Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-14
WILSON FAMINE CALL
MET BY HOUSE BILL
Measure Voting 500. 200, 600 Passes
on Renewed Plea; G. O.P Lead
crs Growl But Vote Aye.

Washington. Ian ~ Following cahlcd
appeals hy President Wilson and Henry
White, Republican member OF the A,Lrri-
can Peace Delegation, tor minedlatc
action. the House last night passed the
hill apprnprmting 500 .00O,nN tor the
relief oi European peoples. outside oi
Germany. hv vote ot 2i2 90 -.
This action sends the hill 10 the senate.
Early action there IL planned ~ admins
tration leaders
The cable dispatch from President VII
son was read the House hN Representa-
tiv, Shcrlc of Kentucky. chairman oi the
,Smmutec On appropriations. to whom u
was nddn,sscd as we'll As e Scnatof
Martin of Virginia, chairman 81 tho "',
responding Senate committee hc 'ai'W
dispatch. dated lanuary H. follows
CONCERTED ,CnoN VITAL
II cannot too earnestly or solemniy
urre upon the Congress the appropriation
tor Which MIR Hoover has asked Tor me
administration of food rellei Rood rrl"'
- now the kcy to the whole European
situation and to the solution oi peace.
Rolshnvism H. steadily advancing vs. 4
ward ~ t,olsonine German, II cannot hc
stopped iiv force. tu, i can IT, stopped ~
fooi and m tho leaders Witn whom J ,m
m conference arree that concerted action
m tbs matter Is IT immediate and vital
importance
..The money wll not hc spent Tor ioVd
lor (,ernanv itself broausr German, 'An
huy its food. hut Il Will hc spent Tor
financing tho movement ~ food 60 'ur
real friends IA Poland, and the people
II the liberated units oi the Nustio-
Hungarian Eapirt, and ~ our assoctatos
IN the balkans Reg that you "lll present I
tins matter with All possible urgency and
force to the Congress
u do not sec hOw ve can md dehnItc
movers With whom 20 conclude peace
unlees th,s means Of stemmins the tide
of snarchsm he emp.o,od
Woodrow Wilson
Mr. Sherley also read the oahlegram
from MIR white. which was sent both ~
han and senator lodge.
EVEN MANN wITHpRAws OPPOSITION.
The cabled appeals removed any serl-
ous opposition which might lave exist
cd Shortly before the vote was taken
James II Mann, the Republican leader,
cnme out N support Of the legislation.
The bill was passed without amend
ment. In the final vote % Republicans
aNd Q Democrats voted against me
ueasalre. An amendment offered by
Repr,~s-ntativc Gillcit that France, ing
land and ltaly should contribute q pro
portionate amount and one olered ~
Representative MoOrc Of similar import
were defeated without roll call. An
amendment. sponsored bv Representative
McCulloch ~ Ohio. providing that Con
sress should act with the President IN
The distribution Of the fund, also met DC
feat without a roll call.
4 motion 70 recommit and amend the
bill 40 as 10 make the American ked
Cross the distribution agent, instead 81
Herbert G. Hoover, was defeated, ~ 20
III. with three voting present. MANY
Democrats voted with Republicans Tor
this amendment, although the bulk OF
the opposition was on the Republican
side.
BILL GETS RIGHT % WAY.
The rule giving the measure right OF
wav was adopted without opposition
after the Republicans, through the ab-
sence al the Democratic members OF the
Rules Committee. had refused last night
20 report a rule giving the bill prece-
dence. The fight against the blll was
directed by Representatives i. II. Camp
bell OF Kansas. ranking Republican
member Of the Rules Committee, and
was supported by Representatives @. II.
Fess Of Ohio and F H. Gillett Of Mas
sachusetts. Several Democrats defeated
IN the last election. including Represent
stives Gordon Of Ohio and Slayden o.
Texas, joined in the attack.
Mr. Mann, in a fifteen-minute speech
urged the Republicans 10 support the
bill, although he insIsted that the Presl-
dent should have gwen Congress more
information as 70 the necessity for an
appropriation which would place a tax
. one dollar Per cApta upon the Amen
can pscpse.
OBJECTS TO nsrsf~o BolenrvrsM.
Answering the charge OF partisan op-
yrxYtson, Representative Fess, char
mn Of the Republican Congressional
Committee, declared.
"lf the President Is 70 be embarrassed
4 r not by our vote, but II probably i
nr indiscretton that makes II an en-
bATraxmcnt.
'It hae also been stated that we must
sutnonse this expenditure 20 reduce the
danger Of the BoIshevlst movement
would suggest that one Of the best WAYS
10 reduce the evils Of BolshevIsm IS not
by undertaking 10 brIbe u, Is not by
20 iirt with u, but Is by :.
70 deal with II by law !,
YEss WOULD WITHHOLD FooD.
Mr. Fese declared that, while be felt
|uFtified during the period Of actual
hostihties IN voting loans 70 our Alh7,
who in turn received higher rate Of
interest for loans than tins country
charged them, he did not feel justified
IN continuing the practice after the ces-
sation Of hostllItleT
II am at the point where ! shall cease
10 vote further an lndscrIminate
amount Of money 70 any single individual
10 use az has own discretion, do not
stre who that man ~ lac declared
While shall give ol my own 70 the very
init OF my ability, for a charitable pur-
bose, shall leave my people 10 do like
wise, and will not give of their own earn
ngs without their consent.
II do not commit a breach Of conf
ience, but We have been told that this
lide of the Iouse, with that SIDE II The 4
House will be voting appropriations I
,ut Of the treasury % feed the German
uffering people.