New-York tribune., 1919-01-14

appropriate one dollar that is not alb
solutely necessary.
Every member of the House knows
that the business of this country will
fairly groan under the burden of taxa
tion that will be levied under the pres
ent revenue bill, and the worst of it
Is the end is not yet in sight. | am
informed by member of the Ways and
Means Committee that there will be a
deficit of ten billions this year; that
we will have loan of five billions
this spring and another later on in the
year.
Have No Information
with this financial condition star
ing us in the face | maintain that
there are no 400 100000 plums to fall
into any ones basket without the most
complete and definite information as
to how, when and where it is to be
expended, and we do not have that in
formation at the present time. 1t is
one of these trust in God PROPOSE
tions, and Wilson and Hoover will
bring you through
'If | can read the signs of the times,
there IS more unrest, uncertainty and
dlscontent among the laboring people,
manufacturers and business men of
~ 20 ,ouiiliy y dI tHe present. tllllc lllall
there has been at any time in recent
years. High taxation and higher cost
of living is spreading Bolshevism here
IN America, and notwith standing that
TACT the President wants to tax our
already overburdened people another
SlOO,OOO,O00 to stop, as he says, the
spread of Bolshevism and anarchy in
Europe,
The time has come when the Presi-
dent and the American Congress had
better give more attention to the re-
construction of our own country and
less to the political intrigue and map
making of Southern Europe.
am not against giving relief to the
starving people of Europe but do be-
lleve the time has arrived when the
President should tell US how far he is
gong with these matters, and to a GER
tain extent take the American Con-
gress into his confidence, before we
grant any more of these questionable
lump sum propositions"
Lodge Declines TO Comment
Senator Lodge declined to comment
for publication on the cableeram from
Henry White He acknowledged hav-
ing received the message, which, he
declared, had been forwarded from the
State Department as "conhdcntal
document' by special courier Later
ne said Chairman Sherley of the
House Appropriations Committee had
conferred with him regarding the pas
sage of the 500, 100000 relief fund
and had in his possession a copy of
the message TO him from Henry White
Republicans were not deeply stirred
by the appeal from Mr.. White. 1t is
said that the Republican delegate has
SHOWN disposition to vacillate OH
some of the peace table propositions to
which be declared himself committed
beforc his departure for Europe Some
Republicans believe Mr.. White Is as
completely dominated by the President
as other members of the American
peace delegation.
able discussion of the relief fund pro-
posal. it is predicted, and some changes
IN the House bill may be made to place
stronger safeguards about it's use. One
leading Senator, who is a strong admir-
er OF Mr.. Hoover, declared to-day that
under the House legislation, the Presi-
dent could delegate full authority to
spend the fund to Mr. Hoover and that
II anything went wrong Congress
would have no redress, in that the Food
Administrator is a voluntary worker
and not regularly sworn officer Of the
United States
While this Senator anticipated nc
abnormal circumstances in connection
with the use of the fund, he neverthe-
less expressed the opinion that Cong
ress should. by legislation make the
fund as safe as would be in the case
OF any piece of similar legislation en-
acted TO meet domestic situation