The evening world., 1920-02-28
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lcsou," Of Texas. His appearDpce ha,
melted Interest bcoaiIse " vas as
sumed that he was going to ask tha
some OF the cstimates submitted b,
Mr. Burlcson be cut down. lie starte'
out In q way to indicate the supposi
ton was well founded. - '.''''
ECONOMY NOW, OR LOOK Fof
NEW JoBs. ......
Amy member OF this House. g, h'
said who tries 10 impress upon tht
House the necessity for, economy. thl
absolute need Of retrenchment tipdi
that he is against the will OF some
body. often, II he is persistent h'
finds himself opposing the supposet
interests OF one of'his best friends u
the service OF the GovegnBept;.,
"You know how It Is; you know
how the word goes around. You Know
how il is'whispefed 'so-ahd 50 want'
this: give Ii 10 him: he'R'a good fel.
low And we give it 70 him. .'''''' g.
aThs time has come 10 run
counter TO tire wishes Of the good 3
fslIovs and our friends. We-hAVS y
uot 20 GET the Government baehotea
4 normal basis Of f'sSpsuditurS,a
and II we don't do ~ now II WITH
be our last chance ''"''".fT 80
"Unlsss we satisfy tre-demands
Of the psopls for drastic economy.
upts,u we cut down the expenses
az the covsrnnnent to absolute Hesf
o.ssitiss, unless we put the Gov
ernnnent on the same basis as the
taxpayer who is doing witheUt.s
Iet OF thinas he wants in ocderto
b. able 70 pay for only Whist he
must have. the ps5pls are going
"a nut Representatives here who 2
will do that very thing. = 'a@,
'I am not talking to The majorttt
alone, ! am talking to my Democrr9'SlllsC
colleagues as we'll. We are not blame
less by any means: - ..
az is up to US TO sraPPls with .
this crisis and act upoR it, and
cut down expenses Ito. the bone.
n we don't, there will be many
nav faces here next year,.
As Mr.. Blanton spoke the usual dir
of conversation on.-the door quieted
down and was finally hushed,, ThI
fine allotted him had expired. He
mado the usual motion for una luminous
consent to use up n few'more minutes
instantly there were objections, and
temporarily he subsidized. - ..,,
BEGIN TO REhltzE NECESSITY
...i IS ss OF ,"sLAsHINe." p
This thing Of men like, BlantoR In
the House and Smoot and Mceumpet
and King In. the -Senater-thsre en-
many others III, both brhnches wht
join in the chorus caslopally--
pounding home titc-evidtnbtrath tina
the time has come for the Governmen'
to 70 back TO tho. level of peace TINT
expenditures is having it3 effect
Many legislators ure beginning *
think about the expenses m govern.
ment. Their mental. efforts y re- Ob,
viops. Up to this stlme psrtyiinss ant
Congressional district cOnsiderBtonI
have held. but the signs OF a hressi
are not wantlng-j -ri .,.+.,ts I..,.
Representative Blantongot the floo
again. lie Is opposed, 70 labor unions
on general principles, and in. thii
state Of mind he bas q considerable
following in the HoasesEtf Ej 49,.
The number Of legislators who
are Beginning 10 tire Sof' labor y
union activities is growing, large
ly because Of the acts Of labor
union officials themselves. This
applies ihtsnsivelN when II is as
soelatsd with the .unionizatlOn Of
Government labor. E H'
Employees Of the Government in tn,
District of Columbia, numberlng, at
conservative estimate I05,0p01rpqt I
material reduction from the numbs
employed during the wRP-are' joininr
unions for the purpose of securing
their jobs,
There is q Esderal employees
union which 10 tRkina an active
interest in national legislative af-
fairS, and 10 naturally opposed TO
the proposed big reduction in the
number, of siyii, sndloSses lin
Washington. These unionizod
clerks and mechanics ard artisans
are reaching con1rsssmsn direct
" and indirectly with demands
and perSuasions, end thsvcon-
aressmen don't ike il.
Here is an Instance The House Al
lpropriatlpns Commit tee recomIncnde
that the police and bremen OF wash
ington be not granted the S240 year
ly bonus granted to other qoveTnmeI
employees here Who . se-eRraihg le'
than $1,000 a year. The ground OF II
committees Recommendation was thu
the police apd firemen have had raiS'
In pay which amount 10 double Il
amount Of the bonus, and that TO giN
them the bonus in addition would
an Injustice to the otheF OWL en-
ployees who have received no wage
salary advances. ,.'a' = ysy-r' .- :
POLICE eiNFLUENcE" MAVoVEF
I RIDE COMMITTEE.
The. policemen of WaahlngtOn a
uniopiEed-or at least they are boul
I in Rn association which apprpEimat
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