Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-11

United States he is opposed to appro-
,priating q single dollar to feed the
starving"
Smoot Defends Measure.
How can one in need Of food or
clothing get any relief under this COM
promise plan? Thomas asked Senator
Smoot. Republican. Utah, who is In
charge of the Interior appropriation
BILL carrying the relief item
ANY person enumerated by the Sem
ator can get assistance from the Red
Cross" Smoot replied.
That's the first admission made on
this floor that this item does not pro-
vide : for food, clothing or medicine"
Thomas said.
He added the Red Gross couldn't get
a penny of the $20,0O0,000.
1.-THE Red Cross wouldn't accept the
money If we gave II to them" Snoot
said, adding the relief society would
take care of "juSt such cases" as Thorn.
as referred to and the American people
would oversubscribe the $10,000,000.
Relief Fund Being SOugth.
The total of the fund up to today
was $7,511,222.
S2O,OOO,0ee Appropriation.
When Thomas declared genuine FeA-
eral relief was essential because TIE
States ARE doing all they cam" Senator
Walsh, Democrat, Massachusetts,, added
the statement that the city Of Boston
is spending $1,000, 600 q year for what
might be called DOLE
For the whole State, he said, the
amount approximates $20,000,000 a year,
as compared to the normal sum Of
81 200, 600.
"The tax burden that has been placed
on small owners of real estate to meet
the increased expenditure for relieving
distress is stupendous," he said.
1T seems to be the mandate Of the
National Government that the poor
must take care Of the poor. It's no job
for the rich"
Must Vote on Postal Bill.
Before it could dispose Of the plan,
however, the Senate was to vote upon
the House measure to establish A
hour week for postal employees. This
afternoon.
Adoption Of the relief agreement also
was complicated by objections to other
| features of the Interior Department ap-
| preparation to which it was attached
as an amendment. Speeches on Indian
affairs and other phases Of the depart
| ment's work were In prospect before the
L 4CS4o40bAOlI COu4Q 0C NOtca upOu.
The attack on the compromise has
conferred on the idea that loans under
/ it would not benefit those most In need
because of the security required. Foes
| Of the plan also protested to see no
justification for the views of Demo-
cratic Leader Robinson that food could
be purchased by borrowers.
Loan Fund Defended.
From the Agriculture Department,
| meanwhile, came a defense of its adj
| ministration of the S45, 5000 loan
fund which is limited to crop produce
ton purposes. I Extension Director
Warburton commended that while banks
might not make loans to the farmers
who gave the Governments first lien
on their 1881 crops, supply merchants
might be expected to take second mort
cages for additional supplies the bor-
rover might need.
In the lengthy night session held by
the Senate yesterday the relief prob
lem was not taken up, but nearly 200
| bills, mostly of q local or private ma
| ture, were passed. This trimmed the
| calendar of pending measures to q
mere handful and satisfied demands Of
many members who were anxious to
attend to needs Of their constituents.
Cites $500, 900, 900 Appropriation.
| Senators listened attentively as Glass
went on. 49,
"The President would have the coun-
try believe the Senates proposition was
unprecedented. Why, I could NIL a
page of the Congressional Record with
precedents, beginning as far back as
1912, when this was struggling and
poor nation. y
"In 1909 Congress appropriated $780,.
100000 for the afflicted people of Euro
pean nations, and the very terms Of
that appropriation we're almost identical
with the measure passed by the Sen
ate and so unseemingly characterized by
the President. "a
"A1though italy was not asked for it,
this act provided that in executing it
the President should request the ap-
prevail Of the Italian government.
WAS that socialiStic dole? It was
the worthy response of great nation
to the cry Of suffering humanity in .
foreign nation.
so I might cite instance after in
stance of Government benefactions that
largely exceeded this one.
Received Hoover's Request.
why happened to be Secretary Of
the Treasury in 1919 when the appeal
came from the American mission abroad
signed by Mr.. Hoover imploring this
Government to take its fun RESPONSE
bility with other nations in relieving
starving populations of European coun-
tries.
"Mr. Hoover was importunate and
President Wilson was peremptory In at
tempting to persuade Congress to act
promptly. On, its sublime philanthropy
I'd feed Turks and Armenians, but it's
Socialistic to feed American citizens.
i recall To his credit that as chair
man OF the american commission, not
withstanding Congress prohibited the
use OF one dollar In the central en-
pires, Mr.. Hoover sent ton after ton OF
American food supplies into Germany,
saying that II women and children were
suffering for food he would recognize
no lines of demarkation.
Feed the enemy and yet through
the medium Of the press the President
has arraigned members Of q coordinate
branch OF the Government as Socialists
committed to the doctrine Of q dole.
Necessary TO Feed Cows.
Under the existing law appropriating
$45,000, 900, the kindly soul who pre-
sides over the Agriculture Department
provided that you might feed mules and
horses and this compromise advances
one. step further and permits him to
feed cows.
"The Secretary Of Agriculture should
have known in the first instance that
1t IS necessary to feed cows in order
to feed babies"
"The Secretary Of Agriculture has
stood out against mentioning the word
food and so have the gentlemen lead
ing the other branch of Congress.
LET us strike out the word 'rehabiIi-
tation, and put the word food in its
rTI5a co,onrnyo,sa y.ronosaI ,,rovsdes