Evening star., 1924-03-25
HOUSE PASSES BILL
FOR GERMAN RELIEF
$10,0O0,000 Appropriation
Is Approved-Aaendrnents
Are Rejected.

The Senate received today the Fish
resolution. as adopted by the House,
to appropriate $4,000, 200 for the pur-
chase of food supplies for destitute
women and children in Germany. Act
ing after three-hour debate, in
which the constitutionality of the
measure was attacked and defended,
the House last night approved the
BILL 240 to 81.
AS adopted, the bin. offered by Rep
resentative Fish, republican. New
York, a former service man. carries
an amendment by Representative
Jones. democrat, of Texas, stipulating
that the supplies shall be purchased,
wherever possible. through farmers
organizations. and shipped on Ship
ping Board vessels.
Fitzgerald Objects.
An amendment by Representative
Fitzgerald, republican, Ohio. would
have sought to prevent expenditures
of any OF the appropriations until a
soldier bonus bill is enacted in the
law. 1t was thrown out on a point
of order. An amendment by Rep
resentative Underhili. republican,
Massachusetts. to withhold the appro-
priation until tho German government
spends an equal amount for the same
purpose. was rejected, los 10 81.
Amendments rejected by vive voce
vote included one by Representative
Burtness. republican. North Dakota,
to confine the supplies purchased to
wheat, and another, by representa-
tive Wefald, farmer-labOr,. Minnesota,
to increase the appropriation TO S20.-
600 900. Representative Connally,
democrat. Texas, directed the attack
against the measure.
Burton UphoIdS Resolution.
Representative Burton. republican,
Ohio, declared the resolution TO be
constitutional. while an opposite
view was taken by Representative
Tucker, democrat, Virginia. The
Ohio member said it afforded an op-
portunity for charity" and needed re-
lief. Mr. Tucker insisted il would
tend to consolidate the German vote.
but would mean nothing as relief
measure. because is cents per day
would be available for each of Ger
many's 100000 children.
The resolution. Representative Nc
Keown, democrat, Oklahoma, said, al :
tempts to excuse the United States
Tack of a foreign policy: and in
stead Of relief France should be made
to adopt "a proper course" toward
Germany or pay her debt to US.
On the contrary, Representative La
GUardia. republican, insurgent. New
York declared the bill would do
,ya Ave
league of nations in hSe years.
Garrett Lis Sympathetic.
Representative Garrett of Tennes-
see, the democratic leader, said he
wished il were possible for him to
support the resolution, as he has "as
much human sympathy as most
men" He added that he was mot
have on foreign relations but that
he was unable to find authority for
it in the Constitution.
A warm appeal for the resolution
was made by Representative Cooper,
republican insurgent, Wisconsin, VINO
said that although Germany might
have sufficient food IL was destitute
of money with which 20 purchase it.
His views were Endorsed by Repre-
sentative Connery, democrat, MasSa-
chusetts, who said he had fought the
German army, but didn't make war
on the German women and children" ="
Found Feed and Music.
Representative Andrew, republican,
Massachusetts, declared good au-
thorities reported there were no crop
failures in Germany, and statistics
also showed that the number of cat
tie and sheep had increased in that
country. He said he himself had seen
conditions there and that he found
food and music in the restaurants"
Germany has resources in other
parts of the world, Mr.. Andrew add
ed. and it should use them. The
opera houses and stores, he declared.
are full of people, and Germany is
literally crowded with food"
why Give s1e.see. .ooot,
In concluding, Mr.. Andrew said: IF
the wealthy classes of Germany can
afford luxuries, If there is no crop
failue or food shortage. then why
in the name of common sense give
them 10000. .0o0?"
Representative Wilson, democrat,
Mississippi. said advocates had de-
clared the resolution would bolster
check the advance of bolshevism. He
added that fidelity to the funda-
mentals" of the Constitution was the
best safeguard he knew against boil
shevisrn, and that the gift could not
be sanctioned under the Constitution.
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