Arizona republican., 1920-02-01
PROPOSED LOAN TO EUROPE MAY GE I OPPOSITION
Action of Ways and Means Committee in Over-Rid- ing Steering Committee
 Is Expected to Cause
 Clash = Many Oppose Further Loans to Europe
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 WASHINGTON, Jan. 3l.-In voting today to recommend new government loans of s5o,ooO, 900 to European coun- tries for food relief, the house ways and means committee. including it's re- publican members. went counter to the ma jority view of the republican legis- latiye steering committee. While there was no indication that this disagree ment on program would result in an open fight. cloak room discussion strongly forecast vigorous opposition to any loan.- when the measure reaches the house floor.
 Democrats to Ask Increase
 Technically, the committee agree ment was by a unanimous vote of 19 Of it's 24 members. Democratic mem ters joined the majority after failing to get larger fund, but reserved the right tc seek an increase when the bill comes up in the house, probably early next week. Their efforts in committee to make the amount to be recommended s125,000,0 900, as proposed by the treas ury sl00.000. 900 or $75,000.o00 were de- feated in order
 Actions by the ways and means com mittee followed a conference earlier Tn the day between it's republican mem
 
 which the steering committee members expressed disapproval of any loan on the ground that congress had no au- thority to give away funds, while in the senate both democrats and repub- leans voiced opposition to additional credits to any European country.
 Senator Walsh. democrat, of Mon tana, said he was opposed to further financial aid to Europe be- cause some of the nations now owing this country money were spending stu penduous sums in military and naval Senator Phenlan, demo- crat, California, charged that European particularly Great Britain, were using money owed to the United States to extend their oil interests the world.
 Senator Shoot republican Utah, said the funding of interest payments might be necessary in the case of some na- tions, but that it was not necessary flor nations like Great Britain
 In agreeing on the s50,000,000 total today, the house ways and means com countries to which loans might be made. This will be left to officials of the treasury who have asked for s120.- 900, 900 for the aid of Poland. Austria and Armenia.
 To Feel Quick Action
 
 Chairman F>ordney, of the ways and means committee. said he would try to get house action. on the bill Monday CT Tuesday. if necessary asking the rules to give the measure a pref status
 In his report, President Wilson's letter favoring relief for Europe and two communications from Secretary Glass, summarizing the famine situa ton abroad were quoted
 All evidence furnished the commit tee.- declared the report, seemed clearly to indicate that literally mil lions of people in the stricken portions Of Europe are facing starvation and their only hope of relief is the partici- patton Of the government of the United States in the furnishing of foodstuSLs.
 While the bill framed by the commit tee did not specify the countries to re- ceive the loans, the intention was that relief should first go to Austria, Ar nenia and the city of Budapest
 The limitation of relief to foodstuffs vas said to be an expression of op- position to provide military supplies. and medicine barred by the legislation, could be supplied, if neces- sary, through private charities, the held