The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-01
Soldiers Bill Is Buried In
 Ways And Means Committee
Democrats Still Charge That Republicans Have Made Up Their Minds to Do Absolutely Nothing in Behalf
 of Soldiers This Session
By HUGH ". ROBERTS

, onment of their campaign issue of economy wss brought out in an ex- change between Mir. Kincheloe of Ken lucky. democrat and Mir. Johnson of South Dakota, republican.
 ''In view of the fact that the ways end means committee" said MT. Kin cheloe. has had 50 bills before it for all these months, has held hearings on them. and made no report. why should the gentleman want 70 put an addi- tlonal burden on the same committee, especially when every fact goes to show that the committee is friendly to
 this legislation?''
 That is very fair question" re-
 turned Mir. Johnson. "T should say to the gentleman that the only reason We want to adopt this method is be- cause we know the condition of the feceral treasury. and We feel that this Legislation should be brought out by
 the committee which must raise the 1 money. If we had plenty of funds, we should support the proposition of the , gentleman from North Carolina. know that he has brought 1t in with spirit of the most fairness in, order to get action. But we feel that this legislation should go to the committee which must produce the money" And then MT. Cantril1 of Kentucky, democrat: If the democratic admin istration had taken as much time in preparing and prosecuting a success full war as the republican party has consumed in considering and with holding justice from the soldier, ths sailor and marine who fought that war, the German Kaiser today would be the military master of the world
 "Ah. Mr. Speaker. what is this &C., tion here today? The republican side of the House. having determined to camouflage With the former warriors. cannot stand out against the revolt ing element in it's own ranks. The republican leaders must do something must vary their camouflage. Wha4 is this action? It is a command from the republican steering committee to kill this legislation. just as the re. publican steering committee has com manded the judiciary committee. the committee on public lands public buildings and grounds. education. and others. to hurry legislation which the members of these great committees sponsored"
 The most hopeful republican, respect. ing the action of the ways and means committee is MT. Morgan of Oklahoma. He admitted that if the ways and means committee attended to it's rou- tine business, it could not pay at. tention to the petitions of soldiers. But. responding to a suggestive inter- rogation by Mr. Clark of Missouri. democratic leader. he exclaimed q think the ways and means committee for 20 or 30 days. should suspend ac- ton on all other bills. and that it's members should concentrate their time and ability m perfecllng wise legisla- ton in behalf of the soldiers
 MT. Clark replied that if the commit tee should suspend all other business for 30 days, and was disposed to favor soldiers, it could produce bill with iI that time limit: put as it will not suspend all other business. and as the majority of the membership of that committee has indicated by its lack of action. no disposition to legislate for the soldiers, he thought it very doubt full that bill would be reported prior to the republican convention--certainly not in time to permit debate in the House and Seiiate.apd reach the Pres dent for his signature.
 Franklin DOlier. of Washington commander of the American Legion, has not expressed himself relative to 1 the tactics of the republican party. But if the most recent maheuver of that party proves no more efficacious than the innumerable promises which
 have elnanated from it's ranks since