The Washington times., 1920-05-20
SEN. KENYON FLAyS
'G.O.P. FOR |NACT|ON
lauds Johnson, Pays Respects
to Palmer, and ExoorlateS
'Pr0fiteerS.'

senator Kenyon, In his speech yes
terdsy after the steering committee
mad passed over the bill for Federal
regulation OF packers, fiayed the Re
publican leaders for inaction on what
ne declared was the only bill pend
Ing before the Senate which really af-
fects the cost OF living to the public
He also paid his respects TO Attorney
General Palmer for his futility in
combating high prices and Incl
sentally boosted the Presidential
candidacy OF Senator Hiram w. John
son OF California
II feel the reason one candidate for
the Presidency running In the pri-
naries has received such tre-
nendous vote is that people believe
ne will do something to reduce the
nigh cost OF living" Kenyon said In
referring to Senator Johnson.
II believe the Attorney General
could have done a better job had he
not been SO busy as a candidate for
The Presidency"
FIays @Patrfoteers.-
Kenyon fiayed profiteers and pa
trioteers." He denounced them as
lust as much traitors TO this country
as was Benedict Arnold" While
: some of them are among the fore
/ most. advocates of Americanization.
he declared, no one needs Americani-
zation as much as they do.
He pictured the profteer- -patrioteer
as wrapping the American flag
around himself and unctiously de-
nouncing every one who Questions
their right to rob the American peo-
pie" as "Bolshevists." "pro- Germans"
and Creators OF unrest" In the
4 same category he placed "blue sky
: plungers"
"Some OF these robbers he said,
ARE leaders in the community-some
of them leaders in churches, loaning
their names to such schemes and help
ing In the wholesale robbery OF the
lpeople.
PunRent Comparisons.
Compared to the patrioteer and the
blue sky plunger. the highway robber
lis Christian gentleman. and COM
pared to men occupying high posi-
'tions in churches and communities,
who pray with their mouths and
profiteer with their hands, the hold-up
man is entitled to a high seat in the
synagogue"
Kenyon's attack on the steering
committee brought Senator Lodge to
his feet in defense of the committee,
aided by Senator Sherman, while SEN
ator Johnson, of California, and Sen
ator Thomas Of Colorado. a Democrat,
! Joined in the denunciation of prof.
teers.
Il do not subscribe to the program
of the steering committee, / do not
subscribe to a policy which permits a
few men to dictate what bills report
ed from committee shall be passed by
this body" Kanyon said.
"The committee has no power to do
anything but recommend the course
Of action of the Senate" Senator
Lodge. Republican leader declared.
Minimum Pay Bill Help Up
4 have been very much interested
in what the Senator said. I wish to
refer to the minimum wige BILL" Sen
ator Johnson declared. Has that bill
been pocketed by the steering COM
nitteeT"
Like the packers bill this bill
never has been reached by the steer
ing committee" Kenyon answered
II will make the motion to bring
this bill from the obscurity in which
it has been placed by the steering
committee" Johnson said.
I'VE are trying to get the great
supply bills out of the way. We are
not obscuring anything" Lodge said.
when the Democrats were in con
troll they remained here until Sep
tember TO clear the calendar and I
am willing to do that now" Senator
Thomas declared.
Senator Sherman remarked. there
will be considerable objection to the
packers bill il / keep my health"
"You will have an opportunity to
oppose bringing this bill up many
times before the Republican National
Convention" Kenyon continued.
People Dnmning Congress.
Kenyon charged nearly one-halt of
the Increased cost of living is due to
profteering.
1.-THE people are tired OF it," he
added. '"They are cursing the prof.
teer they are damning Congress be-
cause 1t does not do something. and
there is a spirit of hate developing in
this country that is ominous.
rs it any wonder there is discord,
unrest, discomfort among the people
when they observe shrinking pur-
chasing power of their earnings. when
they read of the tremendous profits
profteers have gathered to themselves
during and since the war and with
what unction they wrap the flag about
them and denounce every one who
questions their right to rob the Amer.
lean people as 'bolshevists, 'pro-Ger-'
mans and creators of unrest?
"The profiteers had better not sleep
on while ominous rumblings of on
coming storm can be heard by all ex-
cept themselves" Kenyon said ITO
me II is amazing men seem to believe
they can continue to plunder and de-
spoil the great American people and
get by with it. They are producing
more bolshcvists in this country than
fall the bolshevik propaganda could
do. They are making people hate
their Government.
"The proflteering of the patrioteer
is the real menace of the nation: the
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