The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-20
BORAH DEMANDS
 NAME OF CROOKS
 IN SHIPPING BOARD
New and Williams Think Sooner Government Gets Rid of Entire Mess"
 Better for Country
By Associated Press


 Washington. August i9.--Deman.i that Congress get the names of men who had been guilty of crookednsss in the affairs of the shippWs board" was made in the Senate today by Sen ator Borah during consideration of a deficiency bill carrying s4S.5oo.o0o to enable the board to carry on its ac- tivitIcs.
 Senator Borah declared if officials had failed to keep a record, of funds received and paid out, and could give no reason for expenditures and losses, it could not be passed over as mere incompetency, but was sheer crook edness."
 Declaring that the effort to get at the bottom of shipping board mai agemen. was not partisan, Senator Glass, democrat, Virginia, insisted if crooks should be found they would prove to be democrats and repups- cans alike, an opinion in which Sen ator' Borah agreed.
 Throughout the debate on the bill, Chairman Lasser was both criticized and defended. Senator New, repub- rcan, Indiana, and Williams denh- ocrat Miss ssippi declared the sooner the governnent got rid of the wh9ie sbipping board outfit the better II wonid be for the country, Senator New characterizing itNas a"miser. able ness and a ''stupendous wrecNi Defending the chairman. the lndiant senator said he was one of the aplcst business men in the United states ana that he would fully sustain his rep utation if given time to get Nsome sembIance of order out or ols- organized establishment
 Senator Williams contended on tna other hand, however, that any ula ls T ! who had been on job two monens ard who could not tell Congress now ii stood ought to be dlscharged.
 Repeating statement he said nau been made to him in London ye%. ago or more by Admiral sims 70 n :, effect that the government sno',. no1 attempt developing it's merchah. n,.rine sena tor Glass said he did not at the time agree with IL.
 .But am fast beginning 10 pc Have inc admiral was right he saia' ..for if we are to follow the me tnous of the shipping board much torser if will bankrupt the government.
 Harrison Plays Dawes
 Director Dawes of the budget was criticized by Senator Harrison' ueni ocrat Mississippi. for transmit.lhs the Lasker request for *l.o,ooo,ovv which had been cut more than hait w, tba House. Much of the adverse criticism ran back to the days or democratic control which drew rom Senator Williams the statement thai the former administration, had been crucffied,s killed and now was oeao' politHally
 Discussing future policy, Senator Jones. republican, Washington, saio Chairman Laskea had informed nm today that he was peginnihs o think 1t the wiser plan to cut tns operation of ships to 100 or less anu to built up from that.
 Senator Harrison denounced the alleged payment of big salaries 10 men in .thc boards legal department and Senator Borah declared there would De increasing demands Tor other vast sums. the amount reported By ~comnittee being characterised as mere bagateli.
 Referring to. claims pending against the board. Senator Lodge said:
 ,sWho piled5 them up--the Wilson administration Who heaped up these claims--the he Wilson administration We are trying to get rid of the high debt you democrats have left behind you. We should all get together ana try to deal swith this unfortunate legacy of the, war"
 Chairman Warren, of the appro- priation committee, Tn charge of the bill, said that Chairman Lasker had got a better grasp of the board : affairs since he appeared recently before q House committee.
 "Mr:G LAsker is able and honest Senator Warren said. and he Will ] pull this. board out in some shape 1 if we give: him proper help" ft