Arizona republican., 1919-01-14
HOUSE APPROVES S100,000,000 AS INCENTIVE
Party Lines Effaced On Emergency Call Near East Included - Hoover Again Criticised-C Favors Wilson's Request -Bolshevism Will Be Stopped
rRenubIican A, p, Leased Wire]

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-Appropria- ton of s100, 900, 900 for famine relief in Europe, outside of Germany, was ap- proved tonight by the house, which passed the administration measure, after it's enactment had been urged anew today by President Wilson, as the only effective means of combating the westward spread of bolshevism. The bill now goes to the senate, where it's early passage is planned.
 Party lines were effaced in the house debate and vote, and despite energetic demands by opponents of the bill, for more specific information regarding the proposed expenditure, and criticism of the president, Herbert c. Hoover and Vance Mccormick, chairman of the war trade board, Q special rule, re- ported by the rules committee, was adopted, and afterward the bill was passed 240 to 73.
 The only amendment accepted was one by Representative Sherley, in charge of the measure, which permits use of part of the fund for relief in countries contiguous to Europe. This would make it possible to aid Armen 1 ians and other suffering peoples in the near east.
 President Wilson's urgent appeal ! to aid the consummation of peace, was i sent to Senator Martin and Represen- tative Sherley, chairman of the con- gressional appropriation committees, and was read on the floor of the house by Mr Sherley. It was supplemented by a report to the state department from Henry D. White, republican mem- Der of the American peace delegation. Both messages said the problem of sup 1 plying food to the distressed peoples, recently liberated from the rule of the central powers, was one of paramount importance in obtaining return to normal conditions.
 Food relief is now the key to the whole European situation, and to the solution of peace" Mir Wilson said "Bolshevism is steadily spreading west ward. It cannot be stopped by force,
 but it can be stopped by food" The president added that unless the tide of anarchism" is stemmed. it may not be possible to find definite governments
 with which to conclude peace.
 "Bolshevism thrives only on starva-
 ton and disorders declared Mir
 White, who said it was impossible tc
 inaugurate the peace conference under
 proper auspices, without previous ade-
 quate provisions to cope with the food
 situation.
 Mr. Sherley informed the house that
 an interallied council, composed ot
 two representatives each, from Great
 Britain, France, Italy and the United
 States, will supervise the food distri-
 button, but this statement did not satis.
 fy opponents of the bill. Representative
 Gillett of Massachusetts, republican said the policy proposed might cost {
 billion dollars; Representative Shell O
 New York, republican, wanted to know
 exactly how the money was to be spent
 and Representative Gordon Of Ohio
 democrat, asserted that no information f was given that the fund was needed [, , promote peace. Representative Stay
 den of Texas, democrat, also spok against the measure.
 , Reference to Food Administrato , Hoover caused Representative Wood 0 3 Indiana, republican, to declare MT I Hoover the most expensive luxury eve fastened on this country" and he of , fered an amendment to put the Ret !, Cross in charge of the food relief. I was defeated.
 . Representative Good of Iowa. repub |, lican, declared the president had vio ? lated the law, by turning over 5000, ,00
 of government money, for organization
 of the war trade boards Russian bu . reau, which he declared was more wis . ionary than the Hudson Bay company !, Chairman Sherley gave half the tim :. allotted to advocates of the measures . to former Speaker Cannon, who ap o portioned it among republicans favor |, ing the bill. Among those who spol< ? were Republican Leader Mann, Mage II (New York;, Mondell fWyoming)
 Temple Pennsylvania), Staffor f (Wisconsin), McCulloch (Ohio), and l. . Guardia (New York;. MT. Cannon Wa v applauded by the democrats when l.
 recalled that congress once voted $500,
 900 for the relief of Italian earthquall ' sufferers, at the request of Presiden . Roosevelt.
 f Supporting the measure on the fins :. roll call. were 152 democrats, S3 repub . licans and five others, while votin ', against it, were 62 republicans, min democrats and two others,