The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-02
Heflin Joins TenneSsean In Fight Against PIan-Glass Defends Members of Body. Exciting Scenes Enacted On Floor of the Upper House
 
 ALABAMIAN CLAIMS WALL STREET IS RESPONSIBLE Coolidge Rules Southerner Violated Regulations of Body By Criticism of WadsWorth. virginian Claims Pro-Ger- man Views Read Into Record
By Associated Press


 WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-Indi- cations of the hot fight expected in Congress on the question of rat ification of the British debt settle ment developed today during near ly two hours of bitter debate on the debt question in the Senate.
 The discussion was started by Senator McKellar, democrat, Ten nessee. who denounced the settle ment as agreed to yesterday by the British cabinet as violation of the provisions of the debt funding act and declared the terms of the set clement amounted to the grant by the United States of a bonus or subsidy to the British govefnnlEhSi t He contended that the American ,cDt funding commission had no dthority to make any such proposi- .ion and added that it would be some time before Congress agrees 70 any such proposition.
 The speech of the Tennessee sen ..tor brought on discussion of the debt question, in which nearly half of the score of senators on the floor participated, with Senator Glass, democrat, Virginia, former Secre- tary of the Treasury, taking the lead in replying to Senator Mcclellan. The stand taken by Senator Mckel- lar was supported by Senator lief lin. democrat, Alabama.
 Rules Heflin Cast Reflection
 A tense scene in which Senator Heflin was held by Vice President Coolidge to have violated the senate rules and reflected upon Sepatos Wadsworth, republican, New york, finally resulted after an hour clashing between Senator Heflln and Senators Wadsworth and Len rott, republican, Wisconsin. A state ment by Senator Heflin. in criticlz- ing the British debt arrangement that he represented the American pecple and mot the bond sharks and big financiers of Wall street, was held by the Vice President to be reflection upon Senator Wadsworth although Senator Heflin, supported by Senator Robinson, democrat, Ar kansas, denied any infraction or the rules.
 The row lasted until nearly o'clock and finally the proceedings ircluding the Vice Presidents ruling were vacated and an appeal from the n ct Mr. until tomorrow.
 Senator Mcclellan iu beginning the debate, said that assuming that the principal of the British debt was moi reduced during the 62 years covered by the agreement between the two commissions, the reduction in the in terest rate below the rate paid by the United States government on the money 1t borrowed to make the British loan. would be. equivalent .c "a tax" on the American people ot s5s,750.ooo year for the first 1C years and 1,000, 900 a year for the remainder of the period.
 Taking decided exception of Sen ator McK ellar's views, Senator Glass accused the Tennessee senator with filling the record with pro-German stuff, having reference to quotations made by Senator Mcclellan from an historical work as to British treat ment of American commerce and mails during the early days of the European war. The Virginia senator added that Senator Mcclellan was presenting pro-German views which the Tennessee ,senator denied, and giving voice to ideas "antagonistie and unfriendly to our major ally .n the recent war
 Baldwin His Inspiration
 After Senator Mcclellan had pro- 'ceeded at some length. Senator Glass broke in with an inquiry as to the reason flor this savage attack on Great Britain" Senator McKellar re- piled that he was attacking Great Britain because one of her emis- series Stanley Baldwin,. head of the British debt mission, has made an attack upon the United States and upon this body.
 Senator Glass said he could not agree that MT. Baldwin had made any unjust attacks on anybody through the interview which he granted newspaper men on arriving at Southampton.
 T'It cl uld have been more tactfully said but perhaps not more truthful k ly." Senator Glass said with ref Ference to the interview.
 What has Great Britain done to merit j his tirade?" continued Senator Glass with increasing heat She has not sought to escape a single dollar
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