Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-16
Wilson Praised.

NufeH tFhtNfus
After tho chairman had made a pro
liminary statement ~ to what had
been shown by partial reports ~ ox.
ponditurcs. rcpfeseniiyo Byrns. dcmo
cnt. Tennessee. declared that while
hc had no objection To the adoption of
the resolution. he thought the informs.
ton should b. sought from departments
Ia which the money had been allotted.
The president. he snid. had nothing 10
do with the actual spending. that more
than fuurnilhs Of the fund had been
accounted tor. and that II was merely
an attempt To make II appear he was
unwilling to present the record
9Th" American people viii never
forget the great achievements of Wood.
row Wilson" sid SIR. Byrns. "and his
namc VIII flll the brightest pages of
nistoiy after his dciraciors ara dead
and forgotten"
Representative Rogers. republican.
dassachuaeelts. attacked reported cx.
Jcndi,ureS of Ia. peace commission at
h Hotel Crlllon In Paris. calling at
seniion spcciaficaily o. an item 81 ii2S.'
90 fur damage 20 the hotel property.
do Mid he did net know II chandeliers
"orc In the damaged list 90 at what
..our ct the morning they might have
.ocn broken.
Report Given BY secretary.
''Thc acting secretary Of state was
Inahlc a. giNc details u the Paris uX
,ieRditurcs Mr. Rogers said. Wages
4 hotel employees amounted to slJI.
$50 aud We had Ia pay tor their food
rhcIo was another item uf $4,000 for
automobiles. when the streets Il paris
acre oy,rrun with American cars. Con.
ndontial expenses of the presidential
raiiy were put down nj sl5.sSa. Why
mould there l,c confidential expenses
oi "a ~, sidcni iu negotiate on the part
u the people a treaty of peace
Representative byrnH. South Caro-
NANNNf anu Af'MNAAs NfiANtNA ~ ANAAtAf hANlthf
ciais. assailod the resolution. Mr..
Gyms insisting that congress after the
spanish war did no, attempt 10 insul,
Ac kinney" Ma Byrns said he did not
.ellcyc there was mnn small enough
90 quvsti,d a., honesty # the prcsl
i,nt. "or no peanut politician small
enough tu question the amount paid
| LOT his feed
4 charge that the purpose II this
icSilutiou." said MI Dwalt. rs to de
lamo and mlllrn President Wilson.
! And here Sou come" he declared
turning e. the republican side. with
q resolution Ia examine his laundry
oils
Turning upon representative Rogers,
Representative l,ayhurn. democrat,
rvSas. ssid
In 90, - years of my legislative
| s,rylc,. I have seen sum" preti. small
men ana suur pretty small acts. bul
lt,ri 90 that time hay, ! seen 90 small
4 isgiuuhuc, as that enacted q mo
m,nt ago rs the gentleman from
Massachusetts
iast Dll. VAS surprised aud shock
cd that the presidents personal hf,
and character hould be- dragge,
through the mitc and the heart In his
emaciited frame wrung hy slander
wondered then where they camc from
and ! vutdcr uoW u they originated It
Mu,-a, hus,tts o. IL astounding tha
any man boo % great government
. d l.. .s.
purpos, should ash about laundry hin
and whst t.mr ot night the hotel chan
d,lirrs were dausgcd. when IN tina
uuiIdug W1s th, uau holding the high
~ ,ffi,,~ in United states
Character defamation.
"lu Gud's nau' when wpl anal
nru ,,1s. this campaign of slandc
and abuse ,n the retiring pr, ,adent
The l.g men of the republic never cr
gagged m it They may differ ~ .
questions ui great policy. hut they ne,
,r No,ppd o. defamation of character
Closing thr drhat' Mr. Good 0i
%, resolution WAS ntg introduced las
May calling for expenditures and tha
the pr, s.drnt's SECRETARY had had r,
reported only allotmcnts.
"rhv democratic attack IN this meat
ur d''s the president an injustice.
Mr Cu,d dcyluud In my mind yo
have created the impression that thei
was snm,thiug rrookcd when u
! charges gc mads Thank God u W.
; net ih, r,puhliraua who questioned "a
I pupIi'tv ct asking The prcsid,nt IA
I Information
After the veto hal h,cn announce,
I Ne G,ud asked that O. resolution q
( q similar nature" hc tabled
r. that the hst official insult ma