The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-01

bia, but 1t VIII be attended by mea
and women from all parts of the co,in'
try who are interested In child labor
laws, their reform and Improvement,
and whose aim is to have passed such
a law applicable to child labor In the
District as may be used as 9 model by
the various states in passing laws OF
this character. The hearing will con:
tinue through number Of days, ana
will form the basis for a comprehep.
sive report which Chairman Reed Will
prepare for submission to the main
committee and by 1t to the lower
house of congress.
On the eve of his departure for his
home at Charleston, w. Va, to make a
brief visit, Representative Leonard
Sidney Echols, of the Sixth district,
chairman of the House committee on
expenditures and accounts OF the
Navy, in an interview today said:
There Is statement being. cfrcu'
lated throughout the country through
the Democratic partisan press to the
effect that a year and a half has eX.
PRED since the armistice was signed
and that the Republican Congress IS
still expanding $1S,000,O0O a day. the
statement is misleading and without
foundation in fact. Those who sub.
scribe to it either Intentionally intend
To misrepresent the fact or they are
pitifully misinformed.
Congress spends no money, unless
appropriations for its own maintain
ence Is considered spending money,
and for our present purpose we VIII
consider that spending money. Con
oIn nYnnn.
ditures by the various departments n
the government, but the partisan press
heralding abroad the statement that "a
Republican congress is spending SIS,
0O0. 900 every day does not state the
simple fact that but one branch Of the
Federal government, viz: the legisla-
tive, is under the control Of the Re
publican party. That branch Of the
government spends much less than
one per cent. of $1S,00,OOO per day in
its maintainence. The judicial de-
partment, which is certainly not un
der the control of the Republican par.
ty. spends much less than one-halt OF
one per cent. of that amount, therefore,
more than SO per cent. of the SlS,oOO,
900 day which 1t Is said Republican
Congress is spending. is spent by that
branch of the Federal government I'm
der the control Of Woodrow Wilson.
IAN amounts mentioned by Mr.. Ech-
OILS in this statement are given IN
round numbers, but for all practical
purposes they are correct.
HOh. YES, Republican Congress
made the appropriations for the pres
emit fiscal year. What would we have
heen spending under those approprla--
tons il the Democratic Congress ot
two,Gy ago had been in existence
at the time they were made? NO one
has heard OF Democratic Congress
refusing to appropriate0all the money
asked for by q Democratic executive
department. Based upon the esu
mates submitted to Congress by the
various departments of the executive
branch OF the government the coun.
try would not only be spending now
sis 900 .OO0-if that is the correct
amount but $22,500,O0O a day, me
Republican Congress which made the
appropriations for this year reduced
he estimates made by the executive
branch of the government. by, ABOUT
81, 600. 100000. This Is reductlon ior
each day Of more than S4,520OoO.
IF the statement is intended to GOV
er appropriations that are now being
made by Republican Congress LOT
the fiscal year commencing July l.
1920, then those who make IL are woe
fully misinformed. The appropr1a
+tions for the next fiscal year, ex .sl
siye of any bonus appropriation INA. maj
might be made for ex.servlce men, WI ~
aggregate about $3,5OO,0OO. rms Is
ST, $4,000 per day, or only apout s one
half OF what 1t is said RepupM11Vf snt
Congress is now spendlng. WA wa.
would it be for next year II Dei ~
cratic Congress were making lne os 81
mates submitted by that branch OF the
n ,t%ueS wholly under the control
of Democratic chief executive II
would spend SIS 900 ,000, 900 next year,
nr S13 0G0. 900 instead Of 100000 per
dav, and remember that of this amonnt
81 mn 600 900 will be for interest," on
;ndebtedness and $3.50, $1,000 for sink
ING find purposes. A Republican Con
gress is going back to pre-war eApen'
ditures as rapidly as Democratic eA
ecutive department permits. 49,. ,.o
@'The appropriation bills that are
now being considered and passed Dy
Congress for the next fiscal year VIII
no Reduced below the estimates SUP,
mitted by the Democratic executive
department i in the sum of approximate
lly $1,5OO,000,0oo: .,. - 20
nublican Congress in 1918, the tax
payers of the country have already
been b saved the stupendous sum OF 81,
go 900 900, and before this session :, al q,
ionrns there will be another saving OF
Ii 500 900 900 in the first two sessions
Of the present Congress. That was as
enonph money to run all departments
Of the government for three years years
nrior Ia the time that Woodrow WI
son was first elected president. =
"Talk about economy! Think OF al