Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-01-10
FLING GRAFT CHARGES AT THE
WAR DEPARTMENT..
i.IsSiAs 4 W - -
House Assaults IL. ii. Long, the
Democratic Candidate In Massn-
chusctts and Gives Figures.

Washington, Dec.-Chargcs of graft
waste and extravaganza on tho part
or the Wilson Administration in It's
conduct of the war were made dur
ing the debate In the House on the
report of the special investigating
committee after the Democrats hal
filibustered in n futile effort to pre-
vent their being heard.
II is not surprising" said Repre-
sentative Phillip p. Campbell of Kan
sas. chairman OF the Committee on
Rules, that the minority should put
IN the day fll.Dustering against res
olution that enables the House to
discuss the manner OF the expendi
:nre Of the billions Of money that
II" American people paid In loans
and tnXation int" tho treasury for
the conduct Of tho war.
The grossly incompetent manner
which ~: admin str; tion tondu t
ed tho business 30 notorious that
tho country has already taken notice
of it and the minority In this House
cannot prevent a further discussion
Of it. The Democrats oven sought tC
'ause US to discuss the manner In
which tho officers and men OF the
army and navy conduc' cd themselves
No encomiums arc too great upon
tho conduct OF the officers and men
OF the army OF the United States
They did their part We are here to
discuss the manner In which the
President and the Secrc' aary Of War
and those responsible for tue bust
ness OF the Government did their
part"
Does tho gentleman think we
would have done better under Secrc
tary of War Alger than We have done
under Secretary of War Baker," ask
Ell Representative Benson Of Mary
land.
ives. thousand to one" replied
Campbell. amid applause.
Someone said that IL this had been
Republican Administration this
resolution would not now he before
the House." he went on. That Is true.
There would have been no occasion
for It. Incompetency would not have
marked every act Of the Administra-
ton.
This war has been unusually ex-
penSive. Waste follows war waste
OF material, waste of money, waste
OF everything God and man created
This is to be expected but war is not
n license for pecula ion or an excuse
Tor incompetency in the conduct of
war. 1t does not Justify anyone con
nertcd with It to show favors through
which men may accumulate millions
out or the war. The people OF our
country expected the war would he
expensive. They apnropria.ed for its
conduct $4,000. 900 600 Twenty-four
billions have been expended in the
conduct Of the war. Ten billions were
loaned to our allies"
C"mnho'l told of the contracts Of
r. II. Long, OF Massachusetts. Demo
cratic candidate for governor against
Calvin Coolidge md showed under nv
'2H.h"n majority. "Mr. Long" said
the kcns"s man. bod contracts no,
crmnlet"d Mt the end 81 the war m,
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ing w"s dono nv NJ Long toward
e"n"1"in" Two Covor-mnnt with tho
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