Phoenix tribune., 1922-05-27
UNITED STATES FINALLY GRANTS
S5,0OO,0OO LOAN TO REPUBLIC
Of LIBERIA AFTER LONG DELAY
Special to The Tribune

Washington D. c. May 26-After delay of several years
during which time President C. B King of the Republic of
Liberia made personal visit the United States
passed resolution today authorizing the United States make
loan of $5OOOOOO to the little black republic The amount of
will be used paying the debts which made prior
to and during the world
The taken after the house had defeated motion
to recommt the resolution the and committee
with instructions report forthwith with amendment
vdng that part of the loaned should be used
ing the Indebtedness of Liberia incurred prior to August 1914
The resolution passed by vote of 48 to 1885, with six
members voting present The motion to recommt defeated
68 to 1876 About forty Republicans voted against the BILL al
though Republicans in and around the chamber did not
vote. The Democrats opposed it solidly.
the alday wrange characterized by Representative
Tncher Republican, Kansas the most diaboca political
fight the history of the house in the last two years. there
what members described the remarkable spectacle
of Republican leaders insisting that agreement of the Wilson
administration should be carried with Democratic leaders
asserting Liberia authorized in 1918 n
defiance of law
President King Visited Here
President c. B. King of Liberia in the United States
last summer having visited Washington effort lay
fore the the needs of his republic and to insist
immediate action in the financial aid Leading Negroes
throughout the country gave aid to President King in the way
of bringing to bear officials to make
the oan
declare that the authority the
terminated with the cessation of hosies with
when credit provisions for countries associated with the
allies included in the Liberty Loan act.
Osensby that is the reason for the opposition of the
Democrats Those who familiar with the record of that
party however, that it is force of habit that prompts
gentlemen most of them from the Southern States oppose
granting of the little Negro African republic
Mr.. Crisps Statement
Il am unateably opposed to this loan shall
ing undone that do defeat defeated until Mr.
Hughes appeared before the committee believe the
president of the United States any other official acting
yond the authority vested him. agreement with
foreign nations for loan of money that will any moral
or legal obligation that will require ray
orize the loan.
Liberia is little Negro republic in Africa with popula-
ton of 10000 semcvzed Negroes and million uncivzed
ones They have neither navy, and in pro
secution of the they did not furnish soldiers munitions
other supplies and way contributed prosecution
the It is absurd that they did therefore any
commitment under the second Liberty Loan
administration utravres and not binding upon the govern
ment This is especially true the original commitment
with conditions which complied with by Liberia The
Liberty Loan act authorizing credits expressly that
authority to make these loans with of the
with people burdened with taxation think indefen
sbe that they should be taxed millions of dollars to
this Negro republic think the best of the people of
America will be served by formally notifying the world
that have ceased be Lady Bount they could
not come to our treasury for for their develop
ment the to be wrung from citizens by payment of
taxes shall leave nothing undone that prevent the
MASSAGE of this hill