The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-14
FAMINE. RELIEF
Bill. IS PASSED
BY TIE HOUSE
PRESIDENT WILSON
CABLES AN APPEAL
Declares Spread Of Bolshev-
ism Must Be Stopped by
Food Supplies.

WASHINrTON. Jan. lI.--Aprropria-
ton cf Sln0. .00n. 6nn for famine relief III
Europe outside of Germany. was ap-
proved tonight by tho House, which
PASSED the administration measure
after its enactment had been urged
anew by President Wilson rs III" only
"ffcctivc means Of combating the west
.rn spread OF H"lShevism. The hill
now goes 70 the Senate. whore It's carly
passage is planned.
Party lines wcrr cTfac"d in the
House debate and IoI" and d"spit" en-
crErtic demands by opponents of IN"
bill for moro specific Information Tc-
garri:ng tn" proposed expenditure and
criticism Of the President Nrrhert G.
Hoover and Vance Mccormick. chair
man IF the war trade board. special
rule reported by Ihr rules committee
was adopted. and alt"rward the bill
was passed, "40 TO ~.
Only One Amendment.
The only amendment accepted was h.
Re preventative Shcrley. in charge of
th. measure. which permits use OF part
of tn- fund p; 1:tet "a |oGntric. con-
riGunuS Ia Europe. This would max il
possible 10 aid tho Arnrnians and other
suffering people OF the Near East.
President Wilson's urgent appeal that
the appropriation bc authorized TO aid
The consummation of peace was sent 10
Senator Marion and Representative
Sherlcy. chairman of the congressional
appropriate committee aE,d w'zS'real
on the floor Of the House by Mr.. Sher-
ley. II was supplemented by a report
10 the State Depart mcut from Horny D.
White. Republican member Of the
American peace delegation. 15nth mes
/ sa Eos srid the problem Of supplying
food Ia tho distressed peoples recently
liberated from the rUlC of the central
powers WAS ono "f paramount import
anc" in obtaining return 10 normal
conditions.
whole European situation. and L" III"
solution Of peace" Mr.. Wilson said.
'I'nlshcv'Sm is steadily spreading, west
ward. II cannot h" stopped by force.
buI il can II" stopped by food"
Th" l'reSllrnt ar!l"i that unless the
! "ud" "f anarchisn' - strmincd. It may
not hr possible In inrl definite govern
mcnls with which Ia ronclud" peace.
"B"lsh",ism lhrirns Only on starva-
tion and disorder" d"rlar,d Mr.. "hitr.
who said il WIS impnSSihl" IN inaEu-
rate the pcac" conference under proper
auspices without previous adequate pro-
flSl0nS Ia. cope with tn" 1000 SITUATION.
Might Cost Billion.
Mr. Shcrlcy Informed tho house TINT
10 jnlcr-aliied council composed Of two
representatives each from Great Bri-
tain. Franco. Italy and the United
states will supervise III" food diStrihu-
tion, but this statement did not satisfy
opponent; II 20 hill. Representative
Gillette Massachusetts. Republican,
said tho licy proposed might cost n
billion doll RS: representative" Smell Of
New York. t:cpubllcnn. wanted /" know
exactly how the money WAS 10 be spent.
and Representative Gordon Of ohio.
Democrat. asserted that no information
WAS given that tho fund was needed IN
promote peace. Representative Slaydcn
of TcNas. democrat, also spoke against
tho measure.
isrfcrruc" 10 tnnd Administrator
Hoover cause Representative Wood OF
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