Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-01-20
COP. ASHAMED
OFLEADERSHIP
mus. CONGRESS
MondeIl's Blocking of Air Mail
Development Openly
Scored by Some
INsURGENT MOVE SEEN

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2O.-Bitter CON
demnation Of tho leadership of Repre-
sentative Frank W. Mondell Of Wyoming
has broken out again among the repub-
1icans in the house. That their leader
had insisted upon denying the aerial mail
service every opportunity for extension
and also every appropriation to continue
the service now installed has caused
prominent republicans to say they were
ashamed of their leadership.
The action of MondeH will result in
failure for THE plan Of Postmaster Cen
eral BurIeson to extend the aerial mail
service to Indianapolis and Indiana. It
is possible the republicans will start an
insurgent movement and succeed in over
throwing Mondell on this question. at
least They will do so If the senate does
not provide for the continuation of the
service, 1t was asserted today.
Postmaster General Burleson asked for
So, 900, 600 for aerial mail service. He re-
viewed the successes already had and in
sisted that If given the additional $4,000,
600 he would effect actual money savings
of more than this amount. He showed
that in the service now existing between
New York and Washington and New
York and Chicago sufficient money had
been saved 20 pay the total expense.
INDIANAPOLIS AMONG
CITIES ON PROPOSED LINES.
Mr. Burleson proposed that four ad-
ditional lines should be started at once,
one Of which would connect up Pitts
burg Columbus, indianapolis and st.
Louis and eventually would have pro
vided for extension into New York, a
very little matter once the main line be
tween Pittsburg and st. Louis was es-
tsblished. Through these lines it would
have been possible to put Indiana bust
ness in very close touch with the east,
because the mail time would have been
reduced by one-half at least.
The house committee brought in a
proposal that only $4,000 should he
appropriated, but the moment consider
alton was given on the floor 1t wa
seen amendments would be offered to
provide at least $2.0O0,000 and probably
SIS 100000 requested by the postmaster
general Sentiment IN the house VS.
overwhelmingly in support OF the In
creased appropriations.
With this condition Representative
Tincher Of Kansas urged that the entirs
appropriation should 90 out on a point
Of order and this suggestion was sup
ported by Representatives, Madden Of
illinois, one of the leaders on the re-
publican steering committee. Almost i'm
would urge the point of order and speak
in> behalf Of II If. he could not force
the house to agree to not appropriate
more than SS5OOO0. He realized at tho
time any such proposal was hopeless
and he carried out his threat to have
the appropriations go out on a point
OF order
TILSON PLAIN SPOKEN
IN CONDENSATION.
Il have been proud Of my membership
in this house but I look with shame
upon the sentiments expressed here to-
day" said Representative rilson q
Connecticut, prominent In republican
councils. THE action taken here today
not only denies Development Of the mail
service but also denies the opportunity
for development Of the airplane industry
In this country"
Representative Longworth Of Cincin-
natl was equally bitter in his condemna-
tlon OF the action Of Mondell. Repre-
sentative DoweH republican. 'of Iowa
spared no words in hls criUcsm. say
ing that If Mondell had lived some years
ago and had been in congress he would
have fought the proposal to use the rail
roads instead Of stage coaches for mail
deliveries.
IT he happens to live thirty years
more and remains in congress he will