The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-21

g. Sales of surplus army supplies from
the office of the quarrermaster-g general,
which We're in progress through the sum
mer in many sections of the country, are
alleged to have been financial failure to
the government, resulting in losses of
huge proportions.
7. The department of justice has been
the target for many weeks of various
charges involving not only conduct of its
prosecutions of coal protteers but also
its campaign against the high cost of
living, which it is now reported is to
close Nov. l on the ground that living
cost has come down and that it is out
of money to continue its program. Re-
publicans are asserting that this propa-
ganda is being ended because election
day is near and it no longer serves the
purpose of aiding the Democratic party.
Many demands for investigation of this
situation have been made
8. Gov. Allen of Kansas has demanded
an investigation of alleged manipulation
of wheat prices in the Chicago market
which President Wilson has promised to
have inquired into. Before this inquiry
is closed it is expected that it will be
taken up by congress.
9. Charges have been made by Repre-
sentative Julius Kahn (Cal), chairman
of the house committee on military af
fairs, that Newton d. Baker, secretary
of war, has ignored the plain provisions
has arranged for the general staff to adj
minister the purchase of supplies rather
than to have this done by the assistant
secretary of war, as the law provides.
Mr.. Kahn has prepared a resolution of
Investigation which he intends to put
through If possible as soon as congress
meets.
10. The senate subcommittee, headed
by Senator Kenyon of Iowa, appointed
to investigate campaign contributions
and expenditures, has decided that its
inquiry will be continued after the cleo
ton is over.
II. During the summer the long stand
ing feud between the department of la
Dor and the department of justice over
the deportation of undesirable aliens
broke out afresh; also bitter charges
have been made that aliens subject to
deportation, including Ludwig c. A X.
Martens, so-called Soviet ambassador
to this country, have been permitted to
remain here and carry on their Red
propaganda instead of being sent back
to Russia or other native lands.
u. Criticism of the bureau of war risk
insurance, which has been the object of
congress suspicion and investigation since
its organization. has again revived. This
time, it Is said, proper attention is not
being given to the work of caring for
the rehabilitation of soldiers after thev
have been discharged from army hospi-
tails
10 New sources Of friction between
congress and the postmaster general de
veloped during the summer, and several
members of conqrc7s have served notice
that thev will demand an investigation.
II. Widespread dissatisfaction over the
of the civil service retire
ment law develoned early in the sumner
and many members of congress made spe-
cial trips to Washington to prevent en-
ployes from being summarily dismissed
bv alleged arbitrary rulings on the part
of the dcnartment heads. The postmas-
of these protests, but they included sew
eral other department officials. There IS
no question that these protests win he
aired fully when congress reconvenes and
more than one member of congress has
promised 10 make it the subject Of con
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