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I 6104 .CONG.RESSION AL RECORD-SENATE. AUGUST '17, RECESS. {From the Gr.aham Guardian, Aug. 10. 1917.1 GOVERNMENT SHOULD ACT, 1\fr. SIMMONS. I ~noYe that the Senate take a recess until The I. W. W. menace might be easily handled and put out of existence to-morrow at 11 o'clo-ck. if the Federal Government would get busy and place the arch enemy , The motion was agreed to; and (at 15 o'clock and 35 minutes of an governments, WilHam Haywood, behind the bars on a charge ot p.m., Thm· day, Augu t 16, 1917) the Senate took a recess until treason in the time of war~ Along with Haywood shouid go every member of the L W. W., a to-morrow, Friday, August 17, 1917, at 11 o'clock a. ~· special ell'ort bemg made to get the big leaders first. No sympathizer of the I. W. W. propaganda should enjoy the liberty of this country only long enough to place him in jail to watt his trial for treason. There is no room in this country for people like Haywood, Berkman, SENATE. and the female species represented by Emma Goldman. No form of government suit& them, because they do not believe in governments. FRIDAY, Augws.'t 17, 1917. As evidence of the total depra-vity of the followers of Haywood the following verse from the I. W. W. songbook is given: (Legislative day of Wednesday, Aug1.1.8t 15, 1911.) " Onward Christian soldier, rip and tear and smite; "Let the g~ntle Jesus bless your dynamite; The Senate reassembled at 11 o'clock a. m., on the expiration " ~mash the doors of every home, pretty maidens seize; of the recess. " Use your might and sacred right to treat her as you please." . Mr. ASHURST. Mr. President-· - This_particular verse e:i.empllfies to the fullest degree just what the I. W. W. :u-e, what they believe in, and what they would do if the1 . Mr. McCUMBER. Before the Senator proceeds, I suggest ever got in power in this or any other country. - the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Secretary will calL the W A.R REVENUE. roll. The Senate, as in Committee of the Whole, re~umed the con~ The Secretary called the roll, and the follomng Senators an- sid('ration of the bill (H. R. 4280) to provide revenue to defray swered to their names : . · war exi>ellS(>s, and for other purposes. Ashurst Hardwick Martin Sherman Mr. CURTIS. l\Ir. President, hen the war-revenue bill Bankhead Holl1s Myers Simmons went to the House, in 1\Iay, 1917, it was estimated, through the Brady · Busting Nelson Smith.. S.C. Broussard Johnson, Cal. New Smoot Secretary of the Treasury, that to meet the appropriations Calder Jones> Wash. Norris whkh had already been made for .the year ending June 30, 1918, Chambel"laln Kellogg Overman ~~fh~rand Colt • . KJ.ng Page Swanson the sum of $2.245,925,587.54· must be raised, and this amount Culberson Kirby Penrose Trc.mmell was needed over and above present receipts and the sums re Curtis Knox Phelan Vardaman ceh·ed !rom the sale of borids. Dillingham La Follette Pittman Wadsworth Fletcher Lodge Ransdell Weeks When the bill reached the , enate from the House it was drawn Frcl!nghuysen McCumber tlaulsbmy Williams so as to provide for J:he raising of about $1,800,000,000, and we Gronna McKellar Shafroth were told about July 1 that the bill to be reported to the Sen Hale McNatT. Sheppard ate from the Committee on Finance was framed so as to rai e Mr. FRELINGBUYSEN. I wish to rumounce the unavoid about $1,250,000,000, but when the bill was reported, August able absence of my colleague [Mr. RuaHES] on account of ill 6, we find that it provided for the raising of lli2,006,000.000. ness. I will let this announcement stand for the day. When this bill was reported to the House it was supposed that Mr. MYERS. · My colleague [1\!r. 'V ALSHl is necessarily it provided for the raising of all tbe additional funds that absent on account of illness in his family. Be is paired with the ·would be required by the Government for the year ending Senator from New Jersey [Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN]. I will let June 30, 1918; but on July 26. 1917. a letter from the Secretary this announcement stand for the day. of the Treasury was sent to the Speaker of tbe House of Rep 1\Ir. KillBY. I wish to announce the unavoidable absence of resentatives containinO' deficiency and supplemental estimates my colleague [1\Ir. RoBINSON]. for the War Department to the amount of $5.917,878.347.98, and l\lr. CURTIS. I desire to announce the unavoidable Rbsence we are advised in the morning papers that the additional of the senior Senator from New Hampshire [Mr. GALLINGERl. amount needed by the Government will reach $9.000.000.000. I will let this announcement stand for the present. There is quite .a difference between the figures submitted in the I wish also to announce the absence of the senior Senator estimntes sent to the E:ou. e in May, those contained in the bill from New Mexico [Mr. FAIL], and the absence of the junior as it passed the House in June. and those contained in the hill ·Senator from Michigan {Mr. ToWNSEND], on account of illness reported to the Senn te on the 6th day of this month, and now in their families. I will let this · announcement stand tor the comes the additional estimates for nearly $6,000,000,000 to add pre ent. · to the burden nh·eady on our hands. 1\Ir. SUTHERLAND. I desire to announce the absence .Of We were told by the able chairman of the committee, in his my colleague, the senior Senator from West Virginia [Mr. opening speech) that it was intended by this bill to raise what GoFF], on account of illness. I will let this announcement balance as needed to meet the appropriations heretofore stand for the day. made. There is no intimation as to how tile amount of $5.~17.- Mr. KING. I desire to announce that the senior Senator 878.347.98 called for in tile estimate of July 26 is to be raised. The from Maryland [Mr. SMITH], the junlor Senator from Ken Congress has already appropriated the sum of 9,103.086.707.11 tucky [Mr. BECKHAM], and the Senator from llJinois [1\lr. for t11e year ending June 30. 1918, and the estimate mentioned LEWIS] are detained from the Senate on official business. a moment ago calls for $5,917 ~000,000 more, and we are tolu I· Tbe PRESIDENT pro tempore. Fifty-four Senators have tl1at we :qtay expect other estimates before the year ls out. answered to their names. There is a quorum present. If no more is added. we will have appropriated for this year the enormous sum of $15.030.965,155.09. If you add the addi THE L W. W. liENACE, tional three billion mentioned in the morning papers, the Mr. .ASHURST. Mr. President. although the Senate ()f the total amount needed for the first year will be nbove $18,- ·United States is an unusually well-informed body of men. I 000,000.000. find nevertheless a number of Senators are not familiar with Ur. Presjdent, I submit that the ConO'ress should be advised, just what the I. W. W. menace throughout the Western States as soon as possibl~. just what amount of revenue must be raised means. for the year ending .June 30. 1918, and then Congress should \Vith the I. W. W.'s perjury is a fine art. With this organiza- determine upon a plan which will best distribute the sum in tion murder is reduced to a science, nnd after the I. W. W. accordance with ability to bear it. ·slays its unoffending victim the accused and guilty person The people at home are the force back of the Goverpment, frequently escapes conviction by reason of a prearranged alibi, and they have a right to know. what is going on. If the Gov because, as I said, the I. W. W. has reduced perjury ton fine art. ernment will only take the people into its confidence and tell At a later time I expect to deal with this subject and explain them just \Vhat is needed and for what purpose the funds ·some of the views and activities of this treasonable organization, raised by tax~tion and bond jssues are to be used, antl if it but this morning I will simply ask to have the Secretary read will assure the people that there will be the strictest economy at the desk n. short extract from a very reliable Arizona weekly in all expenditures, that new under~akings will be limited to , ·newspaper which gives some illumination upon the activities the smallest numb-er possible, that all "pork-barrel" appropria and views of the I. W. W. I have frequently been asked what tions will be eliminated, that no favoritism will be shown in ~~I. W. W." means. It means simply, solely, and only" Imperial th-e letting of contracts, and that the lowest t'esponsible bidtlers Wilhelm's Warriors." will be favored, then it will find the people ready and willin« The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, the Secre to do their full duty. tary will read as requested. The Chair hears none. I favot·e<l n joint .:!ommittee of the House and Senate to ex The Secretary r~d as tollows; amine· into expenditures because I believed such a committee \ / 191~.