Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-02
Brother in Want in Arkansas,
While TiISon Gets Kin Fat
!!...ddJeship, He Says.
CONFEREES TO ATTEMPT
COMPROMISE TOMORROW
Leaders Standing Ground on Both
Sides Over Principle
at Issue.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

PelidLOT f9OIdn VI 1CldIlO SCINCQ
notice in the Senate today that no
more appropriation bills could pass
until the relief fund for the drought
stricken and unemployed was agreed
to.
At the conclusion of Senator
Borah's speech, in which he attacked
the attitude of Majority Leader TIL
son of the House and the admin
istration, which is opposing the re-
lief fund, Democratic Senators arose
and cheered the Idaho Senator.
Senator Borah's statement in the
Senate today in a measure relieves
the Democratic leadership Of that
body from bearing the sole blame
Of forcing a special session of the
new Congress if the appropriation
bills fail.
Senator Caraway of Arkansas struck
out savagely at President Hoover and
Republican leaders in the House who
are opposing a s25,oOo,oO0 appropria-
ton to provide food and other neces-
sites for the needy during the Senate
debate today.
The Arkansas Senator's speech was
delivered in reply to statements by Rep
resentative Tilson, Republican leader OF
the House; Chairman Smell of the
House Rules Committee and others to
the effect that the House would not
agree to compromise the principle IN.
volved in It's opposition to the proposed
appropriation.
Conferees Meet Tomorrow.
The eonferees of the Senate and the
HOUSE on the Interior Department ao-
r1rapriation bill to which the Senate
added the S25 900 900 relief fund, are
To meet at 2 pm. tomorrow for their
first discussion of the differences be-
twecn the two Houses.
Whether a compromise can be worked
out in connection with the $Zo,OOO,UUU
appropriation Is conundrIm which no
one seemed able to answer today. Inc
House and the administration appeared
set against compromise OF the prin-
ciple involved.
which his own brother finds himself in
Arkansas today, Senator CaraWay
singled out Mr.. Tilson and Representa-
five Cranton Of Michigan for par
ticlllar attention The Arkansas Sen
ator said that his brother, who Is grow
ing Md. because of the failure OF crops
due to the drought, did not nave CLONES
enough to attend church services, he
said his brother had his family TO sup
port and practically nothing with which
to support them.
Slender Red Cross Aid.
"There never has been a day when
my brother would not share his last
cent with any one in need, said SEN
ator Caraway yet he writes me that
the Red Cross is feeding people in Ar
Kansas on az cents to SO cents a per-
son week. / challenge Mr.. Tlson,
who got his brother appointed FED
eral Judge and taken care OF for the
rest of his life at Government expense,
to say whether this is sufncient money
TO feed people in Arkansas. Mr.. Tlson
came over TO this Chamber and would
let no one rest until his brothers ap-
pointment TO be Federal judge was
confirmed"
Senator Caraway declared that every
one knew that Mr.. Tilsons brother was
not fitted for the job" The Arkansas
Senator went on to say that he con-
sidered it q great deal more honorable
for a man to 20 ahead and WORK Win
his HANDS as his brother had done IN
Arkansas than TO have nrother IN
Congress 60 about importuning Sena-
tors TO vote for confirmation OF ap-
pointment to Federal job.
$4,000 Job for Opponent.
"And the man in charge of this fight
IN the House" continued Senator cara
way, who by the grace Of his people
has been removed from the House, mas
lust got himself tucked away IN
$4,000 job to be paid for out OF a
Government appropriation Tor
patriotic purpose"
senator Caraway was referring TO
REPRESENTATIVE Cramton Of Michigan,
who handled the Interior Department
appropriation bill in the House, 10
which the Robinson amendment Tor the
S25. 900 900 relief fund has been at
tached Mr.. Cramton, who was dsfeateo
for denomination to the House last year,
has been mentioned as the probable
selection of the George Washington
Bicentennial Commission for appoint
rnent as an executive officer of that
commission at a salary OF $lO,OOO
year.
Senator Caraway stated at the out
set Of his address that he had prepared
some questions which he wished put 70
the President and to those members OF
the House who say that 20 yield to this
apuropriation would be to destroy the
Red Cross and the Government itself.
He said he hoped the President would
reply in his own proper person and
not through an official spokesman. Re.
ferring TO the fact the President several
weeks ago had issued a statement
charging that some members OF Con-
gress were playing politics at the ex-
pense of human misery, Senator Cara
way said he wished the President would
tell us who is playing politics at the
expense Of human misery now"
After quoting statement made by
Representative Tilson published in the
daily newspapers, declaring vote 70
sustain the $25 600, 900 appropriation for
relief would stick a knife in the heart
of the Red Cross. Senator Caraway
called attention to the fact that in 1918
Mr. Tilson had voted in the House to
turn over a $40, 900 900 fund for relief
Of starving Russians to the Red Gross
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