Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-11
LOAN
FIGHT INSPIRES
WILSON FILINGS
Fordney' s Reference to
Schoolnaster Stirs
Democratic Wrath.
Republicans Back Up,
Minority Opposes Old
Administration Deal.

Washington, May 1O.-Loan by the
United States of $5,OOO,OOO to the re-
public Of Liberia was authorized in q
resolution passed Wednesday night by
the house. The vote was taken after
the house had defeated a motion to
recommit the resolution to the ways
and means committee. with instructions
to report it forthwith with an amend
ment providing that no part of the
amount loaned should be used in pay
ing the indebtedness of Liberia incur
red prior to August 1, 1914.
Loan Is Endorsed
The resolution was passed, 14S to
139, with six members voting present.
The motion to recommit was defeated,
16S to 123. About 40 republicans voted
against the bill. The democrats op-
posed it solidly.
In the all-day wrangle, characterized
by Representative Tincher, republican.
Kansas, "as the most diabolical poll
tical fight in the house in the last two
years." there was what some members
described as the remarkable spectacle
of republican leaders insisting that an
agreement of the Wilson administra-
ton should be carried out. with demo
cratic leaders asserting that the loan
to Liberia was authorized in 1918 ''in
defiance of law"
Taunts Declared Insults
Reference to former President Will
son by Chairman Fordney, of the ways
and means committee, in charge of the
resolution. which democrats declared
was insulting started bitter par
tisan fight which eclipsed for the
moment interest in the republican claim
that the government was morally and
legally bound to aid Liberia
I'VE are intelligent people up in
Michigan and We know how to vote"
said Chairman Fordney, at which the
chairman was asked, if you have any
school teachers up there's
Applies Distich to Wilson
'None who received their education
IN Virginia." Mr.. Fordney shouted.
THE gentleman says that a school
teacher is not much of a man outside |
IF his own job," said Representative
Lowery. democrat, Mississippi. and
Mr.. Fordney instantly broke in:
Not unless he has considerable
raining in some other line
Take him direct from school to the
White House and he Is glorious mis-
it. But as q political boss he worked
veil for while, but he finally over
'tepped himself. Let me say that, in
hat connection in 1920. l made this
the then president
vas going to change his boarding house
N the fourth day of March, and he did.
said he would say to him what
have heard sung at the close of
chool l attended down in the back
woods:
Goodbye Scholars. Goodbye School
Goodbye Teacher. you darned old
ool".
old He Used Horse Stable Lanqua aoe
The republican side rocked with
aughter.
THE gentleman from Michigan. as
) usually the case. when he addresses
he house." said Mr.. Connally, demo-
rat. Texas. embraced the first op-
ortunity he had to indulge in the same
ind of coarse. livery stable conversa- ,
ion about the ex-president of the
'nited States, Mr.. Woodrow Wilson.
Refers to Wilson's illness
"Of course it does not take any
,hool teacher to understand that the
entleman from Michigan intended by
Is language nasty fling at the great =.
Z president who is not able to come
ere on this floor and defend himself /
yainst the coarse insults that are {
ON time to time heaped upon his r
sad. That great man is ill. He lies i
ricken. v
There was time when the now q
president was able to take care of +
mself in his own proper way. and d
lring that time the gentleman from p
ichigan and others who have seen fit I
ON time to time to hurl at his de- II
useless head insinuations and insults. a
ould not have dared to use such
nguage. &
There are those now who gather a
out him to view his misfortune with q
to hurl their denunciations Il
d insinuations at him in his defense N
,S condition - u