The Washington herald., 1919-01-21
CORE PREVENTS
SENATE ACTION
ON FOOD BILL
Oklahoma Senator Says
Packers will Benefit by
Proposed Charity.
HOOVER Is UNDER FIRE
Food Administrator Rap
ped for Appeal in Behalf
Of Administration.
HOOVER IS UNDER FIRE

Washington. Jan. n-Continued at
tacks in the Senate on the 800, 900. 900
focd bill to relieve the suffering peo-
Pies of Europe made II impossible for
administration leaders to bring the bill
TO vote yesterday. Senator Martin,
OF Virginia, IT, charge of the bill, was
compelled at the end of the days de-
hate TO move a recess to II O'Clock to-
day. at which time he will renew his
efforts to have the bill passed.
One amendment to the bill was ac-
cepted by Senator Martin and adopted
by the Senate. 1t provides that in all
wheat purchases out of the stOOCoo go
fund preference shall be given to
wheat grown in the United States
The amendment was proposed by SEN
ator Penroso.
Would Protect L. 8. Wheat.
If the amendment should remain in
The bill IL would mean that Food Ad-
ministrator Hoover, or whoever ad-
ministers the fund, would he expected
to refrain from buying wheat in the
Argentine or in Australia. where the
ruling market price is lower than in
the United States, and would have to
make their purchases under the Cov-
ernment-fixed price of t29s at Chi
cago
The charge that one object OF the
REQUEST for the fund was to save the
big meat packers from a threatened
loss on pork products which have
been shipped abroad was made by
Senator Gore, chairman of the Com
nittee on Agriculture. Senator Cores
statement. which was received with n
marked degree of interest by the other
Senators. was as follows:
We had q witness before the Com
mittee on Agriculture this morning
who told US that a portion of this
money was TO b. used to stabilize the
packing house products and protect
the packers against a probable loss. -
Senator johnson. OF California.
asked to have the statement repeated
explaining that he and a number of
other Senators at the extreme left of
the chamber had not heard il dis
tinctly. Senator Gore repeated the
statement. which made a profound
impression.
Senator Cores statement referred
to the testimony given by d. W.
Tsiiaferro. an independent packer.
from Detroit. who told the commit
tee that England had cut down on
orders for salted pork products n
favor of fresh meats, and that the
packers had enormous stocks of
the salted pork on hand. the profits
on which would be lost unless the
food were distributed to the south
ern countries of Europe where star
walton is rampant.
Senator Penrose gave notice that
he will OFFER an amendment to pro-
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sons TO administer the fund &c
attacked Hoover for issuing an ap-
peal to the voters 60 support the
Democratic ticket at the last cleo
tion and said he had serious doubt
as to whether Hoover is really a
citizen of the United States.
Senator New. of Indiana. directed
attention to the guarantee given hy
the Treasury Department at tn"
time the foreign loans were aU-
thorized. to the effect that the
money would be spent in this coun-
try; a great deal of the money was
spent abroad, he said. and there
was no reason TO believe that
Hoover's guarantee to make pur-
chases in this country would be any
more reliable.
Ashurst Disnpproves BflI.
Senator Ashurst. OF Arizona. an
nounced that the bill was unacCopt-
able to him in its present form and
. that he intended to offer amend
/ ments to give three months pay
! to all discharged soldiers. He de-
cIared that while the Congress was
devoting itself to charity il should
! also do justice to those who de-
served it.
Senator Lewis, of Illinois. pleaded
/ for the passage of the bill in order
that the President might be sus-
/ tained at the peace table II the
| bill should meet with d, feat. he
said. the Presidents purposes and
plans will be obstructed and un-
! ruly nationaiities will give way 70
| the spread of Bolshevism.