Morris tribune., 1922-10-06


with the corrupt practices act Two years ago. the Anti
Saloon League out letter 10000 voters OF
the district. and few speakers into the district
Their total expenditure probably not to exceed
i've per cent OF the figure Rev. Kvale named
The Anti-Saloon League made no effort to defeat
Rev. Kvale they did throw their strength to Con-
gresham volstead The Anti7Saloon League does not
want to send boy to mill
Congressman volstead is chairman of the Judiciary
committee which fact Rev Kvae treated with mastery
rdicule
It's like the game of "straw-stack" said Rev. Kvae,
that children play always giving the to
any question. What is your name? "Strawstack."
Where do you liver 'Strawstack." What do you
eat? "strawstack." Twas real jolly, and yet the
stubborn fact that chairmen of important
mttees do have the power and are supported
by congressional majority Rev Kvale could not
qualify for the lowest place the Judiciary
mittee,
Rev Kvale criticized the volstead Act and claimed
that apply S. shipping AttorneyGeneral
Daugherty held about month ago that it does apply.
After spending half his time the wet and dry issue
which is not issue, Rev Kvale launched into at
the Esch- Cummns law. asserting that the gov
guaranteed the railroads six per cent income
This falsehood has been overworked. The railroads
have made six per cent railroad has eth
received claimed any guarantee since August 81,
1920. -..-~ @@.s., r.
Rev .Kvale claimed that rates based stock
valuations which contain So 900 of water. In
without any regard the stocks and bonds outstanding
Rev Kvale asserted that rates based stock
railroad stocks and bonds 900, and that
rates should be based this amount If this reason
ing followed the Interstate Commerce Commission
could reduce by successive stages until the stock
market value dropped to five billion then to billion
then to nohngexcept that the courts would of
rule that such action confscation The rates estab
lished by the Esch Cummins law have forced railroad
stocks below their pre-war value and way below
their par People will not put their money into
business where they cannot get return.
Rev. Kvale asserted that the Esch- Cummins law
added $500 day to the of family. This
would be about seven and half billions annually more
than SO cent higher than the total income of
the railroads
Railroad rates are too high and clog on business
but Kvale said word of the fact that so
cents out of $1OO goes to pay the railroad
that higher than those paid for similar work in
other line
Rev. Kvale objects to the new tariff which gives a
larger protection farmers than tariff bill has
DONE and has lower rates tariff what the farm
buy. 1t a tariff that the foreigner will pay
1t is roundly condemned in Europe well as by Rev
Kvale
Rev. Kvale condemned the administration of the fed
eral banks in contracting credit two
In this Rev. Kvale is partly right The bubble
burst and the action of the federal banks
saved the country from much worse smash that was
coming The banks should have begun contract
right the Armisce but Secretary McAdoo
wanted to float the Victory loan and used his in
fuence to have the imitation continued.
Rev Kvale condemned the money spent for mill
tarism but praise of congress for
insisting the reduction of naval and military expend
tures word in praise of the great saving effected
by the Washington conference.
Rev. Kyale criticized condemned attacked, rdiculed
and roasted gave hint of what he would do to
solve present problems. ea
The 7th district decided years ago that would
best be served by sending Congressman Vostead back
they will do again