The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-02
 Sale Of Arms To Obreuon And Treatment Of Soviet Supply Ammunition Against Policy Of Administration 'DRYS' READY TO SHOOT V0LLEY AT BOOTLEGGERS Spectacular Financial Ven- lures Of Woods Sons And Philippines Governors Own Acts To Have Airing
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1 WASHINGTON. Jan. 1-Congress will resolve itself into . general in. I dignation meeting upon returning
 from the Christmas recess Thursday. Irritation has been growing on Cap- itol Hill in decidedly un-Christmas- | like fashion during the holidays to obregon, Secretary Huges treat ment of the recent soviet overture the size of the pipeline through which diplomatic liquor is pouring into the capital, and the activities of the Wood family in the Philippines and in Wall street.
 Many congressman and senasors 1 have put in busy holiday drafting resolutions, writing speeches, and burrowing around government de- partments for information.
 The first discussion on the House floor after the recess will concern drinking in the national capital. Dis liquor in the basement of Polish diplomats house, the general knowledge as to drinking among high officials here, and the recent | exposure of bootleg syndicate or ganized on modern business eff downtown bank buildings. have stir red the drys in Congress.
 Upshaw Promises Fireworks. Representative Upstaw of Georgia, who rose on the floor of the House one year ago and charged that high officials "are raising. the bottle to tfeir@ss fips.-' W III sa1fae2S a Speech Thursday, which he says will be sensation.
 Representative Davis of Tennessee has been Investigating the alleged loo nf ysetD a-1tK s1
 mission of diplomatic liquors. and is expected to propose a resolution calling for the facts. A general in=, vestigation of drinking in Washing ton would be certain were it not for the fact that such an inquiry of number of professedly dry senators and repre- esentatives
 There is general resentment in Congress that Secretary of State 1 Hughes should have snatched the op- portunity afforded by the brief recess arms and ammunition to the Obregon government in an effort to assist it against the De La Huerta revolu- tionists.
 Too Late For Action.
 Had Congress heen in session. an investigation would have been ordered instantly. But the transfer of military supplies is being rushed. and probably will be an accomplished fact before Congress can get around to an inquiry. The matter will be hotly debated. however, and a be- lated resolution demanding the facts is likely. Meanwhile Representative Fairchild of New York will attempt to lock the door against such action in the future by resolution for bidding the sale of government mili- tary supplies to any foreign power.
 The spectacular financial ven- lures of General Leonard Woods two sons, and his own activities as governor of the Philippines, would be investigated under resolution offered by Representative Frear of Wisconsin. Frear's resolution was prompted by charges that the Philippine government is subsidiz-
 ing senators and congressman in it's efforts to obtain independence. But he Is now extending the scope of the resolution, in view of the stock market plunging of Lieut.. Osborne c. Wood, aide to the general. and the operations of Leonard Wood, Jr., who took a flier in oil, conducted a stock selling campaign among
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