South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-19
G. @. P. WASTED
HUGE FORTUNE
ON WAR PROBE
II. 5. Cummings Tells of
Smelling Committees in
Talk at Louisville.

LOUISVILLE. Ky March IS. -
Wasteful expenditure Of 100000
for smelling committees was charg-
ed against the republican majority
in congress by Homer $. Cummings.
chairman OF the democratic national
committee IN an address here We'd
nesday night at a dinner attended
by the democratic leaders Of Ken
lucky
The committees. Chairman Cum
mings said. were appointed to ascer-
tain whether there had been any
graft In the conduct Of the World
war but instead demonstrated that
this was the cleanest war ever
fought IN the history of civilization. %
Finger of ScOrn.
The finger OF scOrn does not
point 10 one single democratic of
fetal in all OF broad America" add
ed Mr.. Cummings. Il want to re-
mind you that il does not lie in the
mouths OF those who conducted the
Spanish American war to indulge in
the luxury of criticism. What is
there i'm this war 10 compare with
the typhoid infested camps Of the
war Of 1898. what Is there IN this
war to compare TO the paper sole
shoe controversy of lS9S, and what
is there in this war 10 compare TO
the embaImed beef scandal of the
Spanish American war?
I'VE have fought a great war for
great cause and we have had q
leadership which has carried Ameri-
ca TO greater heights Of glory and
power and splendor and honor than
she has ever known before in her
entire history.
Republican Record.
The republicans have now been
in control of the senate and the
house for eight months" the chair
man continued. They went in un-
der false .pretenses. They outlined
an elaborate program OF recOnstruc-
tioa tnat looked very well in the
newspapers. They have not only
delayed and indefinitely postponed
the peace Of the world interfe red
with American commerce and
brought the rate OF exchange tum-
bling down 90 a point hitherto un-
known. but aside from railroad leg
islatiou of doubtful value. they have
not passed one single constructive
act.
Had a democratic congress been
elected or a congress in sympathy
with the president, the treaty Of
peace would long ago have been rat
flied. Inuumerable avenues of trade
and commerce would have been
opened 10 American enterprise and
halted industry would have taken
on new and hopeful life ~
G.. q. p. Platform.
Mr.. Cummings characterized the
republican platform committee as "a
most unusual cOnglomeration of po-
litiCal mishts.'
ION that committee Of III" he
asserted. they have reactionaries
and progressives. they have Taftites
and Rooseveltians. they have econ
omists and approprlationists. they
have reservatiOnists Of all kinds.
mild reserVauoniSts and wild res
crvatiOniSts they have bitter-enders,
they have capitalists and pacldsts.
and militarists. and former chair
men - the republican national COM
mittee. and Il women. all 10 go on
a voyage Of discovery fo- the pur-
pose of ascertaiuing what republi-
can principles are
Referring 10 the presence of a
number of women at the dinner.
Mr. Cummings said the party pos
sessed an appeal 10 the women Of
America because OF the social as
poets of the program which has
been outlined hy Its great leader
aud which has been carrie 80 such
a successful clllninl-iCn.