The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-25
ATTACK PRESIDENT OVER
HoOVER'S SHOULDERS
Hundred Million Appropriation
Asked by President Will Even
tually Be Made.


range in the senate today and again
prevented a final vote on the measure.
Passage of the bill is conceded by
. both advocates and opponents ana
Democratic leaders We're hopeful to-
night that this would be accomplish
ed before adjournment tomorrow.
Attack on the bill and the admins
tlation of the relief fund by Herbert
c. Hoover YVES led by Senator Pen
rose Of Pennsylvania and Sherman OF
Illinois. both Republicans, while Sen
ators Martin Of Virginia, Democratic
leader, and Lewis of Illinois. Demo-
cratic whip, were the principal speak
ers IN support Of 1t.
Senator Perrose said Mr.. Hoover
had insulted every Republican c;ti-
zen By advising the American people
20 support the Democratic party in
the last congressional election and
that he would offer an amendment to
the pili requiring that the fund be
administered by commission named
| by the president. with the advice and
+ consent Of the senate"
The PENNSYLVANIA senator offered
| an amendment requiring that the
| fund be used 10 purchase supplies in
the United States. Senator Martin
criticised this proposal 'as a prof.
teering stipulation on a charitable
fund and Mr. Penrose, finally modi-
/ fed it to read that wheat to be given
free to the people Of Europe should
/ be purchased in the United States as
! far as possible. The amendment then
was adopted.
Another amendment offered by Sen
ator Ashurst of Arizona, Democrat
would give every soldier, sailor and
marine bonus Of six months pay and
his uniform upon discharge, but its
consideration was deferred.
Senator Lewis urged passage Of the
! bill rs necessary to sustain President
Wilson in .lliS work at the peace CON
| ference Defeat Of the measure h
declared. would "tishono,'" the pr"si
dcnt and clnbarrass him in future ne
gotiations at Paris. lie also charged
that senators who are prejudiced
against Mr.. Hoover were injecting
questions foreign to the bill and thus
complicatinG its passage.
!.
MIR. Hoover. Mr.. pcnrose called at
tention to reports that tho depart
tmcnt OF agriculture is drawing q bill
iappropr:ating 81, ,250, 00G, 900. which IS
necessary to me It the governments
obligation to buy the 1919 Wheat crop
at the fixed maximum and said this
was a remarkable situation brought
about by Mr.. Hoover's adninistra-
ton.
| Senator Boral OF Idaho. Republi-
can. and Reed OF Missouri, Democrat,
joined in the criticism of Mr.. Hover.
declaring that the food administra-
tons activities had resulted in large
profits to the packers, while consum-
ers paid high prices.
Replying to criticisms of the pack
ers. Senator Sherman declared that
the food administrations voluntary
| agreements had fixed and maintained
high prices for livestock while limit
ing packers profits on the edible por-
ton of live stock to per cent. Of the
invested capital
Turning to the bill, said that ST.
eco. .o00,0 600 fund would be placed in
hands outside Of those Of the pres
ident," FOR distribution He said the
Hoover who probably would choose
his own help.
THE president. said 1ator Sher
man. did so in the matter of airplane
construction Of the appropriations for
which over $40. 100000 have never
yet been satisfactorily accounted for.
Mr. Hughes in his report recon-
mended courtmartial for certain gen
tle:aen and the report OF the C:4cnate)
committee without passing upon the
merely civil liability, found many
things that were not in accord with
good business.
''Thc president recommended in ad-
vance that such Of them as Mr..
Hughes report found worthy of court
martial be eXoneratad and the war
department very recently in pub
lication in the official bulletin made |
the same recommendation and Il |
number Of y, ses are occupied with |
reasons WHY t..ese airplane officials /
should be relc2:s.;' from all liability.
I 90 net hold tn" president directly
responsible for this miscarriage Of !
Justice. do. however. hold him re-;
Sponsibie Ter he agents whom ,c Sc,
'ectcd and who made such 4 thing
possible.
Senator Hartlwi"';. Gcorsia. IN oio
posing the appropriation. asked if it
would not be better for the govern
ment to feed some 100000 men who
are unemployed in the United .tates.
before apagopriating money for Euro
pcan rc!;ct. Several spectators APP
Dlaudcd and Senator King of. Utah
presiding. ordered thcir ramova. from
the galleries, hut reScinded the order
when Senator Smith cf Michigan said
he hciierea Il solGier w&s among hose
joining in the applause
Senator sherman said it w: dif-
ficu}t to support the bilI and c1ii cised
Mr. Hoover because Of price king
which he said now presents poss- {
'ailitjes of he;evy loss in wheat. Aus
iraian wheat imports 1t Pacific ;,orts.
'lc s:iitl have beer barred. |