1919. 002~ GRESSIONAIJ ·RECORD-HOUSE. 5237
Mr. SMITH of Georgia. l\Ir. President, if the Senator will As of. old, Thou dldst call to young Samuel in the night silence allow me, I also hope ·very much that we will dispose of the little of the tabernacle, so search our hearts and call to us in the banking bill that I triell to get up here on last Saturday. There inner chambers of our being, that we, too, may feel ourselves was only one objection to it. I am going. to try to :make it the chosen to Thy service. · Then may we answer Thee, " Speak, unfinished busine immediately after we dispose of, this bill. Lord, for Thy servant heareth." We ask this for the sake of It ought not to tilke an hour. •• this needy. world, which Christ died to save. Amen. ~Ir. KENYON. I think we all want to clear the decks for The Jom·nal of the proceedings of yesterday was read an Since t he police struck at 5 :45 o'clock yesterday afternoon t?ere has DEPARTi\lE XT OF L ABOR, been no organized police power able to cope with the situation thR;t O FFICE OF 'l"llE BECUET.AUY, last night a pproached anarchy, and to-day appeared to grow more seri Waslli?lgto11, June 11, 191/J. ous as the inadequacy of the makeshift arrangements intended to pre 1\Iy DE..An Mn. SPE.l.KER: Receipt is h er eby a cknowledget.l of Bouse serve public order became obvious to the criminally inclined. resolution 65, dated Ju!le 5, and you are advised that the department CITY ABANDONED TO HOODLUMS. will comply with the terms of the resolution as soon as it is "Q_osslble for it to do so. You are doubtless aware that the force of the Depart Last night the city was virtually abandoned to the hoodlum and ment of Labor, approximately 9,500 employees, is scattered over the criminal. l<'or some reason not publicly explained the volunteer force, United States, Alaska, Porto Rico, the Ilawaiia n I slands, and -England, which it bad been expected would go on duty when the police quit, France,· :JJJ,d China, and it is going to take considera ble time to "'et re was not called out until this morning. sponse ftmll these officers. The handling of t his questionnaire is p1.aclng The banks and larger mercantile institutions were protected by their an additional bw·clen on the force already hard pressed to perform its own gua rds, but the small retailer was at the mercy of mobs which duties, and an additional number of clerks will be necessary in order to included in their number all elements from the purely mischievous to perform the work of forwarding, r eceiving, and tabulating them within a the downright criminaL Store windows to a number estimated at reasonable time. Accordingly, I have submitted to the Secretary of 300 were smasherl in and goods by the armful carried away. Police the Treasury a detailed estimate amounting to $1,541, so as to provide Superintendent Crawley placed the damage done dw·ing the night at the necessary clerical force, printing, and env-elopes. $300,000. Cordially, yours, DESTRUCTION IN DOWNTOWN BOSTON. LOUIS F. POST, Ass-istant Secr·etm11. Downtown Boston presented a sad picture this morning. The sys tematic looting bad ceased apparently with the coming of daylight, but evidences of last night's lawlessness were plentiful. On Washing DJ,}PAUTMEXT OF LABOR, ton Street near School Street the whole glass front of a haberdashery OFFICE OF THE .ASSISTANT SECRETARY, had bee}) smashed. Washington, June 11, 1919. AT'.rACKS ON WOMEN FREQUENT. MY DEAil 1\Iu. SECRETARY: Transmitted herewith is an estimate of appropriation of $1,541, to enable the Department of Labor to furnish Attacks on women throughout the night were frequent and atrocious. the information r equested by tbe provisionR of House resolution 65. 'l'o In numerous parts of the city there were villainous assaults. comply with this resolution without an addition to its clerical staff will seriously delay not only the work of the department but the furnishing Are we to sit quietly and permit this disgraceful scene to of the information requested in the above resolution. There are avproxi happen in our beautiful Capital of the Nation 1 What is our mately 9,500 employees of the Department of Labor scattered in all parts remedy1 For however many obstacles ha\e been thrown in ot the United States, Alaska, the Hawaiian I slands, Porto Rico, and in En"'land, France, and China. the path of and temporarily obstructed the proper action of ft is estin1ated that the work of forwarding these questionnaires, the District Commissioners attempting to pre\ent this evil, receiving replies, arranging and tabulating the same will require the we still have a remedy. It is upon Congress, after all, the services of six clerks for two months : responsibility rests. All we have to do is to provide in the next appropriation bill that no part of same be paid to any employee who is a member of a union when such union is in any way affiliated with any other union. Or, .better still, by a !~~~:;~}~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ $ill direct act we may prohibit all peace offiters and employees . Total------1,541 of the Government from joining a union that affiliates with any Of course, there will be no means of estimating the cost of the time other union. The burden rests upon us. The l)eople of the lost by the bureau, section, antl other chiefs dis tributing, or by the employees filling out, the. e questionnairE's; bnt the above is_ the actual United States are expecting us to act. What are "·e going to estimated atlilitional cost to the depa1·tment. do is the vital question 1 Cordiallv your' , L<> UIS F. ros-.r, But I must get to my main discussion. ·' A ssistant Secretary. 1\lr. Speaker, for a subject, I propound this inquiry : What is ~ Ir. Speaker, in ortler to sa YC the reading of a l~t of fact~ to there in, behind, or connected with the Department of Labor the membersllil1 I hope my frientl [l\lr. WIKGO] Will not obJect that has buffaloed the House of Representati\es? Has this de to my extending them in the R F.colm. I cau save a great deal partment grown ::;o great that its creator is now impotent1 Has of time that war. I a k unanimoru consent to extend my re it come to pass that Congressmen, who are directly re ponsible marks in the REconn. to the people for initiating legislation appropriating public The SPEAKER. The gentleman f rom Texas asks unanimous money out of the people's Treasury, are arrogantly denied the consent to exten<.l his remarks in the UEcono. Is there objec- right to know how public money which they ha\e appropriated tion1 • has been expended 1 Has the servant become greater than the Mr. WIXGO. l\Ir. Speaker, I ha\e no objection to the gentle master? Are we mere puppets, outwardly camouflaged with man ex.temling his remarks by printing an official communica power, yet wearing caps and bells underneath? tion uch as he suggest . Is it possible, 1\Ir. Speaker and colleagues, that' the House of l\1r. BLA..i"'.rON. There are several matters here containing Representatives of the United States of America is reluctant facts and figures that bear out my argument. and afraid to enforce its proper mandates against the Secretary 1\lr. WINGO. If the gentleman will ask leave to extend his of Labor, because, forsooth, he is intrencheu behlnd l\Ir. Samuel remarks by inserting such facts and figures and communications, Gompers and the American Fede1·ation of Labor, which auto I shall not object. cratic powers have threatened to put out of Congress every legis l\1r. BLA.l.~TON. And certain communications connected "·ith lator opposing their will? I . have too much respect and high re my speech tllat I could read. gard for this Congress to believe any such piffie. l\Ir. WIXGO. _ If they are official communication , I ·hall not On the 5th clay of Jtme, 1919, the House of Representatives by object. an overwhelming \Ote passed House resolution No. G5, intro l\1r. BLA1~TON. They are not all official communicat io ns. duced by me, directing and requiring the Seci·etary of Labor to There are other facts and figure ·. promptly furnish to the House the names of all of its employees Mr. WINGO. If they are facts nn exa1illne DoCUlllent No. 190, · Si:x.ty- ·ixth ·Cong:re .._, ftr t . e sion, given to the President on tnis case he recommended commuta w.hich embraces th-e rep01~t gf this department of Government, tion, and Mooney's death sentence was commuted to Iffe impris- accompanied .by the :following communica;tion : onment. ' E.Ml'L01'EES OF Di'.rERSXATE CO.:\et!E&CE COmDSSlON. I want to cnll the attention of the Congress to the fact shown in the report by the distinguished gentleman from Kentucky The SrEAKER OF THE IIousE OF RErnESH..~T.!TIVES. [1\fr. LA~GLEY] on the housing corporation ·bill, filed some time , IR: The Interstate Commerce Commission 'bas the honor to trans mit berew1th, in respon. c to llouse resolution 71, June 5, 1919, the fol ago, where he shows that since the armi tice had been signed a lowing statements : buncn of employees, about $l,200 men in orne instances, have Staten1.et1.t 1.-The nrunes of all Governmen.t employees of -said d~ partment who are employed by any person, .firm, or corpOiation, the had their salaries raised by the Secretary of Labor, one of them name of ucb employer, the hours of service ·given to such employer, e~en as high as to $9,996 per year. He refuses to tell us how nnd the amount of compensaiion recetved by such employee per month many of such men ne has. !or ucb outside service. · Statement 2.-The names of all employees of the Intenstate Com Let me call your attention to the record of these facts con merce Commission iWhose spouse (wife or ·husband), father, mother, nected with that report. 1\Ir. Densmore first tells u here in the . ister or sister , or brother or brothers nrc in the civil employ of the Government, their names, depa.rtn:lent of service, hours o! service, and 1·eport introdrrced by 1\:Ir. BANKHEAD that ue.ithe.r he nor any. amount of compensation ,per month, Te.spectively, received by each and person connected witll the ..serviae had anything ;to .do with the all of said relatives. 1\fooney case, and yet when we have taken this report out of the Very respectfully, CLYD"E B. AITCHISOX, Secretar:y's hands by resolution we find the .fir, t sentence of that Uhawmatl. report reads J:o this effect: On the first page of the ,abeve I'~rt it g-a.ye the ·names of. The Secretary of 'LabOI' : f.i3 employees of this GoT&nment .in that department alane who Pursuant to insti:uctinns .received irom time to time during the .past n t the same time wel'e also employed by out ide :Pel: ons, firms, six .months, 1 ha>e the ·honor to ;repru:t that I have conducted a -secret and corporations. Of the hundr-eds of em.r>loyees named in said and altogether informal inquiry into the Moo.ney case, 11Dd eg leave to department as having relatives employed ey the Government submit herewith the results of my investigation. 1\Ir. Geor.ge F. Gra:h..'lm, jr., W.hoJ:l.i:mself received l32TI :per month, And this Teport i signed ·by Densmoxe a· directoT general was shown to have four nea1· relatives employed rin d®artments, 1 of 1:he United 'States EmplO-yment Senice, and dated No'Vember to wit, his father, -Geoxge F. ·Graham, sr., at 100 'J)er month; 1, 1918. his mother, 1\lattie ~f. Graham, at $9~ .Per .month; his sister, He then goes on to .tellllow he .feloniously installed a. .(}icto Nettie F. -Graham, :at $1-00 l)er month; and llis "brother, William ' gr.aph machine in the <>ffiee of the ilistrict a.ttOJ!D..eY :in Oalifornia., S. Graham, at $~per month, tcrtallng $8+0 per :month 'drawn not to detect and punish criminals, if you please, lmt m order to by this one family, .not connting their $240 .additional 'bonus assist a convicted anarchist to escape just punishment. allowed by law. It was purposely sought to a-void .(lisclosing Let us now turn our attention to my House resolution .J.:·o. to Congre ;s the identity of the -9,5'00 employees in ~ ~a.bor .225, which the Heuse ·of Rep.uesentattves .passed ·:b_y an over Department that the ecretary of iLn.bor interp I 5240 CONGRESSIO_._ :r AL RECO-RD-HOUSE. SEPTEl\ffiER 11; 225 passed in the House on Augnst 14, 1919, which by the H. L. Cobb was not sent to Texas on a propaganda trip. He ,was sent on official business ot the Employment Service. No instructions were Sp~aker was referred and printed as House Document No. 209. sent by John B. Densmore to H.· L. Cobb after Cobb was sent to Texas. Notwithstanding that Densmore began his 1\Iooney report as The itemized expense account of Mr. Cobb iS herewith. attached . . follows: Itemized- statement of ea;penses of Hm-vey L. Cobb, May 21 to June ·25 SA~ FRANCISCO, CALIF., Not;embeJ' 1, 1918. 1919, on tt·ip to Tea;as, -via Detroit, paid out of the app1·opriation Wa; Hon. W. B. WILSOX . Emergency EmtJloyment Set·vice, 1!J19. - Secretary of Labor, Washington, D. c. Sm : Pursuant to instructions received from time to time during the Date. Character of expenditur~. past ix months, I have the· honor to report that I have conducted a Amount. Total. secret and altogethet· informal inquiry into the Mooney case, and beg leave to submit !Jercwith the results of my investigations. 1919. Per diem from May 27 to June 25, 1919, inclusive, 30 Yet when tile Secretary of Labor is requested to send the days, at $4 ...... $120.00 House copies of such instructions, which said Densmore said 195.25 May 26 iezws-wo~~ii; <>mciai siaii<>n.: 'ii.w ·a: ill:;. arrfve were although Densmore was in San Francisco and the 26 Taxi fare necessary on account of working in office Secretary in Washington, the following being Secretary Wilson's tillll.16, and 2 pieces official baggage, typewriter, exact language in his report: and data, express to railroad station...... 1.00 26 Lunch on train Sl, dinner $1 tip 25 cents...... The only instructions issued to John B. Densmore in connection with 1 2.25. z:l Car fareJ. Detroit, official busmess ...... 10 the Mooney case were oral instructions that he (Mr. Densmor~) should 28 Phone vfB 15 cents, checking baggage 2 days...... 55 get any additional information that mi~?ht be of value in securmg a full 29 Left Detroit 12.20 a. m:; arrived Dallas 2.10 p.m. 31st; understanding of the case for submission to the President and if railroad fare $35.22 (LE43258); Pullman, Detroit to necessary to the governor, and to utilize the services of the imiJ?igr~tion Dallas, $7 (LE43259). · inspectors assigned to him for the investigation of frauds in Immigra Porter fee ...... 25 tion cases for that purpose. 20 Checking baggage St. Louis between trains ...... 30 And when the Secretary was asked to give- Porterfee ...... 20 31 Car fare 20 cents, phone 15 cents, checking baggage 20 The names of all persons who, under the direction of any branch of cents ...... 55 the Department of Labor, had anything to do with the investigation 31 Railroad fare&Dallas to San Antonioi $8.74; arrived of Thomas J. Mooney, charged with and convicted for heinous crime 7.30 a.m. E43260); Pullman, Da las to San An· in California, statin~ in detail their respective activities, the amount tonio, $2 ( E46111). of compensation p:nd them, respectively, and the expenses of such Pullman porter fee ....•...... ••..•....•..•.... .15 investigation itemized in detail during the six months between May 1 June 1 Car fare 40 cents, phone 20 cents...... •••••••.•.... .60 and November 1, 1918- 2 Phone 5 cents, car fare 2.5 cents .....•...... •••...... 30 he arrogantly tells the House of Representatives of the United 3 Phone and car fare ...... 15 4 Car fare 30 cents ...... •.•••.•.. .30 States- 5 Phone and car fare ...... 25 It is not deemed compatible with the public interest to make public Railroad fare $7.75; Pullman fare S2 (LE4~115), left the names of these persons or to itemize their expenses. San Antonio 11.30 p.m.; arrived Galveston 8 a.m. (LE46116). We Congressmen are the representatives of the people who Pullman porter fee ...... 25 turned the people's money over to the Secretary of Labor in NOTE.-LE46112-3 canceled account instruction to change itinerary after ticket bought. blanket appropriations for certain lawful purposes, yet after the Car fare 30 cents, phone 15 cents, check baggage 20 Secretary of Labor has unlawfully misapplied this public money cents ...... 65 in bei1alf of a convicted anarchist, and we ask him for an 7 Phone 15 cents, car fare 20 cents ...... 35 8 F.lectric car trom Galveston to Houston (receipt itemized ac.count, nnd the names of the parties who spent it, he a .tached 1.25, plus tax 10 cents); reason for taking tells us to go to the devil. And having Samuel Gompers and the electric quicker, cheaper, and save time ...... 1.35 Ame1ican Federation of Labor behind him, we sit here supinely S Checking official baggage ...... 30 8 Car fare 3.:i cent~, phone 10 cents...... 45 and let him do it. Left Houston 8.15 p. m.; arrived Clebnrne 6.45 And when we asked the Secretary in this re olution No. 225 a.m. (LE46116), railroad fare $8.20, Pullman $2 to state- (LE46117). Pullman porter fee ...... 25 What connection in behalf of the Department of Labor, if any, since Left Cleburne 6 p. m.; arrived Abilene 7 a. m. the punishment of said Thomas J. Mooney was commuted to life im (LE41)118). . prisonment, and since November 1, 1918, has any employee of the Railroad fare Cleburne to Abilene, $6.80. Department of Labor bad with said case of Thomas J. Mooney, stating Pullman Fort Worth to Abilene, $1.22 (LE46119). such activities in detail, the expense of same itemized in detail, and TransferS. C. S. F. depot to '1'. P. at Forth Worth .. .50 upon what authority of law, attaching copies of all reports made there 10 Pull.znan car fee ••••..••••••••••••••.••••.•...... •••• .25 under to the Department of Labor- Left Abilene 11.30 p. m.; arrived Dallas 10 a. m.; raJ.lroad fare, $5.78 (LE41)121). Uti absolutely independent servant of the people again arro Pullman, Abilene to Fort Worth, $1.22 (LE46120). "'antly tells the House of Representatives of the United States- 1 .25 It is not deemed compatible with the public interest to disclose at 12 6:fr :;,n3~a~:!¥s: phon;; i5 ·caniS; check· baggage. 2o · this time its activities in detail, to itemize its expenses in detail, or to cents...... •...... 65 attach copies of reports thereunder to the Department of Labor. 13 Car fare 20 cents, phone 10 cents ...... 30 14 LcftDallas9a. m.;arrivcd Waco2.10p. m.;railroad And based upon his statement at Atlantic City, when acl fare ~2.99 (LE46122). Telephone 15 cents, car f¥e 40 cents ...... : .. .55 clres ing the American Federation of Labor convention, likewise 15 Left Waco 4.50 p.m.; amved Dallas 8.40 p.m.; rall attended by Mrs. Rena Mooney, wife of the anarchist, wherein road faro, S2.99 (LE46123) . Secretary Wilson, concerning the Mooney case, said : .16 Car fare ...... 20 17 Left Dallas 11 p. m. · arrived San Antonio 7.30 Every effort that the national administration was able to put forth a.m.; railroad fare, Dallas to San Antonio, $8.75 was put forth for the purpose of trying to secure that new trial, and (LE46125). we are not through with it yet. We are still working on it. (Ap Pullman, $2, Dallas to San Antonio (LE46124). plause, long and continued.] Pullman car fee ...... 25 Yet when in said section 1\o. 225 the Hou e of Representatives 18 Car fare 40 cents, phone 20 cents ...... 60 19 Phone 10 cents, car fare 20 cents ...... 30 a keel him to state- 20 Left San Antonio 7.45; arrived Austin 10.30 a. m.; I What activities, if any, are now being conducted in behalf of Thomas railroad fare, San Antinio to Austin $2.59 (LE46126) \ J. Mooney- Car fare ...... 35 .30 this wily public servant, the Secretary of Labor, again 20 f!1i~J>:n~3~\>:ii{.i~r~i;ediiotiSi~ti-8.i7·a:·m:.;· arrogantly tells the House of Representatives of the United railroad fare, Austin to Houston..J ~.94 (LE46127). States- Pullman, Austin to Houston, $2 (LE46128). Pullman car tip ...... 25 It is not deemed compatible with the public interest to make public 21 Car faro 20 cents, phone 15 cents ...... 35 the present activities of the department that affect the case of Thomas J. 22 J.,eft Houston 8 a.m..:,; arrived Waco 5.10 p.m.; rail Mooney. road fare, $5.55 (L~46129) . Pullman seatJ Houston to Bremen (point of trans What is the House of Representatives going to do about it? fer), $0.75 (LE46130). The people of the United States expect proper action to be taken. 23 Left Waco 1.15 p.m.; arrived Dallas 5 p.m.; railroad They know all about the junketing trips to France and other fare, $2.99 (LE29371). Car fare ...... 20 places taken by so-called investigating committees, and they 24 Car fare 35 cents, phone 15 cents ...... 50 are not going to be camouflaged with any excuse for not 24 Left Dallas for official station 4.15 ~ m.; railroad fare, Dallas tQ Washington, $42.90 'E29-372). properly investigating and cleaning up this department in Pull.m.3.n, Dallas to Memphis, $2.60 ( E29373). Washington. • 25 But, Mr. Speak-er, the Secr~tary of Labor did furnish some ~~ ~~u~~. £r::~:f io wa5hitigt~~;i5.50 (Li-:29374): · Pullman porter tip ...... 25 information,·though possibly unwittingly. When he was asked 26 Breakfast on train, Slb·lunch. SL ...... 2.00 to attach copy of letter of instructions sent to H. L. Cobb . Arrived Washington, . C., 2 p. m. after Cobb was sent to Texas on a propaganda trip for the 9.10 Employment Service, and expense of trip itemized in detail, the Total. : ...... 3.14.35 Secretary answered as follows; I 1919. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE. 5241 Now, is the Secretary of Labor absolutely ac~urate when he to insert the statement of om· good United States auditor in the ays that no instructions w·ere sent to Cobb, and that Cobb Shipping Board, to wit: W ASHIXGTON, D. C., Jtme 9, 1!)19 . . ui when a Director General of · the United States Employment abjected to, meaning, of course., that any bill objectetl to would Senice \Till feloniou Jy install a dictagrap.h machine in tlle dis not be considered. ti:ict attorney's office fer the purpose, not of ferreting out and Whereupoi:l, M-r. Spea:l.."'er, withftut objection from anyone, the punishing crime, but for the .express ptU'pOJ:Se ef assisting a con- following bills were considered and agreed upon, to wit: H. R. , .vic ted anarchi t to escape? Is it not strange ~md ridiculous 683, for. the rel:i:ef of William E. John on; H. n. 400, iou...1: when this same official of the Department of Labor will stoop to Tribe of Indians ; H. R. 396, damages by no. ebud Indian Re. er a conspiracy to send anonymous letter8 tl:ri-ough the · United vation; H. R. 685, relief o.f Frank S. Ingalls; H .. n. 074, relief ~ States mail to Congressmen and Senat<>rs of the United States of W. T. Dingler. . ' . seeking to affect -a disreputable frame up upon a Member ·~f And then the bill H. 11.. 6413, to pay !1;549.1~ to Clara I~wc, Oongr ss in the hopes of hindering him in bis -efforts t-o clean wa catted, based upon an accident to a civil employee, William up the wrong existing in the Department of Labor'? A.. Yeuse-1·, in Philadelphia a long time befo-1:e our rcaent war Since .1\fay 31, 1919, there ha~ been pending 'bef<:>re ·a .commit oeeurred. I insert fl'O'J.'ll the REOOR:D th~ following cxc rpts: tee -of this House, resolution Dl, introduced by me, the substance brJfe CHAnuu:.~. Is the,n 'objection to the pr.esent eonsidcnd:ion .of e of which is as follows : -:1\fr. llLAl'iTox. Reserving the right to object, 'Mr. Chairman, th1 i a. llcsol.t-ed, 'That an expert m1.ditor be, and he is heneby, -employed -and bill to which r gave very caretnl consideration in the last term of directed foL"thwith to audit all 'tunds expended by the United .States Dongres a:nd tiled a .minority -repttrt, in wh'ich I set iorth tha.t it Empl(lyment Bureau, ann wfthin ·six months to r.e:potl nll h:regula:rities, should be .reduced to .$4.80,. b:ecrrn1>e :o.ndcr the e>idcn.cc submitted the if any, found in such expendi:tli:res ; tha.t said a:nditor · be, and ihe is amount of compensation ·could not under any circumstances amount to h~reby, :authorized to examine :all books, pa:pers, and toec.ords of said more than $480. Would tile gentleman-- service ; administer ~a"ths and 'examine w:ltnesses ; .and is to be :fnx· ~. EDM:01\-:os. Mr. Chairman, in answ~ 'to the gentleman from T<>.=o.'L , ni hed by the DeiJartmcnt ·of Labor with .a suitable office, fin:niture, and I would like to sta±-e that the -committee ~ve ilr . Clara Kane, the typewriters. aunt, a tull year' s pay, as was cll$1:omary. But i1 the gentleman wisheR What .excuse hns this House -to otfer t<> the people 'for not t-o Tai that objeetiQD, I .am pe-rfectly willing to reduce the amount of · to $480. . having this audit made.? Numerous witnesses, employees Mr. ~LA..:-:roN. If the gentleman tatcs he will reduce it to 4 o, I this Govc:rmnent, ha'\"e. testified that mu~h public m~n.ey .has will not object. · been wasted and misal)plied ilere. Irs all ol: it to be ignored.? · [Repo1·t No. Gd2, Sixty-ii.fth Congre . , '8 cond s . iou.] If so. why? W-e surely are not .afr.aid of Mr. Samll£1-Gompers " CLAllA KA!<.-'E. a11d the American Federation .of Labor, which has threatened "Mr. BLA...,TOX, from tlle ·Committee ·on Claim , sul}mittcd t'he foltow- to p11t us out of Congress H we op})esed. in"' min01ity ~·e}Jo:r.t: ' ':;!, ~hi .is a case where m;v colleagues '()fi the committee, through the Bnt 1 must ,go to the <>ther branch .of !IllY discussiGn. favorable majority report, seek to pay 'to claimant $6U.1:2 more than Mr. Speaker., W€ have been so continually :besieged with union- . she asks. Under the law she is ·entitled to nothing, and· has no legal -deman{ls, had daily claim against the Government. 'Whether · he is paid aurthing d pends labor and have our mails so :flooded with · entirely upon the G.o:f'ermnent's OOn.:nty. &be a ik'S tor only $480. The unio.n-lab.ar ·propaganda, while we have h-eard pr.a.cticaily .nGth- bill (It R. 6406) was i.nt:r.oauced in the Sixty-fourth Con!!Tcss to pay . ing from the masses, until l :nm a.traid that i\.Ve have ior.,.otten her $480. In her letter dated il'ebruat;y 28, 1916, atldres ed to Con!!re S· man WlLLLU;I '8. VARfll, he., Clara Kane, stntecs: the -existence of about 1:00,:000,000 llli'Organized peoples of the " W:Elli:un Y enser, the deceased. co:ntributed an a-vexag of a little over · Umted ,Stat-es. Tberef~re for mo.ntl:ls I have been p1adin:g $10 !PC.r w~ek. but I .returned te him sufficient to bu~ his clotlles..from the their cn..use before D<>ngres , an:d I realize that ill .d<>ing so I .mno.1.mt be contributed. laaying a net balance 10f $4SO :for th.e past sear. A you wlll ee, this shows that he spent ..about $50 ·or ·~eo far clot'hes, lmv-e made -enelllies. .and I ilid not feel .tka,t I wa-s n'ti:tl6d •or ·sborrld a k .f.o1· t hat 'Which :he There is but one way that .a ~leruber of Congre tll{ly become had spe:nt on his clothe·, and confined myself to tile actual net amount popular ;and well lik-ed by ali of !lis coJiea:gn.es, RDd that is for r-eceivE-d. " ' Trusting this will be satl :factory, r .am, . nim to remam silent, vote for "frwry measure ~ny ·one of them " ' Yery truly, yours, is personally interested in, nel"er v.ate against a:ny measure ••• :M:r . L.UU. K.\1\lil.' cbnmtlia:ned by :my one of tltem, be l}ttssive :t -an ·times, a:nd . "William Yenser 1·eceived only $L76 J>ffi. day. ll he spent $GO or . 60 oppose nothing~ If a fellow wUl .linst draw 1lis salary and ·do : l>er year on clothes he could not ha-ve contributed even $480 net per year no::thing else his personal popularity will be -assured. But lte to Mrs. Kane. for he .had to :ba~e -too{), a.Il.d a year's food must haYc cost him .oi' Mrs. Kane .snm.ethlng. will not be worth :a damn to his .consti:tu~~. ... But in the ·fa.ce ~ the ··.above evidence tbe coJDID.:i:ttee, wlih ·that Unforti:mately~ '\li)Oll -every measUTe p.r.esented in Congress liberality for which it .is notJe(}, reoommend that • Oo~re pay mo.~: th-e:re at•e at least two interests vitally uffecteul. Que is tile tha.n the claima:nt desires, :and tila't 'She be ,;ti.ven · --49.'3:2, linstcn.il af the '$:480. 1\lxs. Kane -'\'\'aS a.-elated ;to William X:·erurer iD i;tn.er by ffinitv common .interest -of all tile people. The .Qth'er !is 'tlae mte1~ t {)f :nor .eonsangni:nit:v. I respeetfu.Uy submit that this a:llowancc should \. som~ particular person, class, or c~mbinati<;m.. The representa be ii'educea o $48&, the full a.mount :a. k d for. . '· tives of tbe latter .ar.e always hlghly partisan and resent '>OIJPOS.i- . , "TRe~t.s L . .:su_-!rox." Under t.he -:inw thi: cla.:i.mant is ent-itled to IJl;()iJling. "l'o be Jegally en tiou. He -wllo seeks to prot-ect the mterests ·<>f the ~p'le imme titled to anything she would have to be e mother of fie . aid William diately becomes tl1e target for their vicious darts. Yen~er.. n.nd ·C>en .if she were his mather she "''ould then be entitlcll (}nly On last Friday the following occurred : to suCh part of his salary !.or I fight Bolshevism. At a discussion here to-night it was moved and And, 1\Ir. Speaker, in the face of the agreement made by the adopted that we re9uest you to urge that Stone, Morrison, and Plumb chairman to reduce the claim to $480, the amount the claimant be deported to Russia forthwith. God bless you. wanted and requested, without which agreement I would have A. B. WINTERS objected to its consideration and thus prevented it from being (And 10 others). taken up, the comparatively few members present in the com mittee, many of whom were interested in private claims to be PITTSBURGH, PA., August 10, .1!)19. REPERSE~TATIVE BLANTON, of Texas : You hit back and covered Con considered, disregarded such agreement and put the amount of gressman WILLI.Al\1 J. BunKE's case all right. Good. I believe that you $549.12 in the bill when the claimant asked for only $480. can floor him every time. Like the Bolsheviks of Russia, these railrond unions want to get the benefit of the work and savings of others, the Whereupon, concerning other private bills, I made the follow result of long years of toil and thrift, through the so-called nationaliza ing announcement: tion of railroads. Slick piece of robbery, this! Mr. BLANTON. I will state to my friend from Oklahoma that I could Very truly, · J. M. SMITH. have prevented the last bill from coming up, but I had a distinct agree ment with the chairman of the committee that in passing the last bill BERWICK, LA., At,{JI£8t 8, 1919. he would assure me that he would reduce the amount to $480, which the MY DEAR Mn. BLANTON : We have noticed with considerable priue claimant wanted and asked for. No one has given this bill closer in your record in Congress, as we have been watching your efforts, anll vestigation than the chairman and myself, and in overriding our agree feel that you are taking the right course. It is high time that some ment, I feel that the House did not keep faith with me and therefore one should have the courage to do the right thing. Our country needs on other bills coming up I do not think that they should come up when more statesmen, not politicians. You have demonstrated to our entire we can not depend· upon an agreement made between the chairman and satisfaction that you are in the former class, and we wish you God a Member, especially when by objecting that Member could prevent the speed. bill from coming up. I shall therefore object to other bills being con Yours, W. J. LOWRANCE. sidered now, as several are wholly unmeritorious. And, 1\fr. Speaker, realizing that otherwise many unmeritori DAYTO~, OHIO, August 4, 1.9.1!J. DEAn Mn. BLANTON: May I assure you that your efforts in behalf of ous private claims involving thousands of dollars of the people's law and order and the constitutional rights of nonunion workingmen money would be rushed through without argument or considera are appreciated in this section. tion, I objected to the present consideration of each and every Assuring you of regard and appreciation, one of the remaining 46 private bills on the -calendar. , Very truly, yours, A. C. MARSHALL. Then in the face of tile fact that we were still in the com INDIANAPOLIS, IND., August 5, 1919. mittee under the unanimous-consent agreement to consider only REPRESE~TATIVE BLANTON: You may be glad to know that Indiana such bills as were not objected to, the presiding chairman of people are watching your efforts, and your course is causing much the committee [1\Ir. LoNGWORTH] ruled that we could neverthe favoraple comment among all classes of citizens. less take up said private bills, even though objected to, and con Sincerely, W. R. DUNKLE. sider same without going to the House for authority. 'Vhile [Memb~rs Chicago Board of Trade, Chicago Stock Exchange. New York his ruling was clearly erroneous I was forced to abide by it, and Produce Exchange, St. Louis Merchants Exchange.] the committee then considered and voted to favorably report C. H. CANBY & Co., back to the House several bills theretofore objected to. And STOCK BROKERS AND COMMISSION MERCHA~TS, '':otwithstanding the fact that some newspapers, including the 208 Sotah ~a Salle Stt·eet, Chicago, August 9, 1919. Hon. THOMAS L. BLANTON, . Houston Post, Dallas News, and Fort Worth Star Telegram, usu House of Representatives, Washington, D. C. ally very accurate and reliable, erroneously reported that all of MY DEAn SIR : I heartily thank you for your courage in introducing said 46 bills were then passed by the House, as a matter of fact, the joint resolution referring to conditions of anarchy in the United 1\fr. Speaker, none of them passed, for as soon as the committee States. We have permitted affairs to drift from one thing to another until we have reached a point where the activities of the country are rose and the House resumed business I made the point of no threatened, and the very life of our system of government is at stake. quorum, and there not being a quorum pt·esent the House ad -The Congress should take the lead, and with no uncertain sound, make journed without acting on any of the said bills. it plain and clear that all those who attempt to nullify the laws of the But while in the committee,. Mr. Speaker, I felt that the pre land, or to interfere with the orderly process of government and the right of each and ev~ryone to labor 9:s they please, will b~ classed where siding chairman [Mr. LoNGWORTH] wrongfully permitted the they belong-as trru.tors to the Umted States. There IS no half-way gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. DEWALT] to criticize me con ground, and an immediate end should be put to the condition wherein cerning my efforts put forth in the House during the past months everything that is vital to the people of this country is partially con trolled by various aggregations of organized conspirators. of this session, my efforts being an endeavor to properly save the A wave of resentment against all these things is sweeping over the people's money from being wasted out of the Treasury, and in country. The people are only waiting for an opportunity to make this sisting on the Members leaving their private affairs long enough point cleal·. It is the worst kind of politics to cater to these elements of disorder and lawlessnes . Sentiment all over the country is over to furnish a quorum to transact business in the House after it whelmingly in the other direction. I remain, meets every day at noon. I also felt that such chairman had no Yours, very truly, right to resort to side-bar criticism of me himself. c. H. CANBY. Since both the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. DEWALT] ADA, OKLA., August 6, 191.9. and the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. LoNGWORTH] disapproved of Hon. THOMAS L. BLANTON, my work here and questioned my statesmanship, I will be ex Washington, D. C. cused in offering the following as rebuttal evidence from the DEAR SIR: I have been watching with a great deal of interest your fight upon some of the high-handed methods of organized labor. It looks people of the country whom we serve here: as though this fight is going to go to every nook and corner of the earth. The following indorsements of my work here came volnn Yours, very truly, tari1y and spontaneou ly from citizens of the United States out ROBT. W. WIMBISH. side my district: SPRINGFIELD, MASS., September 6, 1919. WEST SL'i:TY-EIGHTH STREET, Chicago, August 9, 1919. CONGRESSMAN BLA~TON: Please mail me a copy of your illuminatin:; nz., speech, " Hit 'em again." CONGRESS~IAN BLANTO~ · : Would to God that you were representing Yours, truly, this district so that I could vote for you. The Labor Trust is the whole JOHN SHARllOCKS, cause of the present unre ·t and high cost of living. 1400 State Street. Truly, yours, J. P. EASTMAN. BIRMINGHAM, ALA., August 6, 191.9. ;' CoNGRESSMAN BLANTON: We have for some time noted a general and -:' NEW YORK, August 9, 1!119. ever-increasing favorable comment among the thinking people of this REPRESEXTATIVE BLA::\T0:-1 : Glad we haye at least one man in Wash district upon your courageous and independent struggle in Congress ington with backbone. You used the right word when you Raid against the tyrannical and insolent attitude of organized labor in at "truckling." The great majority have been bluffed by labor. Now, tempting to dictate all essential legislation for the general public of this ( what is it to be, the Government or the labor unions? I congratulate country. you on your stand. It is indeed refreshing to find even one Representative in the Halls of Yours!.. truly, G. F. BRADLEY. Congress who has the courage of his convictions anll is not afraill to lOu Wall :street. make them known. ( It is a well-known fact that the useless, inefficient, and expensive SANTA MoNICA, CALIF., August 15, 1fl19. United States Employment Bureau was administered solely in the in terest of· the American Federation of Labor. DEAlt MR. BLANTON : I am a stranger to you, but nevertheless I write We wish to congratulate you upon your fearless fight on all these to congratulate you on your fearless and manly stand in Congress on vexing problems. ! various i. sues of the day. If we had more public men like you enemies Yours, very truly, of good government would soon vanish, and Bolshevism would be a thing of the past. I am a Democrat who, with you, believes in a clean B. A. MO~A.GHA:i. Government. Yours, truly, H. H. HUGHES. SHERIDAN, August 13, 1!J1.9. · CONGRESSMAN BLANTON : I heartily indorse your work in Congress. Your resolution is none too strong and only states a fact. At the fl-l."St HOTEL ARAGON, alarm of war organized labor seized the country by the throat and have Atlanta, Ga., August 8, 1919. never yet let loose. Their protestations of loyalty and patriotism are REPllESEKTATIVE BLANTON : The sane element of our country thank nauseating. BLANTON for President. · God that there is at lea ·t one man in Congress with spunk enough to Respectfully, LEW Cn . \~tnET:LAIN. 5244~ CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. SEPTEMBER 11, 715 SOUTH DEARBORN STREE;I', H. G. S. ANDERSON, Ohicago, n~, August 21, 1919. MINI.·a A!\D METALLURGICAL ENGINElEn, Co.·cnEssuAN BLAXTOx·: You are doing a fine and much-needed work. Hut:ley, N. MelD., August 4, 191fl. In these time when selL-seeking politicians, demagogu,es, and grafters Hon. TB.OllAS L. BLAXTOX, M. e., are attempting to dismantle civihzation it is refreshing and makes a W(lshington, D. C. true American prouq to find one like you, with courage and ability, to DEAn Sm ~ Permit me, an or and Nation. The br.otherl10ods are becoming more arrogant an the to keep up yom." fight tor the ri-gbt and, :for pro~er administration of our while, and in time Americ:l will become Rnssi!lllized nnles some prompt governmental ad'airs. I am patting yoa on the back and bidding yon action is taken. a. hearty Godspeed. I wish that our CongreSJ was c()Uiposed ot more men like yourself, Sincerely, H. P. FARIS. that dare to express their views, instead ()f txuckling and trying_ to :i.~ ~ prevent those that have tbe courage of their convictions to express .A.TLASTIC CITY, N. J., August 20, 1919. themselves. Your efforts are awakening- the people from their lethargy' Representatrre BLA:YTOY, and will have an effect. I run a. lifelong Democrat. With best wishes Danas, Te:c.: I am, ' You are doing a splendid work in Con.,"TesSr and not only Dallas but Yours, truly, the hole country ought to be proud of you. L. H. SUTEn. AN APPRECIATIVE A.,biEniCA."i. ROAXOKE, VA., September 8, 1!f19. THEM. C, LILLEY & CO..,. CoNGnEssMA:s- :BLANTO:~ : I have read your addresses_ from start to J. W. WOODWORTH, GEN"IrRAL MA.NAGEn, finish, aud ft ce.rtaL"lly indicates a. situa.tion not at all creditable to- thiS Columbus, OAio, Augt,st f:!, 1919. ct>nntry. It sh{)W the need of ome drastic action on the part of the CO!iGilESlHtL'i' BLA.NT'O~: Please send me 1 dozen copies of the CON· Government with reg•ard to labor matters, as well as some investigations GRESSLONAL RE"coan, Sixty-sixth Congress-, volume 58, No. 56, for Moo and actions being taken with regard to other matters. I would like to - day, July 28, 1919, containing speeeh made by yorr. Thanking you for have a half dozen copies of the COXGRESSIONAL RECORD for July 28. same. Yours, very truly, J. W. WOODWORT'H, EDwARD' L. SrrO:\"E". Yours, truly, S. CHE:WY & SoN, 2~ Co~WALL STREET, Manlius-, N.Y., August 28., 1919. Ban. Franc-isco, Oarif., Berrtember5r 1919. REPRE:Sl!Th~A.TIVE BLANTO~: We have noted with a. great deal of pleas CoxGRESSMAN BLANTOX : Inasmuch as we are strangers I must intro ure your exposure of the trade-union activities in some of the depart duce my ·elf. I wa in the ~ifty-fourth Congress. I refer you to Con ments" in Washington. It i certainly very refreshing to find a public gres~an CURRY. MY son 1s Senator JOHNSOX of California. I have man who is not afraid to speak out on a matter of this kind. In our read m the ~ONGRESSIONAL RECORD your speeches regarding the tyranny opl:rrl.o»r Congress has been very cowardly on these labor matters. of labor UlllO;fiS and the wickedness of Densmore, and indorse all of Keep tbe good work up, for the people kno-w bow this labor-union them. You_ siZe(l up the Mooney case, and Fremont Older its. editorial scaven"er, m proper tyle. I inclose yon documents from whiefi you class legislation is a. menace to the life of our Republic. Yours~ very truly,, will see the e timation in which Older was and is held in San Franciseo~ W. W. CHENEY, President. Very truly, yours, GROVE h JOH!\SOX. 400 LEVY BUILDING, Shreveport, La., August 24, 1919. NORTHFIELD, :M:A.s s., Attgust 11, 1919. DEAR Mn. BLAXTO:Y : I am glad to know that there is o-ne- man in DEAR Mn. BL.U~TO~: I am a Republican and you a Democrat yet I Congress who bas the courage to speak for the good of the 110,000,000 desire to congratulate you on you!" efforts in Congress. ' people of the United States. You have been looking after the interests I am acquainted witli the conditions of railroad employees in New of all the peol)Je, and not merely those who elected you to office, and En~nd, and I know that they eat sirloin steak, buy expensive clothes for thi8 reason I am wrltin"' yon. own automobiles, and in general live like prosperous nabob . The- rest Whether you have the whole people of your· district behind you or of us go without necessitle . Burdens must be made mor~ equal not, certainly you have many, many Americans behind yon in these We need fighters in Congres -men who are not afraid of being de United States; and perhaps you have many colleagues; in Congress who feated for reelection. We need more men who will stand in the- open may openly criticize you and yet secretly admire you. So- long as- you :md denounce wrong and inj'ustice. Strike. hard and never let up con-tinne to 1:bilm clearly. speak plainly, and say the thing that ought Drop party label in this common fight.. · to be said, the people will be behmd yon. Yours, for victory, C. S. W.lll:\'Eu. Yom'S, sincerely, BRADFORD HEAnX, Manager. PYLE !~vESTMENT Co , 401 Keltuedy Building, Tulsa, Okla., August 9, 1919. BoSTo~. MAss., Avgust 9,_ 19-19: ~EPRESENTATIVE BLA."'TON : I want to- congratulate you. The citizen DEAn MR. B~TO:Y : Although a dyed-in-the-woal Repubficaa,. and shJp of this Nation are in accord with you, and I have heard numbers of hence probably persona non grata to you,. I am taking the liberty to write 1tbe best men in this commnnity express satisfaction on your eomse.. to express my -sincere concurrence in your sentiments a.nd: opintons· on The time has come- when tbi Government must a ert itself instead o-f the subject of laoor generally and the demands of :railroad men in p~rmittlog soviet organizations to dJctate to it. particnlar. I not only agre~ witlr and applaud your opinions on these Yours, very truly, subjects but admire your fearlessness i:rr expressing- them. Thig re W. E. BLAXTON. quired not only courage but patriotism as well. Unfortunatelyr yow: efforts are not calculated to increase your popularlty, but you may rest NEBllASKA-rowa_ WHOLESALE FRUIT assured that the responsitrle, intelligent, and patriotic people of the DEALERS" ASBOC:IATIO:Y, country-most of whom, unfortunately, are dumb-agree with your / W, If'_ YOUNG, MANAGER, views, and admire your temerity in publishing them. ( F1·emaat. Nebr., Au[IU8t 9, 1919. Very respectfully, yours, MY DEAR CONGRESSYAN BLANTON': May I be permitted to express my CKARLES' F- AYEn. hearty- approval of_ your efforts. I wish we had more men in Congre s :who would have sufiicient courage to express. their convictions in matte1·s 1\fEMPHIS, TENN., Augu8:t -'~ 191!1- affectin_g labor! especially when it concerns a labor autocracy, which is REPRES.ENTATIVE BLANTO:Y: Please accept the writer's congratulations not satisfied w1th fair wa.ges but demands that Congre rob 95 per cent on your having the backbone to tell organized labor the truth about of the people in order that their particular poctrets may be fatte-ned. itself. ±be idea wa& fast becoming prevalent in this section that our Very sincerely, yours, Government is mostly for members of labor unions. W. IT. YouxG, Yours, truly, T. B. CABELii. DEPARTMEXT OF THE lXTERIOR, UNITED STATES RECLAMATIO:Y SERVICE, HUNTINGTON, W. VA., AtrQztSt 3, 1919. ~ Federal Building, Denver, Colo., August 9, 1!J19. JnlPRESE.NTATIV:E BLANTON: Yo.n are on the :right tra.ck exactly_ i REPIUlSENTATffE; BLANTON : I think Congress was primarily t()- blallle' thank. commend, and compliment you in your work. If there were ~wer for passing. the infamous Adamson law,. which yon justly characterized as politicians and more statesmen of your type, who had the courage of . "truckling,,. to the railroad unions. I thought it a. duty to write yon their convictions, a ve-ry different status of affa.irs might obtain in this this note and let you know that the people. rure. not willing to do any more country, and the future look more stable and promising. 'truckling to this dangerous a.nti-American power that bas of late years It is my sincere wish that through your efforts that many of your 'risen amongst us and w~ch represents not the real American laborer 'but colleagues may assume :1. similar attitude. the soviet class of Europe. The situation has now reached an alarming state, and I believe that Yours, truly, Eowi~ H. PEERY. there are hundreds of thousands of citizens of the eountry who are heartily in accord with the stand y(}U have taken . I am only one of many thousands who greatly appreciate the service .)' HAWK !SLA.SD. LAKE PLACID~ that you are rendering your country in this crisis, and trust that you ,. New YorJr, Aagft.St 9, 1919. will keep up the fight for the g;>od of your countrymen as a whole. REPRESENTATIVE BLANTO~: Have been reading: your speeches on Most sincerely, yours,- unions. :Lam president of the Luce Furniture Co., Grand Rapids, Mich., FRED A. WARE. ,and the P. C. Fuller Co. Ilave been in busmess 38 years, employed large ( numbers of men, and have never had a. strike. Any concerns I am con :MALDEN, MASS.,. August 3, 1919. ' nected with nail up the doors before they will recognize the "closed REPRESI.il.YTATIVE BLANTON : Permit one wh'll does not yet despair of i shop." It is impos ibJe to work: now with the unions. -The unions are continuing to be proud of his native land ta voice his appreciation of for themselves only. Any man that lives for himself, and himself only your efforts. Is it possib:e that Congrea» may be held up by ail is a failure. We have just found out that any nation that lives fcJ organized band? I hope the manllood of e;;u: Congressmen will prevent l,itself, and itself only, is sure to fail~ Germany is the last that history such a disgracer will :recl}rd of the many, Very trnly; yours, A. :T~ STEVENS, M. D. 1 As you state, the Adamson law was a." colossal blunder." It r were in Grand Rapids instead of an island, wouicl show that a stenographer is CnEWlil, VA., Au.gust ~_.1919 • . mightier than a poor pen; but this is- only to congratulate yon on your work. I am willing to stand forth against the politicians that will REPRESENTATIVE BLANTON: I have read of yOU with intorest. I am truckle for the labor vot£>. glad to think that there is yet one man in Congress who has the courage Yours, with respect, PmLO C. FULLER. to sound a warning note. Take it from me that no man ever got nearer the truth than you did. Thera mnst be a conclusive show-down. Very sincerely, yours, BRrNKERHOFF-FARIS TRUST & SAVINGS CO., w. F. BJr>RGMAN. Clinton, Mo., August~. 191!1:. Co~GJlES!niAN BLANTON : I have been reading with. very great interest CHELMSFORD STOCK FARM, the o~oRESSTONAL RECORD, showing yom· splendid stand for economy Pool~svt?le, Mtl., August 5, 1919. and ngainst willful waste, and against the uncalled-for and lm-American. stand of unions. I hasten to congratulate yon on the splendid cards DEAR Mn. BLANTON: I wish to congratulate you on your efforts in the you are playing in the Halls of Congress. May you be continued there, House. It is high time for organized labor to cease dictating to Co-n- CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. SEPTEl\IBER 11' gress. Here is strength to your arm. If in need of votes at the next cants. .At . our own expense we advertise for labor, and our position election, I will IJe glad to communicate to my personal friends in Texas is that. this whole matter of the placement of labor should be done by my desire for them to help a man who is not afraid. those dll"ectly interested and not as a burden upon the Public Treasury. Yow· , A. D. Tnu:xnLE. We feel it is due you from us, the largest employers of labor and r~pr~senting ~e greatest manufacturing industries in the Pittsburgh G43 FULLEBTO~ PARKWAY, district, to wnte you this brief letter of commendation on yom splen Ohicago, Ill., August 3, 1919. did and fearlessly worded remarks. CoxGnESS:IIAN BLAXTOX : Permit me to express admiration for your in· Yours, very truly, dependence and courage in your work. Your speeches have put into THE EMPLOYERS' ASSOCUTIO~ OF PITTSBURGH, words just what thousands of serious men have been thinking the past ~-~' E. B. MORELAND, Secretm·y. three years while the supernumeraries at Washington have yielded or ~.:" ,;!!·' passe COLUMBUS, GA., Attgust ! ! , 1919. ering tll.e -short time it takes them to learn their business and the MY DEAlt MR. BLANTON: I have read of your work with great in amount of education .reqnire.d, they are about the best paid men in the ~ountry. terest and benefit_ to your h"('Art and tongue. Respecttully. R. R. MASON. Yours, very stncers= , FRED B. GOODON. AUGUST 13, 1919. SuMMEJ1DA.LE, .ALA., .ll..agust !8 1919. CoNG.:IUilSSKAN BLANTON! I greaUy admire your record in Congress. 1 It seems tllat the power:s -can neither bulld-oze nor buy y-ou. With the .COXG!l.ESSMAN BLANTON : if they continue .autQ;Cr.ltiC. fight unioniBJ:n best o1 regards, till bell freezes oveT and then fight it on the iee. We must prepa:re Very truly, R. L. HA.RnN. for the ci:vH wa.r 1hn.t is at our door. W. A. GALUSHA.. SIESTA DEvELoPMJl"NT Co., Sarasota, Fla., A.ugu.at 10~ 1.91!J. PITTSBURGH, P A., Augast !8, 1919. CONGllESSMA....~ B-LAN'l'OB: Your speeches snit me and meet my opinion CONGRESSMAN BLANTON: 1 congratulate you, and only wish there exactly. Wilen the Adamson. law w-as allowed to be bluffed through, the was a majority in Congress that bad the interests of the people at corner stone was laid for all this trouble. heart instead of politics, to suppurt you. Yours, truly, HA.rutY L. RIGEL. Yolll"S, very truly, n. ;r. WLLso.N, HOTEL STRATHCONA, Secretary WiZson-Bnvder Manufacturing Co. Victoria, British Oolumbia, August 1, 1919. CONGRESSMAN BLANTON : From the Victoria Colonial to-day I inclose THE BROWN PAPER Co~ you quotation from the dean of S.t. Paul, wher:cin he says that labor FO-rt Madison, Iotoa, August 28, 1919. :uninns have beeome huge capitalistic -concerns, engaged in financing CoKGRESlJMAN BLANTON : Your speeches are very gratifying to us. raids upon the -pe.o~e. He .says: •• With them it i-s not a .stroggle be We ure glad there are at least a few men in Congress who .dare to tween the ricll and poor ; it is open brigandage against the community. speak the truth, and we hope that you will be able to lilhame Rep-re They are a privileged class, determined that these prlvileges shall oot sentatives into fighting Bolshevism. go outside themselves. They are shuttin~ down employment n-ot only Yours, respectfully; against discharged soldiers but wounded men ..... A. P. BROWN, President. I trust that you will continue your :fight for freedom ot the individual to work and labor as he wills under the law. CINCINNATI, OHIO, August 12, 1919. Respectfully, D. W. BELL. CONGUESSMA'N BLANTON: I want to congratulate and thank you for l\1r. Speake~ the foreo-oing is a fair sample .of the many letters the stand yon have taken on labor matters, and particularly on the I have received fr~m citizens all over the United States, living in gross and impud.ent demands made by the four brotherhoods. The princ-iples of our Government are now being rapidly undermined an-d States -other than Texas, indorsing my work in Co11t,o-ress and up overthrown by labor unions. proving my efforts to clean up .certain d-ep.artments and to dd 'OUI." I think we ·are very iortunate to have oDe man in Congress who has Nation of lawlessness and Bolshevism. I have received hundreds the courage and patriotism to stand up ngainst this monstrous evil which is seeking to overtake us. I deem it a great p.leasnre and -privi of such letters ftom my constituents in my own district, none of lege .to write to you approvlng your cGU.I'Se. I bave observed your which I have put in this RECORD. But inasmuch as my Texas -nctio.n.s not only on this occasion but on others, tn which you inter colleagues might be interested in learning the sentiment on vened far the interest .of the United .stntes and our people, and I wish to th:mk you. these issues expressed by their constituents, I will now .exhibit n Very sinc-erely, yours, sample of the letters I hav.e 1·.eceived from numerous citizens of L. C. BLACK. Texas outside of my own district, as follows, to wit: . LUNI.NG, NEv. ., A.ugust 10, 191.9. Bunomss, BURG.»SS_. CHUESTM.A~ & BRUNDIDGE, Co.xGD:ESSliAN BLANTON : Do you realize by your statements that the ATTORNEYS AT LAW, great ~abor vote is likely to be antagonized? You seem to _place the IJalltu, T6fl:., Septenwer 1, 19W. public interests above party. I only wish for the country's sn..k~ there Bon. TB:()»AS L. BLANTO. , M. C., were more Democrats at Washington who had some of your independ WasJ1ifrgtofl, D. C. ence. M:Y DEAR Sm: I have just finish~ read1:ng your ~xtended _remarks T011~s, r-espectfully, under date of Monday, July 28, in the Co!'-lmu:s.SIO.N.AL RECORD regardillg the Nolan-Kenyon United States Employment .8.erviee measure. I read it all. I ha-ve also been reading in re EL PASO, TEX., AugiJSt .}, :W19. SHUTTLES Bnos. & LEWIS, DmAn Mn. BLA~To~ : I can't keep from admiring the only man in Wash Dallas, Tew., August 9, 1919. ington who bas guts to come out in the open and stand up for what is CONGRESSMAN BLANTON : I should feel recreant to. a duty if I did not right. At one time I was foolish enough to think that organized labor ;:~~tela~~. commend you for the stand you are taking regarding organ- was patriotic and stood for what-was right. Now, I know that they' are the most dangerous trust in existence in the United States to-day. ! run heartily in sympathy with labor and prepared to go a long ways · Everybody is suffering from these hard times now, it is the price we toward dividing profits with them, but it is impossible to satisfy th~m. paid for victory. Most of us are waiting for times to adjust themselves, If a few more of our Congressmen and Senators had the courage but the traitors can't wait. While we boys were fighting for $30 per that you. have. it would soon bring about much better conditions in this month the Government had to raise the traitors• wages every 30 days to country. keep them in line and then throw an insult at us by telling the dyna I believe all thinking people are with you and hope that you will be miters bow patriotic they were. successful in your efforts. Don't grant their unjust demands. If necessary call for volunteers Yours, truly, to guard and operate the railroads. They made soldiers out of us in n.. H. SHUTTLES, P1·esident. 30 days, we can learn to run the railroads in the same time. Stand up for the right and keep off the civil war, I am for you. With best AUSTIN, TEX., August '1, 1919. regards, I am, Co::-~cnESSM.AN BLANTON : I note in the papers your stand with refer YOUl'S, truly, COLBERT COLDWELL, ence to labor unions, and I want- to congratulate you, as it occurs to 1121 Los A71geles Street. me you are the only one so far that has nerve enough to tack.le this combination and trust. You are on the right road, according to my opinion, and I hope that good results will follow your onslaught on this SA.N A:\TONIO, TEX., August 21, 1919. combination. REPRESEXTATIVE BLA~TO~ : I am greatly pleased with the honest and Yours, truly, w. R. S:mTH. f-rank manner in which. you discuss public questions. Would that all of our Congressmen were equally frank. However, it is a great pleasure to . WACO, TEX., A ugust 20, 1919. know that we have at least one representative in Congress who has the DEAR MR. BLANTON: I read your speech, "Whither are We Drifting?" courage to call a spade a spade. in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD with a great deal of interest. It is With best wishes for your future success, I remain, almost as interesting as one of Dumas's novels, and I am so pleased with Sincerely, yours, - the methods you pursue in this and other matters of a similar character W. F. MILLER, that I can not resist telling you and congratulating you. 821 Mason Street. Vei"Y truly, yours, CITARLES HAMIJ..TON, . TITE OZARK CIDER & VIXEGAR Co., Banl;e1·s 'l'rust Building. PARIS, TEX., Atlgust 9, 1919. HUMBJ,E OIL & REFIXING CO., - REPRESEXTATIVE BLANT0::-1: We strongly admire the COUTage you have Fort Worth, Teir:., August i, 1919. displayed fn standing up for the rights of the public. The feeling of the Hon. THOMAS L. BLANTON, public generally is in accord with the stand you have taken. Washington, D. 0. Yours, very truly, MY DEAn Sm: You never saw or beard of me b ~fore; ~nd I am ~ n MAURY ROBIXSON. utter stTanger to you. . Nevertheless, I hope I may not be exceeding the privileges of even GnAXBURY, TEX., August 9, 1919. the humblest citizen in writing you to express to you ,my deep ad REPRESEXTATIVE BLAXT0::-1 : You eem to be the onlY,: man in Congress. miration and my heartfelt sympathy in the stand you .have been and Our hat is off to you. May you live long and bapp1ly. Here's to you are taking against the unreasonable demand and inordinate arrogance for United States Senator when the next vacancy occurs. of federated labor. Sincerely, J. H. DoYLE. I am in complete sympathy with labor itself, as I know you and all other good men are; I am a laborer myself, though m;v labor is not manual. But organized labor is under arms and marchmg. The time FORT WORTH, TEX., A ugi'Bt !J, :W19. is not far distant when it must crush or be crushed. It is as relentless REPRESENTATIVE BLA::-IT0::-1 : As a citizen who believes in protection to and as selfish as the IIun ; if victorious, it will be as ignorant and property, and a fair deal for all the people, permit me to express to you chaotic, as vicious as the Russian Bolsbeviki. my high appreciation for the invaluable work you are doing in Congress . For years past I have been hoping that condition might raise orne against anarchy, Bolshevism, and a thousand other ills with which the dauntless giant who would have the courage and the force to lead a country is now afflicted. _ . fight against this growing tyranny of federated labor. Thl'ee years ago I do not live in your district but feel proud that we have one man in I was disappointed when even our great President had the opportunity, Congress, at least, that will stand up and defend the principles that our but not the com·age, to do it. country has het:etofore stood for.· And until you took up . the .. gauntlet I had almost lost hope that Yours, h1ndly, II. H. IIARDIX. any of our public men would be brave enough to join battle in behalf of that greater and more numerous, but less noisy and aggressive force, WICHIT.l. MILL & ELEVATOR Co., the great American public, which some day is going lo rise in its wrath Wichita F'alls, Tew., Attgust 1.£, 1919. and sweep the present labor organizations from the face of the earth. lion. THO:.'IIAS L. BLANTO~, I a.m praying for more strength to your arm. · Om·e House of Representatives, Washington, D. 0. I resided for 22 years at Ballinger, and in my heart still call it home • I consider myself as one of your constituents ; your district is ~h: DEAn MR. BLANTO~ : I can not refrain from expressing to you my home and I am very proud if it shall prove that my -home district my personal appreciation of the position taken by you with reference in Texas' shall raise up the David who shall defeat this arrogant to the demands of the railroad brotherhoods for the passage of their Goliath. I am, so-called "Government Ownership Railroad Bill." I am sure ihat your Very respectfully, yours, ROBEnT L. BE N ' ETT. attitude and the views expressed by you are harmonious with the attitude and views of an overwhelming majority of our Texas people. The only difficulty about the matter is, that too many of our people GREENVILLE, TEX., A ·ugust 9, 19:W. are willing to let matters of this kind go by unnoticed, and- then later CONGRESSMAN BLANTO~ : l note with much interest the bold stand you complain of the injustice that bas· been done. have taken in favor of the enforcement of the law against organized · I sincerely hope the very courageous example set by you in opposing anarchy. It is indeed regrettable -that so few of our public men have this monstrous injustice which is sought to be forced roughshod on oru· the nerve to denounce wrong when It may jeopardize their political American people may be followed by a sufficient number of Democratic prospects. I want to express my admiration of the courage which a nd Republican Congressmen to assure the overwhelming defeat of you have manifested since you became a Member of Congress. this vicious measm·e. I have some acquaintance with your distinguished sister, Miss .Annie With kindest regard , I beg to remain, Webb Blanton, our efficient State superintendent of public instruction, Very truly, yours, and knew of you as a former district judge in western •.rexas. J. C. 1\IYTINGER. Respectfully, V. W. Gn uBBs. BELLVILLE, TEX., Augu,s t 9, 1919. ORANGE, TEX., Sept embe1· 1, 19:W. COXG RESS:U A ~ BLANTO~ : I am not one of your constituents, but am CONG RESSJ\IAN BLANTO~ : I was in the office of Mr. Lynch Davidson in a native ~' ex a.n, and desire to say that I have read of your efforts in Houston yesterday and found him rending "the most interesting docu t he House with great pleasure. I always admire a man who has the ment be had seen in years." Questioning him, I found it to be a CoN courage to openly exnress· his honest convictions. onESSIO::-IAL RECORD containing your expose of the Department of Labor. Your stand With regard to the railroad men is absolutely correct. Would consider it a special favor if you would kindly send me a copy of I stood in front of the post office to-day when the papers came, anu this RECORD. . beard at least a dozen men indorse your_ efforts, and praise you for Your , very truly, your courage and fearlessness. I tell you that it is bad that we haven't F. H. B\ mwELL, GencraZ .Manage1·. at least BOO more men like you in Congress. The political cowards must be sent to the political junk pile, and MOSHER MAN UFACT URING Co., the people will no doubt do it. Dallas, TeJJ., Attgust i, :W19. In these strenuous days when our Government has been put to an DEAR Mn. BLA ·To~ : I wish you to know that I have heard many expense unheard of, every person ought to stand by the Government favorable comments on your work in· Congress from business men not and reduce the expense. only in Texas but in my travels North and East, where my busine s .Again expressing my appreciation, and with klndest wishes, I am, takes me ft·equently. ) Very truly, yours, Yours, very truly, c. G. KtWEGER. W. S. UOSITEC. ) S. E. McA.sHAN GnAIN Co. ~ BEE CouNTY AnsTRA.CT Co., Howtton, Tew., August 6, 1.919. Beev ille, Tew., August '1, 19:W." CONGRESSliA~ BLAXTO~: Simply want to say that I am watching REPRESENT.A.TIVE BLANTO~ : As far as I can see from the press, you vour work in Congress with pleasure. The ll. C. of L. and the labor are the only man in Congress that has the nerve to raise your voice question go hand in hand and both are now exactly where they ought against the Bolshevist, anarchy, and labor unions, which are more men l to be, before Congress, where they should be thrashed out. The issues acing to this Government to-day than anything else since the Declara I must be facecl and decided to save the Republic. tion of Independence. Wit h best wishes, Yours, truly. S. E. Mc.AsHAN. Da=- Tno:r. I 1919. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 5249 THE R. H. Sw-u.nTz Co., Representative in Congress who has the moral courage to voice his con· Ilouston, TeiTJ., Aug·ust 6, 191JJ. victions. I hope you will continue to soak this bunch of highbinders CoxanESSMAN BLA.."i'I'O~ : Please allow me to congratulate you. You until the people can get in touch with their Repre-sentatives in Con represent not only the sentiments of the masses of this State but. also gress. The people are becoming more and more disgusted with this the interests of the coUlltry at large. I am sorry that so few of your bunco game, and unless Congress takes action without further delay, colleagues have the courage to say what they think and know to be the people are going to act. You may rest assured that the people who right. Thanking you again, and wishing you success. believe in a square deal for all and special concessions to none will Your. , >cry truly, always be round backing you. R. II. SWAI:TZ. Yours, very truly, n. PnocTOI\... 202 East San Antonio Street. DALLAS, Tl:X., August 9, 1JJ19. CoxonESSAIAN BLANTON : The writer wishes to congratulate you. on PARIS, TEX., August 20, 1!119. your efforts. You are one of the few men who are not afraid to thmk and to say what you think. If this country bad more Congressmen who CONGRESSMAN BLANTO~ : Good work. Stand behind your artillery anu were of the fearless type you are our problems would not have reached shoot straight. Good work. I salute you. You are a real all-wool-yard such n ct·itical state. · wide Texan and a Representative of the United States. Trusting you will continue your good work, and thanking you for what Yours, very truly, you bave done, .A. :M. RILEY. Yours, tt·uly, Box llG. J. H. BRILLHAI:T. BnYA~, TEx., August 1, 191JJ. VAX HORN, TEX., August 9, 1919. CoxGnESSliiAN BLANTON: I admire your efforts on the labor situatioc, Coxotmss:u•.\,.'f BLAXTON: .After reading your speeches on union labor, and am son·y that I am not in your district so that I could vote for you. I have felt it to lle my duty to thank you for the stand you have taken. WhenHer I can be of service call on me. Yours, very tt·uly, J. WEBB IIOWELL. T. ll. OWE~. DUBLIN, TEx., August 11, 1JJ1JJ. DALLAS, TEX., August 6, 1919. CONGRESSMAN TILANTON: Permit me to commend you f.or your cour · CONGRESSlii..L'i BLA...'iTON: Congratulations. You are just exactly right. age 'find efforts. What you have said everybody knows is true, but Keep up the good fight. nearl.r everybody is afraid to ·• open his head " about it. Believe me, Yours, \ery truly, .J. E. FARXSWORTH. organized labor has got fangs and is showing them. The a>erage legislator has not seen that this great upheaval on high cost of living i s not of the plain people. FORT WOHTH, TEX., August 20, 1919. Very truly, yours, CoxGnESS:\IAN BLANTON: I have just reac1 your speech in the Dallas C. G. FOUST. New1'l and desire to congratulate yon. As I understand it, there are something like thre-e to six million DALLAS, TEx., S'l;ATION A, August 11, 1919. organized laborers, :mel possibly 100 real rich men furnishing the surplus capital for canymg on organized- commercial manufacturing COXGUESSMAN BLANTON: I have carefully read the CONGRESSIONAL and industrial pursuits, and I am rather of the opinion that they are RECOHD for years. I feel in my deepest heart to write you that we standing in together. Only a few years ago Mr. George L. Bennett, sorely need BLA.KTONS to fill ou1· congressional seats in both Houses. who controlled the Strawn coal mines, was very much opposed to or The holding up of our Government, the robbing of our masses by ganized labor and would not let his miners organize. He was also the classes drawing fat salaries is the crime of the ages, and a disgrace controlling interest in the Acme Pressed Brick Co. at Bennett, Tex., and to our Representatives. •.ro stop the infamy of the Adamson law, some of his friends at Alton, Ill., were also interested with him in it is only necessary to get the facts before the people. Once the that enterprise, and during a trip to Alton one of the coal-mine organ masse get to sec this infamous bulldozing of our Nation, they will izers slipped into Strawn and organized the miners into a union, and put men in Congress who will see that we have a real Go>ernment. when Mr. Bennett returned he found them all out Qn a strike, and on Go aheau. The peol)lc are with you. inquiry he found that the superintendent had discharged a man who had W. .A. J ARREL. almost beaten a mule to death down in the mine, and the miners de manded that be be taken back, and on the refusal of the superintende.ct SAN ANGELO. TEx., Atlgust '1, 1919. the miners struck. Coxc:nESSMAN BLAXTOK: I want to compliment you and commenu When Mr. Bennett located the trouble and was unable to get the your efforts against allowing labor unions to dominate Congress and miners to work until this fellow was taken back, he called the miner our Government. The consensus of opinion here outside of unions into the office and told the superintendent to put him back to work, is that you are the only man in Congress that has had the guts to but the first time he beat a mule again to kill him and the company tight for the rights of the people. Thinking men know that there would see that he was cleared of the crime. This was a real good . must IJ e a change. joke on biro, and I was telling it on Mr. Bennett a year or two later,~ Yours, >ery truly, and he says, "Hell, I am in favor of organized labor now," and 1 R. II. IIARRIS. asked him wby, and he stated that in negotiations with the Miners' ' Union in Indianapolis a month or so prior to that, and they had been j LAGRANGE, TEx., September 4, 1919. in conference for two or three weeks and had not arrived at a settle- ment, and one of the union men got up and stated that be was badly 1 I CoxGnESSMAN BLA~TO~: You are making a wonderful fight, and I fooled in the class of men-the mine owners-that they were dealing realize that the labor element is undermining our very institutions. with, that he thought they were shrewd business men. Mr. Bennett! I have never voted anything but a Democratic ticket in my lif~ but stated that be got up and told them that he was an ordinary damphool,l it strikes me that it is high time that bouse cleaning be bad. .uabor but he wanted to know wherein he had acted a damphool in this in-, is dominating the party, and are demanding whatever capricious stance, and the miners' representati>e asked him the question, what scheme that may suggest itself to them, whether right or wrong. difference did it make to him or the mine owners what price they pald There never was a time when we were in greater need of strong, the miners for mining the coal, as the consumer eventually bad to payl1 bold, fearless men in Congress, who know the right and are willing it anyhow. The miner stated that they were only asking for 5 cents. to defend it. a ton incrE-ase and suggested that "you mine owners can easily agree Keep up the fight. Every true ·American is with you. to pay this and then go home and raise the price of coal 25 cents a Yery sincerely, ton, telling the consumers that you were forced to do this on account· GEORGEl E. LEXERT. of having to increase the pay to the miners for mining the coal." • Mr. Bennett stated that he told them that he was agreeable, that he G016 LINDELL STREET, DALLAS, TEY., August 7, 1919. was a simple damphool, and that he was ready to settle right now and COKGRESS.MAN RLANTON: I don't know what district you represent pay the advance and follow the suggestion of the miner, which was in Congress, but I want to congratulate a constituency whose Repre done. Mr. Bennett stated that they had conb·acted for two years on sentative bas the courage to speak his convictions, even when those this basis, but when that contract was out with the miners he was in convictions run counter to those of a body of men whose will to rule favor of making the contract for only one year, so that they could in·' or ruin is so manifest. crease their profits every year instead of every two years. I I am a railroad man myself, but the world has not yet grown so The nerve of the union labor as suggested in what is known as the' old that a railroad man must of necessity be a Bolshevik, and so I Plumb plan for controlling the transportation of this country is col-r am opposed to the Plumb plan of running the railroads. Nor do I lossal, and our Congressmen should stand by the gun and fight such n ' find that any of the railroad men with whom I have talked are in suggestion on every occasion. ; favor of it. I sincerely hope that the President and Congress will Union or organized labor has for years been intimidating our legis-' not make an abject surrender as was done in the case of the Adamson lators, our Congress, our courts, and even the Supreme Court of the: / bilJ. United States. Look what they have. done in the Mooney case, and r Very truly, yours, for one belie>e it is time to stop such proceedings in this country if CHARLES F. STEELE. we propose to be free people. \ ( There is everything against union labor and nothing in its favor, and EL PASO, TEX .. August ..f, 1919. · I congratulate Texas on having a representative with nerve enough to' DEAn Mn. BLANTON : Fight on, and keep your eyes skinned. One get up and fight it in Congress. ~ hundr0d million Americans arc with you to the bitter end. For the above reasons, I am of the opinion that the Congressman or T. F . .TO~AH. Senator who looks after the interest of the public; even if he has to go j up against organized labor, will be the man that will be in public favor . I in the end, as the public is beginning to wake up to the condltioll!l.1 / RICHMOND, Ti:.:x:., August 2?, 1919. brought about by organized labor in the high cost of living. r f CoNGRESSMAN BLANTON: I have been watching your record In Con Yours, very truly, I gress for man;v months and must congratulate you for your strong and II. B. DoRSEY.- tearless lndivtduallty. . · As things now stand Texas has at least one Representative in Con· . - EL PASO, TEX., A.ugttst 5, 1.91!1. ~ gress. Yours, vE'rY truly, T. RANNO~. ( CONGRESSMAN BLAXTO~ : I heartlly agree with you that something must be done or this country will face a condition of anarchy. Labol' EL PASO, TEX., .A.ttgust ~, 1919. is but human and becomes.a tyrant as well as the capitalist. TrustingJ. Co:xonessMAN BLANTO~ : I have noted with intere-st your speeches. that we may soon be released from threatened anarchy, I am, - ,. I believe that the time for calling a halt is upon us. I appreciate the :Very truly, ~ 1 stand you have taken, and also appreciate the fact that Texas has one · . M. M. i) WINSn\G~ t LVIU--331 i r \ 5250 CONGRESSI01 :A.L RECORD-Ht>USH. SEPTEJ\IBER ll, STEnLL ' G Cl:i;Y, 'li:Ex:, SeptcmbtJr 1, 11Jt9. GnANBlJRY, TEx., Augu,st 26, 1919. . · OXGRRSS:lLU~ ~AXTON: l ha.vc read: and studied. ca.refuily the- bi?LVIt MY DEAR Mit. BL~-TON : 'l'he whole of Texas is- beginning to realize sfuml you have taken .before Congre s a:nd' the Ameticnn people nga that you: are maJ."in .... a fight for tbe honest masses, th.e cmvarrdly, sellish, anar.chistic ":irre :siomr- of laboJ: uniom. RespectfUU;lt, W F. JlJLlll'F- ;· .As an: Ame.r:i.aan, and. therefore a na:ttn:al bont: re.bet a.gninst wro~ re..,.nrdle of its- source-· I wa.nt. to thank" you for youx mnnly stand. :r HoUSTON, '!'EX., AuyttBt , JJJJ!J. think it is ma~c ent. All decent, self-re pecting Ametic:ms ar-e a.mL. Hon. THOMAS L. BLANTON, will be with you. Washington, D. a. Within the pa t four or fi "'e years .Ameticar-my countrY- and. you.rs- M:r DE.!n Mn. BLANTON: It is encouraging to note that at this period bas absorbed m·ore Kaiserism, more imperial German rottenne s, than wheu the Americalb Federation. of Labor seems to be in fancied control · we will be able to get rid of in many years. of th-e legi.,lntive- 3.Dd executiv-e branches of the Government that there in.ce:rely- and re pectfully, is at least one M~mber of the House· ot R.epresentativ.es who is unafrall} JEFF D. AYliE • of this un:AmtJrican, aruL menacing o:rg:mization.. Th-e vapers giTe us 3.! brief outline of the resoloti.on1 wlliclL you. introduced in the H WL-c:JI.ril. FALL J T U~ ... A U(J.U.d f! J 1911J. DEA-n l\In;. BLA~To~- : I read with considerable interest of :your ':Or~ iu the have had enough of thlS soctalL'3tiC CoXGRESSM,A..."'l BL.-\..."TOX: We wa.ut to :rssure YGU' that we are entirely House. Y'Gu- are right. We with you, We hope that others will join you in your efforts to call a d~cttine a:nd threats. L ,.,. B l1alt. Yours, • u.. AlE. Yours, very truly, LESTER JO::XES, Cashier. And, m. Speaker, I :u.ave re.ceived numerous u igaed. com~ mendate.ry letters from an over the United States, and in ert th~ ; _ DALLA$, TEX., Augu..st 21, 1fJ11J. foJlowing as n fnir sample of them; ~ CO.A""Gll:E.SSAUN BLA.NTG:S • Ke p up yow: ~~d. work.. I inclose edi'Cocial UNION, S. C., August 16, 1919. 'f.rcum to-d.ay"s_ Dallas New I:e- ~ON. uap~rs all !>Ver the State ~ ·rnnv· sittln,. up aJld, tnlting notice. You are recelv.mg more editorial CaxGRB.SSMA.."'f B.LA 1'):0~ : The. people Jmow tha.t the high._cost of liylng ·llotice than any' other Representati¥c or , enator, according: to my ob- . U;•largely th.e· result of' dem 11& a!tev- dema.nih made by la.bo..t: un11>na s~vatio.us.... The people are b.eginning ~o . watch BLA:-o~. We need ·n.: siDce. war began_. Congress, m.nst. call n. halt. all a.ppreciat . you}:'" ·man like you-tor Si!nator. W1th best w1shes. seir-sa.cri1icing valuable work. I woulcl vote !or you for Pr 11lent. · F. J. STUART, ·,·, :You~ht'art is with all the people. · .Supe1·intenaent Curtis Publishing Oo. k LABORER. 1919. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 5251 SEATTLE, WASH., Augtt8t 18, 191!J. 994 FOURTEENTH STREET, Hon. '£HO!>IAS L. RLANTON, Boulder, aolo., September .4-, 1919. Washingto11, D. a. MY DEAD MR. BLANTON: Your speeches in the, House on Americanism, DEAR Sm : The United States Employment S.ervice should be investi particularly your opposition to class legislation demanded under threats gated here. Shortly after this office opened there were seven men draw by certain organizations, should be read by every red-blooded American ing $3,000 a year each, because they were union men and would not send -who holds the interests of the whole country to be above the desires anyone without a union card. We have six. labor bureaus in Seattle, all of a small clique of agitators, most of whom were permitted to eyade spending public money. Mr. Shells, of the city bureau, will tell you military service and who labored for their country at from $8 to ~10 that Federal Director Lawrence Wood and his office are a joke. On per day, while others of us served our country by fighting in the July 1 his monthly allowance was reduced to $1,500, but he had rented trenches of Europe at $33 per month. Gompers says o1·ganizet1 labor half of his fioor space to the Knights of Columbus tor $300 per month. won the war. If labor was so essential to the winning of the \~ar, I am a civil-service employee, hence can't sign my name. why was it not conscripted to work at the same remuneration paid 0Nlil ON THE INSIDil. men who were laboring on the battle fields of Europe? We who have served in France sometimes wonder just who are renl Americans. TRENTON, N. J., August 1~, 191!J. ROY II. FLA"I l\1_. aounty Road Superintendent, Alamog01·do, N. llle:r;. DEAR RJilPRJilSIIINTATIVE BLANTON : Keep up your patriotic work in the interest of a square deal for all the people. I am inclosing you an article published in the newspaper from Dr. A. C. Kniskern, of Mechanicsville, Mo:s-TROSE, CoLo., September 8, 191?. dated August 12, wherein he says no labor union member is starving or Congressman BL.~NTON, in any way suffering, but that the cost of production has increased Washington, D. a. through wage increases and restrictions demanded, and that industry, DEAR Mn. BLANTON: I read the CONGRESSIONAL RlilCOlll> with more in dexterity, and efficiency are discouraged, while shiftlessness, incom terest than nny magazine, and I take a dozen, and I am woncl:-rfully petency, and sloth at·e protected. interested in your splendid campaign against bureaucratic iniquitie3 FIXED INCOi\-IE. prevalent in Washington. I am not asking any special assistance at this time in this matter, but thought you would like to know some of the WASHINGTON, D. C., August 15, 1919. latest developments in this rotten war bureau. Permit me to say that your name in the CO:>lGllESSIONAL RECORD DEAR .Mn. BLASTO:>l : I am much Interested in your good work. Keep al~ays attracts me to something worth reading. I run no Democrat, it up and clean up these departments. At 1310 Pennsylvania Avenu<> but Senator THOMAS's views, as well as yout· own, of bureaucratic or SE. there are four members of the same family drawing salaries from the governmental unions are my own. They are nothing less th::m trea Government. Is it right for the law to be ignored? sonable. A HELPER. Yours, truly, F. D. CARLIX. PcinTLAND, OREG., August 1!, 1919. WILLIAMSTOWN, MASS., August 10, 1919. Representative BLANTON, of Texas. . DEAn Mn. BLANTON : I am glad t:l think there is one Congressman. DE.I.R Sm: I desire you to know that I commend your stand and the who is not intimidated by the threats of those who talk of tying up the work you have done in Congress. railroads, starving our cities, and kUling industrial life if the Go,ern There Is hardly a Government institution connected with industry, ment doesn't do. their bidding. The misfortune is there are not more outside of farming, that has not been given over to the control of labor men in Congress with your hackbone. It would certainly be better for unions. You doubtless knew that the employment agencies have been the country. turned over to them. It b idle for the Secretary of Labor to say that Wishing you gn•at success. union men can deal fairly with unorganized labor, as it is an impossi A BUSINESS 1\lA~. bility. It is your efforts and fight to clenn up the party that wlll keep us Democrats in it who are now ready to quit it the old policy is pursued. Mr. Speaker, inasmuch as the gentleman from Pennsylvania To sign my name would invite attacks. [Mr. DEwALT] expressetl so vigorously .his disapprobation of my A TAXPAYER. efforts in this House I will insert a few excerpts from a few leading newspapers, giving information as to the view of at WASHINGTON, D. C., August 30, 1919. least some impartial newspapers on the issue invol\ed: CONGRIIISSHAN BLANTON, of Texas: Unions will not let men work when, where, and for whom they please, or an employer employ whom be [Honey Grove Signal.] pleases, but fs a gigantic trust crushing the freedom and life out of this We don't know THOMAS L. BLANTON, Congressman from the Abilene Nation. Where is the business man, newspaper, or clergyman who dares district, but we are hoping his voice will never grow weaker than it tell the truth about it? Is there lett among our publlc men in this is now and that the supply of sand for his gizzard will never b e country an old-time, honest American who llke Henry Clay would rather cut off. BLANTON is saying things out loud that many men have long be right than be President? Gold hefp us, I tear not, unless it is you. been thinking in secret. Yea, BLANTON is saying things other men AMERICAN. know they ought to say and would say if their backbones could be stllrened a little. · WEST SIXTY-EIGHTH STREET, [Wills Point Chronicle.] New York, August 16, 1919. Say what you may of Congressman THOMAs L. BLANTo:s-, of the Abilene district, he . is one man who would go to jail, if need be, for DEAR MR. BLANTON: I feel impelled to write you this letter, congratu opinion's sake. Right or wrong, he is a fighter who never squawks when lating your work in Congress. the cold steel of an opponent strikes him. Game to the last; that's / Since the brotherhoods thrust their " Plumb-to-hell plan," as it is TOM BLANTON. ~baracterized by the Ron. Martin W. Littleton, of this city, on Congress, J there is fast developing a movement that might be called a government [Athens Review.] of the labor unions, by the labor unions, and for the labor unions. BLANTON is a strong man. He is not only representing his own dis The time has a.rrived when the American people should call a halt on trict bot is doing most of the fighting in Congress for Texas. The the activities and holdup methods of the labor organizations of this Review places him in nomination for governor next year. We would country. · They must fight back to again establish that freedom of action like to hear a second to the nomination. and that freedom from domination that is the inalienable right of every [Ledger.] American citizen and which privilege he holds so dear. That would be great for Texas but a sacrifice on the part of Mr. I therefore rejoice that there is at least one Representative in Con BLANTON and the seventeenth district. a sacrifice our east Texas friends gress who bas the courage to stand up in his place and make a most should not exact. The governor of Texas draws the princely sum of emphatic protest against the most vicious measure that has ever been $4 0()0, and the people, through their prejudice and ignorance, recently presented to Congress, and which would lnvest in a class the power to 1 control the most important element of our national life. s:ud it was sufficient. Yes; Texas needs a man of BLANTON's backbone The result may be a revolution, but it won't be on the Plumb plan. and ability for governor, but the Nation needs him in Congress, and Wishing you success in your work. I am, it is up to Texas and the seventeenth district to keep him there. DEMOCRAT. [From the Houston (Tex.) Post, p. 6, Apr. 2:3, 1919.] MR. BLANTON AND . MR. GOMPERS. CAMDIIIN, N. J., September 5, 1919. When Mr. Gompers in his recent statement to the Associated Press DEAR CONGRESSMAN BLANTON : I read the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD and suggested Congressman BLANTON's "utter incapacity of understanding you are the only Member in the House who really stands up for the the plainest propositions of riffht, justice, freedom, and democracy," be people, and I want to extend my humble praise to you for doing so. If invited a rejoinder from the Texas Congressman that may be taken as there were more Representatives llke you, the country would be a great one of the preliminaries of some very plain speaking in the A.merican I deal better off. Being a Republican of the Roosevelt type, it goes Congress. I against my grain to have anything to do with or say to a Democrat, Mr. Gompers need not expect to dismiss the Texan in so summary a ,I but you are such an exceptiona.Ily honest and clean Democrat, to say manner. Mr. BLANTON is plenteously endowed with understanding. nothing of your fearlessness, it kinder pulls me near to you as you There need be no fear on that ground, and he is very apt to be heard .fight to protect the interests of all the people. Some of your colleagues from on the fioor of Congress. ought to go back home and knock their damn blocks off, for they are Mr. BLANTON is not lacking either in intelligence or courage, and in no earthly use either to their constituents, who have been damn fools the general discussion of war matters, which is very apt to follow the 1 eno12gh to send them to Congress, or to their Government. If some of coming investigations, he may be depended upon to exhibit an under· your colleagues would spend half the time helping you that they waste standing that will satisfy Mr. Gompers on that score. . I m opposing your good fights, something would be accomplished. Mr. Gomper's labor activity has never placed him in touch with the I You keep on with your good work and the decent people of the country great agricultural classes of America. Mr. BLA..."'TON is very much in ! will with one a•::cord say, "God bless ToM BLANTON, of Texas; well touch with a quarter of a million of just that sort of population. And done thou good and faithful servant " ; and we will forgive you for probably before very long there will be a very close inspection by Con being a Democrat. gressmen of the agricultural demands of the country, for some of the FIRST DISTRICT, N. J. very things that Mr. Gompers is now boasting of achieving baptlen to be things that are not viewed with any great enthusiasm by tile agri· MADISON, Wis., August 10; 1919. cultural classes and the great unorganized bourgeoisie of the country. DmAn Mn. BLANTON: I am In hearty sympathy with your work in Con Mr. Gompers is a man of great ability and determination, but what gl'ess. After forcing the Adamson law on the people in 1916, all he has achieved during the war must eventually come up for review, branches of organized labor followed suit, and through threats and because the great majority of the workers of the country were not in force have reached the doVar-an-hour basis. Now. they are to solve cluded in the benefits, but certainly are included among the payers of the high cost of living by reducing the price of all farm products. the cost of such benefits. . ! Unions raise the price of farm machinery and lower the price of farm And when we .say these achievements must come up for review we ~o products and makes the "tiller of the soil" a slave to labor organiza not say that they must be set aside. But it is evident that the perma tions. I note that you are representinJ: all of the people alike and not nent adjustments, so far as the Government is concerned, and so fat a small class. as all private activity is concerned, must include all classes of workers. I REPUBLICAN FARMER. organized or otherwise. · CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. SEPTEl\IBER 11' Agriculture will not pay these mounting tolls upon its energies with ovel", they made uemands for increases in wages, coupled with the threat out a hearin,. or without .'full consideration. It is slowly awakening, that unless these demands were at once complied with they would .pre :lS Mr. BLAN'l'O.' knows, ana it is going to contend for .an ~pplication of cipitate a nation-wide strike, tie up all the railroads of the country, rho pdnctple of equal nd ·exact justice to all. When the sleeping giant and paralyze every branch of .American industry. ~-twalres, Mr. Gonipers -will be -surprised to ~ee 1lo~ :marry -congressmen . Later on, -,vben we Wel'e in the •ery crisis of tnll' struggle with Ger rul cease to regard biro as the Colos us ·he has a.ppeare<'I to be for manJt, 'these! demands for Htcteased wages were renewed, and our Presi 30 years past. fie mny be ure there has been lfttlc genuine Tegard tor de'Dt, wisely, as I believe, acceded to them. 'l'hese brotherho.ods ·did not bim "Personall-y, and quite as little for -some of hls ttchievements auring 'ID.eab vel.'y much by 'these demands. They only meant that if we did the war which unquestionably outraged the 'Sen-se of propriety of -many 'Dot grant 1:he ·llemands, they would tie up the railroads; but th-ey were a. Congre. sman who was too tftnld to Tisk anything by open •rebellion nm.tndful n.f the faf our clothes. have their own status in•estigated and fixed upon n basis of equal justice. In pa. sing, allow me to gay that ever-y true :American ot the ninety And the man who threatens them with any calamity whatsoever wm be :fom· millions of our people who are not membe1·s of the American a fit subject for the insane asylum. They are not to f>e 'frlghtene nor anywhere :near it, have never ~en in the State but three or four ·not unreasonable to expect a quorum to be present at all times Con times, and •probably never have been in his district. This is written gress is in session, vofug away the taxes of the people at tlle rate of without suggestion from or consultation with him or any of his friends $20,000,000 a day for every day in the year. · absolutely otr my own bat. There is no reason why every measure carrying an appropriat ion "On severnl occasions I have observed that he stood a1one, voted ·by , should not be subjected to more scrutiny than it obtains in committee. himself after insisting on a division on some proposition, and with the And it is nothing short of a crime the way the great supply b~ whole Honse against him. That may seem to some ridiculous. I con- · carrying billions are rammed through the house practically as p repnred .fess 1 admire it. Doubtless to many people the stand at the Alamo and in the committee, because the Members of the Honse a re given neithm· the rush at San Jacinto seemed ridiculous, but the men who stood and the time nor opportunity to examine and discuss them. . the men who rushed live in everlasting glory while millions of the The brief period of consideration that ensues when the Bouse is sit prudent counters of noses and chances are forgotten long ago. ting as a Committee of the Whole House, with -the rnw Member s firing " Judge BLAN"TON-1 see by his speeches and his biography in the Con their political guns for consumption at home, and filling the RECORD gressional Directory that he is ' Judge '-probably will be fought by so often with fake speeches, affords no opportunity for investigation organized labor. Any man with the nerve to oppose any of its demands of appropriation bills. There could be no more ludicrous travesty upon and methods may expect to be fought with all the power of unlimited the solemn function of apportioning the hard-earned tax money of the command of money and of men for open and secret work. He has put · people to the public semce. himself up as a target and lle will be shot at all right. His overthrow The customs, systems, and practices which the execrated BLA X T ON would be a warning to all others in politics to grovel and worship before ha-s denounced have made the American Government the most extra the labor leaders, as mo t ot the politicians of both parties have done. vagant, wasteful, and corrupt that ever existed on the i'ace of the earth ·; His reelection would be notice that, in Texas at least, courage and inde they have lowered the tone of American public life and introduced pendence are honored. conditions into the lives of the people themselves that constitute al " I am a friend of organized labor-a friend too sincere to ap_plaud ready a problem of baffiing complexity; and they are directly r espon i its errors or connive at or accept its sins. During the 30 years I was in ble fo.r an artificiality and shallowness in current political and social business for myself, an employer on a small scale, I employed only ideals 1:hat promise no good for the Republic. -organized labor, never had a strike or serious dispute, and waB an If the men on Capitol Hill in Washington can .behold no c:onu ection honorary member of the union with which I had to deal. 1 have aided between the unrest, discontent, and rebelliousness among the ma s ~<'S strikes when I thought they were justified and helped fight them when and their frivolous sense of responsibility in the matter of exp endl~ I believed them to be unlustlfied, my position in that regard being the taxes of the toilers of the .Nation, then :they are strangely blind t:o that of the av-erage unorganized American citizen. 1n my opinion organ the " state of the Union " which they periodically consider. ized labor is·as much·a necessity for our time and stage of civilization u.s Mr. Speaker, the gentleman .:from Pennsylvania [1\fr. D EwALT] combinations o! capital or cooperation of churches. It seems to me, however, to ~ " in a transition stage, just about where a big, strong boy states that he was elected to Congress by a _plurality of 5,037 1is when he feels .within him 'the strength of a full man, but has ·not votes. He might be interested in ·knowing that with three op learned to realize n man's responsibilities and need for cooperation -wlth ponents last year, one an ex-Congressman and the other two State other men for the general welfare and his own. All of us know that a boy at that stage is prone to fall into foolishness and devilment, and that legislators, I .received not a plurality but a majority oYer all sometimes the more virility and ambition he has the worse he is. Most three of them of 15,212 votes, defeating ex-Congr~ess man Calla of us have seen young men ot that age given too much money or power way in his home county-Comanche-by 1,1.91 votes. •go straight to destruction and do endless harm. We know, .too, that put under vicious or foolish influence and leadership they axe likely to Mr. 'BLACK. 1\fr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield.? · go very far wrong and that their most faithful friends are those who Mr. BLANTON. Yes; I yield. advise them against their ·inclinations and an_ger -them by opposing Mr. BLACK. .I understand that Oscar Callaway diu not in their progress toward .ruin. " It seemB -to me that is J)recisely what :Judge BLANTON has been reality make an active campaign. I hope the gentleman will doing. He has been trying consistently to balk the unions in wrong make that clear in fairness to bim. .doing, to prevent them •from undertaking to establish in this country a Mr. BLANTON. He made what is called a " pu sy-foot cam new and dangcroUB tyranny, to hinder and overthrow the law-defying, unscrupulous, and r-eckless leaders. Probably three-.fourtbB of the Mem paign" and .spoke in the various precincts of his horne county. bers ot Congress know in their hearts he is right, but few of them have [Laughter.] He -started out early in the campaign, when I was the nerve to stand with him. I confess :that plodding, as I have t.o do, .here att~ding to the people's business, .as I ·did not leave here through the pages of debates.and Bpeeches, the cl-ear, challenging, bugle call crow of this Texas gamecock amid the barnyard wheezings and until about a week before the electio.n. He tried to begin speak squawkings and .qua.cldngs of tbose around him comes as refreshing as ring in .one of my counties, at Gorman, Tex_, and Jle got lU'>On a martial music. He sounds like .s.ome.body looking at the Jwci.zon while truck before a lot of my .constituents who Jrnew me when I was others scratch for :worms and SCI."Rps. Almost .single handed he exposed and overthrew the money-squandermg, humbugging Employment Bureau a judge there, and they advised hlm that he could not make ·and he 1B rnow dragging to light -the attempt£ of the Department of that kind of a speech there in Gorman, Tex. Labor to use .the United States Government to invade the .most ·sacred The gentleman .from ·Ohio [Mr. LoNawomH] is now serving hi-s rights of the sovereign State of California and rescue a man convicted of the most hilleous of murders by thrusting aside the .orderly action .:fifteenth year ·in Congress. I am only ·Serving my third 'Year ·of the 'State's courts. Because this attempt was ·m.ude behind the dis- :here; yet I challenge each of these gentlemen, since they JmYe gui e ot o.r_ganized labor few Members o.f eitheT House dared condemn expressed violent disapproval of my work in Congress, to sllow ~ez!i~iJ~\z~~?n which ought to set ev-ery old-fashioned S.ta:te .tights / that during their .long terms ,of gfficeholdi:ng either has received I " Crazed by success and the subservien<;y of politicians, the labor more real, bona fide, sincere indorsements sent us by our rP ;pec leaders have gone too far. .Congress begms to hear now from the ttve constituents 'J)rior to last Friday, ·w.hen they criticized me, 15,000~000 voters on "the farms and otherwise outside organized labor that tuey a.re tired of being run over and .having national policies commending 11s for individual effort .exerted in behalf of the dictated. at their ·cost, by the scant 3,000,000 iDBide the •unions-or beneficial interests ·of all tbe people of the United States alike, rather, by the few hundreds who presume to :peak for -those 3 000 000 than 1 have r.eceived this year. Unless they can do this it little and to hold their votes as trading assets. :Tudge BiiA-'TON is' ga.iiung a good many recruits these days, judging :from :the -reports tn the l>ecomes them to criticize .me and condemn my work .and states newspapers. ..A great number of .gentlemen are seeing that he has manship when it .is approved by the--people whom, after all, and been right all along. This outSider believes the number wlll increase not our colleagues, we I'epresent. The gentleman from Penn8Yl steadily. I am asking the use of your coluiDD.S, Mr. Editor to warn and exhoort the people of his district to -sta;nd b,Y 'the •Constitution and Yania [.l\Ir. DEWALT] accused me .of wasti.ng m·gent time in de laws on which our Government and our civilization are founded and by manding g_no.r.nms. Last Monday, on page 5061. of the .REcoRD, the time-tried and time-honored principles of democracy, and begin to appears ifhe .following: make sure now that Judge BLANTON shall come back by bigger majority ·than ever, if possible. Mr. GARD. Is there no further regular business for the day, may ·I ask? " I do not sign 1:his simply because I am not seeking publicity and Mr. LONGWORTH. ·So far ns I am -informed, there is no furtheT legisla my name would mean nothing to your constituents. I nm jU:ld a plain tive business for to-day. old-time Democratic citizen and Virginian, dea.tly loving truth and courage and these ,United States. You mre authorized to give my Tbe above, Mr. Speaker, occurred e:x:actly at 3.55 o'clock in name-and address, too--to anybody who wants it." the afternoon, after which the balance of the session was wa:steil [From the Clyde Enterprise.] in _partisan .political perorations ; ,and it ll.as frequently occurred Congressman TBO.UA:s ,L. BLANTON, of .Ab.llene, is determined :Mr. NOLA . We can get that consent later. lined and objectionable and unparliamentary language which Mr. LOiJGWORTH. Then I withdraw the reserv_ation. I ha-ve set out in the resolution and which the Members may find The SPE KER. Is· there objection to the request o:f the gen upon pages 4942 and 4"943 of the REconn of last Friday's pro tleman from California? ceedings. There was no objection. It is apparent to every Member of the House that it violates QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE. every rule I have recited. In ad never once sustained a point of order during that debate made by The Chair thinks that the gentleman from Pennsylvania is running perilously close to the line, and the Cha.ir will ask him to proceed in the gentleman from Texas. The Chair did on several occasions order and not to mention gentlemen by name. state that, in his judgment, the language of the gentleman from Pennsylvania verged upon the unparliamentary, and cautioned Then, again, the Chairman said that he bad not ruled directly him to proceed in order, but never during the course of debate in favor of the gentleman from Texas. He is in ei·ror. On did the Chair specifically sustain a point of order made by the page 4942 it is stated: Mr. BLANTOX. Mr. Chairman, I make the point of order against gentleman from Texas. The Chair came nearer sustaining a the gentleman, and I ask the Chair to protect me from such abuse. If point of order in one case than in any ·other, and I wil~ read: be can not, then I shall protect myself. 1\ir. BL-A~TOY. Mr. Chairman, I again make the point of order against The CHAIRMAN. The Chair thinks the gentleman from Texas is the language. The gentleman is maliciously and willfully abusing me right in that last remark, and he will ask the gentleman to proceed in personally._ when he would not dare do it off the floor of the House, and order and not to use language which tends to bold a Member of the is willfully violating the rules of the House. House in contempt. This is as it appears in the RECORD, and I desire particularly to That was the proceeding-two men angry at one another, en draw attention to it: gaged here in a verbal passage at arms, and neither one follmv The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Texas, the Chair thinks, is correct ing very nicely the parliamentary technique of the books. But in questioning the language. The gentleman from Pennsylvania is in that is not a matter which would call the condemnation of the structed to proceed in order. House of Representatives upon either of these gentlemen. The Now, what the gentleman from Texas really said was this: Chair did rule, sometimes in favor of the gentleman from Texas Mr. Chairman, I again make the point of order against the language. [1\fr. BLANTON] and sometimes against him, on his points of And he stopped there. The Chair thereupon instructed the order, and the thing did proceed, and reply was made, and in gentleman n·om Pennsylvania to proceed in order, but if the gen the correction of the record certain matters were interpolated. tleman from Texas had said, as in this RECORD he claims to have I grant the interpolations were made substantially us alleged. said but which he ·did not say as a matter of fact, "the gentle Probably they should not have been made. They were made, man is maliciously and willfully abusing me personally, and he and I have no objection to striking them out; I have no objec would not dare do it off the floor of the House, and is willfully tion, at least, to striking out the greater part of them. In fact, violating the rules of the House," if the gentleman from Texas I do not care to analyze what the gentleman from Arkansas had said that, the Chair, without motion from the floor, would [Mr. WINGO] has in his resolution, although I think some of the have declared him out of order. [Applause.] things here should not be stricken out. Now, these are the facts of the case. The Chair did not once But the gentleman from Arkansas makes the resolution read: specifically sustain a point of order made by the gentleman from Be it t·esolved by the House of Representatives, That it condemns the Texas ; and even if he had, the gentleman from Texas knows, said falsification of the records of its proceedings. or at least ought to know if he pretends to be a parliamentarian, Now, that is not correct, find I say it not in any offensive that the mere sustaining by the Chair of his motion would not have sense, but I say it because it was all a matter of running debate; stricken out the words fi·om the RECORD. The gentleman knows, it was a matter of give and take. It is the old passage at arms, or ought to have known, that he had his remedy, to which the and everybody who has been in argument knows that you can Chair later called his attention-that if he objected to any lan not be too thin-skinned in that game. And everybody who as guage used by the gentleman from Pennsylvania or anybody else, serts a right, everybody who asserts his individual right, knows he had the right to demand that that language should be taken that he has to bare his breast to the blows of his opponents, down, but he failed to do it. And the proposition that, having and in the game of give-and-take one man is as good as another. failed to take advantage of his rights, he thereupon had t.he 1\Ir. HUDDLESTON. Will the gentleman yield? privilege of interlining the RECORD and putting in things that l\1r. GARD. If I have time, I will yield. be never said and which if he had said would have been in Mr. HUDDLESTON. Does the gentleman think there is any strict violation of the rules of this House, causes me to have some thing about this game that calls on a man not to be a gentleman opinions which I 1vill not express on the floor of this Honse. I or not to be treated as a gentleman in the course of debate? regret very much that the incident should have to be referred 1\Ir. GARD. I do not. to again. The gentleman from Texas during his speech said The SPEAKER. The time of the gentleman from Ohio has ~omething about my presiding" against" him. The Chair, as a expired. · matter of fact, was attempting to preserve order under the rules 1\Ir. WINGO. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman two of the House. He agreed with the gentleman n·om Texas occa minutes more. sionally that the gentleman from Pennsylvania ought to proceed Mr. GARD. Therefore, it is my purpose, Mr. Speaker and in order, and on other times be believed that the gentleman gentlemen, to ask a separation of this resolution. As I sny, from Pennsylvania was absolutely in order; and the only thing I realize what was done. This interpolation of language was that the Chair was presiding against, if the Chair could have probably not authorized strictly by the parliamentary rules of presided against anything, was the persistent effort on the part the House, and on motion we should strike it out. But I uo of certain gentlemen on this floor to impede the proper trans not go so fur as to agree with the gentleman from Arkansas ac-tion of the public business of the House. [Applause.] [1\fr. WINGO] in his resolution, when he asks the House to con Mr. \VINGO. l\1r. Speaker, I do not care unnecessarily to de demn the falsification of the RECORD.; because, technically, it is lay proceedings. The gentleman from Ohio [l\1r. GARD] desires not a falsification. It is simply a matter of the conclusion of five minutes and I yield him .five minutes of time for debate. a running debate here. And when we come to protect the · Mr. GARD. l\Ir. Speaker and gentlemen of the House, legisla REcORD, if there is any man who can protect the CoNGRESSIO~AL tion is rounded by contact with many minds. That is the course RECORD, he can do something which no· man who has ever been of legislation in all assemblies. Men are rounded in the same in Congress has been able to do, because self-appointed way. They are rounded by contact with their fellow men, in guardians of the RECORD rise and sit down again, and every the association of man with man. In the comradeship of legis year somebody tries to forestall the placing in the REcoBD of lative bodies rough edges are worn away; therefore we must view things ·entirely extrinsic to debate, and every year the same tolerantly things which technically may invade parliamentary things go rolling in over and over·again. rights but are the result of heated debate. So I submit to the calm judgment, to the serious and best So I address myself now to the good sense of the membership consideration of the membership of this House, that in striking of this House of Representatives. If it may be called speaking out this unparliamentary language it shall have done its full on behalf of the gentleman from Texas [Mr. BLANTON], then I duty and that it do not act favorably upon this part of the speak on his behalf. I was present when this colloquy was had resolution condemning it as "falsification" of the RECORD. I the other day. I had made preparation in regard to a number l\1r. WINGO. Mr. Speaker, I usually have a very high re of these bills on the Private Calendar. I did not approve the gard for the logical processes and the reasoning of the gentle objections-made in pique--of the gentleman from Texas to the man from Ohio [l\Ir. GARD], but candidly upon this occasion I bills on tl1e Private Calendar. I do not think he should have can not grasp his mental processes, when he tells the House, objected to some of them. I do not think objection should have frankly in behalf of the offending 1\Iember, that his offense at I been made in the way it was made. But there arose this ques best is but a technical violation of the rules of the House. I tion : A dispute arose on the floor between the gentleman from do not know what standard the gentleman has, but I do not Pennsytmnia [1\:Ir. DEWALT], who can take care of himself very regard it as a technical violation of the rules of the House for well, and the gentleman from Texas [Mr. BLANTON], and the a gentleman who is engaged in a colloquy with me on this floor, I 1anguage us~d by each of these gentlemen, as the Chairman of at arm's length, as the gentleman said, with the right to take I the committee said, was perilously near the unparliamentary. care of himself, and yet, after the House has adjourned and This is what the Chairman of the committee said at one time to after the heat and the passion of the moment have died away, the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. DEWALT]: - goes to. his apartment hours after it has passed, and then, Ii 5258 CONGRESSIONAL· RECOR~HOUSE. SEPTEl\IBER 11' after the. ot.he1.· man ha examined the fuc;:onn and. not inter- times and r prutesir ~mi t ft now. I would haTe proteste if lineating anytllillg in. tt, he lllm ~interlines a charge· of false- ' th offens had Cl!Om frnm trre· gentleman ftom Penn yl-vrrnfa hood against that mm1, when he has no• opportunity to. den'Y it., mxd ] wau::'M na"Ve- d'orre- i11 if it had come- from any gentleman and embed-s· it ill the official record o:fi the House. ot Repre- from my own Sta:te-te . o flagrantly falsify the RErcor.n, as· has sentatives. If that is a "technical" violation of th-e :roles of been! done in t!ll:ig. cas~ the House, tell me what is a seriouS violation of the· rules of S'Ome· gentiemen say tfiis is net objectionable. I submitteu the House: But the gentleman. overloolis the fa.ct tllat it is it to the Spea:ke1r; ruut he has· compared: it with th stenQ~ not a question between the gentleman. from Perursyl'v:miaJ [Mr. rapher's rr(){'es. 'Fhe· gerrt~ma:n from IJfexas does not records of this House ; aml I for one am opposed to sitting quietly Mr. CLARK of l\1is ouri. Mr. Speaker, rnay we ltnYc the I'CS by and allo,Ying a :\lember of this House to do that w·ithout con olution reported? demnation. Mr. GARD. I ask for a separate vote on each of tltc two ~ uiJ l\Ir. BLACK. Does not the gentleman think it woulu be better divisions of the resolution. to say that the Hot;se condemns the interlineations and additions The SPEAKER. Without objection, the re ·olution will ue to the remarks that \Yere made? That, of course, \vould call again reported. attention to the fact that tliey w·ere interlineations and addi The Clerk read as follows : tion , and would not put us in the attitude of condemning a Wh~reas in the record of the proceedings of the House of Repre enta Member for falsifying. bves of September 5, 1919, as the same appears in the Co);GUES sro""AL RECOUD, on pages 4942 and 4943, there appear~ in the re Mr. WINGO. The gentleman from Texas knows I leva him, marks of the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. DEW.tLT] what pur and I can appreciate his Yiewpoint; but I have studied this mat· ports to be statements made by the gentleman from Texas [Mr. ter carefuU~·. and I for one haYe come to the point where I say BLANTO~], as follows, to wit : ." He is lJ?.ad because I will not permit him to ruthlessly wa ·te antl the Hou e ought either to a sert its rigllts and condemn this m1sappropr1Ute the people's money from the Treasury." falsification-because ~hat is what it is-or else let the whole " I ask the Ccair to keep the gentleman in order without !orcin"' thing go, anu let down the floodgates and ha\e no protection me to continually interrupt him. If he were not protected under th~ rul~s of this House, as construct! by the present occupant of the against this sort of practice. chau, he would not. dare .to thus abu~e me.. He is now applauded by I move the preYious question. Members who have m their pockets pnvate lnlls seelting to take public :llr. RUCKER Before the gentleman mo:o;es the pre\ious ~uo~ey out of the Treasl?Iy v.n~ put it .'nto the pockets of prh·ate md1~1dual~ and corporations without: argument and without proper question I should like to ask h~m a question. constderatwn, and they are all macl because I blocked the procect1· l\Ir. WINGO. I withhold the motion and yielll to my friend. ings. Th~ 9e~tleman from Pennsy~vania [Mr. DEWALT] imagines The SPEAKER How much time? that he Will mJure me with my constituents. He does not know we~>t Texans. They will size up his bunk, and in the next election I will Mr. WINGO. I yield for a question. get. 10 Yotes to every 1 he gets." . :::Ur. RUCKE:'l· I merely want to ask tlw gentleman a ques •· The gentleman's statement is untrue. He is mad lJecause l tion. I ha\e listened to the debate and the resolution, and it is have forced him to come to the llouse of Repre entath·es occasion ally." not necessary fo~ me to state any views. I may have upon it; but ''Against such childish abuse repeatedly continuetl in violation or I want to subm1t to the gentleman that some intemperance of the Chair:s ruling ~nd the rules of this llouse. The gentleman language has been manifested here to-day, and some ·intensity knows he IS not statUJg the truth, for it was only by such objectionR that I pr~vented. numerous pernicious and unmeritorious mea u:·<'s of feeling by gentlemen on both sides of the aisle. from passwg, which angered certaiu friends of such legislation." l\lr. WINGO. I can not agree with the gentleman. There tr~~r;_:;,lscly a'Jd wrongly." "When he knows he is not stating the was no intemperance or intensity of feeling on my part except "The gentleman is malici~usly and willfully abusing me P<'l'Sonally the feeling that naturaUy comes to every honorable ma'n when when h;e W of it~ Mr. 'VINGO. The gentleman overlooks this fact wllich I call proceedrngs ; and, Second. That ~e said remarks of the gentleman from Texas [.lll·. to his attention, that it is confessed that every bit of the lamruage BLANTON] be Stricken from the RECOUD. contained in the resolution was deliberately inserted in the RECORD without being spoken and that you can not point to a Mr. GARD. I ask for a separate vote. j The SPEAKER. The gentleman demands a shall be made, since March 31, 1917, being the date of the Executive he holds the postmastership under the appointment of Presi· order directing the Postmaster General to submit to the President the name of the highest-qualified eligible for appointment as certified by dent 'Vilson. the United States Civil Service Commission, and dates when such Mr. LEHLBACH. There are 10 vacancies in the State of vacancies occurred. New Jersey that have not been filled, where the offices are being 2. List of such vacancies certified by the Postmaster General to the Civil Service Commission, in accordance with Executive order of administered by appointees of bondsmen of deceased post March 31, 1917, and date of such certifications. masters. 3. List of certifications of the result of examinations held to fill 1\Ir. RUCKER. For a number of years in my district, where such vacancies by the Civil Service Commission, in accordance with said Executive order, and the dates when such certifications were vacancies have occurred since the order of the President, the received. appointment has been made in sh·ict conformity with the order. 4. List of names and the offices to be filled submitted by the Post Mr. SNELL. Will the gentleman yield! master General to the President, in accordance with Executive order of March 31, 1917. Mr. LEHLBACH. Yes. 1\fr. SNELL. I have an office in my district where it has Mr. LEHLBACH. Ur. Speaker~ the purpose of this inquiry is to ascertain how widespread throughout the country is a been about 16 or 18 months since the examination was held, condition that is detrimental to the efficiency of the Post Office and the man who stands at the head of the list I have tried Department, and which is the result of the willful and con to get appointed. I have been told, I think by the First As tumacious refusal of the Postmaster General to obey the order sistant, that he would send in the name immediately~ but of the President of the United States. "immediately" has never come up to the present date, and, as On the 31st of March; 1917, the President of the United I said, I have done my best to get the man appointed. States promulgated the following order: Mr. RUBEY. 'Vill the gentleman yield? Mr. LEHLBACH. Yes. EXECUTIVE ORDER. Mr. RUBEY. The gentleman says he has no knowledge or Hereafter when a vacancy occurs in the position of postmaster of no knowledge has come to his committee of any appointment any office for the .first, second, or third class as the result of death, resignation, removal or, on the recommendation of the First As having been made in accordance with the order. sistant Postmaster General, approved by the Postmaster General, to Mr. LEHLBACH. May I interrupt the gentleman? The the effect that the efficiency or needs of the service requires that a resolution of inquiry is for the purpose of inquiring where such change shaH be made, the Postma&ter General shall certify the fact to the commission, which s.hall forthwith hold an open competitive ex appointments have been made, and thei'e is no use in the gentle amination to test the fitness of applicants to fiH such vacancy, and man taking up time in pointing out specific instances. when such examination has been held and the papers in connection Mr. RUBEY. Let me give the gentleman three instances that therewith have been rated, the said commission shaH certify the re sult thereof to the Postmaster General, who shall submit to the Presi occurred in my district. There are only three vacancies that dent the name of the. highest qualified eligible for appointment to fill have occurred there, presidential postmasters, and in each and such vacancy unless it is established that the character or residence every one of these cases the highest man has been appointed. and of such applicant disqualifies him for appointment. No person who 1has passed his sixty-fifth birthday shall be given the examination in each and every one of these cases the high man has been a Re herein provided for. publican. As far as I am eoncerned, I do not Qbject to the WOODROW WILSO~. gentleman's getting the information, and I hope that it will l'e Dated March 31, 1917. sult in getting rid of that sort of an order issued by our Presi Now, Mr. Speaker, the purport of this order is that wherever dent. [Laughter and applause.] by reason of death, resignation Ol' removal, a vacancy is to be 1\Ir. LEHLBACH. · Mr. Speaker, that the Postmastei· General filled in the post office of first, second, and third. class post himself admits that he has no jurisdiction in revising the ratings mastel'S, the vacancies shall be certified to the Civil Service made by the United States Civil Service Commission, and that Commission, who after examination make up a list of eligibles. the order to submit for appointment the highest man on the list '.And it is mandatory on the Postmaster General to submit for is mandatory,- is shown by a letter addressed to me by the Post appointment the name of the highest applicant, unless by reason master General under date of August 4, which I will read : of his residence or personal character he is disqualified. The DEAR Mn. LEHLBACH : This is to acknowledge the receipt of your order places it under the jurisdiction of the Civil Service Com letter of July 31, relating to the postmastership at Cedar Grove, N. J. The postmaster at -Cedar Grove, as you no doubt know, died on .July mission to conduct examinations and make the ratings. It 17, and the Civil Service Commission. will, in due time, give out at makes it mandatory on the Postmaster General to submit the that office information regarding the examination which it will hold highest name on that list for appointment. i'or the vacancy in the postmastership at that place; and upon receipt of a certification a postmaster will be appointed as required by the terms 1\fr. RAKER. Will the gentleman yield? of the Executive oxder of March 31, 1917. Of course, in order to re Mr. LEHLBACH. Yes. ceive the appointment Mrs. Cowie will have to quality and be .first on Mr. RAKER. There has been a- number of examinations in the list of eligibles certified by the Civil Service Commission. my distr~ct and I want to ask the gentleman whether or not That is an acknowledgment that the Executive order neces there is any testimony before his committee where the Post sitates a rating by the Civil Service Commission~ and that t11e master General appointed anyone who did not receive the high rating is bindingt and that the submission of the name is manda- est rating of the Civil Service Commission, unless there was tory upon the Postmaster GeneraL . some question of loyalty or residence. . The Postmaster General is considering a vacancy in the post Mr. LEHLBACH. As a permanent appointment? I know office in the city of Newark, in New Jersey, in my congressional of no such case where a permanent appointment has been made district, and it is because of my knowledge of that situation that in violation of this order. Nor do I know of any instance where I was prompted to call the matter to the attention of my com the appointment ha.s been made in compliance with this order, mittee, and it is that which has prompted me to introduce this and as a result there are hundreds of post offices now in charge resolution of inquiry. The postmaster at Newark died on May 1, of men not qualified to act as postmasters and not appointed as 1918. At the request of his bondsman, who went surety, his son, such throughout the country. John F. Sinnott, was appointed temporary administrator of that l\fr. RAKER. Would not the gentleman amplify his last office. The Civil Service Commission was notified of the va statement? I do not get it. cancy, held an examination, and on February 17, 1919, certified l\lr. LEHLBACH. It is my purpose in· taking the :floor to a list of eligibles, with their ratings, to the Postmaster General. amplify the situation under the faets disclosed in the com The list read as follows : mittee. Frank J. Bock, 75; Charles A. Entemann, 74.40; Elwood S. Armi 1\lr. RAKER. I will not take the gentleman's time, then, but tage, 74; John F. Sinnott, jr., the repr-esentative of his fatha·'s bonds it was my observation that in my district in every instance the man, who is at pre.se.nt temporarily in the office, 70.60-- man who stands highest in examination has got the office, and The fourth man on the list. I wondered whether or not it wa.s different in other districts. From that time to this, although the order is plain, the Post 1\fr. RUCKER. Will the gentleman yield for a question? master General has refused to submit the name of F. J. Bock for Mr. LEHLBACH. Yes. appointment. There is no question as to his eligibility, because Mr. RUCKER. I understood the gentleman to say to the he served a full term as postmaster in the city of New:ll'k, the latter part of which was under -the administration of Woodrow gentleman from California that he did not know of any case t where a permanent appointment had been made in accordance Wilson himself. The Postmaster General in writing to me in with the Executive order of the President. reference to the Newark situation, under date of August 23, i Mr. LEHLBACH. Oh, there are probably a few, but very 1919, said: It is also contended by the First Assistant Postmaster General that few, scattered throughout the country. the rating given Mr-. Bock and Mr. Entemann do not accord with the l\1L'. RUCKER. In Brookfield, in Missouri, one of the best papers on file in this case. Mr. Bock has a business rating of 75, which offices in my district, for a second·duss office there were 10 seems to have been given to him on the ground that he was formerly l applicants. Eight were Democrats and two were Republicans. postmaster, and without any attempt to estahllsh whether be personullr dlscharged the duties of llis position at that time, or whether the condl· One of th mo ;t cantunkerou Republicans in that bailiwick tion of the Newark post office wns due to any work on his part. At the made the highest rating. I fought him for years, but to-day same time Mr. Charles A. Entemann, who has been po ·t-office inspector r \ 1919. CONGRESS! ON AL RECORD-HOUSE . . 5261 for 24 years and is capable and efficient, .was given a busiH'ess rating by cisms of them at alL He is absolutely bound by them. He has the C'ommission of only 75, notwitbstanding the fact that he .wa~ ~r. Bo-ck's superior officer and had charge ef t.b:e post 'Offices of the dlSh'lct m no deliberati\e function and must take the persons as named by wltlch Newark is located. them. In the judgment of the First Assistant Postmaster General- l\1r. CLARK of Florida. Once more will the gentleman par In his judgment, mind you !- don me? these ratings can ·not be rec.onciled, and when attempting to secure the 1\:I.r. LEHLBACH. Yes. most competent for the position of postmaster to apP.oint one • . • • 1\fr. CLARK of Florida. The gentl-eman's contention is that who in the judgment of the department is not entitled to the highest whenever they are examined under presidential order it is the rating would be to defeat tl;le purposes for whic~ the Ex_eca.ti~e order was jssued. This matter has been take!l up by the F~st AsSistant Postmaster duty of the Postmaster General to see that the high man is 'eneral in personal discusSions With the comm1sswn, but they have ad appointed? bereu to :their o0riginal ratings. Mr. LEHLBACH. That is the plain language of the Execu This is the situation. If the ratingS fixed by the United States tive order. I am not discussing the m-e1'its of that order, but Civil Service Commission do not suit the Postmaster Gen-eral, he I say that i'3 what the order is. submits them for rerating to the Civil Service Oommission, and 1\!r. CLARK of Florida. Suppose it should appear that the if the CiYil Service Commission has th:e temerity to insist upon highest man according to the rating was of unfit character? lts ratings, he 1·efuses to carry out the Executive order and sub~ Mr. LEHLBACH. Oh, that is provided for in the Executive rfiit the highest name on that list for appointment-in direct vio order. lation of the Executiv-e order. Tllat he knows that that eourse Mr. CLARK of Florida. Would the gentleman think that th-e js wrong is shown in a statement which he issued on September Post Office Department. although that fact was known to them, 9, 1919, a -copy of which was sent me by special messenger. I should appoint that man anyhow, beCause the commission-.- 'read a paragraph from this statement by the Postma.ster Gen Mr. LEHLBACH. No; that is provided for in the Executive ral: order. I have not the Executive order here; som-e one seems to At no time has the Postmaster Ge-neral ad-dressed n communication to have carried it off; but it says that u:nless said applicant is dis tbe Civil .Service Comnlission with a view of improperly contr_olling a qualified by reason of residence or character. Now, it is not post-office .:tl:l'pointment. and the Postmaster General has a.t no time spo ken to the members o:t the commission with a purpose to control their alleged in this case, or in any other case that I know of, where action in filling a post-Q.ffice ~aeancy. the appointment is held up that there is anything against the Mr. Burleson solemnly in writing giv-es out that statement to personal character of the highest appli-cant. Mr. CL~illK of Florida. But this I want to call the atten the public and writes at the same time under date of August 23 to with regard to the appointment of the Newark postmaster: tion of the gentleman, because I understand he is taking the posi tion that whenever an examination was held it was th~ dutyofthe This matter has been taken up by the First Assistant Postmaste-r Gen eral in personal discussions with the commission, but they have adhered Post Office Department to see that the high man was appointed. to their original ratings. · Mr. LEHLBACH. It is, unless they know something against Therefore, this statement is deliberately, unqualifiedly false, the personal character or if he is a nonresident of the postal that he has not taken up or his department has not taken up district. with the Civil Sel'vice Commission these ratings of prospective 1\Ir. CLARK of Florida. They inv-estig.ate that feature .of it. postmasters with a view of getting them to change them, to 1\Ir. BRAND. Will the gentleman yield for a question for in suit the views, con\enience, and desires of the Po ·t Office De formation? partment. Mr. LEHLB.A.CH. Yes. Mr. CL.A..RK of Florida. 1\Ir. Speaker, will the gentleman Mr. BRAND. Considering the qu-estion of character an{l resi yield? dence, can the gentleman name a single case sin.ce that order was promulgated. where the applicant who received th~ highest 1\lr. LEHLB.A.CH. Ye. rating was tm·ned down .and it was given to one who did not 1\lr. CLARK of Florida. I understood the gentleman to read receive the highest rating? that the Postmaster General said that he had never taken this Mr. LEHLBACH. No; I do not say that in any case somebody matter up with the Civil Service Commission with the idea else received the permanent appointment; but I do say that of controlling or in:tluencing their action. wherever the highest eligible under the civil service did not suit Mr. LEHLBACH. Correct. the Postmaster General he ignored the order and has made no · Mr. CLARK of Florida. Does he state there in his letter to appointment. As an illustration, the city of Newark, with a pop the gentleman that the First Assistant was discussing these ulation of over 400,000, with a post office that pays $£,000 a year, matters with the Civil Service Commission for the purpose of has been without a permanent administrator of that office for controlling or intluencing their action? one and a h.alf years, a condition which makes for- inefficiency in . Mr. LEHLB.A.CH. Exactly. the service; a condition which the people of Newark are not ; :Mr. CLARK of Florida. Read that part of it again, will you? entitled to have foisted upon them. Mr. LEHLB.A.CH. I have read, as the gentleman will recall, Mr. BRAND. I am not approving ()f that kind of postal pro a long dissertation as to the respective ratings that ought to cedure, but I hav-e been told time and again at the department be given from business -experience to Mr. Bock and 1\Ir. Ente that the highest rating, whether it be a Democrat or a Repub mann. Bock got 75 and Entemmm got 75. Still it was supposed lican, gets the appointment if there is n.othing against .his char that Enternann, being the post-office inspector at Kewark, would acter. rank Bock as his superior and therefore should have tbe high Mr. LEHLB.A.CH. My committee will lruow more when we est rating. That is the Sllbject matter that immediately receive an answer to this inquh·y; but the informal information precede.s: is that in a vast majority of instances when vacancies have This matter has been taken up ·by the First .A.ssistan.t Postmaster Gen occm·red since March 31, 1917, the highest eligible has not re eral in personal discussions with tbe comlllission, but they have adhered to their original rating. ceived the appointment. M.r. BRAND. The gentl~man means by that there w·as no Now, if that does not' mean that this matter was taken up appointment made? with a view of having them change their rating, I do not know { Mr. LEHLB.A.CH. Where they can not appoint whom they, what English means. like-some one who is satisfactory to the Post Office Department. I Mr. CLARK of Florida. But it does not say that.; that is the Mr. LUFKIN. Will the gentleman yield? gentleman's construction.. Mr. LEHLBACH. I will. ( Mr. LEHLBACH. It does say that this matter has been Mr. LUFKIN. Has the gentleman any information with refer discussed with the commission and they have adhered to their ence to the delay in the appointment of the postmaster at 'rating. Now., if the intention was· not to make them change Boston? their rating, what was it? But it states that they have adhered Mr. LEHLB.A.CH. It is in the same category with that of to the rating notwithstanding our discussion with them. Newark, N. J.-the highest eligible does not suit, and therefore l\Ir. CLARK of Florida. Migbt not the discussion have been he refused to make the appointment. The offi~e is being admin to the ·effect that the Post Office Department conceived that istered by the representative of the surety company which went there had been too much percentage allowed one man for busi on the dec.eased postmaster's bond. ness reasons an they nppointed a Republican because they had no Democrats in President does not apiU·ove the order, he ought to be ~n the town who could pass the examination. [Laughter.] enough to rescind it. That is the logic of the situation. · l\Ir. LEHLBACH. Mr. Speaker, permit me to say to the Mr. WELTY. Mr. Speaker, will the .gentleman yield? House that there may be other legiBlation pending. I would like Mr. LEHLBACH. Yes. to cut this short, if possible, but I will yield for a question or Mr. WELTY. Suppose there are three candidates fm· ·a post rwo. · office ; one is a rural mail carrier and another a clerk in the Mr. WELTY~ Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield? office at $45 a month; another one bas been at the head of a large Mr. LEHLBACH. Yes. business concern for 10 years, ·and then the examiner-and the l\Ir. WELTY. I will ask the gentleman from Pennsylvania gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. KBEID~] says they have [Mr. KREIDER] whether the ·examiners were not Republicans intelligent examiners-the examiner says that the $45 man is instead of Democrats? eligible. Do you say that the commissioners should accept" a 1\lr. KREIDER. Certainly, because it takes intelligent men. conclusion of that kind? · · [Laughter on the Republican side.] · · 1\fr. LEHLBACH. I say that the Executive order of the Mr. RAKER. I want to ask the gentleman a specific @estion President demands that the Postmaster General accept that on this matter. conclusion. If you do not like the conclusion the order should Mr. LERLBACH. Very well. be annulled. 1\Ir. RAKER. It has been a question in my mind. The de Mr. WELTY. If the examiners are Republicans and they, partment, so far as my information has gone, has appointed the tried to get a Republican in who had not the necessary educa highest man, provided the clmracter, business, and residence, tion? and otherwise "\\:as· all right. This does not say "personal .Mr. LEHLBACH. Anybody who is guilty of malfeasance in character," so far as morals are concerned. office can be removed and should be removed at an instant's I want to ask the gentleman if it is not a fair interpretation notice. that, notwithstanding the report of the Civil Service Commis· Mr. WELTY. ·why not investigate the Civil Service Comrnis· sion, it may be ascertained whether the business charactm· of sion instead of the Post Office Department2 the man is absolutely nnfit for him to fill the position, and it l\Ir. LEHLBACH. Because the Civil Service Commission is ought to be the duty of the Postmaster General to ascertain as not in conflict with this order, while the Postmaster General is. a matter of fact when the business character of the man is not Mr. ·wELTY. Of course they can pass upon these facts, and such that he can do th·e work. Does not the gentleman belie\e then tl1ey can say a man is intelligent because of those things. that? Mr. LEHLBACH. Mr. Speaker, I do not care to transgress l\lr. LEHLBAOH. The gentleman addres es that question to upon the time of the House longer, and unless some gentleman my judgment, and I say unqualifiedly that it d9es not apply to desires to have time I will move the previous question. . his business cnpacity or business hiBtory or business qualifica· l\Ir. RUCKER. I should like to have five minutes. tion. It is his personal and moral character, simply and solely. Mr. REED of West Virginia. Will my colleague yield to me 1\!r. RAKER. Very well. I think it ought to come out here. for a question? ,What percentage in the rating does the Civil Service Commis sion give to a man's business experience? l\Ir. LEHLBACH. I will yield for a short question, and then I wlll yield to the gentleman .from Missouri [Mr~ .RuOKEB] five 1 l\Ir. LEHLBACH. Business experience 80 per cent, educa minntes ; and then, in deference to the expressed wis~ of a good tion 20 per cent, a1·e the weights given to the two subjects 1 broadly dealt with in the examination. many Members who desire to ccm~er important legislation, I Mr. REED of West Virginia. Mr. Speaker, will the gentle- think I ought to move the previous question. man yield for a short question as to the examination? . Mr. REED of West "Virginia. The gentleman .has stated, as I 1\fr. DAVIS of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman understood him, that acting postmasters are nu.med by the bonds yielu? · men. 1\:lr. LEHLB.ACH. Ye •. Mr. LEHLB.ACH. Yes. Mr. DAVIS of Tennessee. Does not that leave it practically. Mr. REED of West Virginia. Is the bontlsman \-ery often a to the arbib.·ary opinion of the examiners as to who should be ~ew York cot·poration? placed first? Mr. LEHLBAOH. Yes. 1\Ir. LEHLBACH. That is \\here the President's order leaves 1\Ir. REED of West Virginia. If the bondsman for a l\Iis it. The gentleman is quarreling with ·the President's m·der if he · souri postmaster is a New York City corpoo·ation, that means does not like that feature of it. that the acting postmaster in that Missouri post office is named ! 1\Ir. D_'\.. VIS of Tennessee. I may say I have that quarrel, but by that New York corporation, does it? I ask this question in order to elicit information. Does not the Mr. LEHLBAOH. The co1oporati.on has the right to do th.at gentleman know that the examiners, all of them, with but one subject to the approval of the Post Office Department. exception, are Republicans? Mr. GODWIN of North Carolina. I should like to ask the l\Ir. LEHLBACH. I can on1y answer that by saying that if gentleman from New Jersey whether it is his intention to move to\\ard the close of the second administration of the party in' the previous question upon the conclusion of his remn:rks? PQwer they still haYe in inferior positions men who do not prop Mr. LEHLB.ACH. I just stated that if anyone wished me to erly fulfill the duties of their offices and perform those duties to , yield him time I would be glad to yield time before moving the the detriment of the political welfare of the admlniBtrati.on, it is l)revious question-; but I also stated that it was the desire of a pitifully weak administration. [Applause on the Republican a good many Members of the House to consider important legis side.] lation. and I would not like to trespass too much on the time of , l\lr. D.A. VIS of Tennes'"'ee. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman the House. Of course, I will yield time to the gentleman if .he yield for another question? desires it. Mr. LEHLBACH. Yes. l\Ir. GODWIN of North Carolina. I wish to tate that ju t a Mr. DAVIS of Tennessee. I will ask you if it is not a fact, few gentlemen on this side have asked for time. / and if that situation does not disclose it, that the Civil Sen·ice Mr. LEHLBACH. Will the Chair inform me how much time Commi sion had all been Republicanized before the Democratic I ha-re remaining? administration came into power, and instead of a Democratic The SPEAKER. The gentleman ha.s 20 minutes remaining. \ administration having done anything, as charged, to debauch l\lr. GOD,VIN of North Carolina. I suggest to the gentleman J the Civil Service Commission, the situation tliat still exists at that he reser\e 10 or 15 minutes for Members on this side who the end of six years of the party in power shows that they have desire to speak. not eYen lU"Otected their own party by haYing any membe1·s of it 1\Ir. LEHLB.AOH. I will do this, if it is agreeable: I will / placed in these positions? yield ·five minutes to the gentleman from North Carolina [Mr. (/ ·Mr. LEHLB.ACH. I will answer that by saying that if the GODWIN], ranking minority member o:f the Committee on Reform situation exists, as the gentleman suggests, it is plainly the in the Civil Service. .I will yield five minutes to the gentleman proYince of the President to revoke the order by which ·such from Indiana [Mr. FAIRFIELD], the ranking R-epublican member system is carried on under thiB administration. of the committee, a.nd nve minutes to the gentleman from Mis Mr. DAVIS of Tennessee. Does .not the gentleman believe souri [Mr. RucKER], who was first to request time; and at the that in case his party should succeed in electing ihe next Presi conclusion I will reserve five minutes for myself, which· I prob J dent one of the first official acts he would perform would be. to ably will not use, and then at the conclusion of the time will . , annul that order? move the previous question. I yi~ld? f • ~Ir. LEHLBACH. I would say that it the P.resident still The SPEAKER. To whom does the gentleman first atlheres to this order, he hus a contumacious Postmaster Gen Mr. LEBLBACH. I yield to the gentleman from Missouri / eral whom he ought to discipline. On the other hand, if the [Mr. RucKER] five minutes. ( ! { 5264· CONGRESSIO:N AL RECORD-HOU~E. · SEPT.El\IBEl~ 11' The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Missouri [Mr. RuCKER] The SPEAKER. The Chair does not see how that can be done. Is 1•ecognized for five minutes. Mr. RUCKER. I ask unanimous con ent that the time of the l\1r. RUCKER. l\1r. Speaker, during the course of the remarks gentleman from New Jersey be extended 10 minutes. of the o-entleman from New Jersey [1\Ir: LEHLBACH] he used the The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Missouri a ks unani term "~ontumacious" three different times with ~eference to. the mous consent that the time of the gentleman from New Jer ey be extended 10 minutes. Is there objection? Postmaster General. If the Postmaster Ge~eral ,Is contumac10~s There was no objection. and willful in his disobedience of the Presidents order, t!'tat lS a trouble of ours that the gentleman need not worry himself Mr. RUCKER. Now, will the gentleman ..,. ive me five min- u~? . . . about. The gentleman a few moments ago ma?e the s~atement Mr. LEHLBACH. 1\!r. Speaker, I have 15 minutes remru.mng, plainly as I understood him, that up to date his committee has 5 no info'rmation that the Postmaster General in a single instance then and I yield minutes to the gentleman from l\1issouri. MI·. RUCKER. In the city in my district to which I havo had conformed to the plain requirement of the President's order. referred there were several applicants. One of them started out I called his attention to one instance; my colleague, ex-Speaker in life as a school-teacher, and he taught three or four sessions CLARK, called his attention to others; my colleague, 1\lr. R"'£!BEY, to of a district school, then served for a time as city mail carrie;, other instances in which the Executive order has been li~erally then for several years as clerk in the post office. That was lus obeved · and I assume that this is true in every State m the business experience. Against him was a man who served as land. But I want to sa.y to the gentleman that if he means to a school-teacher three or four different terms in the country denoltnce Gen. Burleson as guilty of " ~ontumacious " con~uct and subsequently as teacher in the high scl~ool in his home in putting off until the last hour the appomtment of a Republican city; then served with distinction for fom· or stx years, consecu: postmaster under a Democratic administraUon, then I for one tively, as prosecuting attorney of the c~unty, followed b~ 10 or applaud his act in doing it. If I were the Postmaster General I would put it off in every case until the 3d day of March after 15 years in active practice as a lawyer ~ all.the courts, mclud ing the supreme court of the State, deahn~ wttb all of u;e prob ft Republican had been previously ele~ted President before I lems and intricacies that would come up m such practic~, and would appoint a single darned Republican postmaster of any yet this Republican post-office inspector gave the highest gra.de l'ity in thi country. [Laughter.] to the applicant first described. · 1\Ir. LEHLBACH. Will the gentleman yield? I have no single worcl of complaint against the per~onal l\Il'. RUCKER. Jake it short. character of the successful applicant. He·is my personal fl'Ien<.l , 1\Ir. LEHLBACH. To the detriment of the Postal Service- a splendid man, and no reason could be suggested in opposition 1\ir. RUCKER. Oh, no, no; of course not. to his appointment except his politics. ~o man ~~nds ~ette1> l\11'. LEHI.. BACH. Does the gentleman think that a surety and therefore no words can e cape my lips assailing his pei (Ompnny in New York City is the best judge of who ought to sonal character · It is as good as that of any man in the State. IJe postmaster in a post office in Indiana? But be is a Republican. If Woodrow Wilson was a candidate Mr. RUCKER. No. for constable in that township against a Republican, even l\1r. LEHLBACH. That is the result when the Postmaster though he be a rather bad Republican, this man commissioned ~"reneral refuses to comply with the President's order. by Woodrow Wilson as a postmaster would vote for the Re Mr. RUCKER. Make your complaint against the acting post publican candidate. master, if you have cause for complaint. I:et .me say to you Why should we, when the people of this country have decreed that in my district, in one of the best town~ m It-and no gen by their vote that -the country shall be controlled for a few tleman will accuse me of harshness, because If there be any place years by people of the Democratic faith, why should we. fill all under the shining sun where really good Republicans live, it is the post offices of the country with Republicans? In the case in my district. I eat with them. I visit in their homes. They I speak of the high man was that young R~publi~~n, whose per: are my friends and I am proud of them, but every one of them sonal character is extremely good, but his political charactei knows that I a'm a Democrat and that I believe, the President's is as bad if not the wor. t I ever knew. [Laughter and ap- Wxecutive order to the contrary notwithstanding, that under a plause.] . . Democratic administration we ought to have Democratic Fed The SPEAKER. The time of the gentleman has agam ex eral officers; and, if I had the power, there never would be a pired. Republican postmaster in Newark, N. J., but your postmaster 1\lr. LEHLBACH. 1\!r. Speaker, I yield five minute to the there would be a Democrat of the most pronounced type-so gentleman fro·m Indiana [1\lr. FAIRFIEr.n]. pronotmced that the gentleman [Mr. LEHLBACH] would not want 1\lr. FAIRFIELD. Mr. Speaker, it is certainly yery interest to see him there. [Laughter.] Of all the President's official ing to have a Democrat admit that the President is w;ong in acts-most of which I applaud and appro~e-the only one I his judgment upon some things, at least, and particularly disapprove is his action in issuing that abominable order that when it is something that interferes with his own per ·onal you civil-service advocates have led him to issue. desire. I have protested against it, and protest against it now, and Mr. RUCKER Not per onal desire, but personal en e of so far as I am concerned I would never willingly render obedience duty'. to it. I only submit to it because I have to. Gentlemen con Mr. FAIRFIELD. Now, seriously as to the question before O' ratulate themselves that in my district and in the district of us. From what I gather from the colloquy there has been an my friend CLARK and in the district of my friend RUBEY Repub arraignment of the inspectorship of the Po t Office Department. licans make the highest grades. But oh, my Lord, let me tell It is not only Republican but venal as well, and not content you there is something in it, gentlemen, and every one of you with that arraignment they have carried it up as far as the on the Republican side knows there is something .in the fact that Civil Service Commission, accusing it perhaps not of yenality, most of the inspectors are Republicans. Even my good friend, but at least of incompetency. These are very grave charge to my genial young friend from. Illinois, Uncle JoE, knmys that it make, gentlemen, against one of the most important depart means something in this day and hour to be a Republican post ments of the Government. It would seem strange after nearly office inspector. Does it not, Uncle .ToE? It means a whole lot. seven years of a Democratic administration that they have 1\lr. CANNON. I do not think there are any in my district. been so inefficient that the whole civil-service organization has 1\lr. RUCKER. 01,1, there is no occasion for them to go into been turned into a political organization to secure jobs for re 3·our district. calcitrant Republicans; to say the least, gentlemen, it is a 1\Ir. CANNON. I am not kicking about the postmasters in my humiliating statement to come from the other side. district. Now as a m-atter of fact, very few would take issue with the 1\Ir. RUCKER. Of course you are not. You are too loyal a gentle~an on the fact that at least the mor important Federal parti an Republican to kick against it, because you are getting offices should be administered by the party in p.ower. the benefit of the President's order. These men who go over What we object to is perhaps not hypocritical intent, for I the country inspecting and exalbining the qualifications of post would not accuse the President or the Postmaster General of masters-every devil of them is a Republican. [Laughter.] hypocrisy in the case, but that the party should undertake to The SPEAKER. The time of the gentleman from Missouri has get credit for unusual nonpartisanship, and yet every member expired. of that partY defends every act of the great hea~ of the de Mr. RUCKER. Mr. Speaker, I want to talk about five minutes · partment in nullifying the very thing that wa rntended to more· this is the first chance I have had to speak on this subject. protect the cj_vil-service organization. ur.' LEHLBACH. I only have five minutes, and I have re Personally I have long thought that it would be b st for this served that for myself. country that never again should appointments in the post office· 1\Ir. RUCKER. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to pro become party spoils. It would be better for you men on the ceed for five minutes without taking it out of the time of the Democratic side and for you on the Republican side; but to gentleman from New .Tet·sey. trifle with it, to issue an Executive or{}er which so far as the examination is concerned, save with regard to resi- it means as it stands to-day, and I have referred to the Post deuce and moral character, the certification of the Civil Service master General as being contumacious and insubordinate for Commis ion shall be final, and then to state here boldly on the the simple reason that I assume that when the President issues floor of the House that you stand behind the nullification of the an order he means it, and I further assume that when the Presi law, is, in my judgment, unworthy of the men who are stating it. dent changes his mind as to the desirability of carrying out an Never before, it seems to me, have we reached the time when it order he will say so and rescind the order. I do say, however, :!.s so important that public officials should begin to say that that either the order should be carried out or that it should whatever the law is they will enforce it, for if we do not, then be rescinded; but the difficulty lies in this, that because the the Republic is already gone. [Applause.] order nominally exists, and because the appointments in con- 1\lr. LEHLBACH. 1\lr. Speaker, I yield five minutes to the formity are not made, and because appointments in no other gentleman from North Carolina [Mr. GoDWIN]. way can be made, there exists in numbers of communities in Mr. GODWIN of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I see no ob- this country a situation where the post office is without a per jection to the resolution in its present form. I think it will manent administrator, aiid where it is in the hands of the repre tend to clarify and straighten out the whole situation. In my sentative of the bondsman or a s:ubordinate employee of the opinion the Executive order of the President of March 31, 1917, post office who is administering the office in the interim. These was a very serious mistake as it was issued. It attempted to places are entitled to a permanent postmaster, and either he put the appointment of presidential postmasters under the Civil should be appointed in complian::) with the order or the order Service Commission, whereas in fact it did not. Instead of put- should be rescinded, and the appointment made in compliance tlng presidential appointments under the civil service it put with some other procedure which the President may prescribe; them under the post-office inspectors and representatives of the but they ought to fish or cut bait, one or the other, for the ·Civil Service Commission. I want to state as a fact here that benefit of the communities that are entitled to postmasters. the recommendations that are certified by the Civil Service Mr. ROMJUE. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield? Commission and the Post Office Department are themselves of Mr. LEHLBACH. Yes. nonassembled examinations. That means that the represent§.- Mr. ROMJUE. I understand the gentleman is criticizing be- tives of the Post Office Department and of the Civil Service cause he believes the order is not being carried out. Am I Commission go to a city or town, remain there for a few days, correct in that? making quiet investigations, and then report the result of their Mr. LEHLBACH. Yes. free will and their own opinion as to the suitability and fitness l\1r. ROMJUE. I also understand that the gentleman criti- of the various candidates for the position. It simply means cizes about the bonding companies naming temporary post that the inspectors make the appointments. I would favor the masters. appointment of presidential offices by a competitive civil-service 1\lr. LEHLBACH. Oh, no, I am not criticizing that pro examination. I believe they ought to be placed upon an exami- cedure. I say that in a great many instances that is a fact, nation that is not a sham and a delusion. and I say that people in those localities are entitled to the This resolution is the first step, in my opinion, to clarify the appointment of a postmaster at the hands of the President. situation and adjust the entire difference between the Executive Mr. ROMJUE. Does the gentleman not know that before the and the Civil Service Commission. The Executive order ought issuance of this order the postmaster was appointed directly to be repealed immediately, or the President ought to strengthen and that no temporary postmaster was appointed until the the Executive order so as to put these examinations upon a com- order became effective, and that when the order became effec petitive basis, in the open, and have the result certified accord- tive, as a part of the order it was required that the bonding ing to the grade. Then the selection should be made from the company name the temporary postmaster pending the examina three highest, and not from one man, regardless of his fitness or tion? character. l\fr. LEHLBACH. That is not part and parcl of the Execu~ I yield the remaining two minutes to the gentleman from tive order at all. That may be the procedure determined upon Texas [Mr. BLACK]· independent of the order or because of the order, but it is not 1\lr. BLACK. Mr. Speaker, I do not intend to oppose the reso- part of the order. But I have to move the previous question 1ution because I do not think any Member on this side has any in accordance with an agreement with other gentlemen-how objection to it. I am sure that the Post Office Department has ever, I will yield to the gentleman just for a question. none, but I think that some of the reasons that have been ad- Mr. ROMJUE. I was just going to say to the gentleman tllat vanced in support of the resolution are not tenable and are not th uld / borne out by the facts. It is true that by order of the President ey co not appoint a permanent postmaster until the e:s::amina- on the 31st of 1\larch, 1917, it was required that the first-named tion is made under the order, which would necessarily take some time and which of necessity taking some time requires the up eligible should be appointed unless some allegations were made pointment of some temporary postmaster. That is left to the against his character or personal standing. Are we to assume naming of the bonding company. that that order is as unchangeable as the laws of the Medes and the Persians? If facts come to the knowledge of the Postmaster 1\.Ir. LEHLBACH. On the 17th day of February of thi year General that the ratings of the Civil Service Commission are the list of eligibles of the highest rating was certified to the erroneous, should he not make that fact known to the commis- Postmaster General regarding the vacancy in the city of Newark, sion? It is but natural that when it is made known in the N. J. It is the 11th of September, 1919, now, and the administra community as to who the first eligible is complaints shall begin tion of the post office is still in the hands of the representative to come in to the Postmaster General. If there are any, and of the bondsmen and the examination .was held seven months when he investigates those complaints, if he finds that they are ago. well founded, that the rating for business ability is not justified Mr. CANNON. Will the gentleman yield just for a question? by the facts, it is not only his privilege but it is his duty to take Mr. LEHLBACH. I will. that up with the Civil Sen-ice Commission and ask for another Mr. CANNON. As near as I can get at it this is the situation : rating. That is all that the Postmaster General has done. The The administration, the President at the head of it, the House Postmaster General stated in the letter from which the gentle- in harmony by word of mouth [laughter] ; in other words, the man from New Jersey [.1\fr. LEHLBACH] read that he had not condition here is that somehow or other in the administration undertaken to improperly influence the Civil Service Commis- they pretend one thing, and, to coin a new word that I once ~ sion, and I submit that not one fact or statement has been heard from a witness on the stand, they "protend" another. shown in this debate that the Postmaster General has attempted [Laughter.] r to improperly influence the Civil Service Commission. What . l\fr. LEHLBAC~. 1\lr. Speaker, I moye the previous ques he has done is this: When his inyestigation of the facts con- bon on the resolutiOn. nected with the report of the post-office inspector and civil- I The question was taken, and the previous question was or service inspector, who made the report on the applicant, con- dered. vinced him that the rating given the applicant on account of his 1 1\Ir. LEHLBACH. And pending that, Mr. Speaker, I desire previous experience was erroneous, he has then taken· it up I to make a unanimous-consent request that I be permitted to with the Civil Service Commission and asked that another rat- , amend the resolution by striking out the word "date," in line 1, ing be made. I submit that is proper, and shows a lively inter- page 2, and inserting in lieu thereof the word "dates." est in the public service, and the man who does that is the I1 The SPEAKER The Chair will say to the gentleman that it kind of public servant that we ought to have in charge of the I is too late- . public business. J 1\Ir. LEHLBACH. But I am asking unanimous consent, be~ 1\Ir. LEHLBACH. 1\lr. Speal.::er, I hold no brief for the Exec- fore proceeding to agree to the resolution, to make the word utive order of March 31, 1917. I do not care whether in the I "date," in line 1, page 2, in the plural. It is a typographical judgment of the gentleman it should be modified. I know what error. LYIII--332 I ·' 1(]0NGRESSION AL R.EOORD-li-OUSE. SEPTEMBER 11 · ''5266 ' ·I The PE£1.t:ER. The gentleman !from New :Tersey as-ks rumbaugh -Graham,·Pa. McPheron .Rowan ·unanimous con ent •for 'the .a.men6ment which ·the ·. Clet~ k ·'WiH .;BUI'dic-k -Grahrun,.In. -Madden .Rubey 'Byrnes, S.iC. ·Griffin Magee Sa bath report : rCnntrlll ·Hadley 1Uaher Sanders, La. 11Jhe' 0lerk 1•eau ·as :fdllows: ~ Ca.r.ter ·Hamill Major 'Sanford •SaUilld.ers, Va. :Page .2, line .:1, ·strike out t'he -wonl " date " and in ·eTt ·in lieu thar ot ~ 8i::: 'Fla · Ji:ar:on ~~gn Scu1Iy Jth e •wm·tl "dates." Class(m · !Hill Mead Seal's The SRIDAIKER. Is :there -objection? lMter a pnuse.1 'The i . ~oper Houghton :Michener .Sherwo-od ·Ohair hears none. , : 'uc0Pt:Y :Hudspeth Mooney Sinclair 0 5 u::11 0 Htilln&'S ..Moore,'Pa. Slemp The question w ·taken, ·and •the amendment was a:greea to. Cramton Humpnreys Moore,·va. Small [rhe -sPEAKER. rrhe question i on ragreeing ·to •the resolu- ·grls:p l\1' ~~~~~on lf~gn Smtth,-ru. limith,:.N. Y. tion:ru · amen~ed. :n!~~; T~~~ Il'eland Mudd ·-ste.enerson ~e que.stion •wus taken, and ihe · :peaker announced •that the Dempsey :taeoway .li eely Stephens, Mi-ss. 11·ye, seemed to have •it. -a>en.Hlon Jefferi~ Nelson, 1Wis. Stephens, .Ohio i\Ir. "HLANT0N. •Division, 1\Ir. 'Speaker. t ....,.._·J?eo;nilltO"an ffohnson, S.IDak. Nicholls~~· c. Stevenson ..v • ;JohnSton, N.Y. Nichols, J.U.icli. Strong, Ea. '!Jllie !House ·proceedea to raivide; and · he tOluiir -announc-ed ' \ I 1919. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 5267~ '· 1\Ir. FosTER with Mr. SABATH. The Clerk read as follows : Mr. STRONG of Pennsylvania with Mr. CASEY, A bill (H. R. 8778) to amend and modify the war-risk insurance act. Mr. KAHN with Mr. DENT. The CHAIRMAN. When the committee rose yesterday sec- Mr. RHODES with Mr. BABKA. tion 5 bad been read. It is now open to amendment. Mr. MORIN with Mr. GALLIVAN. Mr. IGOE. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment. Mr. McKINLEY with Mr. GRIFFIN. The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Missouri offers an Mr. MUDD with Mr. FITZGERALD. amendment, which the Clerk will report. .1 Mr. OGDEN with Mr. DONOVAN. The Clerk read as follows : Mr. NELSON of Wisconsin with Mr. EAGLE. Am!lndment offered by Mr. IGOE: Page 3, line 7, after the words 1\ir. RAMSEY with Mr. DAVIS of Tennessee. "United States," insert ·• or any political subdivision thereof." 1\ir. LA:N<1LEY with Mr. HAMILL. Mr. IGOE. Mr. Chairman, I would like to have the attention . Mr. MASON with Mr. GARRETT. of the gentleman in charge of the bill. I would like to call the Mr. RADCLIFJfE with Mr. DooLING. attention of the gentleman from Iowa [1\Ir. SWEET] to the :Mr. REAVIS with Mr. BARKLEY. language of the bill as it is reported. These institutions would Mr. SANFORD with Mr. MOORE of Virginia. have to be conducted either by the United States or by a State Mr. SINCLAIR with Mr. MEAD. or Territory. Mr. MANN with Mr. GOLDFOGLE. Now, we have this situation in St. Louis: An asylum for the For to-day: insane is maintained by the city of St. Louis. It is a large insti Mr. WASON with Mr. RUBEY. . tution, perhaps one of the best in the country, and there are sev Mr. EMERSON. Mr. Speaker, did my colleague, Mr. MooNEY, eral thousand ·patients in that sanitarium, many of them sol vote? diers who have been discharged from the service during this The SPEAKER. He did not. war. Now, as this bill reads and as it is reported by the com Mr. EMERSON. I am paired with my colleague [Mr. mittee, that institution could not be covered by the bill. The MooNEY], and I wish to withdraw my vote of" yea" and answer institution is a public institution, and these men are there, near "present." their homes and near their friends, and it seems to me the com 1\fr. KNUTSON. Mr. Speaker, I desire to withdraw my vote mittee ought to agree to extend the benefits of this section to of 11 yea " and answer "present." I am paired with Mr. BELL. institutions that are maintained by counties or by cities, because The result of the vote was announced as above recorded. they come within the same class as those maintained by the The SPEAKER. A quorum is present. The Doorkeeper will States or by the United States. open the doors. Mr. SWEET. Let us hear the amendment again. On motion of Mr. LEHLBACH, a motion to reconsider the vote Mr. IGOE. The amendment is, after the words "United by which the resolution was agreed to was l_aid on the table. States," in line 7, to add "or any political subdivision thereof." CHANGE OF REFERENCE, Mr. SWEET. I see no objection to the amendment. · The CHAIRMAN. The question is on agreeing to the amend l\1r. HAWLEY. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to ment. have transferred from the Committee on Appropriations the bill Mr. GARD. Mr. Speaker, I desire to offer an amendment. H. R. 447 to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. I have the The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Ohio offers an consent of the two chairmen, and the parliamentary clerk agrees amendment, which the Clerk will report. . that the change ought to be made. Mr. GARD. On page 4, line 4, after the word 11 if" and be The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Oregon asks unanimous fore the word" competent," insert the word "mentally_" I pre consent to have the bill referred to transferred from the Com sume that is what is intended. The word "mentally" is used in mittee on Appropriations to the Committee on Rivers and Har another part of the bill, and I suggest that it be used here. bors, this with the consent of the chairmen of both committees. 1\Ir. SWEET. We have no objection to that, although I think Is there objection? the text is correct as it stands now. l\1r. CLARK of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, what is the bill about? 11 Mr. HAWLEY. It is about the construction of a dredge, and Mr. GARD. The word mentally" is used on the first line. it belongs to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will report the amendment The SPEAKER. Is there objection? [After a pause.] The offered by the gentleman from Ohio. Chair hears none. The Clerk read as follows: Amendment offered by Mr. GARD: On page 4, line 4, after the word EXTENSION OF REMARKS. "if" and before the word "competent," insert the word "mentally." Mr. VAILE. Mr. Speaker-- The CHAIRMAN. The question is on agreeing to the amend- The SPEAKER. For what purpose does the gentleman rise? ment. Mr. VAILE. To make a unanimous-consent request. I ask The amendment was agreed to. unanimous consent that I be granted leave to extend my remarks The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will read. in the RECORD on the subject of an address given by my asso The Clerk read as follows : ciate, Mr. HARDY, at Edmonton, Canada, on August 2. SEc. 7. That the provisions of section 29 of the war-risk insurance The SPEAKER. Is there objection? act shall not be operative with respect to insurance converted under Mr. GARD. Reserving the right to ooject, what is the request? article 4 of such act. Mr. VAILE. To insert in the RECORD an address of my col- 1\Ir. GARD. Mr. Chairman, I desire to offer an amendment, league, Mr. HAnDY, at a meeting of the National Editorial Asso to strike out all the language in section 7. ciation at Edmonton, Canada, on August 2. There is nothing The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Ohio offers an amend political in the address. - ment, which the Clerk will report. Mr. GARD. What is it about? The Clerk read as follows: Mr. VAILE. About the relations between the United States Amendment offered by Mr. GARD : Page 4, line 12, strike out all of and Canada. section 7. The SPEAKER. Is there objection? [After a pause.] The Mr. GARD. Mr. Chairman, it seems to m.e that every man Chair hears none. in this House, every man in the Congress, and every goo(4 WAR-RISK INSURANCE. thinking citizen of the United States, desires to afford every 1\Ir. SWEET. Mr. Speaker, I move that the House resolve possible benefit to those who were in the military and nay-al itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the service of the United States in the Great War in which the Union for the further consideration of the bill H. R. 8778. United States played such a prominent and victorious part. The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Iowa moves that the But I do not believe we should go so far as to include in any House resolve itself into Committee of the Whole House on the United States benefits those who were traitors or guilty of ( state of the Union for the further consideration of the bill treason, mutiny,. and spying, under any part of the insurance H. R. 8778. The question is on agreeing to that motion. law. Section 29 of the existing law, which this section pro The motion was agreed to. vides shall not be operative, says- The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Connecticut [1\Ir. TIL That the discharge or dismissal of nny person from the military ! soN] will take the chair. or naval forces on the ground that he is an enemy alien, conscientious f objector, or a deserter, as guilty of mutiny, treason, spying, or any f Thereupon the House resolved itself into Committee of the offense involving moral turpitude, or willful and persistent misconduct Whole House on the state of the Union for the further considera shall terminate any insurance granted on the life ot such person under . tion of the bill H. R. 8778, with Mr. TILSON in the chair. the provisions of article 4 . The CHAIRMAN. The House is in Committee of the Whole That is the existing law. In .;>ther words, the United States House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of will give no benefit under these provjsions to a man who is a the bill H. R. 8778, which the Clerk will report by title. traitor, . to a deserter, or one who has been guilty of treason i / 5268 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. SEPTEMBER 11, ----~------~----~----~------~~------~------or spying or any offense involving moral turpitude. Now, it is Mr. GARD. Does not the gentleman think that under our stated here that insru·ance converted tinder article 4 shall existing laws we not alone can, but ought to, deprive a man of not be affected by the provisions of section 29. In other. words, any insurance benefits if he is openly and notoriously treason if a man is a traitor, or if he be a EIPY in the interest {)f the able to his country? enemy and procures converted insurance, or if he be a mutinem· Mr. RAYBURN. During war, yes; and when the Govern and he has insurance, then section 7 would provide that Section ment was carrying all of the war risk, yes; but this man now shall not be operative. has a contract with the Government for convert€d insurance, Now, it is my idea that every honorable soldier and sailor in and whatever value that policy has is his and ought to remain his. the war should be fully protected in this bill, but 1 do not think Mr. GAUD. No traitor can have an l1one t contract \Yith the that the United States of America should go so far as to say Government. that merely because one has converted a term instu-ance into Mr. SWEET. Mr. Chairman, I hop-e the amendment will not an old-line insurance policy he should continue to have the be adopted. The House must remember tlHtt this is after the benefits of the generosity of the United Stat€s. It is my idea war and that this section applies solely to converted insurance. that a man who deserts, who is a traitor, who is guilty of any It does not apply to compensation Ol' any other ot the provi kind of treason, is not only not deserving of anything in the sions of the war-risk insurance act. The reason that that sec United States, but he should not be permitted even to reside in tion was put in the bill was because we l&oked upon converted the United States. insurance as an investment, as the gentleman from Texas {Mr. Mr. RAYBURN. Would the gentleman say. that if a man were RAYBURN] has well explained, and it seems to me that under in the Army and owned a piece of propetty and was adjudged all the circumstances, the war being over· and it being an in guilty of de erting or gpying he should be deprived of the vestment, it is a proper section to be placed in this blll. ownership of that property? Mr. GARD. Will the gentleman yield? Mr. GARD. Oh, no. Mr. SWEET. Yes. ~!r. RAYBURN. This question of converted insurance .is Mr. GARD. Even conceding that it is an investment does entirely in iine with that, if the gentleman will allow .me to the g.entletnan -think it should be the policy of the United say it. States to give its beneficial investment to men who ar~ traitors "Mr. Gl~D. The gentleman's oontention is that the owner- to the country? ship of real est.ate is a parallel case. I submit that it .is not. ·· :ur. SWEET. At this time, when the war is over, 1t is difficult A man owns real estate by a prlvate-oontr.a.ct He .buys a piece to have traitors. . . of real estate from John Jones. lf..he pays for it, it becomes his, Mr. GARD. Hut assuming that a .man is a:ffirmatively a and I submit that there is nothing which can deprive him of traitor, then he should not, I tak~ it, have a policy of insurance that except some alienation under process of law. 'But if a carried for him by the Government. man takes out a policy of insm·ance with the United States, Mr. SWEET: As to the term msurn.nce, I think the gentle if the United States .says to a man, "Because ·you were a man is rignt; but when the insurance is converted and the man soldier in the war J: give you a pollc:t -of eonvettell insurance has a property right 1il that policy, l do not think it should for 30 per cent less than you can get it in an o1d-line company, be taken from Atm. . which is a valuable thing for you to have simply because the Mr.. GARt>~ Doe~:! the gentl-etnlll'l state that the tndlvidual1s lJmted States makes it valuable for you and continues to 1evy ),)l-operey right 1 ~tel* th1t ' the right ot his Nation? . a tax upon flie people of the United States in order to provide Mr.-·SIWEET. I do ·.not, but here ·i ·vested tight, and I cheap insurance for you," then I say it is not a parrulel case that say the Government should not bave- the right to take away tbnt if thnt man be a traitor, if he be guilty of the highest and -l')l"op:erty. grossest treason,. he should not have the benefit of fills act;· and Mr. GARD~ lt cerfilinlS' hns that right. 'therefore I insist th-at section 70 of the existing law sh6Uld .re- Hr. HULINGS. Wlll tb(! gentleruffil ield? main in .force and that there should be no difte1·ence in regard Mr. SWEET. Yes. to converted insurance. Mr. HULINGS. This whole scheme of insurance is a I>eneft- Mr. BEE. Will the gentleman yield? cence tb:at the Go ern.tn:ent gives to the soldi r bY' .giving him 1 Mr. GARD. Yes. reduced rates? 1\.11:. BEE. Do I understand that if this insu.rance is con- )\1r. SWEET... The term insurance; yes •. verted and if the man is proven guilty of these offenses under Mr. HULINGS. Any ))al't of it~it is a beneficence 011 the the forms of law, then under your theory that conviction can- part of the Government, is it not? eels· this insurance.? Mr. SWEET. Not altogether. The soldier pays for it. Mr. GARD~ I would say it should can~l it; yes. Mr. HULINGS. The Government gives him the insurance for Mr. BEE. I agree with the gentleman ; but under those Jess money than he· can get it any place else. The Government circumstances ought we not to remit to him the premium he undertakes by this bill to glv~ the soldiers in.smance at :i less • bas paid? · rate than th~y could get it from the old-line lnstrrunce com4 Mr. GARD. I am not exceedingly wot.Tied about remitting . J)"anies, does it ·not? · anything to men who are traitors to my coliiltry. Mr. SWEET. It does. Mr. BEE. Except to keep the law straight by a proper Mr. HULINGS. If the Mld.ie1· was dratt~d and held 111mself amendment. out to be a loyal soldiel'" ll:bci the Gov~rnruent engages to give ::\1r. GARD. I think we can keep the law straight and the h1tn this ben~fit, wonld 1t ilot be the ·proper thing to call it off country straighter by keeping them out than l>y keeping them in. wh~n they "f 1\Ir. RAYBURN. Would the gentleman: be wi.lling: to cancel ~fr. DOWELL. But under- sectioru 7-· is he not permitted to a man's inswance on the ground of miseondu.ct? do It? 1\!r. DOWELL. I think that is another· question. Mr. R:A:n3lJRl~r No. 1\fr. RAYBURN. The gentleman from Ohio has moved_ to :MJ:-.• . SANDERS of rndian:a. ltfl~. Cliairman, I move tO' strike ~trike out the whole- section. out the last_ worn. Thts. Eec.tron 'f." applies only to converted Mr. DOWELL. I believe that where-a: man. has shown himself insurance; it has: no appiT~ation. ·to any other kina. rt does tJJ< be a traitor to. his ceuntry the Govetnment ought not to g1.ve not affect section 29 with reference to anY. other· kind" of· insur· him any special beneftt. whatever. ance, so tfiat if· the section was adopted: as proposed in the-bill Mr. RAYBURN.. It is not giving him. any- otheJ.t" bene1it uni1.er it wonid mereiy pt~ovide- that wnen a soldier Itad converted his the eonverted insuran matter- of· double punishment when you do, not. ll!r. DOWELL. l!Tllde1~ tJle law; under. section 29, wlien.. he· i~ even have· the· ordinary safeguards- a:c ·a.. criminal triaL" An:: diseharged from the sen ice ~ - 8.' traitor· his insuran.-ce is .Army offieer is· ffrst: tried: and then discharged.. and those tt;i.a.Is canceled?: very freq_uently are very. summary. The fact is: tha.i: it. dDes nGt ·Mr. ESCH. Yes; his· term insur.mce· is: gone. talte-much to cause a discharge in the- Army. Then we Dl'~pose · Mr. DOWELL. Under the· gerreml: law he: .has no rightJ to t!he by this law to add additional penalties against the soldier. and' ~onverted. insuraru::e except he. held. the term insu.ra.nce? his. dependents. . 1\Ir. ESCH._ He· ma.k""eS a new confu:a.ct. 1\fr. GRE:IDN of Iowa. M'r. Chairman,.. will the gentleman M-r. DOWELL. Bu.t the policy: lias. been. can:celed?. yield? · M.r. ESClif. The, term policy:- has. Mr. SANDERS of' Indiana. Yes. MJ.·. DOWELL. Yon. !leihstate, the- cen..verted!. p~lky: He coulll: Mr; GREIEIN of Iowa, M:r: Chairman I have: no disposition:. to, not con.ve:rt the term msuranee,. but yon: per.m!lt- him to ta:lte tah.-e. issue. witfi. the gentleman. I merely wanted to. inquire ro other insnranee, and it·i.S a new. enaatme~ . . , little· further-- and· make one point in the. gentleman's position Mr. ESCH. He has nothing, in. the term ms-ur:anc:e. but has- · clea:r. M:y- coll~ague- [Mr; DowELL] assumes that the effect. of in the new policy. this provision would' be to reilistate some· of the soldiei.:s' insur- . Mr. DOWELL. Not until after: it is· p:ermi.ttedl by a. new law? anee whicli· has heretofore been forfeited. I can- not see how Mr. ESCH. Yes; he can take it at any time within ti\e that could be _done. year · M:r. SAND.ERS of Indiana. The gentlemarr from row.a [Mtr~ Mr. DOWELL. Unless· yow permit him to take the- other Do'WELL] is in. error in that. assumphorr. It. applies oni:V. to insurance he is excluded? converted insurance. It would not r.einst.a.te anybody. and it Mr. ESCH. Yes; but this gives him t}lat right. does not- apply to term insuran..ce. ffe wouid have no Dight Mr. DOWELL. Does the gentleman_. believe that a traitor to conver.t- his insurance unless: he-liafl such a~. record as would should be given any more consideration in another policy tb.an authorize hii:n to convert it. he was givell. in the term insurance?. You can..aei the term The CHAlB.l.\IAN. Tlia time of' the gentleman from Indinrul! insm-ance because· he is. a: traiter,., and n..o:w you let hUn come- in ha.s- expired. and give him-a vight_to take other insurance? 1\0:. G.A.RD. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous con ent that 1\ir: ESCH~ This has application to the converted insurance, the gentleman's time be extended for five. minutes. ( and: we make it incontestable· just as we make a policy in an. old-line company incontestable. The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection?- Mr. DOWELL. You first aancel· the· policy beca.use he is a There was no objection. traitor! M"r.. GARD. 1\lr. Chairman, will the: gentleman yield? 1\lr. ESCH. No; the gentleman is wrong; he is discharged· Mr. SANDERS. of Indiana. Yes. i because he-is-a deserter. Mr. GARD• 'I'his. is. the position as I understand it. When Mr. DOWELL. He is barred from all rights o.f. compensation term, insurarree· is c.b.anged into- eonverted insurance, the-rr by after he is discbaxged? this: section. T. yotl' ma.Im the- CDJIYerted. insurance absolutely. l\1r. RAYBl!JRN. There- section 'l'l 1\fr. GARD. That is what you intend to do? Mr. RAYBURN. Because it might eome· up hereafter. that Mt: SA.NJi)ERS" of Irrdiana. Yes.. J the man had a policy and· ha.d never been. guilty of a.ny, of these Mr. GARTh E. do not t1link that- sho.nld be done. l things. Mr. SANDERS· of Indi~a. .And in. further:. respon e to the- r 1\11:. DOWELL. Sect\en· 29 definit~ d.efines w.hose :QOlicy gentleman, I C?all hi& attention to the fact- that if he is guilty shall be canceled, ancl if ll.e is. discharged' because he, is· .a aE treasou. he· wilL be tried' and convJ.cted.? i traitor it is canceled~ Tt.e gentleman. now. say.s that lie>- can. Mr. GA.RD. Yes.. not g t. o.th.e1· insuranee U:Jl.le he ha.-'3 t.he term insurance. · Mr. SANDERS of Indiana. And punishment will be given• ( Mr. RAYBURN. That is it; he has nothing to convert. 1 him. Should he be given any greater punishment because he i , t . 5270 CONGRESS! ON AL R-ECORD-HOUSE. SEI'TE:i'.IDER 11, ilus taken out this insurance than the man who has been tried 1\Ir. DEWALT. The gentleman is entirely correct. That and convicted and who has not taken out this insurance? would be one of the terms of the policy then and a portion ·of Mr. GARD. The man is found to be guilty of treason and the contract. It is cetiain that the Government could stand put up against a wall and shot. I contend that he and ·any upon that. one under him should never have the benefit of insurance by Mr. SUMNERS of Texas. The gentleman thinks, as a matter the United States of America given to honorably discharged of fact, that it ought to go into this law somewhere? soldiers and sailors. Mr. DEWALT. I agree basicly that no such man should get · M1~. SANDERS of Indiana. If the gentleman from Ohio the benefit given by the Government, but let us look at this bas that opinion, why did he not so frame his amendment proposition also. Here is a man paying within 20 per cent, ac as to reach that particular instance. The gentleman by his cording to the testimony of Mr. Macfarlane, of the established proposed· amendment strikes out all of section 7, which would rate of one company in this country, the Traveler's Co., which make all of section 29 apply to converted insurance. is one of the cheapest and best they say, and he continues to pay Mr. GARD. Absolutely, just as it does to-day. that for 19 years, yet by conduct of his own his family is held Mr. BEE. :Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield? responsible, his two children and his wife may be ueprived of Mr. SANDERS of Indiana. Yes. this benefit. - Mr. BEE. Following the suggestion the gentleman just made, - The CHAIRMAN. The time of the gentleman has expireu. why does not the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. G.ARn] confine it to Mr. HASTINGS. I ask that the gentleman may be given two treason and not have the man deprived of converted insurance minutes so that I may ask him a question. who is charged with moral turpitude? Why should a man's Mr. RUCKER. Make it three minutes, as I want to a.·k one family be disgraced and deprived of the support that they are myself. entitled to because a· man has been discharged from the Army The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection? [After a pause.] The on account of moral turpitude? Chair hears none. 1\Ir. SANDERS of Indiana. Why hould a soldier have an 1\Ir. HASTINGS. Now, the gentleman has been discussiug the additional penalty imposed? difference between " term " and " converted " in urance. Let me Mr. BEE. I agree witl1 the gentleman about trea.·on, but not see if I am straight on the matter. As I understand term as to moral turpitude. insurance ·was that in force during the war. Mr. SIEGEL. Mr. Chairman, there is only one case where Mr. DEWALT. Yes. the charge is treason in all of the 384,000 cou,rts-martial and Mr. HASTINGS. And converted illSurance is, of course, for summary court cases, and that case is about to be reversed by a longer period and since the war. the Judge Advocate General's office, because there is not suffi- Mr. DEWALT. Yes. cient testimony to substantiate the charge, and it was made Mr. HASTINGS. What is the difference in princip~e in the against a volunteer. It is a theoretical argument that we are application of the Government toward a man for term insurauce listening to here this afternoon. and converted insurance? As I understand it, so far as term Mr. DEWALT. Mr. Chairman, the confusion arising in the insurance is concerned, he pays a smaller amount than he does minds of gentlemen who are advocating the amendment of the for converted insurance. Now, you have section 29, which applies gentleman from Ohio [1\Ir. GARD] is just this: They confu e during the war. If he violates the terms, if he is convicted of term insurance with converted insurance. Term insurance was moral tm·pitude, if he is dismissed from the Army, if he is con for and during the period of the war, and applies to all men victed for treason, then his family is penalized and he suffers who were in the service, to wit, about 4,000,000. Converted the "double jeopardy," as our friend from Indiana would lut\e insurance will apply· to those men hereafter who go into the us believe. Now, I can not see a bit of difference in principle Regular Army or into the regular naval service. It will not between term insurance and converted insurance, except one is apply to anyone else. · a shorter and the other a longer term. For the term insurance Mr. SUMNERS of Texas. Will the gentleman yield for just you pay le s and for the converted you pay more. You ~et the a question? . same benefit from the Government in either case, because the con- Mr. DEWALT. In just a moment. It will apply to those who verted insurance costs the same as the old-line insurance with had existing policies which were taken out and converted them the overhead expenses taken off. In other words, you pay 25 or during that time. Now, what does this amendment propose to 30 per cent less for converted insurance, as has been explained do? Let us see the effect of it. A is in the Regular Army now. here on the floor. Now, what is the difference in principle be He had what we call " term " insurance during the period of tween the Government stancling behind the man on term in the war. He proposes to convert that insurance into the old- surance and converted insurance, except one is short an '"forces •at the . aansp · ~r · ro'ther place 10f llilobilizat~. !llilld :UP!lJl suCh · e~- ~ "T.he . iti'I'pOse •of section 81 ·y believ-e is to take ·away the amination, a!!ceptt~d and enrolle1 for .active serv>1c.e: Pfil1J•dedJ !That U . .crh.:b:t ·se-"red :;\lr. GREEN of Iowa. Without discussing the merits of the The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Iowa will submit the proposition of which the gentleman speaks, I do not understan~ amendments he proposes to make. llow this changes the provision of the law. It provides that Mr. SWEET. On page 4, line 20, I move to strike out the there shall be an examination. word "has" and insert in lieu thereof the words "shall have." 1\Ir. HUDDLESTON. I will explain to the gentleman how it Page 4, line 25, strike out the word " dies " and insert in does. Under the present law when a soldier is inducted into lieu thereof the word " died." . en·ice be is conclusively presumed to be in sound physical CO).], Page 5, line 1, strike out the word " becomes " and in ert in ilition, and although he should subsequently, in co.nsequence of lieu thereof the word "became." another examination, be rejected from the service, he is entitled That simply changes the tense of the verbs. to compensation. That is the law as it now is. The burden of The CHAIRMAN. The question is on agreeing to the first J)roof will be on the soldier under the provisions of this section amendment offered by the gentleman from Iowa [l\Ir. SWEET]. of the bill to show that he was in sound physical condition at Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike out the last the time he was inducted into the service if it shall develop at word. During the course of the general debate I sought to the time of his final examination in camp that he has a disease learn from the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. DEWALT] and is unfit for the service. I 'vill say to the gentleman from what was intended to be accomplished by the first ·portion of ·Iowa [Mr. GREEN] that sometimes several weeks elapse between this new section 31, namely, that portion which provides- the time when a man is sent to camp and the time he is finally That no person is in active service in the military or naval forces of examined and assigned for service. In the particular case I the United States within the meaning of this act unti~ he has been ha\e cited 11 days elapsed. I know of cases where more than examined by the proper medical officer or officers of such forces at the a month had elapsed. But in all these cases it is proposed to camp or other place of mobilization, and upon ·such examination, ac- put the burden on the ·oldier, who was examined by the local cepted and enrolled for active service. . . board through its physicians at home and pronounced soun~ The substance of the answer of the gentleman from Penn and fit-it is propo ed to put the burden on him to show that sylvania [Mr. DEWALT], who, as we all know, is \ery well he was actually and in point of fact sound 'and fit. I submit informed, was that that substantiYe provision meant little or there shoulu arise a presumption in his favor and that the nothing, and that the 1·ea1 meat of this section was to' be found burden of proof ougllt to be on the GoYernment to show that in in the proviso. It seems to me it is of great importance that fact when he wa inducted he bad the physical ilisability for we be precise and scientific in our use of language in a matter 'Yhich he was finally discharged. of this nature, and certainly we ought to have a uniform rule, l\Ir. RAYBURN. Mr. Chairman, will lhe gentleman yield 1 so that we may know whether ·a man at a giYen moment is in MU·.HUDDLESTON. Ye. the military service of the United States or i. not fu the mili · lli. RAYBURN. I fail to get the gentleman · viewpoint. tary service of the United States. This provi ion says that a Tllis {loes not change the law. man is not in the military service of the United States, under Mr. HUDDLESTON. ·what I have ·aia has no relation to this act at least, until he has been medically examine(} at a the amendment of the gentleman from Iowa [Mr. SWEET]. camp and has been accepted. I have in my hand a copy of an What I want to do js to get this matter before the House at the order of induction into the military set\ice of the United States, beginning. • . which is very brief, and which I will read in this connection: Mr. RAYBURN. I am talking about all of section 31. ORDER OF IXDUCT.ION IXTO MILITARY SERVICE OF TilE ~ITED STATES. The CHAIRl\IAN. The time of the gentleman from Alabama THE PRESIDENT OF TIIE UXlTED STATES. has expireu. The time is in charge of the gentleman from Iowa To --~------[Mr. SwEET]. Order No. ______.:. ______Serial No. ______:.. ______Greeting: Having submitted yoUl'self to a local board co"inposed of ~Ir. SWEET. 1\lr. Chairman, I would like to ilispo e of these yoU1' neighbors for the purpose of. determining the place and time in amendments before we take up other amendment . which you can best serve the United States in the present emergency, The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman can proceed in a parlia you are hereby notified that you have now been selected for immediate military service. mentary way. The gentleman does not need to be instructed by You will, therefore, report to the local board named below at the Chair. · . ------• at ______m,, Ur. SWEET. I have offered an amendment. on the------~------day of______, 1~--• for military duty. • · The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Iowa has offered ·an From and after the day and hour just named you will be a oldier amendment, and the debate is exhausted on thl!lt amendment. in the military service of the United States. 1\Ir. ROGERS. 1\Ir. Chairman, I do not desire to abridge the debate on the present amendment, but I would like to .offer an MembeJ• of -Locai'Boat~i -tol·======amendment before the section is dispose(} of by the committee. Report to local board for------~ ------I understand the gentleman from Iowa has several corrective amendments, and I would like to have them all placed before the Date ______committee. in order that the committee might have exactly in That is the official order of induction into the military rvice mind what the purpose is as sought by the gentleman. which was used bY the Adjutant Geneml and hls subordinate l\lr. SWEET. 1\lr. Chnirman, I ask that they be considered, throughout the war. That says that a soldier was in the mili becau e they are all related. · tary service from the moment of his induction. This bill ay~ l\lr. ROGERS. I suggest to the gentleman, if he '""ill permit, that the soldier was not in the military service until a period that they be offered for information, and then that discussion be which might easily be weeks after the moment when he was had before the amendments are disposed of. I am not sure that inducted. My inquiry is, What is the purpose of the sub the current amendment is anything more than verbal. committee in making that extreme distinction between the two The CHAIRMAN. Does the gentleman from Iowa prefer a kinds of commencement of military service? unanimous request that the e amendments be read for informa 1\Ir. SWEET. In answer to the gentleman from l\Ia ~ achu ·etts tion? I will say that the War Risk Insurance Bureau, in admini ter 1\Ir. SWEET. Yes. ing the act, laid down the rule as provided in this bill, ant.l the !\lr. SNYDEH. Mr. Chairman, a parliamentary inquiry. question whether a man was in the service or not wa deter The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman will state it. mined along the lines stated in this bill. Now, in ord r to l\lr. SNYDER. That will not stop a further amendment to cover the period from the induction of the soldier by the uraft the whole ection? board, when he was first taken by the Government, up to the Tile CH..A.IRMAN. It will not. Only one amendment can be time that he came into the active service, it was neces ary to pending at a time, and one is now pending. The gentleman from define in the act what the Bureau of 'Var Ri k Insurance had Iowa asks unanimous consent that a series of amendments to determined upon as constituting active service. .After having \ . perfect the text may be read for the information of the com determined that we then put two provi os in the bill. The fu·st mittee. Is there objection? relates to compensation and covers the period between induction Mr. HUDDLESTON. Reserving the right to object, .1\fr. Chair by the local draft board and the time intei\ening before being man, may I ask the gentleman what his disposition is to allow accepted and enrolled for active service. \l in:! somewhat liberal debate on other amendments 1 The CH...t\IRMAN. The time of the gentleman has expii·ed. "Srr. SWEET. There will be plenty of opportunity for other Th·. ROGERS. I a k for five minutes more. amendments. The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman asks unanimous con ent to 1\Ir. HUDDLESTON. Tile other day I was cut off. proceed fo1; five minutes. Is there objection? M_r. SWEET. I realize that. It was not intentional on my There was no objection. part. Mr. SWEET. And in that connection the arne position is l l\lr. HUDDLESTON. I haYe an a-mendment that I want to taken relative to th'e second proviso, which relates to insurance. tm lmli if t. Now, during that period, between the inuuction by the local i\ Mr. SWEE'l~ The gentleman will have the opportunity. draft board and the time interYenitig before he ·r;-as accepted 'l ~ ! 1919. CONGRESSION .AL RECORD-HOUSE. 5273 . and enrolled for actiye service, as defined in this act, . applica the train was wrecked, or something ilappened to incapacitate tion was made by the soldier for insurance, he will be entitled him. I do not know that there was a train 'Wreck but there to the insurance. may have been; plenty of things happen where he- might be Mr. ROGERS. Will the gentleman permit me to ask him a incapacitated. Is such a boy protected? question? Mr. SWEET. He is. . . . 1\Ir. SWEET. Yes. Mr. BEGG. Then I am satisfied, but from the way it reads Mr. ROGERS. Wherein does tile status of a soldier under the to me he is not. · war-risk insurance act differ, before he has been examined phys 1\Ir. CAMPBELL of Kansas. In what way is he protect~d? ically at ·the point of mobilization and after he has been exam Mr. SWEET. Because this section proviaes- ined physically at the point of mobilization? That if after induct1on by the local draft board, but before being :Mr. SWEET. He is inducted into the active service at the accepted and enrolled for active service, the person dies or becomes place of mobilization; but when the draft law went into effect, disabled as a result of disease contracted or injury suffered in the line of duty and not due to his own willful misconduct, or as a 1·esult of he was pas ~ ed upon by the draft board and transported some the aggravation, in the line of duty and not because of his own will distance, perhaps, to the camp or place of mobilization where ful misconduct, of an existing disease or injury, he or those entitled he was examined, accepted, and enrolled for active s~rvice. thereto shall receive the benefits of compensation payable under l\Ir. ROGERS. But are his financial privileges or other privi article 3. leges increased under the wal'-risk act at the moment when he 1\Ir. CAl\IPBELL of Kansas (reading)--:- · is physically accepted at the point of mobilization? Provided further, That any insurance application made by a person . ' l\lr. SWEET. The moment that he was examined, accepted, after induction by the local draft board but before being accepted and and enrolled for active service at the camp or place of mobiliza enrolled for active service shall be deemed valid. tion he ''"as entitled to the benefits of the war-risk insurance act, The gentleman is right as far as that is concerned but sup IWOYided he desired to take advantage of the same, Before pose~ as the gentleman from Ohio suggest'ect, on tl1e way to that time he was not entitled to avail himself of the benefits of mobilization, before he was regularly inducted, perhaps before the act under the law as it now exists. the medical examination provided for, he has been injured and Mr. ROGERS. I think I understand the gentleman's con loses a limb? tention; but if my reading of this section and my understanding Mr. SWEET. That is tile very proposition we are ·carrying. of the facts is correct, the meaning of this section will be pre This proviso takes care of these men between the time and up cisely the same if you begin to read after the word " if," in to the time they are in active service. For instance, if a line 23, and eliminate the first six: lines of the section altogether. young man left his home town and was going to the mobiliza In other words, it seems to me that the effect of your substantive tion camp for examination and the train was wrecked anu he statement at the outset of the paragraph is completely wiped out was under military orders to go tl1e1·e he would be entitled to by your provisos, and therefore it would be in the interest of compensation. If during that period before being . taken into clarity in framing this law if we, in pursuance of the meaning, active service he made an application for insurance the applica eliminated the substantive provision and leave only the provisos. tion would be good. It is good in case he is disabled, and we Mr. GREEN of Iowa. Will the gentleman yield? have another provision which carries automatic insurance. • :Mr. SWEE'l~. It seems to me, in reply to the gentleman, that 1\lr. BEGG. l\fr. Chairman, thE! point I would I.i.ke · to bring it leaves the law in great uncertainty because in this bill we out further than that is, if what the chairman of this com define what active service is, taking the soldier at the time he mittee said is an actual fact-and I do not mean to say that I is inducted by the local draft board to the time he enters active do not absolutely think what he says to be true-but if that be service. If active service were undefined in the bill it would the fact, what is wrong in saying that active service shall begin -leave it 1n great uncertainty. at the time the draft board ordered him to a demobilization Mr. ROGERS. As the bill now stands, there will be a worse point. Then there will be no question and no doubt about the condition than uncertainty; there will be a square conflict be man's service. I can see nothing in this proposition, unless it tween the War Department and the War Risk Bureau as to when is, as the ·gentleman from Alabama says, to make it more diffi "military service" shall be deemed to have begun. cult for the man who is actually injured in this service to secure ~fr. SWEET. The question of what constitutes active service, some kind of an adjustment. ;' r as far as war-risk insurance is concerned, is absolutely settled in Mr. RAMSEYER. 1\Ir. Chairman, will the gentleman yield? r this bill. l\fr. BEGG. Yes. I Mr. ROGERS. I think we ought to deem the man actually in Mr. R~<\.1\ISEYER. What is the m~aning of" induction by the the military service at the same moment, both in the view of the local draft board? " In rural counties the draft board was war-risk law and of the general military law. located at the county seat. The boy is ordered by such an order :Mr. IGOE. They are not all inducted by the local boards. as the gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. RoGERS] read to go : Mr. GREEN of Iowa. Will the gentleman yield? from say some 10 or 12 miles to the county seat to report to the i 1\fr. ROGERS. Yes. local draft board. He is injured on the way to the county seat. Mr. GREEN of Iowa. The gentleman from 1\fassa:::husetts He has not been inducted into the service? will notice that there is a difference in the wording. It speaks 1\fr. BEGG. In my judgment he has not. of the military service, and the term used in the first part of Mr. RAMSEYER. So if anything happens on the way to the this section is" active service." I have always understood, and I local draft board-- think correctly, that there is quite a difference from being in The CHA.IRl\fAN. The time of the gentleman from Ohio has the military service and being in the active service. 'Vhen I expired. first read the section I got the same idea that the gentleman l\fr. BEGG. l\fr. Chairman, I as~ unanimous consent to pro- from Massachusetts has, that the first part might as well be ceed for two minutes. ) I omitted and the language of the proviso alone used. The CHAIRl\1Al~. Is there objection? I l\!r. ROGERS. In answer to the suggestion of the gentleman There was no objection. from Iowa, a distinguished member of the subcommittee, 1\fr. Mr. RAMSEYER. So, if the young man is on his way from DEWALT, said in answer to my question that as far as he could his home under order of the military authorities to the local see, the first part of the section meant nothing, and that all the draft board and becomes injured, he would not be protected? meaning was in the provisos. ·what the fact is I do not know. Mr. BEGG. He would not be. That is the way that I inter · I did not suppose anyone would seek to draw so narrow a line pret it. Mr. Chairman, before the two minutes are gone I call l as that suggested by the gentleman from Iowa, namely, between the attention of the committee to another phase of this proposi active service, on the one hand, and military service, on the other. tion. The most bitter time in the life of the boy and of his I do not think there is or ought to be any such line of demarca parents was the time when he was compelled to leave his home, tion. and if there is a time when he is deserving the consideration Mr. ANDERSON. An officer when commissioned is in the and the protection of this Government it is at that time before he service but he is not in the active service until called. had really become hardened to military life. I can see no ex Mr. ROGERS. My thought is that from the moment of the cuse nor any reason for not making it specific that his time of induction the man is to be entitled to all the benefitil of the war active service begun the very minute that he reported at the I risk insurance. I am not at all clear what this section really place· he was ordered to report. As far as I am concerned, I means to do, but I do not think that is the fact. If it is a fact, am not in sympathy with the difference between active service . 1 am perfectly satisfied. and inactive service. For the purpose of the boys in this Army { 1\Ir. BEGG. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike out the last there were no moments of inactive service. The hour he re word for the purpose of asking a question of the chairman. ported was the most active hour of his whole military career, I am not certain about this proposition. These boys went into not even exeepting the zero hour when he went over the top, it' I the service not of their own volition. Are they protected? Sup am able to understand the feelings of these boys anu of the par pm:e a ~·onDg man left town to go to a mobilization camp and ents in going about the country as I did, sc:>ing thom:n.nds of tlwm J I f f :00NG1tESS10 ,:rAL 'REOORD---H@USE. SEPTEl\IBER 11, !leave. .om 'Imtotin• 1\Ir. HUDDLESTON. There can not be an induction as held into the service they were in the active service to all intents by the Judge Advocate General unless the man is ordered to and· purposes, as much as after they had gone to camp and entrain. That is what it takes to make induction. passed examination and been assigned to some company. Now, Mr. IGOE. I think the gentleman is mistaken about that. if the young men were in the service at· that moment, why :Mr. HUDDLESTON. No; no, indeed; that is right, I will should not all their benefits under this insurance act date back say to the gentleman. to the date of their induction into the military service, and -Mr. BEGG. I should like to read this amendment, which I why should not the act very clearly and specifically make that shall offer if I get the opportunity, to see if it does not cover the statement? very point the gentleman is talking about. Strike out, in line Mr. ROGERS. 'Vill the gentleman yield? 18, the word" no" and insert" a." "That a person"-- Mr. SHREVE. Yes. The CHAIRMAN. The time of the g~ntleman has expired. Mr. ROGERS . . I quite agree that there is no difficulty in Mr. BEGG. I ask that the gentleman be given two minutes. determining when a draftee's military service began, but will I want to ask him a question. the gentleman tell me how we can determine the moment of The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection? [After a pause.] The the beginning of the military service in the case of a voluntary Chair hears none. enlistment? Mr. BEGG. Then I would insert the word. " a," and I will Mr. SHREVE. I am talking about the young man inducted read it. "That a person is in active service in the military or into the service by way of the draft board. naval forces of the United States within the meaning of this act," 1\Ir. ROGERS. The gentleman does not want to cliscriminate and then strike out further down the provisio, and insert this: against the voluntary enlistment man, does he? "At the hour when he presents himself to his local draft board l\fr. SHREVE. That is a different case entirely. I am for transportation to the mobilization camp." speaking of the young man that is .drafted, and I believe he is l\:lr. HUDDLESTON. I think that is excellent; much better as much in the military service on the day and hour shown in than what I have suggested. his notice of induction as he ever was or will be in all his But I would suggest to the gentleman that he compare his life. And then why should not all of his benefits under this language there and. find out whether or not it is consistent with act begin from the day and hour of his induction into tlw mill- the amendments that have already been offered by the gentleman . tary service? from Iowa [l\lr. SwEET]. He has introduced some language to Mr. HULINGS. Mr. Chairman-- this section, I do not know exactly what it is, and it may be The CHAIRl\IAN. For what purpose does the gentleman rise? that the language proposed by the gentleman is not consistent Mr. HULINGS. I wish to oppose the amendment. FJ\erybocly with it. I would be very glad to have the gentleman offer the is getting a ·crack at this, and I think I will take a crack a t it, amendment. I hope it will be adopted, because I am afraid we too. l\Iy suggestion would be that we amend this thirty-fir:-; :: .·ec will do a very serious injury to a great number of men, patriotic tion so that it shall read: and fine fellows, unless we make some such provision for them. That no person is in active service in the milita~;y or naval forces of The decision of the Judge Advocate General to which I have the United States within the meaning of this act until he has received referred is contained in a letter which I recently received from notice to report to the local draft board for induction and has in fact the Adjutant General. reported to aid board, or, in case ot a volunteer, from the moment be -is sworn into the service. WAR DEPARTMENT, THE ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, It seems to me that would clear up this question. The Adju Washington, September 5, 1919. tant General in his decision as to when a person is in the mili Hon. GEORGFl HUDDLESTON, tary service is right in line with the ·notice which the Presfuent House of Representatives. served on all these draftees, that at "the time they served that no 1\fy DEAR Mn. HUDDLESTON : I have the honor to acknowledge rece'ipt of your letter of August 20 1919, addressed to the Judge Advocate Gen tice they were in the military service, and the distinction brought eral requesting information as to when a drafted soldier becomes a mem up here between active service and inactive 'service I have never ber of the Army, and to inform you that section 3 of the act of May 18, 1917, provides in part as follows: heard before. I have heard of a man being in the military serv "All perE.ons drafted into the service of the United States and all ice or in the retired service, but as to a man who is part in the officers accepting commissions in the forces herein provided for shall, service and part not in the service, inactive, I do not under from the date of said draft or acceptance, be subject to the laws and regulations governing the Regular. Army, except as to promotions, stand the distinction. I wish to bring to the attention of the . . ." committee his amendment, which I shall offer when an oppor- r' Sectio.ns 159D and 174 of the selective-service regulations (2d ed.} tunity is given. · ! provide: "SEC. 159D. Induction by local boards is accomplished by enter :Ur: DOWELL. 1\lr. Chairman, I move to strike out the last ing in column 24 of the classification list opposite the name of each word for the purpose of asking a question. registrant to be called for entrainment the day and hour on which the The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from IO\Yfi moyes an registrant is to report to . the local board and by mailing, at the same time, to each such registrant an order (Form 1028, sec. 301, p. 250} amendment, and is recognized for five minutes. to report to the local board for military duty at the hour, day, and place Mr. DOWELL. I desire only a moment. I want to make an specified in said order, which shall be the same as that appearing in inquiry of the committee. I notice the section under consj Tlle Clerk- read as follows· i X. want to say here 1t. i& my judgment and belief that the Amendment hy :u...... SWEJCT: Page 4, lin!) 20: attar the wordi ''lle " • ·Peo.nle.. of t:Q,i& VUe~tion tor. conn2ensation for· any accident. to offer. wlUcb. might b.ave occurred to. them on theil: Wlcy back and torth. -Mr GREEN ot Iowa. Is it an amendment to th! amendment? It also conte?lplates talting care of a. man who had some acci-. Mi. HULINGS. No; it is not an. amendment to the amend dent befall h1m a.ftex he liad bOO!l re<:el.ved at camp and rejec~. ment. It is in the first part of the bill, whereas the gentle- r do not underatand that thls section 31 4l.kes care Q.( thiS.. man's amendment is to add it to the bill. Seetion. 3l should be type. of· man except i!l a limited way. In. other wor~, it a. amended so thnt a person shall be deemed;_to be in the active draftee had oppo:rturuty and had taken advantage of It and se~vice in the military Ot' naval forces ot. the United States applied_ for ~nsurance. between th~ 18 QC 20 ~ours be was on1 · within the meaning of this act who has received notice from the the tram gomg to the camp, he would be entitled to be an ap- , local draft boarc:l :tor induction and who has in fact repox·ted to ' '\ plicant for this gov"Crn.mental insurance, but !lot having taken said board, or m _" tbe case of a ~olunteer, from the moment he- is advantage of that, or· not having had opporturu,ty to take advan- ~ sworn into tbe service. ~age of it at that time, Ite. is. no.w estopped for-applying for that · Mr: GREEN 0-r rowu. Tbe question I wanted to come ta is msurance. . . cthis~aud I regard it as- very important: ! 4-o not ~k we ougbt Now, I had some b allowance and a-llotment feature of the oldiers' and --sanot·-s' Mr. HULIKGS. Mr. Chairman, it s-eems to me the section insurance .act. In .other words, after fhe expil·ation •Of four as it is presented nere _permits the family allowance to be paid Jnonths after the ,pJ.'e-1 ent emergency no allowance ·would be in case of Now, the gentlemen :who :prepal!~ tthis ·b1ll mot ·oiily 'PFOJ>()Sed rto .quent 1to ·Octooer 6, Lf:917, the 'Government ·makes :thi .awnro not keep. our ~ontract w:rth -the soldiers, bu_t th~y went ifurther ·and , Ito exceed ·$100. -u :he died in .the sertice 1of his c.0 untry subse· 1Jrovrued ·m the I?Xesent ~rope ed. section, an the place of one quent to the-declaration .of ~var but :prior to ,Ocoober ·6, 1917, month, the followmg: award ·is made. 00 'But notior more than tour months-after the tcrmiuation ·of the present It seems to me that :if it is the policy of .the Government to see -war emergency. to it that those men who ·died in :the :Service -of their c011ntry e.re • o that the ·mere ·reading of tile old section and -the :present afforded a suitable bruial, there should be no ilisci'imination, hut propo ·e / 5280 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. SEPTE"UBER 11; insurance act which would give relief in all cases similar to that The Clerk read as foUows: above noted, allow me to say : Amendment offered by Mr. TcEaDw.u:: Insert after line D, page 6, 1. That in my judgment such an amendment would alford relief the following : to n;ta~y worthy persons wh.ose claims to allotment and allowance lack " 'Ec. lOa. That a new section is hereby added to article 2 of the me~It I? law only and not m fact, _and hence is desirable as a matter war-risk insurance act, to be known as section 212, and to read as fol ~JMb~ . lows: 2. That while H. R. 8074 is appropriate in a measure to accomplish "SEc. 212. That whenever an application for family allowance has the result above indicated as being desirable, yet it is not entirely been, or shall hen:>after be, presented to the Bureau of War Risk Insur so, nor in some respects is it aptly worded; and that if you so desire ance by or on behalf of any person within class A, and it shall after I shall take pleasure in. having drawn and in submitting to you an due investigation be determined that the necessary relationship existed amendment such as, in my judgment, would more adequately and between such person and an enlisted man in the active military or naval appropriately meet the situation. service at the time when the application was made and that coQipulsory Sincerely, yours, CARTER GLASS. allotment has not been waived or exemption therefrom granted a family apowance shall be awarded and paid for the full period defined in sec Conforming to the letter of the Secretary I have introduced tiOn 204 hereof or for such part of said period as it shall be shown that an amendment prepared by his office. It was submitted to the relationship existed, notwithstanding the !act that no deductions from the pay of the enlisted man for compulsory allotment in favor of me this morning with the f~llowing Jetter: such person have been made, and notwithstanding the further fact that TREASURY DEPARTl\IE:ST, the enlisted m.'l.n has been discharged from the military or naval forces Wasltington, September 11, 1919. of the United States. (Wherever it appears that an enlisted man has Ron. ALLEN T. TREADWAY, been discharged fi"om the service without having had deducted from his House of Representatives, Washington, D. a. pay all or any part of the allotment which is made compulsory by the terms of the act, the amount of such allotment shall nevertheless be MY DEAR Mn. TREADWAY : I am forwarding to you herewith a draft paid l>y the nureau of War Risk Insurance to the person or persons of a proposed amendment to H. n. 8778, to take the place of a · type entitled thereto out of any appropriation which may hereafter be made written amendment which, I understand, was drafted by Mr. SWEET and ~ubmit~ed. to the Treasury Department this morning. The draft for the purpose of paying such allotments.) Any awards heretofore submitted Is mtended to accomplish the same purpose but is be made which are inconsistent with the provisions of this section may lieved to me!!t the situation more adequately and defin'itely. It is upon application be reopened and made to conform herewith." verJI br~ad in its terms and imposes. a liability upon the United States, Mr. TREADW.AY. 1\Ir. Chairman, the purpose of this amend which 1s much bl'oader than that Imposed by the war-risk insurance act as it has _been interpreted in the past by the bureau. It is not ment is to accomplish what I also tried to accomplish through broader than It should be in order to do justice in such cases as the the submission of a claims bill some weeks ago. That claims Beaudry case and others of a similar nature. bill was presented by the chairman of the Committee on Claims Very truly, yours, R. H. HALLETT, [l\Ir. EDMONDS] to the department, and received an indorsement Acti11g Dit·ector. from the Secretary of the Treasury, from which I should like The amendment I have submitted, 1\Ir. Chairman, is the one to read exb·acts. . referred to by Acting Director Hallett, and which in his letter· Perhaps I should first explain the eircillnstances. They are he says is no broader than justice of such _cases as' this requires: these : .A man entered the service about the time the war broke I have submitted these papers to the subcommittee-perhaps out. He had had a quarrel with his family. He left a wife and I have overburdened them in regard to this matter, but in a four children. He made no allotment to his wife. The wife sense it seems quite important. The only question of differ claimed the compulsory allotment under class .A. The marriage ence between the subcommittee and myself is whether or not certificate, as well as the birth certificates of the children were the allowance and the allotment should both be included in this submitted to the department, and I have copies of them' here. form of an amendment. I claim they both should be included, The pay-$15 per month-which should have been allotted to because the beneficiary is entitled to the allotment from the the wife would have carried with it the family allowance, the soldier, and the papers of the department very clearly show in proper allowance according to law for the wife and children. this case, as quite likely they do in similar cases to which it The man's commanding officer was notified twice to check this refers, that it is no fault of the beneficiary that the allotment compulsory allotment against the man's pay, the law providing, has not been deducted and checked against the soldier's pay. as you well know, that the allowance could not be paid unless The whole question involved is whether or not we will pro the allotment was first deducted. For some unknown reason tect the Government to the extent of not paying that allot that allotment was never checked against the man's pay and he ment twice, or whether we would see that justice is done to was discharged in May last without a cent having been de such a woman as the wife to whom I have referred and to ducted for the allotment as provided by law. whom the department says payment should now be made. The Secretary of the Treasury, l\Ir. Carter Glass, under date Therefore I submit the amendment in the form that it mlli of •'eptember 6, goes very minutely into the details of this case, drawn by the department for consideration by the committee. and for the purpose of explaining the amendment which I Mr. BLACK. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment to the have presented I will read the conclusion of his letter. If any amendment, which I send to the desk. lember desires the whole letter inserted in the RECORD I shall The Clerk read as follows : be wry glad to put it all in. Secretary Glass says: Amendment offered by Mr. BLACK to the amendment of Mr. TREAD WAY: After the words "United States" strike out the followin.,. lan In conclusion, I would say that the bureau has before it quite 11 guage : "Wher,ever i~ appears t?at an enlisted man h_as been disch'arged numiJcr: of cases similar to that of Mrs. Beaudry, and of no less merit from the service Without haVIng deducted from his pay all or any re ·pectiDg the facts, and I would call to your attention H. R. 8074, part of the allotment that is made compul ory by the terms of the act wh1ch was Introduced by 1\Ir. TREADWAY on July 31 1919 and referred the amou-?t of such allotment shall, nevertheless, be paid by the Bureau to t~e Go?Jmitt~e on Interstate and Foreign Comm'erce. 'The bill pur of War RISk Insurance to the person or persons entitled to it out of any ports to g~ve relief in all cases such as the one under consideration and lt would seem that if relief were to be granted in cases of this nature :EF~0 ~f~i~:nt~!lich may hereafter be made for the purpose of paying it would be more appropriate and just to do so by a general act rather than by separate bills covering only individual cases. 1\fr. BLACK. Mr. Chairman, I am in thorough and hearty Perhaps I should also read one other extract in reference to accord with the first part of the amendment of the gentleman th~ notification sent by the department to check against the from Massachusetts [1\Ir. TREADWAY], but I think the second man's pay: paragraph of the amendment, which proYides that the GoYern The delay from September 2i:i, 1918, when proofs of relationship were ment shall pay the compulsory allotment that was not deuucted completed, to March 24, 1919, ·when notice was sent to check Beaudry's from the pay of the soldier and that was paid to him at the time p~y for allotment to his family, was, it must be admitted, in part Without apparent excuse. of his discharge should be stricken out. In many cases this amount had been withheld from the soldier until the time of :Kow, all the time this man was in the service his wife was his discharge, but it was then included in the final settlement depriYed not alone of the allotment which under the law was and, according to the view I take, became a closed transaction. comvulsory to be made, but also of the family allowance, I do not think there is any difference of opinion among any of through no fault of hers. us that the Government allowance ought to be paid to the wife The Secretary of the Treasury confirms the fact that the and children, notwithstanding the soldier made no cornvulsory delay was, in part, .without apparent excuse. He also says allotment and notwithstanding that fact was not tli '<.:O\ered t~at _instead of pr~senting the claim such as I did, by special until he was released from the service. The gentleman from btll, 1t would be fa1rer and more in keeping to present a general Massachusetts [1\Ir. TREADWAY] cites a ca e that make· rather bill to cover all such similar cases. Consequently I asked a strong appeal, where there was an estrangement between the for a furt_her opinion from the Secretary of the Treasury, and wife and husband, and he willfully failed to make an allotment I ha \e this letter : and there was no checkage against his pay, and none could b~ THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY washington, Septembet· 11; 1919• made after his discharge, and therefore under present law no nou. AI.r.EN T. TREADWAY, allowance can be paid to the wife and children. Tllat \Toul LEAVE OF ABSENCE. will gladly eliminate it. I thought I bad cut out every single thing to which the gentleman could possibly take exception. By unanimous con. ent, leave of absence was granted as fol Mr. LONGWORTH. I will say to the gentleman that this is lows: · To l\Jr. DEw.uT, for fi>e days, on account of important busi not a personal matter with me. l\Ir. BLANTON. If there is anything in there that the gen ne~s. tleman does not like, I will gladly eliminate it. To Mr. JOHN W. HAI:\'EY, at the request of 1\lr. GALLAGHER, l\lr. MONDELL. This is not a question of "anything the indefinitely, on account of death and sickness in his family. gentleman from Ohio does not like." To 1\lr. SABATH, for five days, on account of death in his 1\Ir. LONGWORTH. This is a matter far beyond any per family. sonal feeling. I have no personal grievance in the matter, EXTENSION OF RE:\L~RRS. absolutely none. 1\ly only interest is as a 1\lember of tltis House l\Ir. SLEMP. 1\lr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to extend to see that the rules and etiquette of debate are preserved, par my remarks in the REcoRD on the subject of my trip to France. ticularly in the matter of the extension of remarks in the REc The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Virginia asks unani 'ORD, where the House gives a l\Iember leave to print certain mous consent to extend his remarks in the RECORD on the sub things, specifying them, and eliminating others, which leave is a ject of his trip to France. Is there objection? courtesy to the l\lember. Under those circumstances I think There \Yas no objection. gentlemen should be most scrupulous in carrying out not only the letter but the 5'Pirit of the consent granted by the House. OBSERVANCE OF LEAVE TO PRINT. The SPEAKER. Has the gentleman from Ohio a copy of the Mr. LONGWORTH. Mr. Speaker, a parliamentary inquiry. part which violates the rule? '.rhe SPEAKER. The gentleman will state it. l\lr. LONGWORTH. I have one paragraph. l\Ir. LONGWORTH. Is there any parliamentary method 1\Ir. BLAl~TON. I should like to know what there is that properly to be pursued to prevent the insertion in the RECORD, the gentleman states is without the rule. I should like to have under leave to print, of a matter clearly without the conditions him put me on notice of the indictment he makes. of the consent granted by the House? 1\lr. LONG,VORTH. I shall be very glad to read it, or I \Yill The SPEAKER. The Chair is not certain. Of course, or show it to the gentleman and leave it for him to determine. dinarily t.bat rests with the honor and conscience of the gentle 1\lr. BLAl~TON. If you will just show it to me, I will be man who has the leave. At the same time, if the que tion were glad-- raised, the House could equally prevent it, presumably. Inas 1\fr. LONGWORTH. I think the House ought to know much as the House can certainly strike from the RECORD any about it. violation of the leave, it strikes the Chair at first blush that The SPEAKER. The Chair will state that if the gentleman if it i brought to the attention of the Hou ·e the Hou. e could reads it it will go into the RECORD. equally prevent it. At the time the House give:~ tbe leave to Mr. BLANTON:. That is the reason-- print, it is given with a condition, and it is presumed, I suppose, The SPEAKER. That is the very thing the gentleman is that the Members would observe that condition. I uo not ee endeavoring to prevent. . how it could be proved that a Member did not intenu to 1\Ir. LONGWORTH. Then I will move to strike it out of the observe it. RECORD. Mr. LONGWORTH. Suppose it comes to the knowledge of a 1\Ir. BLANTON. If the gentleman will submit it to m ~ . I Member of the House that a matter is intended to be printed will gladly eliminate it if it is wrong. in the REcoRD that is clearly without and outside of the con The SPEAKER. It seems to the Chair that that would be the ditions whereunder express leave is granted. Has a l\lember no easiest way. remedy until the time that matter shall appear printed in the Mr. BLANTON. In eliminating this, I do it at the sugges REcoRD? Is there no wa_y of preventing the clear violation not tion of the gentleman from Ohio ; but in so doing I do not only of the rules but of the consent given to the l\Iember by the admit that it in any way violated the rule or the consent, be House of Representatives, and so stated by the Speaker? cause I believe the Chair would hold that it comes within the The S1PEAKER. The Chair supposes the House could prevent terms of the consent as limited by the gentleman from Arkansas anything being printed in the RECORD. The Chair would say [1\Ir. W:u."'l'GO] ; but to meet the suggestion of the gentleman fl'om that at first blush. Ohio I will gladly eliminate it. l\Ir. TREADWAY. l\fr. Speaker, would it not be much easier l\fr. LONGWORTH. That will be satisfactory to me. for the Chair to rule, and very much more to the enlightenment ADJOlmNMENT. of the House, if a concrete case were actually before the Speaker and the House--such a case as the gentleman froiD 1\lr. 1\lONDELL. I move that the House do now adjourn. Ohio obviously has in mind? The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 5 o'clock and 57 The SPEAKER. Undoubtedly it would. minutes p.m.) the House adjourned until Friday, September 12, Mr. LONG,VORTH. The " gentleman from Ohio " will be 1919, at 12 o'clock noon. glad to state what he has in mind. The recollection of the gen tleman is very clear, although he has not that part of the REPORTS OF COl\11\liTTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS A~D record before him, where consent was given to the gentleman RESOLUTIONS. from Texas [Mr. BLANTON] to print certain matters in con nection with the speech he was delivering, to wit, the speech Under clause 2 of Rule XIII, bills and resolutions were sev criticizing the conduct of the Department of Labor and refer erally reported from committees, delivered to the Clerk, and ring to a number of persons connected with the Department of referred to the several calendars therein named, as follows : Labor and to the persecution which he alleged he was being 1\lr. STEELE, from· the Committee on the Judiciary, to which subjected to by officials of that department. He thereupon was referred the bill (H. R. 1187) authorizing the several dis asked consent, in order not to take up the time of the House, trict courts of the United States to appoint official stenographers to print certain matters relative to the matter which be was and prescribe their duties and compensation, reported the same discussing. The gentleman from Arkansas [Mr. Wr Go] there without amendment, accompanied by a report (No. 305), which upon arose and objected, whereupon the gentleman from Texas said bill and report were referred to the Committee of the hoped that the gentleman would not object because he only in ·whole House on the state of the Union. tended, as he said, to print such matters, letters, figures, and 1\!r. GREENE of Vermont, from the Committee on Military facts as related to the speech that he was making. . Affairs, to which was referred the bill (S. 2624) to provide I After some little debate the gentlqman from Arkansas [Mr. travel allowances for certain retired enlisted men and Regular WINGO] withdrew his objection, in consideration of the fact Army reservists, reported the same without amendment, accom that the gentleman from Texas [Mr. BLANTO~] agreed to print panied by a report (No. 307), which said bill and report were only such matters as related to his speech, consisting of facts, referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of I figures, and letters, and, as I understood it, not mentioning any the Union. Member of the House. The Speaker thereupon said, " Under 1\Ir. KAHN, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to which such conditions leave is granted." If I am wrong about that, I was referred the House joint resolution (H. J. Res. 202) ten shall be glad to be corrected. dering the thanks of the American people and the Congress of Mr. BLANTON. Will the gentleman yield? the United States to Gen. John J. Pershing and to the officers 1\tr: LONGWORTH. I yield to the gentleman from Texas. and men of the American Eipeditionary Forces, and for other I Mr. BLANTON. I have not my notes, but I have been trying purposes, reported the same without amendment, accompanied to get them since the gentleman has raised the question. If by a report (No. 308), which said joint resolution and report the gentleman will show me anything to which he objects in were referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state the part of my speech that was not deliyereu on the floor, I of the Union. l·I · J 5284 CO~ GRESSIONAL RECORD-HOt SE. S E.PTE l\I BER 11' 1\lr. GOOD, from the Committee on Appropriations, to which By Mr. J"Al\IES: A biU (H. R. 9215) grnnting an incren e of wa. referred the b-ill (H. R. 9205) making rrppr-o-priations to pension to J"ohn A. Ott; to the Committee on. Invalid P en ion . supply deficiencies in appi"opriation for th.e fiscal year· ending By Mr. KAHN: A bill (H. R. 9216) granting an increase of June 30, 1920, and prior :fiscal year , and fo-1· other pmposes, re pension to Osea1· Weil ~to the Committee ou Invalid Pen ions. ported the , ume without amendment, accompanied by a report Aiso, a bill (H. R. 9217) for the relief of Luke Ratigan; to (No. 309), which . aid bill and report were referred to the Com~ the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. mittee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. By Mr. KENDALL: A bill (H~ R. 9218) granting a pension to Louisa Taylor; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. MAcGREGOR: A bill (H. R. 9219) granting a pension PUBLIC BILLS, RESOLUTIONS, AND 1\fEl\IORIALS. to Carries S. Warner; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. SANDERS of Indiana: A bill (H. R. 9220) granting Undet· clause 3 of Rule XXU, bills, resolutions and memorials a pension to Noah L. Gibbo-n , helpless and dependent son of were introduced and severally referred as follows: Jacob Gibb-ons; to the Oo-mmittee on Invalid Pensions. R. By 1\Ir. IDCKS: A bill (H.. 9202.) providing subsistence for . Also, a bHl (H. ~ 9221) granting an increase of pension to the Coast Guard; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Logan Mize'; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Commerce. By Mr. THOMPSON of Oklahoma: A bill (H. R. 9222) for By 1\!r_ DYER: A bill (H.. R. 9203-) to punish the transporta · the relief of Charles Hatch, alias Chru.·Ies H. Lord; to the tion of stolen motor vehicles in interstate En· foreign com· Committee on Military Affairs. merce ~ to the Committee on the J-udiciary. Also, a bill (H. R. 9223) granting a pension to Ezra Shanks; By l\fr. STINESS: A bill (H. R. 9204) to increase the pa.y of to tlle Committee on Invalid Pensions. the commissioned and enlisted personnel frf the· Army, Navy, By Mr. TILSON: A bill (H. R. 9224) for the relief of the Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Public. Health Service~ to the heirs of John Brown; to the Committee on Claims. Committee on Military Affairs. By Mr. TINKIIAl\.f: A b-ill (H. R. 9225) for the reliet of By Mr. GOOD: A bilL (H. R. 92~) making appropriations to James ;J. Dailey; to- the Committee on Claims. supply deficiencies in appropriations for the. fiscal year ending By Mr. WILLIAMS: A. bill (H. R. 92,26) for the relief oi June 30, 1920,. and pr-ior fiscal years, and for e.ther purposes ; t - l • \