The sun., 1919-01-25
Senator's Attack Wisdom OF
Wilson's Cure for Boil
shevism in Debate.
FIGHT IS STUBBORN
Statement Is Made That
Only 5 Per Cent. of the
Senate FavOrs Bill.
Is SENT TO CONFERENCE
Knox Perplexed, Borah UncOn-
vinced and La Toilette Sees
Horns of Trusts.

special Despdfch TO THk SUS
WASHINGTON. Jan. 24.-The Senate
passed to-day by vote OF 53 to Is the
bill appropriating s1oO,ooo,Ooo for the
relief OF starving Europe following one
Of the most protracted debates OF re-
cent months and one characterized by
tho most stubborn opposition, consid-
erlng the apparently small number OF
votes cast against the measure at Its
final passage.
There was grave doubt in the Senate,
even among the fifty-three Senators
Who voted aye as to the good sense
and justification for this enactment.
Despite the evident need for outside
assistance by the nations lately at war
and some OF the neutral countries OF
Europe which have lain in the fringes
Of battle and suffered wellnigh as
keenly as those engaged in the fight
ing, there was a serious question In
the minds Of Senators as TO the wisdom
VI the course which President Wilson
had so urgently recommended.
SuCN NltWS WeIS Itil hiau iAs -
pressed by Senator Knox (Pa), mem
ber Of the Foreign Relations Committee.
Senator Knox suggested that our hrst
duty was to our own country. adding:
I'm all my legislative experience
have never been quito so perplexed or
found it quite 30 difficult to make up
my mind as to what my duty in the cir
cumstances was
New York Senators Divided.
There were other Senators who voted
for the bill. but who entertain almost
identical views to those given voice by
the Pennsylvania Senator. Senator
Wadsworth (N. " voted for the bill
although he did not speak for II. Sena,
tor Calder, the Junior Senator from New
York. spoke and voted against tho ap-
preparation.
Il think" said Senator Borah with
gravity, that this bill presents the
most extraordinary situation which has
ever been presented TO this Senate, 1t
is an open secret that not 8 per cent of
the Senate are In favor OF this bill.
mean that they would not have initiated
any such movement. l have heard only
two Senator'S speak on the floor in IA
vor of the bill who did not apologize
for the vote which they we're going TO
cast Senator's here out OF moral dread
and fear Of doing something they ought
not TO do are yielding their Judgment
on this measure
Senator La Toilette (Wis). who pre-.
ceded Senator Borah, charged that the
bill was a measure to help out the COM
binatlons OF capital whose chief interest
is food production. conversion and dis
tribution.
This bill is covered with a mantle OF
charity, hut through that mantle II you
scan II closely you can see the horns
OF the beef trust" said Senator La Fol
lette. II am not casting aspers.ons
upon the President. but as the late SEN
ator Doll!ver said he is surrounded by
good men who know exactly what they
want
Detailed Vote on Measure.
on the Anal roll call the showing was
For the measure: Democrats-Sen
ators Ashurst, Bankhead. Beckha m
Chamberlain. Fletcher, Gay. Gerry. Hen
derson. Hitchcock, Hollis. johnson IS
D., Kirby, Martin tKy). Martin (va.) }
Nugent. Ove-man. Phalen. Pittmsn, Pol
lock, Pomerene. Ransdell, Salisbury
Shafroth. Sheppard. Simmons. Smit,
tAriz), Smith tGaJ, swanson Thomp
son, Trammeu. Underwood. Walsh. VIII
Jams and Wolcott, "a. Republicans
Senators Colt Curtis, Frelinghuysen
Hale. Jones (WashD, Kellogg. Knox
Lenroot. Lodge, Mclean, New. Page
Smith (Mich.). Smoot. Spencer. Sterling
Wadsworth. Warren and Weeks-53.
Against-Democrats. Gore, Hardwick
Myers. Republicans. Borah. Calder
Fernald. France. Harding. johnson
| (Cal), Kenyon. La Toilette. McNary
Moses. Penrose. PoindeNter, Sherman
Townsend and Watson-15.
Senators Thomas (Col) and Varda
man (Miss). Democrats, and Cumnrin,
| Ua). Republican. were paired agains
the bill. Senator Reed. Dem.. Mo
was absent, but also paired against TIT
| appropriation.
II will not be necessary for the meas
ure to go TO conference. where amend
menu made by the Senate must b.
Strengthened out