The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-21
M0NDELL OPENLY CRITICIZED FOR ACTION ON MAIL Republicans Attack Leader
 On Air Mail
 Stand. PLANS OF BURLESON
 MEAN ECONOMY Lines Already Operated Have Paid More Than Expenses.

Washington, D. C., Jan. 21-Rttter condemnation of the leadership of Representative Frank w. Mondell of Wyoming has broken out again among the Republican members in the House. That their leader had insisted upon denying the aerial mail service every opportunity for exten- sion and also every appropriation to continue the service now installed has caused prominent Republicans to say they were ashamed of their leader ship.
 The action of Mondell will result in failure for the plau of Postmaster General Burleson to extend the aerial mail service to various cities and states. It is possible the Republi- cans will start an insurgent move ment and succeed in overthrowing Mondell on this question at least. They will do so if the Senate does not provide for the continuation of the service, 1t was asserted today.
 Postmaster General Burleson aske q for S3,000,00O for aerial mail service. He reviewed the successes already had and insisted that if given the additional $3,0OO,00O he would effect actual money savings of more than II1lS amount. He SlOWou IIldL III lIlo service now existing between New York and Washington, and New York and Chicago, sufficient money had been saved to pay the total expense.
 MT. BurleSon proposed that four additional lines should be started at once, one of which would connect up Pittsburgh, Columbus, Indianapolis and St. Louis and eventually would have provided for extension into New York, a very little matter once the main line between Pittsburgh and St. Louis was established. Through these lines, 1t would have been pos sible to put Indiana. busines, in very
 close touch with the East, because the mail time would have been re-
 duced by one-half at least.
 The House Committee brought in 6 proposal that only $S50, 800 should be appropriated but the momert consid- >eration was given on the floor, it was i seen amendments would be offered to provide at least s2,000,000, and probably the $3,000,000 requested by the Postmaster General. Sentiment in the House was overwhelmingly ir
 support of the increased appropria. tions.
 With this condition, Representative Tincher of Kansas urged that the entire appropriation should go out Or a point of order and this suggestion was supported by Representative
 Madden of Illinois. one of the leader: on the Republican steering commit tee. Almost Immediately, MT. Mon. dell insisted he would urge the poin of order and speak in behalf of it i he could not force the House to agree tc not appropriate more than $S50, 5o0 He realized at the time any sucf proposal was hopeless and he car ried out his threat to have the appro priations go out on a point of order 1 This was the result:
 l ''I have been proud of my mem 1 bership in this House but look witt
 shame upon the sentiments expresseC here today" said. Representative Til l son of Connecticut prominent in Re ] publican counci "The action takel 1 here today not only denies develop ] 1nent of the airrlane industry in tfoi i country"
 Representative Lonsworrh of Gin ] cinnati was equally bitter in his con l se7nnatfon Of the action of MondeI 1 Representative Dowen, Republican l # Iowa spared no words in his crit 1 ism saying thaasif Mondell had live
 some years ago and had been in Con . Eress he would have fought the pro