Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-26

President against Mr.. Hoo
yer, would be able to poll
as many votes as he would poll, re-
marked Senator Hitchcock on the
floor of the Senate, in debate over
Herbert Hoover. the food admins
traitor.
Wool! That was a frosty and a nip
ping blast to whistle through the
standing forest of presidential TIM
her" in the Senate-timber in which
the SAP is rising now and which is IN
full bud with promise. Further as
to Mr.. Hoover. Senator Hitchcock
said: HE is a man who comes out
of this war with a better reputation
than any other public Official lie
comes out clean. He comes out haY-
ing rendered a great service to the
American people. He comes out at
the head of a great army of volunteer
citizens-men. women and chlloren
who at his request have saved anu
skfmped and helped him to conserve
tho food necessary to win the war;
and want to say to you that Mr..
hoover
American people equal to any man IN
the United States" Senator Hitch
s.ocl's remarks furnish the writer a
hook t1pon which to hang an obser-
walton that was desired to De maoe-
namely, that a great many men at tne
Capitol are finding. out that attacks
upon Mr.. Hoover are not received
sympathetically back home" II is
said that reports are coming In that
the woman folk and houseke epers
think that Mr.. Hoover just ABOUT
saved the day for them during the
war; that but for him they would
have been at the mercy of heartiess
food prefiteers and that the belief is
Widespread that when the food ad-
ministration releases its restraining
hand the family market basket Will
be In for hard times.
Emit what this chapter started out
70 do was to give you an idea Of some
Food Relief Bill Ing views
Brings Many Views. the senate
on President Wilson's appeal for the
Observation-Disclosures food relief
fund for Europe; the different
ssiants'' of mental process applied to
its analysis. They are submitted
without invidious suggestion or pref
udice, a kaleidoscope Of senatorial
thought.
begin with Senator Martin OF Vfr-
ginia, that hard-headed, practical old
veteran Of legislation and appropria-
tien, who has chairmanshipped more
billions of appropriations than the
mind can visualize readily. He sell
dom talks at length, but always to
the point-as ii is said. money talks.
Listen to him: 1.-The money was ask
ed for the sole purpose of relieving
suffering and starvation among our
friends in European countries. Incl
dentally, 1t was stated. it would make
4 market for some of our products.
Inctd entally, it was stated. 1t would
discourage bolshevism and disorder
in European countries because we all
know that men who are starving are
ia . condition of lawlessness and dis
order. We cannot expect an orderly
government from starving peo-
pie"
Senator Cummins OF Iowa took the
ground that the appropriation ushered
in an obliga-
D. s. as Guardian, ton upon the
Mr.. Cummins Says. United states IS
to maintain the protection and safety
Of the ten or more sovereignties which
are to encircle the old empire Of
Germany.
sIf you want the United States to
undertake to do that. then you ought
to vote for this appropriation. be-
cause that is its purpose" said Sena-
tor Cummins. ut can be used. agree.
to forward that purpose. But II you
do not believe that America should
become enmeshed in the intracacies
and in the infinite difficulties of Eu-
ropean affairs, then you ought not
to vote for the appropriation. be-
cause its use must be justified upon
that ground or it cannot be justified
at all.
ssThe real truth is that we are ap-
parently passing into a period in
which the distinction between ma
tionafism and internationalism is
to be disregarded. To vote for an
appropriation of this character means
simply that you believe it is just
as much your duty to guard, pro-
tect, develop and aid the countries
Of Europe as to guard, protect, aid
and develop your own country. That
10 the internationalism of which we
hear so much That is it exactly. The
President of the United States has
said over and over again in substance
that there is no discrimination be-
tween the duty of this country to our
own people and its duty to all the
people of the earth; that we are just
as much obliged to fight for liberty
t. al IL
for liberty In the United States; and
tha4 We are just as much obliged to
maintain the government of Poland
al We are to maintain the government
of the United States. He has very
distinguished company in that be-
lief"
Senator Knox of Pennsylvania. re-
grded as one Of the ablest men in
Congress, ex-
Hard to Determine pressed the
Duty, Says Knox. sharsa hv
ssns Of his colleagues, and stated
their viewpoint.
Il confess" he said, "in all my leg
iaaxffve experience I have never been
quite 30 perplexed or found it so diff
fieu1t to make up my mind as to what
my duty in the circumstances was
Th0 manner in which this proposition
has been presented to Congress has
been SO inadequate, SO vague and sc
dtfdcult Of Qualification that it is hard
to feel willing to support it. Still
greater, however, would be my un.
Willingness to fail to vote for a meas
ira especially a measure for joint ac-
tiso by the allied governments. agreed
upem By the interallied council. that