The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-07-10


ple o,coo, ,ooo-Makes Vigorous
speech-CaIIs Republican Claim of
Economy "Rarefaced Fraud" and
Deception.
Washing ngton.-Represent Glade
Titcbin in the house attacked the Re
nublicans for claiming they had saved
e1 900. 100000 on appropriation bills in
the first 80 days of the session. He
WAS replying to a statement issued
last Saturday by Republican Floor
Leader Mondell. and speech June IA
bv Chairman Fess, of the Republican
confessional committee.
Mr.. Kitchin said on arising that he
wanted to correct "the misinformation
and false impressions which have been
nropoganded to the country by these
gentlemen.
Waving a copy Of the Mondell state
,nent, Mr.. Kitchin began:
"Nr. MOndeu states and attempts to
show that the Republicans, of the
house. bv their economy and retrench-
mpnt program in the passage of these
appropriation bills, had saved to the
nponle of the United States approx
matelv a total of 100000, 900, that
is thev saved he claims, to the gov
prnment and the people in the army
hiIl at this session $4OO, 200, 900; in the
naval bill. 1925, 100000: in the sundry
civil appropriation bill, 1885, 900 900,
md in the railroad deficiency bill,
s45O. .O0O. 900 tCtalling in round num-
hers 81. 5O0,O00,000.
"Masterpiece Of Deception"
His statement had it's intended ef
feet. The press of the country, espe
ciallv the Republican press, teemed
with such headlines as '"The Repub-
leans of the house save the nation
81 500 900. 900. says Mr.. Mondell, Re-
nublican leader. The Republicans in
the house in 80 days have Topped off
81 500 900, 900 of Democratic extrava-
gance.'
Intentionally or unintentionally. it
is barefaced fraud upon public infor-
nation. Intentionally or unintention-
ally. in all of it's inferences and i'm
Dressions, it is a masterpiece of decep-
ton"
Paraphrasing the Mondell statement
as being that the Republicans accom-
rlished in 80 days what the Democrats
failed to accomplis hduring the three
months of last session. Mr.. Kitchin
declared. ,~-st
Democrats Intended Doing 1t.
WAS there ever a more unfair and
more unjust inference than that? Why
did he not go further, unles he was
'~nno~nd unon, and tell the whole truth
~ informing the public that the Dem
ocratlc mouse in the last session pass
ed eevry single one of these appropria-
ton bills, and that the Democratic ma
inr;tv in the senate were ready and
ANXIOUS and willing to put upon the
tatute books every single one OF ;
these supply bills, but was prevented
from doing SO by plotted and deliber-
ate filibuster of few Republicans in
the senate in the last few days OF the
session?
Every intelligent man in this house
and that includes some Republicans
knows absolutely that every one OF
these bills would have been written
nto the statute had it not been for the !
and unwarranted RepubIlcan
1ilibuster in the last days of the last
Congress- |
The papers all over this country, !
including Republican papers, con
2emned that fiilibuster and condemned !
he Republicans in the senate for de-
eating the supply bills.
IF the Democrats in this house, at
his session had resorted to the lnde- i
2ent tactics of the fiilibuster tnat tne :
republicans in the senate did IN the
;st session YOU could not have passed |
hem in three or six months; but the ,
Democrats did the patriotic thlng. !
They co-Operated to man with you
republicans in the quick passage With /
n 80 days of these bills"
Turning to the claim by Mr.. Mondell :
lat S40O 900 900 had been saved IN the
>rmy bill, Mr.. Kitchin said:
q state here and now that TINS o'd :
'ot effect the saving of single pen,
" to the people OF the Oni'eo
Safes"
Mr.. Kitchin pointed out that when :
ne army bill was considered last ses-
iOn. there was uncertainty as to Wnat
me would be required to demoDll1Ze
ne armv and how much money Woulu
e required. The conclusion OF all was
here would be an average OF oOO'ooV
uring the fiscal year 1920, so, sa1C
e 'thev were in duty bound unuei
lese conditions to PROVIDE 1oi 1hA
verage army of 100000. Every re-
)Ubljcan on the committee and IN TIE
louse voted for that.
Republicans Voted For IT,
But four months have elapsed since
he adjournment of Congress-. ne
0mmittee at this session found tna1
wing to the wise, diligent and eItl7
lent administration by the war ue
and the navy department III
ringing back the boys from Europe
nd demobilizing them, the average
rmy, instead of being 100000 TOR ddo the
ext fiscal year would be only 4OO'OVV,
nd the house believed that 1t wouIo
'e only 100000 and so they reouceu
he amount of the appropriation to
Drovide for these three or four nun nun
red thousand me ninstead of the 800,
00 men. as in the last session. Inat
made the difference in the appropr1a-
:on figures. Not cent would nays