The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-25
FOOD RELIEF BILL PASSES SENATE BY
 VOTE 0F 5 10 18
Measure Now Goes to Con- ference-Leaders Certain of Final Enactment
 During Next Week
Rv Associafed Presa

Washington. January c4.--After
 week of spirited debate tho
 Senate tonight. by vote of 53 to
 IS, passed the administration bill
 appropriating $I0O. O.00O. .00O for food
 relief in Europe and the near east.
 The fund was requested by Presi-
 dent Wilson as n means of check-
 ing the western spread of boHshev- : ism.
 The measure now goes to conference for adjustment Of minor Senate amend- ments, but leaders believe final enact ment will be accomplished next week.
 Senator Martin of Virginia, the remo- cratic leader. and Overman of North Carolina and Warren of Wyoming were appointed Senate conferees.
 The most important Senate amend ment changed the. House section against feeding enemy peoples, so that nationalities friendly to the United States and the allies may be aided, All amendments designed to limit the power of President Wilson or Food Administrator Hoover in the distribu- tion of the fund were rejected recently by the Senate and no final effort was
 
 THE ROLL CALL
 On the final roll call Is republicans and three democrats voted against the blls passage, while 34 democrats and 19 republicans joined in it's support The <roll call follows:
 Democrats. Gore of Oklahoma Hard- wick of Georgia and Myer of Montana. Republicans, Borah, Calder Fernaid, France Harding, Johnson of Califor- mia. Kenyon. LaFollette. McNarS Moses, Penrose. Poindexter Sherman, Townsend and Watson.
 Opponents of the bill made a final stand against it today with Senators LaFollette of Wisconsin, Borah of Ida ho and sherman of Illinois. repubi- cans, leading the fight. Senator Enox of Pennsylvania. Colt of Rhode Island and Smith of Michigan spoke in sup. port of the appropriation.
 Senator LaFollette vigorously said the bill was neith a war. peace nor charitable measure and declared that the horns and hoofs of the beef trust could be seen through the bills man tie of charity" Declaring that. the un- employment situation in America was grave and menacing" MT. I.aFollette said government resources should be used for American problems rather than to aid European peoples.
 CRITICIZES CONFERENCE
 Just before the roll call. Senator Fo. rah asserted that not more than per cent of the senators actually favored the bill. and that while feeling con- strained to support it, they would apol. ogize for their votes later. Senator's he said were yielding their judgment. to the Paris conference. which he crit iciZed for alleged secrecy. declaring that it's daily communicates mean ab- solutely nothing
 There is not the slightest informa- tion of what is considered, or dis .cussed of opinions expressed, condi- tions revealed or the situation there" said MT. Borah. There is not par. ticle of information or evidence given that the world may be informed" The attitude of the peace conference the senator said, was in open violation of President Wilson's pledge.
 The peace conference was criticized by Senator Myers of Montana, demo- crat. and Sherman for what they said was recognition of the bolshevik gov ernment in Russia