The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-07-02
APPROPRIATIONS FOR
SOLDIERS PAY CUT
Republicans Reduce Army and
Navy Estimates-Other
DOings OF Old Guard

can pruning knlte promises W SSI
its users into trouble by unjustiiia-
BILE reductions of estimates for the
army. the navy and the railroads.
Arbitrary totals are fixed by the
partisan steering committee oil
the House. which is trying to make
a record in slashing for the purpose
of the next campaign. While vast
ing money on themselves Repub!i-
can Congressmen are unsparing in
their curtailment of appropriations
for the Government. Within the
last few days they have cut nearly
one billion dollars from three I'M
portant supply bills. This was
done over the protests of admins
tration officials. Democrats be-
lieye that the Republicans are play
ing politics at the expense of the
Government, in spite of their prom
Use not to trifile with appropria-
ton measures.
Here are the reductions:
Railroads From S1,2O0.0O0.-
600 to $3.50, 100000; net decrease,
$3.50. 900, 900.
Army-From $1,117,2S9,4SS to
$500, 700; net decrease, $685.
O82.4SS.
Navy-From sS24,70S,521 Gas
reported by the Senate Committee)
to $59S,66S,764; net decrease,
S226.O39.757.
The decreases aggregate 1884,
132,245.
The grand total of the three bills
as they were left last Congress is
$1,000, 1000 The grand total
as they have been passed or report
ed to the House is $1,000, 900, 900.
The steering committee" ordered
a cut of one-third. This order has
been obeyed
In reducing the Army Bill the
Republicans seized upon the three
items of utmost concern just now
to the soldiers and their families.
Unless the Senate heals the trou-
BILE there may be delay in transpor-
cation of soldiers to their homes
and in providing them with pay and
subsistence The bill reduces pay
S67,O0O,O00 transportation, S207,-
100000; and subsistence, 100000
900. These items had already been
decreased by the officials of the
War Department.
The reductions in the naval ap-
preparations were made in con-
struction, size of the navy, air SER
vice, and in ordnace. These items
tary Daniels and those under him,
IN the belief that the Republicans
would sustain their needs.
League of Nations Fight
Democratic members of Con-
gress believe that Republican lead
e:s of the Senate are inspired to
fight the League of Nations by GER
tain interests that would eliminate
organized labor.
81 have looked for the cause of
the vicious attack on the League ot
Nations" said Senator F. NJ. Sim
mons, formerly chairman of the
finance Committee, but cannot
find a satisfactory answer unless it
be the growing influence of labo-
throughout the world, and especial
ly in this country. | believe the
opposition to the League comes
tom a certain element of captains
o. industry to the increasing de-
Eand of working people for more
money and better conditions"
High Tariff Plans
The high-protection Republicans
arc launching their campaign
through Representative Joseph W.
Fordney, of Michigan, a prince of
high protectionists.
Many Republicans who hope to
Dc returned to Congress next year
"feared" the election of Mr. Ford
ney to the Craftsmanship OF the
Ways and Means Committee lest
the old storm of protest against
the Cannon-Paynt-Aldrich regime
break out anew. But the Old Guard
element prevailed, and Mr.. Ford
ney went to the place he has COW
Cted for years.
II was ANNOUNCED soon thereafter
that there would be no "tinkering"
with the tariff this session of Con-
gress. Announcement to that ef-
feet was made by Majority Leader
Aondell, But again plans failed,
for Mr.. Fordsey is actually working
On tariff, asd he will go just as
fer as the public permits. 1t IS
Generally understood in Washing
lcn officials circles that the hear
iags on the tariff are for the pur-
pos. of determining sentiment in