Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-21

eeA "detheF the persons receiving It
are bolsheviki or not.
Hoover Attacked In Senate.
Attacks upon Herbert Hoover. food
ssa az n L,a who. it was charged.
packers. delayed the passage Of the
800 100000 bill to aid the starving
peoples OF Europe in the Senate yes
terday. An amendment drafted by
compel the purchase OF American
wheat whenever possible, under the
authority to expend the s10o, oct. 900
as famine fund, was adopted by the
Senate. Senator Penrose pointed out
that American wheat owing to the
the crop of 1919. was being undersold
by Argentina and Australia, and he
SAD that bill appropriating $1.250,-
100000 was being prepared by the
department Of Agriculture to enable
the government to make good Its
guarantee of $500. The Penrose
amendment at first would have pro-
vided for the purchase Of all kinds
of supplies in America.
Senator Martin criticises.
Senator Martin Of virginia, demo-
cratic leader. criticised the proposal
'as profiteering stipulation on q
charitable fund" and Mr.. Penrose
| finally modified 1t to read that wheat
| to be given free to the people of Eu-
rope should be purchased in this coun-
try as far as possible. The amend
rnert then was adopted.
| Senator Penrose said Mr.. Hoover
had insulted every republican citizen
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 requiring that the fund be ad-
administered by a commission named
by the President with advice and con-
sent of the Senate"
Would Feed q. 8. First.
Senator Hardwick Of Georgia in op-
posing the appropriation asked IL it
would not be better for the govern
ment to feed some 10000 men who
are unemployed in the United States
before appropriating money for Eu-
/ ropean relief
| Several spectators appIauded and
senator King of Utah, presiding. or
dered their removal from the galleries,
but rescinded the order when Soma
tor Smith of Michigan said he believed
a soldier was among those joining in
| the applause. 49,
Supporting the s1o0. 100000 bill to
relieve the starving peoples Of Europe.
which has been requested by Presi-
dent Wilson, Senator James Hamilton
Lewis. the democratic, whip. In the
Senate yesterday declared that unless
favorable action were taken on the
measure there was danger of . re-
newal of the war and anarchy in Eu-
rope. He said
President Wilson is on the ground.
He knows why he asks this measure.
| He sees compensation to his country.
bodily or spiritually. This appropria-
ton is the first thing asked as an In
strument to harmonic the frictions
flashing through the peace conference.
If the Senate defeats the measure the
world will see that the first thing
asked by Wilson as an auxiliary and
| hid to his plans was denied by his
Congress.
The serious thing they will see
from such repulses is that It was tho
Senate which defeated the measure
after the House had passed It. This
will be proof of the antagoniStic Sem
ate charged in the European press as
existing here against the President
Would Discourage Small Nations.
After that shall happen. no speech
es. no editorials no assemblages In
this country pledging support will be
Of any influence at the peace table
nor in all Europe The President win
have been started on his way to OBJ
struction and opposition 70 every
proposition calling for ratification Of
the Senate. Then the little nations
he summoned up by his call to revolt
against kings and stand for democ.
press Of Europe and conspiring Load
ers that the act Of the Senate meant
the refusal to acknowledge or aid
them BY this encouragement they
will be inveigled back to sub
serviency to kings or to b apostles
If this last shall follow. the 6rst
assault will be on our soldiers and the
renewal of the war in the Austrian
and Russian border countries. like.
the war was renewed In Russia BY the
reds and bolshevists against the sol-
diers of France, Britain and America.
Might Prolong War.
shall we refuse now to pass this
measure on some ground not UNDER.
stood by the hungry and dsspeea&sE
people who gave up government and
turned on their rulers ~ our demand
as our aids and allies ArA 10 this
course Of ours awaken new daughter )
of our own sons and the ngAt1Ag Of 4
the flames Of a new European war;
that will keep our boys to the eaefae
fronts for another YEAR, Beware the
storm Of death we summon up-mere-f
ly to satisfy our vanities Of constitu-
tioual distinctions and our prejudicesf
against the the officers who are ad-
ministering offiee.
"a defeat OF this bill now dishonors :
the President and makes doubtful for
all the session of the peace confer ;
ence II he can thereafter succeed. 1t !,
calls up disorder and anarchy emonH i,
SO, 0O0, 900 distracted people - and
heckons murder TO slaughter ths 1
sons Of American mothers. To pass /,