The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-29
Good People, Speak to Your
Representatives

HE Penrose bill has been favorably reported out Of
committee and it is up to the Senate to act
as the Congressional recess is ended.
This bill would give Secretary Mellon full power to make
arrangement he pleased with foreign debtors Mr.
Mellon makes secret of his intentions He would fund
the whole debt which is eleven billions principal
and interest and spread long term of years-not
less than twenty-fv probably forty years
Mr. Mellon also that he regards Mr. Wilson private
and wholly unauthorized promise to postpone the
payment of interest for three years binding upon
Government
We have been, and now, losing a million dollars a
day this accountant Mr.. Mellon thinks should
keep doing because vain and arrogant former
President promised this gift to Clemenceau and Lloyd
George.
No ought have the autocratc power this Penrose
bill would give Secretary Mellon No alive is capable
of exercising such auocrac power to the best advantage
of the people.
We all what transitory autocratic power did to
Woodrow Wison-how it changed him, physically and
mentally how it wrecked his ideals made him crazed with
vanity and and wrought ruin and and world
wide distress. And with all Woodrow Wilson's faults and
weaknesses he at least able Mr. Mellon.
The Congress of the United States is commanded by the
Constitution to control the Of the nation. 1t has
business to shirk that obligation 1t has right
delegate that high authority to department officer. 1t
has moral right to play the coward and the Stacker.
Every member of the Senate and the House drafted
into the service of the nation by the mandate of the ballot
Any member who shrk his lawful duty is draftevader-
and morally is Just much deserter BergdOl
other man who hid from his duty
We that Mr.. Mellon is human, that he has weak
like the rest of that he is influenced by his
vlronment-that he is in short just mere man. And
insist that has the capacity should
have the authority dispose finally and rrevocaby of
eleven thousand million dollars Of money due the people
of the United States.
That is too gigantic, to staggering, fateful to
be placed at the unchecked uncontrolled and absolutely
irrevocable decision of one single citizen
The Kaiser dreamed of asking for autocrac power
enormous, and would have been granted to him
had he asked it.
Talk about making war to DESTROY autocracy! Why,
if this outrageous Penrose bill becomes law made
to CREATE auocracy.
If this bill is passed. all treasure spent make
autocracy beyond anything the world has known in
nearly two centuries; all young who fell in battle
died to make America safe for auocracy; all fine
speeches empty words to lure the people to waste
their wealth and shed their blood.
The and the sinister influences back of this out
rageous Penrose bill able, adro INSCRIPTIONS and
powerful They will stop at nothing in their power to
push this bill through the Congress And nothing but the
outspoken protest of the whole people keep them
from accomplishing their purpose
Therefore, every one of you and women should be-
gin at to protest
Protest as individuals.
Protest in groups
Talk to your neighbors.
Talk write to the representatives in the Congress from
your State
Show the Republican party leaders that you will surely
put them and out of they their present
of office to beray their trust to shirk their duties
to hand to international bankers and to foreign gov
ernments thousands of millions of American money, which
must be replaced with taxes levied upon the earnings and
the spendngs and the possessions Of every and
that does days work anywhere in the broad land.