The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-02-13
CARAWAY


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cans who voted for Woods propos-
al. Today they are all clamoring
that to instruct the Red Cross to
administer federal relief to starv-
ing farm families in the drouth
states is to "assasSinate the Red
Cross"
Words that ScOrched
In words that scorched, and in
tones of deep emotion, Caraway
told how Tilson had pronounced
that those who voted to send fed
eral food relief to the dying vic
Tins of the drouth were stabbing
to death the Red Cross, (which is
the very heart of this nation" And
Smell had just said he could not
vote for federal food relief to these
helpless people because it was $50
cialism." Tilson had warned the
republicans that "There must be
no compromise on so important a
matter of principle" And Tread
way, who had begged congress for
100000 for relief of a city in
Massachusetts of only 10000 peo-
pie which had suffered a great
fire, was now saying "no" to a
million Americans who have not
a crust to eat.
Red Cross Aid Miserable
/ Caraway mentioned his own
brother, who has not clothes in
which to go out in public, nor suf-
ficient food with which to sustain
his family, sharing what little he
has with his still more unfortunate
neighbors. This brother has writ
ten him that the Red Cross is feeC
ing people in Arkansas on AZ to 81
cents a week per person.
TilsOn's Brother on Payroll
! Tilson, so determined that star
walton shall rule in Arkansas, Car
away remarked, recently was pur
suing senators in his determination
to have his own brother made |
federal judge = position 70.
which "every one knew he was no
fitted" but which gave him life
long unemployment relief on tn
government payroll.
Champion Gets Job
Then there was Cramton O
Michigan, who presided over tn
House hearings and led the rejec
ton of the relief bill. Cramton,
lame duck, had just got himsel
tucked away in $4,000 job on
patriotic appropriateness spe
cial commissioner for the Georg
Washington Bi-centennary.
Children Ragged and Hungry
Reading a press association dis
patch describing the ragged, hun
cry and chilled condition of tn
drouth victims, Caraway addresse
{ himself directly to Hoover: "Thes
, CHILDREN are ragged, they are hun
! CRY, they are cold, Mr.. Herber
Hoover" he said. "You told u
our duty was to care for them
! Now you are obstructing relief t
, them in their awful misery!
Red Cross Admits Misery
"The Red Cross own advertise
5 ment for its drive says thousand
t are hungry, naked and cold. If tina
: is false, you seek money unde
1 false pretenses; if it is true, the
> your Red Cross has failed to car
t for them as you pledged the
I would be cared for.
e The Red Cross Refusal
S 81 want to know who inspired
f.: who drafted. who promoted tn
!. resolution of the Red Cross Cour
: Gil that refused to administer fec
: eral aid. ! want you to tell US. EN
/: cry day that this relief is delaye
r they are digging the graves of
: thousand innocent victims.
: Republicans Starve Babies
"You are sending men and won
: en- and children to death, M
Smell! Did you stab the heart {
y the nation when you voted foo
!: relief in 1919 and 1921? Or al
i you stabbing it now?"
e "I just want to show the cha,
: acter of the men who are turnin
: thumbs down on million Amer
: can people," said Caraway.
? BOrah Accepts House Challenge
Silent turnout the assault b
n personal attack upon the Presider
S and the House Republican leader
n by Senator Caraway, Senator 30,
S ah, of Idaho, spokesman of ii
y republican Independents, drew
e roar of applause from the detel
IS mined democratic forces and fro
: the gallery as he shouted an a.
Il ceptance of the house challeng
e and declared for an all-summt
IL fight if necessary, on the relief i
e sue against the administration.
d It was a scene unparalleled
+ recent history of the dignified SCI
ate as Borah brought the Dem,