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Show i CONGRESSMAN NICHOLAS j LONGWORTH, who is engaged in a war of words with Tenner Minority Mi-nority Leader Mann of Illinois. S : ' .... : & I 1 I I S , N is... - , MANN M5WEII5 amoAnrsATTAGK Illinois Congressman, Compares Com-pares Own Record With That of Longworth. (Chicago Tribune Special Service.) WASHINGTON", March lfi. In a hot retort tonight to Representative Nicholas Longworth's attack on the hepubliean organization or-ganization of the next house. Representative Represen-tative James R. Mann of Illinois, who will be the power behind the throne, asserts as-serts that lie worked hard for years putting put-ting through progressive legislation, while Longworth attended social functions and lined up with tiie reactionaries. "I took my defeat for speaker in gsod nature and without complaining,-' said Mr. Mann. "Nick shows sore spots because be-cause he could not- be sneaker or something. some-thing. I have been doing wnat I could to harmonize tho party and get ready to attend to the important legislation which should come before congress. Nick is doing what he can to disrupt the party organization and prevent anything useful use-ful from being done, lie says I am a reactionary, reac-tionary, lie copies this untrue charge, which has been made by many others who fight against me. .1'uring my service ser-vice in congress 1 have carried through more Important progressive legislation than any oUier man in it. The list of bills enacting progressive legislation which have written or which 1 have had charge of is a long one and there Is no reactionary measure charged to me. Resents Ohioan's Charges. "But who can suggest any progressive enactment that Mr. Longworth is sponsor for? lie has been in congress fuurtecn years. What has he ever dune, outside of attending social functions'? It is true he helped to draft the ill-fated I'ayne tariff law and voted lor tin; conference report on the bill, 'while 1 w as progressive enough to vote against it. What other legislation has he helped to pilot through congress in fourteen years'.' Nothing." Mr. Mann said that "what really nets under tnv hide is to have men like hong-worth hong-worth call me a reactionary,'' anil cited the following progressive measures passed under his leadership: The pure food law. creation of lhi department de-partment of commerct' a ltd the bureaVi of corporations, the railroad :i nt irchu 1 f law. the enlargement of Ibe powers of til" interstate in-terstate commerce eoiMiiiission. various Panama canal a"ts and rompcnsal ion to inhired employees fbeie. ine print paper investigation, "which ha kept down the price of all print papers." Conies Back at Longworlh. "!' accomplished much by working while T-onguorlh whs attending paonnl social fuiic.ions." Mr. Mann roll 1 1 1 iu d . "I have (Continued on Page o, Column 5.) IIIISWERS Oll'S ATTACK (Continued from Page Ono.) led the fight in the house for conservation conserva-tion of national resources and I shall and have favored woman suffrage. Where has Long worth been on those propositions? proposi-tions? "Unless the Republicans of the house get down to business, quit personal quarrels, quar-rels, quit personal ambitions and enact timely and needed laws, they are likely to lose (he confidence of the country. "M r. Longworth ought to do as I am doing take his defeat without whimpering whimper-ing and without trying to cause disastrous disas-trous dissension. By hard work he might develop into a good legislator. "I have become a high private in the rear ranks of the Republican party in the house. I have been given no important impor-tant committee assignment. I will not be speaker or leader or on any influential influen-tial committee. I will have no power through place. What little influence 1 may have must be based on merit. Tribute to Mondell. "I am not a radical. I am not a rear re-ar tionary. I am a sane progressive, in favor of moving forward as rapidly as we can see our way. I am for harmony and work, for organization and legislation, legisla-tion, for healing up the political wounds and practicing economy. I do not want dissension in the Republican ranks in the house, but I know how to hght, and, if others want to force a fight on me, I am ready to light all along the line and enjoy It as much as eating. "Nick Longworth thinks it is wicked that other congressmen do not take him at his own valuation. He wanted to be speaker, but no one else was for him. not even the Ohio members. Ho wanted to be ehairman of the ways and means committee, but no one else could see his special quail ilea tions. He wanted to be Republican Moor leader, and he got two votes out of the 2-2 represented on the committee on committees, outside of Ohio. "The resulls of the work of the Republican Repub-lican committee on committees ought to satisfy cvry loyal Republican and e very-lover very-lover of good, sane, progressive legislation. legisla-tion. No stronger list of the principal committees of the house has ever been presented, and the new members have, all been placed where they fan rlo pood work if t hey will. The selection of a Republican leader fmm a state with only one vote out of ""'i is a fine and deserved t ribu te to Mr. Mondell and shows that I the basis of the committee's wurk was merit and not trading. The steering committee Is eomposed of strong men In the house, with the exception of Mr. Longworth, v.hn was probiby chosen now, as he htis br-en before, as a sort of tribut e to Culrnel Roosevelt. The action ac-tion of the committee lias been deMinid to make the b-"-st nse of the K.jnu Uiiea n I mernb.-rsmp of the husn. in a strong pull toget ii-r. Experience, brains, willingness to work, ienLrih of service and former com mitt o"' rank have ail ben tak'-n into consideration in making the coinmi'.t'"j assignments.'' |