New-York tribune., 1919-01-21
&lOO,000,O00
I anime Bill L.
Held gain
Senate, However, Consid-
dered Certain TO Pass VIII
SON Food Measure To-day
Change Hobbies President
Change Hobbies President
Provides Commission To Be
Appointed by President
Subject 10 Endorsement

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2O-Debate of
the Administration bill appropriating
100000 600 for food relief in Europe
and the Near East covered wide
range il the Senate to-day and again
prevented q final vote on the measure.
Passage of the bill is expected by ad-
vocates and conceded by opponents.
Democratic leaders were hopeful to-
night that this would be accomplished
The attack on the bill and the ad-
ministration of the relief fund by Her
bert C. Hoover was led by Senators
Penrose of Pennsylvania and Sherman
of Illinois, both Republicans, while
Senators Martin of Virginia, the
Democratic leader, and Lewis of llli-
nois, the Democratic whip, were the
principal speakers in support Of 1t.
Senator Penrose said Mr. Hoover
chad insulted every Republican citi-
zen" by advising the American people
to support the Democratic party IN the
last Congressional campaign and that
he would offer an amendment to the
bill reuqiring that the fund be admin
stered by commission named by the
President with the advice and consent
of the Senate
The Pennsylvania Senator offered an
amendment requiring that the relief
fund be used to purchase supplies IN
the United States. Senator Martin
criticised this proposal "as q protteer-
ing stipulation on a charitable fund, -
and Mr.. Penrose finally modified it to
read that wheat, to be given free to
the people of Europe, should be pur-
chased in this country as far as pos
sible. The amendment then was
adopted.
Soldiers Bonus Deferred
Another amendment offered by Sen
ator Ashurst, Of Arizona, Democrat,
would give every soldier sailor ana
marine a bonus of six months pay and
his uniform upon discharge, but ITS
consideration was deferred.
Senator Lewis urged passage of the
bill as necessary to sustain President
Wilson in his work at the peace CON
terence. Defeat of the measure, he
declared, would "dishonor' the Presi-
dent and embarrass him in future
negotiations at Paris
He also charged that Senator'S who
are prejudiced against Mr. Hoover
were injecting questions foreign to the
bill and thus complicating its passage.
In the course Of his discussion Of
Mr. Hoover, Senator Penrose called at
tention to reports that the Department
of Agriculture is drawing bill appro-
priating $3.50, 100000, which IS neces-
sarv to meet the governments obhga-
ton to buy the 1919 wheat crop at the
fixed maximum, and said this was a
remarkable situation brought about by
Mr.. Hoover's administration.
Hoover Severely Criticised
Senators Borah, of Idaho, Republi-
Joined in the criticism of Mr.. Hoover,
declaring that the food administra-
tion's activities had resulted in large
profits to the packers, while consumers
paid high prices
Replying to criticism Of the packers,
Senator Sherman declared that the
food Administrations voluntary agree
ments had fixed and maintained high
prices for livestock, while limiting
packers profits on the edible portion
of livestock to 9 per cent of their in
vested capital.
Turning to the bill, Senator Sher-
man said the 100000, ,000 fund would
be placed ain hands outside Of those
of the President" for distribution. He
said the President already had selected
Mr.. Hoover, who probably would choose
"The Presiident." said Senator shcr-
man, "did so in the matter of airplane
construction, of the appropriations for
which $14O0000 600 have never yet been
satisfactorily, accounted tor Mr.; w;
court martial for certain gentlemen,
and the report of the Senate commit
tee, without passing upon the merely
civil liability, found many things that
were not in accord with good business.
"The President recommended in ad-
vance that such of them as Mr..
Hughes's report found worthy of court
martial be exonerated. and the War
Department very recently in a publica-
ton in the office bulletin made the
same recommendation, and number
of pages are occupied with reasons
why these aeroplane officials should be
released from all liability. | do not
hold the President directly responsible
for this miscarriage of justice. [ do,
however, hold him responsible for the
agents whom he selected and who made