The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-29
ANswERs QUESTIONS.


Tumut arose foe'oeh. yne
raped Tor order. Inc suAIds rusnec
over TO Reid ana oroereo nun 70 sit
down. President Fsyno seio thAe tne
speaker was not 10 Dc ihte.iuptea.
that ne would prooAoy DO wuns 70
answer any questiohs NJ tns CON
clusion OF his address.
THAT'S All risnI se'o niAnton.
am ready rixht now 70 answer any
civil Questions'
III that ID your aesre .he CHAIR
will yield, SAID fresiaent fAyns.
UP jumped Q man IN .he Auo'en ~,
ann stArteo 10 query nIAnto". INC
stranger spoke WIN 4 Ioreixn scceht'
Are you socfsnstf biahtoh IN
terrupted. III 30. 90 not care 10
Dc Dotherod.
why ASK III i am Sociaist! ie-
tortee inc ssns ,,.
Il nave had some experience WIN
Socialists" Blanton answered and
started TO continue MS ADDRESS. inc
stranger persisted In his remarks.
Blanton Ignored him. shout OF pc
lice. arose. me meeting was In an
uproar. -
LEADERS ARE ATTACKED.
Quiet finally was restored, but only
for = brief period. Joseph G. Gur;ey.
editor Of Tho Federal Employe," ask =
cd permission for a question which
was allowed by the Congressman.
In ' ,..n
N-.,, E.s..
=, $1,000 rmn,av.. pr.x,on.,, ~.
IA 5000 Sta-srd a,,h"n.h h.
anal. ~ hin, a. "n,v good T,,.nd
$1,000 Tn. "..d.ss" ~ th.
or9anired Federal empIoyes apneared
70 he On. p,yot ~ RI.nton,. stt,cL
rather than the union members
phantom related that several wears
ago a. president OF the union steward
was drawing a salary from the union
and also from the Government. Blan-
ton said that he raised an objection
because he did not believe that n
IMAM can serve two masters" At the
same time BIanton said Mrs. Steward
also was on the Government pay roll.
The CONGRESSMAN was scoring fam
lilies who have as high as a half
dozen members in the Government
service contrary to all regulations.
AS the guest of the evening you
have taken occasion to drag in the
name of our President" said Mr..
Gurley. s"Your information as to the
salary of President Steward and Mrs.
Steward is not your own, but
understand II to be that Of the Govern
ment auditor"
uAD .nNs nv pavpovu
an'on aohi.'eo mat ne nau NE
lhloi ha'ioh from .he Auul.oi anu
was .n'errup.eu oy Mr' Sur.ey' pom
Iought ior reeoenition oy the cnaI.
DON spoke at me ssn -, t'me' sn.,r
woros oeihe lnAuoIoic III the shou'-
ing OF the audience.
nay asx NV many nenos vi
.he oiah.on l1y arc ON tho H1,-
ernment payroll Mr.: surrey nhahy
suGceeoeo IN ASKING tne speaker.
bian'on .epneo tnat ~ was per.
Iecty es.e auesuon anu th1!
Ses cso' 1919 ms SUI wen,
20 rrIneeton, nc nsa oeen emp'oyeu
"e Cons ssn % ia
.na 'n Iu ano'hof S''
M. Gurley insisted that the record,
of the clerk of the House showed thai
two Of Blanton's sons. excludinr the
vounrest son employed As page
were on the clerk hire payroll of the
House, and remarked that IL this was
not true Blanton had better see thai
the error" be corrected.
BIanton declared that it was no,
true.
"By the way. who are you?' aske ed
Blanton.
"Neyer mind" said Gurley.
"You know me. Why sbouldn't
know who YOU are. Perhaps You ar,
another of those Socialists" Blantor
answered.
az am Josenb G. GurIev editor n,
the EederaI Emn,ove" Cnr,ev fnaIIv
an.vered
"Ah" e,claimsd R,.nton "yor
w.,. the on. who 90. . 7, ~. .,irv M
nm one .ide ana down thu other dur.
,n~ the LAST noIjt,cal car1o.irn
.po Won Lnow w,n.t III. ts,,ou
Ala frisnd., Whv he sew, worI
down m every nsw.n.ner IN INV Al.
,,,ct That NV c.mnat~n .Ynen.e, wer.
hetng na,d NV the hiv interests Ru,
n he knew INV nsonIe down there n,
would not have .ent a.,
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