Arizona republican., 1921-02-16
Democrats Attack Resolu- ton as Insult to President Wilson-Paris Hotel Ex- penditures Open Fight In House
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 WASHINGTON, Feb. IS. - After adopted a resolution calling upon President Wilson for an itemized i, statement showing disbursements and allotments of the $150,000,000 war funds voted by congress.
 The resolution, adopted 211 to 7s, was attacked by Democrats, who charged it was put forward to defame and malign President Wilson in the closing days of his administration. Reference to expenditures by the American peace commission at Paris famed the flames on the Democratic side and turned the debate into parti- san channels.
 Chairman Good of the appropriation committee, who reported the resolu- ton, introduced by Representative Gould. Republican. of New York, de- clared if any injustice had been done the president, the Democrats were re- sponsible by attempting to create an impression that there was something crooked in the money spending" when the resolution did not intimate that there had been anything improper. MT. Good declined to offer an amendment calling on government departments for an accounting.
 Representative Byrnes, Democrat Tennessee. declared that. while he had no objection to adoption of the reSolu- tion, he thought the Information should be sought from the various de- partments
 The president, he said. had nothing to do with the actual spending, that more than four-fif of the fund had been accounted for. and that it was merely an attempt to make it appear he was unwilling to present the record.
 The American people will never forget the great achievements Sof Jcray I,s, t-afr r r,<1 l,is name will fill the brightest pages of history after his detractors are dead and forgotten
 Attacks Hotel Bills
 Representative Rogers, Republican, Massachusetts, attacked reported ex- the Hotel Crillon in Paris, calling at tention to an item of $125,000 for dam age to the hotel property.
 The acting secretary Of state was unable to give details of the Paris ex- 1 penditures.' he said. Wages of hotel employees amounted to s131 ,oe0, and We had to pay for their food There was another item Of s1z.000 for autorno- 2. piles. when the streets of Paris were overrun with American cars. Conf dential expenses of the presidential party were put down at s17.5s4. Why J should there be confidential expenses of a president to negotiate on the part of the people treaty of peace?''
 Representatives Byrnes, South Caro- lima. and De Walt, Pennsylvania, Dem ocrats, assailed the resolution. Mir Byrnes insisting congress, after the l spanish war. did not attempt to in suit Mckinley
 MT Byrnes said he did not believe there was man small enough to ques- ton the honesty of the president,
 T charge that the purpose of this resolution, said De Walt, 'fs to de- fame and malign President Wilson. ! And here you come" he declared turn ing to the Republicans with a reso- lution to examine his laundry bills" Turning upon Representative Rog- CTS, Representative Rayburn Demo- crat, Texas said.
 Rayburn AssaiIs Rogers l Tn the IA years of my legislative service have not only seen some pret- ty small men and some pretty small acts, but never have I seen so small performance as that enacted a mo ment ago. It is astounding that a man in great legislative body, SUD- posed to be here for great purpose should ask about laundry bills. and what time of night the hotel chande- Hers were damaged, when in tha- building was the man holding the high est office in the United States IT Gods name. when will small men cease this campaign of islander and abuse os the retiring president? The big ner or the Republican party never engaged in it.'
 The Democratic attack on this
 measure does the president an fnjus. uce," MP. Good declared. 'In my mind
 you have created the impression tfat , there was something crooked, when nc
 charges are made. Thank God. 1t wa.