Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-31
c. 0. P. LEADERS
Of HOUSE PLEDGE
SUPPORT IN CRISIS

BY nm overwhelming vote the
House today adopted the Senate
resolution pledging support to the
"nntionnl administration and all
other. in authority in their effort
to meet Ithe present Industrial
emergency.' The vote was 286 to y.
Republican leaders of the House to-
day agreed to press adoption of the
resolution approved yesterday by the
Senate, pledsing support to the ma
tinnaI administration and all others in
authority" in their efforts to meet
the present '.industrial emergency. -
To make certain that the Senate
resolution would have the right of
way in the House the rules committe e
voted unanimously to give 1t. priv
legged status for immediate eonsidera-
ton.
Both Sides for Resolution.
Speakers on both the republican
and democratic side made it clear
that the House as whole was en-
phatically in favor of such resolu-
ton. Speakers on the democratic
side, however. protested that the
resolution introduced several days
ago by Representative Connolly along
similar lines should have been acted
upon sooner and that the republican
side was playing politics in refusing
to consider the Connolly resolution
when Representative Kitchin of
North Carolina made two efforts to
secure its passage.
House Leader Mondell explained
that his objection to consideration of
the resolution yesterday was that it
voiced an Endorsement of the utter
ances of President Wilson in regard
to the threatening strike.
He said he believed the House would
be in error in establishing precedent
in either indorsing or condemning
executive action Representative
Mondell urged the House to adopt the
Thomas resolution.
Representative Pou of North Caro-
lima. formerly chairman of the rules
committee, said that the Connolly
resolution ought to have passed the
House yesterday. 1T is little late
| to do it now. but for Gods sake do it
at once without single objection"
he said.
Representative Connolly, after re-
viewing the efforts to have his reso-
luton passed, said: "AIl / ask is for
the House to go on record now Tor en-
forcement of law and guarantee OF
their constitutional rights to all the
people,"
"Not Party Question"
Representative Madden of Illinois
| said: This is not party question. it
I, is an American question. 1t is a duty
devolving on US to, protect every
American citizen in his rights. The
American people have reached the
conclusion that the time is here when
a few men in any walk of life must
| be shown that they cannot dictate the
| policy of the government"
/ Representative Linthicum Of Mary
! land, democrat. said: 1T is our duty
to set aside politics and consider the
| interest and welfare of the people.
This resolution gives the President a
strong hand with which to work. We
| could not go any further than in the
wording of this resolution. If Con-
gress lives up to that don't believe
| there will be any strike"
| Representative Kitchin. democrat
criticised the delay in passing the reso-
luton. He pointed out that several days
ago action by Congress would have had
| a strong effect to avert the strike. He
! said it will now serve as warning t.
! the misguided and ignorant that they
must not follow the wild teachings OF
labor agitators and radicals. He sai6
this conspiracy on the part of Lewis
and others of his kind must not be al.
lowed to destroy the peace and happi.
ness of the people, and we are the one.
who by action here must show the gov.
| ernment's attitude.