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Show I REPUBLICANS I FAILED TO ENACT I WEB LAWS ait WASHINGTON, Nov. 12. The fall 111 "ro r tno Republican majorities in the HHI senate and house of representatives ; R4 to either cany out their announced i'j legislative program or enact needful 1 legislation, excepi when spurred and , prodded b Presid. nt Wd.-on. was the I subject of two Democratic addresses Nl 1" congress. Senator Joj-eph T Robin- flP son pointed oul thai but two imf" i ,) in. : -nr. I. . 'ii.- I ' f! senate in the six months of t ho spo Bll cal session the treaty of peace and 'fit I ihe railroad bill and ih.it no : etloi m'ml bad been taken upon either. Repre- WE sentative James B Aswell cited of f rlc'ul figures to prove that "the ex- 11(1 pense In the people of Republican In- 'jjjjr ai ;ion i- a minimi in nl HH or 5",(m'mi,imii. air. -ad;. . pendod in ihe HH -urrent expense "I ibis special TTsI'i s.nn ' ty'f Representative Aswell spoke Of th H 'unpardonable filibuster' by the K.- ItlLfi publicans in the last oncress. which D prevented passage of many important Bl j pieces of appropriation and other leg nt "Republican leaders, still eager to BJTi harras the prrsident, during two iJjA months howled incessantly for a spe- ', 7 i ia I -cs.- inn oi . ... COngr.1 continued Mr. Aswell. "They sot it. Hi They have had it for six month-; ihey have done nothing and now Ihej cry HI quit. Is it any wonder that the presi- Ibnjp. den' for.-aw ihis situation and ap- (P.,'i pealed to the country for a Democratic HI congress to support him in pn- II ing the war, and to hold the em i id n-. II: of the country by enacting .- in -. forward, efficient legislation during ' i 'he reconst rue; u n pen,,.! through III "which we are now passing'' Country in Turmoil. Til1 "The country is now In ominous -IBS M turmoil, lawlessness seeks excuses, ! business is paralysed r.nd afraid and internal agitator? would like to threaten threat-en organized government. Yet the Republican majority, in full control of the organization of this congress sits iOplnely by without purposeful leader? ship iTntd the last day of October, when forced by public sentiment led h Democrats, thev refused to stand up and be counted on grave questions Vital to the whole people. Attackinp (the administration and criticizing the government have become the habitr. Which sie hope, comfort and courage I to anarchy and bolshevism. Republicans Fiddle Away Time. "Afraid to move forward, the Re- I publican leaders fiddle away the tune by Investigating everything that I might give promise of campaign ma-J , terial for 1920, this being intended to divert public attention from their own ; shortcomings. Let the congress find out now how much limp and money are being squandered upon thoe pon derous and noisy investigations to I find campaign thunder for 1020. when up to 'his hour they have not re eale d a single important fact not already i known. The country wants legislation on the railroads, the merchant marine, the control an ddevelopment of our na-tional na-tional resources, our military and! naval policies, the regulation oi immigration, im-migration, the stamping our of anarchy and bolshevism. the high cost of living liv-ing the extension of motor truck mail Bervice( highway construction and soldier relief measures The Democrats Dem-ocrats in congress are eager for ac-; tion, t the Republican majority re-1 fuses to net or permit action, fritters, away the time with irrelevant political I mntfers to the discouragement and disgust dis-gust of the country Nothing has been don- for the returned soldiers except nhat has been worked out and accomplished accom-plished by the depart mnt" of the gov-j migration, the stamping out of anarchy tration, for which th Republicans can in no way claim credit. "Three billion dollars' worth of pub lie business Is tied up Indefinitely by these wnr Investigations The country coun-try demands Ihe disposal of motor trucks, automobiles and other army materials needed in civil life, vet the investigating committees aro taking up the entire time of iO percent of the forces of the war department In answering questions and preparing data for ihe investigating committees. No Democrat or department of the Kovernment opposes the most searching search-ing Investigation in quest of facts for the 'or,d Of the government, but W6 d mand that tho country's present and future business also receive the serious se-rious attention of (he congress. Senator Robinson criticised Ihe Rft publican majority in the senate for falling to enact any legislation, saying- "I believe in freedom of debate, and so long as anv senator falrlj believes that be can impress his viewpoint upon : his colleagues debate nrt well eon linue, but dav after day, week after week we have heard the same argu ments repeated over and over, and now in n few days the session will close, and there Is a probability that it will expire without a single impor lant act having passed h- congress.": |