Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-13
LAYTON OPPOSES
FEDERAL CONTROL
OF HOME AFFAIRS
Warmly Condemns DR.. Fess Pub.
lie Health Bill as Patefnal-
istic.
REGARDS 1T As A DANGER

Special Dispatch From livery Evening.
WASHINGTON Correspondent
Warrington. Jan ~ - Fear that fhp
Republican party In becoming hope
lessiy paternsiinilc was toda epreesed
by GoneresarnHn Caleb ~ Layton. The
Dela ware Representative declared that
p plurihus tfnun" wan hecofninR =
nockery. because those IN charge ~
affairs IN Congress today were trying
10 reverse the order uf thet reveted
faotto
The Fedora government. through
tho agency Of tho leaders In the present
Congress. he ssld would take over All
Rovetntuontal agencies IN the efates
and tiies and lenyo nothing for local
ofiriala - do He called attention -
the Public ifceifh biu now pendlng.
which h. enid be feared would be put
over. bneauqo II has tho support pf
Tho 81 called committee If Thirtv I've
uf tho modern Council Of Ter
This bill. Dr layton paid. would give
the Federal government virtual con
troll Of sanitation. If the hosplfals
and oven tho eery bodies of citizens
| anywhere within tho tfuiied States tie
| characterized II 80 ririous IN The av-
tratuc and arbvfraivo ~ the riehfa ~
states and municipalities Torao-,ar.
eongt nsafnan II yton dee rcd. lf war
an aftront - iocal authorities. i,acatiao
Il naseneF that thny ara totally ienot
| ant of the needs If their communities
or are destitute of cauacltv 10 fntaili
gently mInister - thcfn
He WINS espCa tally severe on Con
Rressuan rees ef phio chairman ~
| the Republican National roucres szfonal
| COMMITTEES fr Fess haa 2 blll which
| authorizes national sppfr1la.nn IF
rforne Economics While the ohin
fnerrher is unwilling. apparently that
| gnorpefnv~n md Newark rhall he given
| few thousands FIR us.e eaaary public
| buildings. he insists upon fhe Cor grnaa
apprhrriatIrg millions - put hia
| "fnntnHtic arharne'' into operation
y TOLD pr Tees tn hiH fare that ha
was not consistent ~ HE profession ~
n tender regard for tho purse ~ tho
ration. said Ftr layton This
eeiinnf Ghioan vvnulA very willingly -
this time commit the country ~ tho
| expenditure ~ many u1ilifnuH merely
/ 70 demonstrate what 7 kur~v would 70
/ failure
Who arr better ahie ~ foach Horne
/ Economics than tho trained oitlrena ~
| the different communities IN tho United
/ STATES fsbf II haa GOT IN IN sa WAEFr
/ oar national Legislators have c0ula r.
| regard locai communities wholly
| helpless Thus. the powers vhlch tho
| constitution had reserved for The States
md citiea arc gradually. but surely.
being arnberzied by Tedersi leRisia tors
| end the Committee ~ Thirty Eve in
| the lest Analysis determines almost
everything
NTa
hir which would tn all lutents and ptr-
nosea give a rsfaral Haaifh commits
siouer supervision ~ All our hospitals
To there a town IN The Ttniied-1tat tes m
my importance that is not equipped
with hospitals. doctors and nurses ad-
va NJ 81 In their profession ard quail
ner n minister 70 local neefs7 Tho
idea of a Federal Health commissioner
Interfering with tha duties # looal
authorities n is absurd
why the country iE in peril Of ha-
coming wholly pafernsiirfio arr
against any exercise II power and au-
fhorfty bv the Federal government
which could md ought 70 be exercised
by the local authorities. imagine a
Federal cornrgeisaiouer coming ia WI
rnington and taking control If matters
aasocia lated with 'he public health and
sanitation of the city Let the States
and municipalities have something 20
say about their own afairs'