The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-25
EOODYKO1NTz CALLS RUSSIA
RAT HOLE" IN HOUSE DEBATE

REPRESENTATIVE Wells Goodyk"0nLZ' VI
West Virginia. protested IN Inc AN"'
debate against pouring m'iH"hS ~
Pat hole" meaning Russia, ana par
LARRY the Trans-Sl oerian railroad IN NO
second speech n" has te..N'r'" ~ -.
House since becoming rT"H'"-F' Az" az
Nronglv Ohlrc;rd - n" "i'''''i''"H -
the DruoCrL'Ir SIDE 'thti IT q" III
ON us sd. O., The hnuS,. docs not VOC
as the Geltl"man WISHES an" ~ III
indicated. then that number mas cor.
Wirtad himself OF brInS UNFAIR 10 INC
President and AZ IN favor OF the repuo''
alton OF national obligations .o
The question Il appropriations S''.,
600 FOR IN. presidents Us" IN carr no
on, an cCrr"rucn: Of tn" r = ma '''''
- loan son.OnO 900 u th'' Tr;tnS-S' n''''''
railroad wa; hcto7N IN" House II I"
yclopcd that tho president hAd alF''r''
pald over one fitth OF TINS SUM Co.
thar tho railroad IN question - INV
being operated by tbs country 't 80
"R, - =. group through John l. Steph-
w. r,ndvkoorrZ cor.,Sud.d that
rho question in no Way concerns wv
bo,or Of the president. nor io'S u IT.
yolvc n any sens: tho lh'eh''''
or Of The government.
Continuing. nc IN part. said: My u"
Outstanding 81 the proposition - 'n"N
congress authorizes ~" eNp-fu''u''
This vast sum- such action %Lil ath'"''
70 a cClnmltta' OF the tinted states :,
eminent 10 q scheme. not temporary ~"
ncrnanent. Of financing ana
ts,inr that old single track. DIN, "N'''',
railroad tho trans-Slo-F''n' ""'.h -
oyc- 5000 miles long. cNtcnuinE l"' @
distance as great aS nom Nc" iS'N
Vancouver and back again
If -
~ ~. letter Cf thu Ass istant Secretary
~ state YOU 10 doubt noted that ~
,snor was TO the effect that the sum OF
81 non 300. already advanced oy Tue
president, was the first or ln!tiat S""
trihution ard that tho next three or -FOUR
~ rivc .,illons would be 70 assist IN a
rermanrrt system for the financing oi
The Trans-Si b"ran railroad
We have sunk ALREADY In American
railroads billion dollars nearly pu'
now YOU are seeking to commit US 10 Nne
plan OF permanently financing 'ne Fa,'-
roads 81 Russia and that may mean ,ms
further wasting OF Tn''''oHS' -
lions Of dollars.
.psr-,,i. mo 20 say that II I though'
~, navnant Of IS On0. 600 would hr1nS
The American soldiers back from S'oF.a
and elsewhere IN Russia. l would GIao'
yr,.. to ,ontritut" that sum tappiauE',
TIL. American ~, pie are SroaninE anu
STAGGERING under y great burden or teN'
st,on They Will no. always chide
.rc,,her VIII they withhold their anger
forever The president viii b" h"r" IN Il
Tow 1ayS--at teas; "" hop" So--and whct
hc comes. thin II h" can sh"" us 'hA'
,herr = embodied IN the proposition i,
International GucstlCn--ari one that ~
Fccts the honor or IN" integrity or 'h'
American renp',.. l"t HIM d" 50. lot MN
tak. MS into his confidence and We vi!
not hcirav him.
"Rlt ,hcrN should he presented
statcucrt Of thr facts, :" that W. me-!
,udge of tho SITUATION. To congress u
GcleEatcd tn, power 20 apprrpria"
mon = and congress should BE- the judE'
,f ~, rrp0rlrty OF every appropriated
Tho American r"opl" would Tx" =" 1T
Informed Of the terms Of the c"ntrac
ard a. 10 IN" amount "t IN" eHp"hd'
lures 10 o., made IN "rd,r that they ma
inform themselves as I" N" 'i'E r"t' =
ing sequences - rs plan. l~'l u
know how Tar af!cld thc pr"sid"n' y
this contract has Knr" and 'h'H " WI
+. able 70 act IN wisdom.
We hay" been sGuH"d"rlnS r"r"% y
-r.a, many ways W i" n'' VA :
srrG ar. more rlur.. ?" Russia :"r ~
T-ar--S .h.r.ar rrg!r. 40. W" san 'H">
rsonlc 100 lor-ngt.v"S md man d"
thorn 20 rust.Hg az n" 0"-: and '."n'
n. r'gh,S cf way. I subj. 'Hh' - j.
nov y, gh time u call i halt. "" : q.
a. vel rour water no I -, -" - =
k.rd ,hexc millions % n" S.6cr,rn :; i
road