Show PUBLICAN HOUSE J MINORITY SAY THE TilE DEMOCRATS UNFAIR i I IW W WASHINGTON April 8 The S.-The The first famal formal for fa- mal conr conference of oC Republican house J lead ers rs Including rop representatives of tho the In Insurgent In- In portion of at the party part W was s held hero ro late yesterday It followed a refusal re- re Yu ni of ot the Democrats to give e up any anymore anymore anymore more committee places to the tho Republicans cans can to restore the proportion has hu heretofore existed between th the two to parties parties par- par ties tics In the committee assignments Att After r time the conference Minority Leader Mann Iann g gave ve out a e statement arraigning wh what t he called the unfair arbitrary and brutal action of the tho Democrats In trampling trampling tram trl pling the rights of or the tho minority The statement promise promises a Republican fight light to tako take ad advantage anta e of or parliamentary privileges privileges leges lege to make things thing hot on the floor Will win Show Fairness Mr Ir Mann submitted the situation to the conference and asked whether he should not refuse entirely to lo name namo committees committees com corn on the tho limited basis t representation given by the tho Democrats It was waR determined to go 10 ahead with the selection so- so lection of or Republican members Mr Ir Mann said ab absolute fairness would be shown the Insurgents Mr 1 Mann declared that the Democratic members of ot the ways was and means committee com corn had adopted the policy of ot making a majority of ot seven on the principal com corn whereas a dominant party part never before claimed moro more than six majority Ho rio said paid The Democrats begin their o operations b by jy trampling the fair rights right of th the minority minor minor- It ity- ity ty under foot by brute bruto force torce The Republicans Re Re- publicans cannot prevent the tIme application of ot the force of numbers b by the tho Democrats Demo Demo- but thc they can to things which are ordinarily done by common consent Threatens Retaliation The Time spirit of ot fair dealing from th the outset O having been set aside aside- by tho the Democrats they must not expect to re receive receive ro- ro man many favors ors from th the minority I apprehend that the tho unanimous consent calendar In this congress u may not be bo of ot much value Mr Ir Mann Iann announced In making up tho the committees the thc former Republican n rub rule rulo would be bc followed of ot not appointing to the rules ules committee any of ot the tho ranking members mem mom bets bers of or the more Important committees of or tho the house hOUM Ho lie al also o said none nono of or tho the minority members o of tho the appropriations committee will be bo placed on other com coin mit tees |