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$tOO,OOO,OOO VOTED
TO END FOOD CRISIS
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not too strongly impress upon you
urgency OF meeting situation herAin
described
Refuse TO Vote Money BlindIy.
The opposition OF the Republican mem.
bers, including such leaders as Repre-
sentatives Fess (Ohio), Fordney
(Mich.), Gillett tMass), Longworth
(Ohio). Nolan tCai) and Madden
Ill), represents the first public step or
the part OF the House In their determine
ton to call a halt on the war time
practice OF blindly voting millions Of
dollars Mt the behest of the President 70
administered by personal aides of the
President In whose selection and over
whose movements Congress has no juris-
dicuon.
II am at the point where shall
cease to vote further an indiscrimnate
amount OF money TO any single indi-
vidual to Use at his own discretion.
do not care who that man Is" declar ed
Representative Fess.
81 think II becomes us for the future
70 resume the function which we abdi-
Gated practically for the time OF the
war" declared Representative Gillett.
although I am not from Missouri, from
now on when requests are made must
be shown that they are reasonable"
These expressions represent the atti-
tude OF the Republican leaders in the
Senate as well. While generally approx
ing the plan TO cooperate with other ma
lions In feeding the starving thousands
among friendly peoples in Europe as a
means OF arrest.ng the spread OF Boil
shevism and anarchy Senate leaders de-
clared tonight that they will demand
full information as to the general lines
10 be followed in administering this vast
sum, and will desire assurances as 10
the extent TO which Il may be used
either for feeding Germany or to furnish
working capital for the feeding OF Ger
many. il Is intimated that much o:
this information already has been
oabled ny Mr.. Hoover too late for the
Information Of the Appropriations Com
mittee of the House, but which Is now
before the Senate committee.
Quo in Presidents Cable.
Under the leadership OF Chairman
Sherley most Of the Democratic sup
porters In the debate took their cue from
the Presidents cable declaring that the
elimination OF famine dangers would
arrest the spread OF Bolshevlsm: that
tho sooner Bolshevism was definitely
stamped out or restricted the sooner
would the peace problems be ironed out
and American troops return, and that to
deny the Presidents appeal at this time
ate. ne had announced that 1t involves
cooperative plan TO which France.
Great Britain and italy have subscribed
would be to vitiate largely II not entirely
his prestige as this Governments repre-
4
Representative Glllctt led IT. opposl-
ton. ~ Minority Leader Mann. while
"deploring" tho lack OF info rmation from
the President, took the position that to
deny the appeal would be ito punish the
starving people of Europe because the
President has failed properly TO perform
lis function"
Charges OF partisan opposition were
freely flung from the Democratic eide,
but without apparently worrying the Re
publicans TIE taurt Of disloyalty
could not he attached TO charges OF par
tsanship as Repre- sentative Smell On W
pointed out From this day on" he
said. won can no longer hold n man up
to public ridicule. call him pru-German.
unpatriotic and un-American, because he
has the temerity to stand on this floor
and demand full Information before he
votes away sioo.o0o,o0o OF the peoples
money"
Fairly GroaninR Under Taxation.
Replying to the argument that Boil
shevlgn would be stopped by the dis
| tribution Of food. Representative Smell
said Every member OF this House
knows that the business OF this coun-
try will fairly groan under the burden OF
taxation that will be levied under the
present revenue bill. and the worst OF II
is that the end Ia not yet in sight
II am informed by member OF the
Ways and Means Committee that there
will be deficit If 10000. 600. 900 this
year. that We will have 10 have loan
Of 5000 100000 this spring and an
other later on in this year With this
financial condition staring ne IN the face
maintain there is no 500, 900. 900 plum
to fall into any ones basket without the
most complete and definite Information
as to how. when and where Il Is to be eN-
pended. and We do not have that informa-
ton at the present time
1T is one Of these trust in God
propositions and Wilson and Hoover will
bring YOU through High taxation
and higher cost OF living is spreading
Bolshevism here IN America, and not
withstandlng that fact the President
wants TO tax our already overburdened
people another 500 600, 900 10 stop, az
he says the spread OF Bolshevism and
anarchy in Europe"
In connection with speculation "a 70
the Senate action on the hill prominent
members Of that body pointed out to-
night that while the bill expressly ex-
cludcs Germany from beneftlng by the
use OF the fund. the Presidents cable
to-day might he construed to mean that
II viii be used TO finance the movement
: NJ food into GERMANY food for which
Germany will pay but for the movement
Of which part OF the fund may be used
az working or organizing capital This
and other questions as TO the employ
ment Of the fund give rise TO an in
sistent demand that the Senate be In
formed OF plans before approving the
expenditure.