Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-22

+ portant service to country and
! commonwealth:
Agriculture.
With agriculture In grave
plight in 1921, Senator Jones
worked and voted for the Emer-
gency Tariff ~ give at least tenn
| porary aid to farmers, wool grow
| ers and livestock producers.
He got the Senate to put
, tariff on hides. but his amend
mont was stricken out in confer
ence.
He spoke and voted for the ere
alton of the War Finance Corpo-
ration, which functioned through
out the war with the greatest
benefit to the country's industries.
and which President Harding was
compelled to revive.
Supported bill authorizing ag-
ricultural extension work in 1919:
voted to raise appropriation from
-, 100000 to S4,443.6SO for bene-
fit of farmers and stock growers.
Favored Packer Control Bill, vot-
ed for passage. to divorce stock
wards from packers control. regu-
late packeries and prevent fur
Their injustice and injury to stock
men.
Spoke and voted for amending
Federal Reserve Act TO provide
appointment of farmer on Federal
Reserve Board
Vigorously supported Stock
Grazing Homestead Act, making
additional grazing lands available
to entrymen; many availed them
selves of opportunity in New
Mexico.
Strongly and effectively sup
ported Water Power Bill, making
undeveloped water power avail
able to agriculture and industry
in the West and Southwest help
ed reach compromise ending
deadlock which blocked develop-
ment; Senator Shafroth of Colo
RADIO gave Mr.. Jones credit for
result.
Proposed amendment to Indian
Appropriation opening up mineral
lands on Indian reservations to
production.
Always favored liberal appro-
priations for good roads.
Gave aid to bill appropriatinc
$40, OO0,0 900 for relief of farmers
hit by drought, and for loans to
New Mexico livestock growers.
Constantly advocated Muscle
Shoals Project for cheap fertilizer
for farmer, and nitrates for gov
eminent in time of war.
Labor Legislation.
Senator Jones voted for the
Clayton act, ''Labor's Magma
Charta"; this wrote into law the
fact that Labor is not a Com
modify"
Gave all workers sympathy and
assistance in efforts to obtain by
right and proper means improve
ment In wages, working conditions
and chances for advancement. AS
chairman of Commission classify
ing U. ). employees, he urged sal
take into account the
cost of living. Classification and
standardization of pay was en-
bodied in bill which, il ii had
been passed by a Republican
congress, would have abolished
Inequalities, determinations and
'avoritism working hardship on
althful and efficient government
employees and would have estab-
ished fair and just compensation
o all. II
Humanitarian Legislation.
Senator Jones favored the Ma.
ernity Bill to reduce mortality
imong mothers and infants: ana
lie championed the Anti-Child La
,or Bill.
Woman's Suffrage.
Senator Jones was a consistent
hampton of Woman Suffrage as
chairman of the Senate Commit
ee when the fight for the ballot
vas at its height. He has the
'rateful acknowledgements of the
eaders of the suffrage figh,
mong women.
Ex-Service Men.
Senator Jones has been the
onsistent champion of the ex-
erVice men; helped obtain pen
IONS for Spanish-American war
eterans; worked for adjusted
compensation for World War vet
rams through two administra-
ons: was a big factor in putting
yer War Risk Insurance, with
development into Veterans
ureau. compensation and medi-
a and surgical care; voted for
ocatlonal Education, increased 4
capitalization and every measure
1dorsed by ex-serviee men to
We a square deal to veterans:
is speech for the Bonus Bill was X
ne of the most eloquent ever
card in the Senate: he voted to
ISIS It over the Presidents veto.
War DEMONSTRATION.
AS member of the Senate FL
tnce Committee, Senator Jones
d In the gigantic task of financ.
8 the government for the World
az, the chief burden being laid