Evening star., 1938-08-28
BLACKBOARD, SAYS
GLASS OF |CKES
Senator Brands Statement
About P. w. A. Grants
Wanton F FaIsehood.
By the Associated Press.

~ VIZ HssotinteO TltSS
LYNCHBURG, Va. Aug. 27.-sec-
retary Ickes' censure of Senator Car
ter Glass, Democrat. of Virginia
as typical of political hypocrites"
brought a reply from the outspoken
Vireinian today that Mr.. Ickes has
become confirmed blackeuard.'
Senator Glass characterized as
"wanton falsehood" an assertion by
Mr.. Ickes at Tacoma. Wash. yesterday
that no Senator comes oftener and
with more lnsistence for P. W. A.
grants than this same Senator"
The Senator added in a statement
made at his Office here that he doubted
if there were member OF Congress
who has had less to do with "so-called
Government grants and that Mr..
Ickes lis simply mean and impertinent
in his insulting remarks on the sub
ject."
Mr.. 1ckes said that "the reactionarv
press halls this rugged individual as
another Horatius at the bridge because
OF his bitter attacks on economic poll
cies OF the Government" and termed
Senator Glass as one of the political
hypocrites that bite the hand that
feeds them"
Opposes Federal Grants.
To this the fiery Senator replied.
"Horatus at the bridge stood and
fought: he did not go 5000 miles
across continent to lie about his ad-
versaries"
The only reason. Senator Glass said.
he has not advocated P. w. A. projects
is that have not believed in Federal
grants every dollar of which, with
accrued interest, Virginia taxpayers
must repay.
Things have come to pretty stage
when member of Congress, notwith-
standing his opposition to an economic
policy, may not bring to the attention
OF paid official in Washington the
business of his constituents without
being coarsely upbraided for his ac-
ton. To contend otherwise is nothing
short Of downright asininity"
Senator Glass prefaced his COM
ment on Secretary Ickes' address with
the statement that the Interior Sec
retary has become a confirmed black
guard, saturated with hate for every
member of Congress who voted against
spendthrift practices of the New Deal
authorities and against projecting the
Government into every conceivable
species of business"
Declaring he could not exactly state
the facts without access to his Office
records, Senator Glass recalled that
in five years he had done little more
than present an application of the /
University of Virginia for a single |
grant without one word of insist
ence.'"
Fought Advance 10 Lynchburg.
Senator Glass said he had also urged |
that certain part of an appropria-
ton authorized by Congress for the |
Blue Ridge parkway in Virginia be |
allocated to a certain section of the |
highway
He added that he had opposed a
grant to Lynchburg. his home town
Moreover. the printed records OF .
the Senate Appropriations Committee
will reveal that compelled Mr.. Ickes
to admit that the transaction was
totally unbusinesslike," Senator Glass
stated.
But assuming the Secretary's as
sertion to be true, instead of malci-
ously false" Senator Glass asked, why
should l not advocate so-called
grants to Virginia projects and in
what respects is such advocacy 'hypo-
critical?' Over my protest and con-
trary to my vote, Congress decided on
this fatuous policy of doing business,
and inasmuch as Virginia pays into
the Federal Treasury more than a
dozen other States combined into
which Mr.. Ickes is pouring Federal
funds, large part of which Virginia
must repay on foolish borrowings, why
should not Virginia Senators and Rep
resentatives ask Federal aid for her
projects without being extensively and
falsely accused Of hypocrisy by one of
the most prolific spenders of the tax
navarro money!"