive pm an honor.
Tomorrow Gen. FISHING will marc
I'D PENNSYLVANIA anne at the head {
the First Division the NATIONAL VIZ
tory parade. whickin be reviewed b
Vice-President Matall. 1t is estimate
that approximatelR5,0 900 veterans wi
be in line.
The War Deparient tonight issued
statement outlirE Gen. Pershing
future activities follows:
Gen. Pershini finds so many im-
portant matterbressing for his per-
sonal attentionnat he VIII ne unable
TO 20 West atbis time and he will
be compelled. trefore, TO decline all
of the many Nitauons with Whlch
he has been hored. lie has been
highly gratiH by the welcome
rendered him nd keenly regrets that
he cannot akpt the hospitality OF
the cities ah towns which have SO
cordially urd him to be their guese
as he had bed to thank In person
the peopIe dvarious sections Of the
country forkeir patriotic support OF
our army iFrance.
Gen. Perhng will probably go &c
some ouiett lace where he can finish
his final rbrt and study plans fol
the reorga kation of the army as re
quested OFFENDERS or Congress ane
the War kpartment