The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-26
relief OF
. THOUSANDS Just
TOHIT At HOOVER
representative Rainey Scores
Republicans for Injecting
Politics Into Debates and
Thereby Delaying Measures

WASHINGTON, March 26.-'I am
ired Of the injection from the other
tide into these debates OF politics at
very stage Of the proceedings, and
he time has come for Democrats to
place the blame for the present condi-
ion Of the country and the world where
belongs" declared Representative
Henry T. Rainey, Democrat Of Illinois,
IN a speech in the house. Mr., Rainey
was speaking to the resolution to au-
,horiZe the United States Grain corpor-
ltion To- send 100000 barrels of flour
o Central Europe for the relief of starv-
ng thousands. Members of the house,
Democrats and Republicans. had been
4 particularly severe in their condemna-
| lion of the Republican steering COM
nittee for its failure to allow prompt
consideration of the resolution, thou
lands Of suffering Europeans dying of
starvation while the resolution which
MAS finally passed by an overwhelming
vote, was held up.
Certain Republican members of the
house, notably Representative Madden,
Of Illinois, had injected personalities
and partisanship into the discussion,
making the debate an opportunity for
an attack on Herbert c. Hoover, for
mer food administrator. because he had
lrged prompt extension of relief to the
starving. peoples, a recommendation
Overwhelmingly approved by the ways
and means committee, only to. be held
up by the all-powerful partisan steering
committee.
p'The sacrifices we have made the
enormous sums of money we have eN-
pended have apparently been In vain;
WE are not yet at peace with the world
L In long rows under the soil of Northern
N France our dead lies buried, and their
Rksacrifices have been in vain, Mr.; Raj
"a 9nfI l,G ctr 10 nf h ir
house they prefer to play politics with
these matters. If the peace treaty,
which has been held up for partisan
purposes, had been signed and the re-
construction of world had commenced
the unfortunate conditions which pre-
vail now would not exist After the
4 German revolution of two days ago. ex-
4 President Taft, who is bigger than his
party, declared that the failure of the
peace treaty was responsible for the
4 German monarchial movement, and he
very properly charges present condi-
4 tons to the failure of the peace treaty,
and the failure of the peace treaty is
due to solid Republican opposition in
lshe other branch of congress.
A vi do not expect many to vote against
A this mertorious measure of relief but
A want to call attention to the fact
n that its passage today is made possible,
n not by Republican leaders, but in spite
Of them. The passage of this
measure of relief is made possible by
n a Democratic rule which you have not
had the, courage to overthrow. 1t is
8Nbne of the rules we adopted when we
4 destroyed Cannonism in the house, and
this bill comes up now with limited
& debate under Democratic regulation
H which permits a suspension of the
rules. We provide this measure of re-
lief for the starving thousands who are
I yet alive, not on account of anything
q you have done on that side of the
1 house, but in spite of everything you
have done"
4 Replying to attacks made on Mr..
Hoover from the Republican side solely
4 because he was an appointee of DEM
ocratic president, Mr.. Rainey declared
that Mr. Hoover ''has displayed more
constructive ability in everything he
has undertaken not equaled in the his
tory of this government by any Repub-
lican statesman / can think of at the
N present time"
n p'When the Republican rules commit
\ tee killed this relief bill, they killed
something else said Mr. ;. Rainey.
Thousands Of babies have died as re-
n suit of their action in budapest, in
n Hungary, in Poland in Austria and in
A Armenia: and it is safe to estimate that
in the last month and half, for lack of
n this relief, 10000 men, women and chill
n dren have died miserably in Armenia
d and in the stricken nations of Europe.
n This, however, as part of the achieve
4 nents of the present congress.
4 This is little thing we are doing for
4 the world and do not sympathize with
gentlemen on the Republican side who
4 insist that it will be the last thing we
B Will do for civilization"