The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-18
Conditions Justified Plan.


The minority report replied that if
war expenditures We're to be judged by
the unexpected end of hostilities, three
fourths OF the nations efforts We're use
less, three million more men than were
necessary We're called to the CoIorS and
congress made itself ridiculous n
passing the last draft act.
Had the war continued, the majority
claimed, Mr. Baruch planned addi-
tioral plants that would have cost $500,
100000. The minority SAID the cost was
problematical, but that the administra-
ton would have provided the nations
necessities and soldiers on the firing
line would have had the absolute assur-
ance that they were not being sent to
a shambes Tor lack of ammunition"
Ii there was necessity for manufac-
ture OF nitrates, the majority said, neg
lect and delay in starting until the ma
ton was in the midst of var was an
apt illustration of the neglect of the
administration to effect laws for pro-
lection and preparedness. This meant,
according to the minority, criticism of
The president for not while we are
at peace, hastily embarking on war
supply program.
There was not national necessity the
majority found, for such a vast buying
program, adding that Chilean nitrates
should have been bought and stored.
The minority replied that the majority
Ill pIF bltdlH Cdlltu IL llllSulTttttu eI-
tort and then in the next declared there
was not national necessity at any time.
Answering the majority's charge that
the excuse Of danger of German sub
marines cutting off the Chilean supply
was visionary" the minority reported
that the submarine menace was an ee-
ment which it was the solemn duty of
the government to regard
Direct responsibility for the location
OF the TWO nitrate plants and the Will
son dam as Muscle Shoals were placed
by the majority upon President Wilson.
Baker as testtfying that the president
had acted on his recommendations the
minority report adding that the presi-
dent and the secretary may safely as
sumo responsibility without apology"
Homes an Extravaganza.
The majority charged that any one
who opposed the Muscle Shoals plan
was either disregarded or disciplined"
to which the minority replied that this
assertion was gratitious and without
warrant of fact
The Sheffield plant with homes and
clubs for officers costing ST., 900 900 was
characterized by the majority as "a
colossal bundcr and waste Of public
funds The minority held the plant was
an experiment and necessary, but agreed
that too much was spent for homes
ne minority declared tAat Sn-ppGti0O
by the majority as to sinister influ.
enccs operating upon those who laid out
the Alabama plants" was wholly unwaT-
ranted and evidently for the niIrnnse NJ
creating suspicion"
Ordnance officers the ma iorttv
charged. failed in most instances r.
guard the interests Of the United
States" The conduct Of col I w
loves, head of the nitrates division in
APPROVING contracts with tho air 20.
dilction companv for nitrogen Columns
entaiIing a loss ON tho g0vernmnnt Of
nearly $3.50 600 " the majority ala 'Ics9
such as TO merit severe consuro1 Tho
minority "renudiated emnbatirsli,," ~.
assertion as 70 %ol toyns dec1ar. ~, '' he
acted unon urinriDIeS ~ no IigLest
integrity" VIC e"'''
TIE minority held that ,roled, and
Cincinnati piant locations we've ,Insuita"
lie saving If was svidnnt tbat critiri|r,
RI Tho AIanara lorations ~ ohio ra,,
resentstiyes in congress Vas ne ~
ducing ,ause Of me loratton of n,ant-
in O6io in an Sns,,rrcssfI,i offdrt 20
nItot and assuage eIch bostija crit -
Gisn " Tho n3innritv disn,is9ed IN
with the suprnstion ~ ,se"tionaIisn ne -
The cost Nils svsten, vas ronIarnnod
by the ma lOrttN. The minority said II