The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-20
CLAIMS ECONOMY OF CONGRESS IS
 POLITICAL STEP
Montana Representative At tacks Methods Of
 Republicans
Little Money Will Be
 Saved By False Economy
Western Projects Suffer On Account of Decided Lack
 of Attention and Cash

Washington, D. C., March 20-Many great projects for the development of the west are suffering through the false economy program of the Re- publican Congress, and yet they are projects that do not require a great deal of outlay from the Federal treas ury, declares Representative John M. Evans, of Montana, Democrat, in statement taking the Republican ma jority to task for it's program of false economy for political pur- poses"
 At the same time MT. Evans as serted, Congress is able to spend many thousands of dollars on 'tjunketing trips in an effort to dig up scandal in connection with the conduct of the war, yet can not find the money with which to do justice to the -four million soldiers who offered their lives for their country"
 Charging that many worthy pro- jects for the development of the west are being "starved to death," MT. Evans, who is member of the Ap- propriations committee, said in speech on the floor of the House:
 For weeks the song of economy has been heard in the halls of this House. It is economy here and there. The reclamation projects of the great west are to starve to death because we have no money. The service of the great Agricultural department is to be cut to the quick. The diplo- matic bill must be cut in two. The fees for grazing on the forest re- serves in the mountain states must be raised 300 per cent. to get $5,- 100000 to help save the government. The public domain in all the public land states is to be withdrawn and put in grazing reserves, with the nope of getting few millions more Millions must be cut from the sol diers' rehabilitation bill. All public building must stop. The steering committee decrees there shall be no public buildings bill this Congress, and so it goes all along the line.
 Indeed, only yesterday there came into this House the legislative bill with a provision for the abolishment of some of the assay offices in the great mining states, and in support of such a proposition it is argued that the abandonment of these facilities, which means so much to the mining industry, will save the government the magnificent sum of $15 900 a year. Not only that, this same bill and for the same reason and supported by the same argum ent, abolishes the office of surveyor general in all the public lands states-thirteen in number because, as the report of the com nittee says, it will rebound to our policy of economy to the extent of $39,0O0 a, year. And yet, in the face of these facts, we are advised that the people and the government are so rich and so generous that we can contribute $1,00O, 100000 to se- curity holders of railroads"
 Attacking the Republican majority for it's waste of public money in prosecuting useless investigations into the conduct of the war, investigations made for political purposes only, MT. Evans said:
 The several political investigat- ing committees have spent $200, ,000 on junketing trips covering two con- tinents, in their effort to find some scandal in connection with the con- duet of the war, which to date they have been unable to find, and yet you have no funds with which to dc justice to the four million soldiers who offered their lives for their coun try.
 Economy as practiced by thi: House is short-sighted economy Yes, it is a false economy for DO Iitical purposes, and not for the goot of the nation"