The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-08
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Bill Killed to Buy U. $. Embassy Building ill
 Chile.

Washington, D. C. Nov. 8.-Demo- cratic opposition has caused the Re- publican majority of the House Com- mittee on Foreign Affairs to kill the bill to appropriate $130,0OO for the purchase of a United States embassy building at Santiago, Chile, sufficient number of the G. O. P. members hav- ing joined in the protest against what was termed a foolish expenditure of money"
 The Democratic attitude was not that of opposing the purchase of per manent American embassies, but tn- sistence that any such expenditures should be based upon common sense. For years many Americans have in- sisted that the housing of the na- tion's diplomatic representatives in foreign countries was a national dis grace in many instances. The United States, unlike many of the worlds leading countries, possesses but few ambassadorial, legaional or consular buildings. The exceptions are at Ha- vana, Tokyo and Constantinople, to- gether with a few consulates in China.
 Henry D. Flood of Virginia. rank ing Democrat on the Foreign Affairs Committee, voiced the sentiment of his party colleagues in protesting against the proposed Santiago expen- allure. It was pointed out that em- bassy building were much more need ed in the capitals of Europe than in South America, even in such a large country as Chile. Also that at this time property could Fe acquired very cheaply in the European cities, and that Uncle Sam now had an oppor- tunity that would soon pass away. It was further pointed out that 1 the housing allowance of the am- i bassador to Chile wsa ample to main- | tain his establishment in the style 1 demanded of his position in the dip- l lomatic service. Heretofore the mis- 1 sion to Chile was a legation with a l $12.000 annual salary, while the pre- | sent ambassadorship carries with 1t 1 $17,500.
 1 It is possible that this rebuff will l cause the Republicans to attempt to 1 purchase embassies in London, Paris, Rome and other European capitals
 rather than 10 "fritter away'' future appropriations.
 1 The special session Of Congress has i furnished daily demonstrations ot
 what President Wilson had in mind last autumn when he issued an ap- | peal to the people to return a Dem- l ocratic Congress. He had had exper- i fence with Republican individuals in
 the blocking of the war legislation l and knew they would not hesitate to l handle the big reconstruction prob-
 lens, then self-evident, in the same way.
 The Republican majority in both
 Senate and House has passed little remedial legislation, and then only
 upon the insistence of the President
 and other Democratic leaders. Re- publican Senators and Representa- | tives, elected on their pledges to help carry out the. Wilson policies, inme- l diately forgot their promises.
 One of these. Washington observ. CTS point out, is Senator Francis B, Warren of Wyoming, who last fal faced overthrow after a political die.
 tatorship of nearly 20 years in his state. His Senatorial record was thai of the type termed reactionary, anc 1 his affiliations were always with tha
 group of the Republican party de
 nominated the "Old Guard" of whict
 Senator Boies Penrose of Pennsylva
 mia is the admitted leader.
 But he escaped defeat by pledgint l himself to support the President anc
 then participated in the "Old Guard
 organization of the Senate, winnint
 the chairmanship of the powerful committee on appropriations despit,
 the protests of the so-caIled progres sive members who sat In the part,
 caucus. And he demonstrated the sin
 cerity of his pledge to support tn,
 President by voting for all tn,
 amendments to the League of Ma
 tions covenant, any one of whicf
 would kill the Treaty in the Presi
 dents view.