Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-01-22
OPPONENTS 0F
 FAMINE BILL
 FIGH1 FOR TIME: Senate May Not Pass Hun dred Million Dollar Re
 lief Bill Before
 Thursday. REPUBLICANS OPPOSE VIGOROUSLY Senator Penrose Attacks Hoover. Hog Island Ship Yard and
 Other Activities.


 Washington. Jan. 21.-Growing op- position and protracted debate coy- erlng variety of subjects again pre- vote today on the bill appropriating vented the senate from reaching q one hundred million dollars asked by President Wilson for famine relief in Europe. Several more senators plan to speak tomorrow and some mem bers said tonight passage of the mea- sure before Thursday was improbable.
 Vigorous addresses in opposition to the appropriation were made today by Senators Harding of Ohio, Johnson of California. Poindexter of Wash ingtcn and other Republicans and by Senator Hardwick of Georgia, Dem- ocrat, while those speaking for the bill included Senator Hollis of New Hampshire, and Weeks of Massachu- setts, who is enc of the few Repub- lican senators who thus far have giv- em the measure support In the course of his debate. however, Sen- ator Weeks criticised many govern mental activities.
 A definite development of the op- position was the introduction of an amendment by Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania, Republican. proposing that administration of the one hum dred million dollar fund be placed in the hands of a commission of three members. to he named by the president, subject to confirmation by the senate, and to be responsible to congress Action on the amendment went over.
 Opposition Bitter.
 Tn introducing it, Senator Penrose again attacked Food Administrator Hoover and discussed aircraft pro- ducticm, the Hog Island ship ward and other war activities. promising further investigation of them by the next congress.
 Urging action to meet the economic conditions in this country. Senator Harding criticised the administration for failure to present reconstruc- tion program and declared the coun- try was drifting to chaos". He asserted that President Wilson's pol icies have been largely responsible for the spread of Bolshevism ill Eu- rope, and declared tat the state ment that this country entered the war for democracy ''has been a lie from he beginning"
 Senator Harding said the world cannot be stabilized by charity and tcd the senate that if he voted for the bill it would be his last vote for a measure on the \nlea of "war neces- sity". Demonstrations ty unemplov- ed in which men in uniform have participated were pointed to by Ser- ator Johnson of California as show ing the naed for measures to meet reconstruction cnditins at home. He said the nations first duty is to American military men and declared the benefit of the packers taoin m that the pronosed appropriation was for the benefit of the packers who have meat to sell.
 "Burden to. Taxpavers."
 Senator Poindeyter said the appro- nrjation was an unconstitutional bu:- den upon the taxpayers and unwar' ranteG. He also criticised MT. Hoo yer declared opposition to President Wilson's nlan for a league of nations and joined in demands for measures to benefit discharged soldiers anf sailors.
 Mr. Hoover was defended by Sen ator Hollis and also by Senator Weeks. who declared that unless sen ate 6e,hat.a was curtailed the Oblec lives of the till's charity woul' starvc before the measure was en acted.