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

France and demobilized them as it
has for the last four months, why we
would not have had the average of
500 600 men but an average of 400, 900
or 100000 men. and the $4O0, 900 900
difference would not have been ex-
pended but turned back into the treas
Ury as an unexpended balance The
gentleman from California, Mr. Kahn,
in his report clearly substantiates this
Every single Republican on the
military affairs committee and every
Republican in this house in the last
Congress voted for that appropriation
for that average army-every one.
'Nn the intedest Of truth and accu-
rate public information, would not not
have been fairer to have stated those
facts?
Il have often heard that when you
withhold a part of the truth it is
worse than telling a falsehood.
Democratic Efficiency.
"The truth is. the plain, uncontest-
Pble fact is, and every honest Repub-
lican must admit it, if in this reduc-
tion Of figures there be a saving to
the American people, if there be an
economy, it is not Republican econ
omy but the Democratic administra
to effect it,
Turning to the claim of 1925, 200. 900
saved in the naval bill, Mr.. itchin
said:
Every Republican on the naval COM
mittee knows that it is absolutely
untrue" Chairman ~Butker's report,
he continued. Showed a reduction of
but $119,0OO,OOO.
"But what matters little difference
of $1O6,OOO, 900 when political advan-
tage is sought to be reaped?" Mr..
Kitchin asked. He added that the ad
ministration had made it possible to
reduce the size of the navy.
Mr.. Kitchin said the estimated saw
ing of S45OOOO,OOO in the railroad bill
was a reduction of the estimates sub
mitted last session.
81 have here our bill as it passed
the house and failed in the senate"
he continued. "and I have the Repub
lican bill as it passed the house. With
the exception of the change in the
p71rher of the Congress and the name
of the introducer Of the bill, and the
number of the bill. if these two bills
are not exactly alike, in every WORD.
in every letter, in every sentenc, and
in every figure, dollar for dollar, will
resign as member Of the house
: Representative Moore, Pennsyl-
van'q asked:
"Under. Democratic efficiency and
economy. had not the railroad admin
istration proceeded so far that in or
der for them to perfect their economy
management, they had to ask Tor
$3.50. 900 900 more than they asked FOR
when the Democrats were in power,
and did not the Republican bill cut
that out?"-
It's All Republicans Fault
''Tt was never in a Democratic DILL
replied Mr.. Kitchin. "The rallroao
administration is controlled by RepuD-
licans. more than three out OF every
four connected with the railroad ao-
are Republicans, and II
there has been an mismanagement or
anv waste it has been by Republican
officials"
Referring again to the polltlcal slo0
Mr.. Kitchin said:
"What did they (Mondell and Fess)
care about $3.50, 100000 in a mls-state
ment. misinformatiOn, deceptlon' II
# will help the Republican party!
With respect to the claimed savlng
of s385. .OOO. 900 in the sundrv civil DILL
Mr. Kitchin said it was by cuttlng
down the shipping board funds, ana
with that exception there was an az
tuaI increase of about $3O'OOO'Ooo Ii
the bill.