Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-05-28 | Page 13 | Soldier Relief Advocates to Start Fight

Strong Attack Made on Barney Baruch Claim He Stole $50,000,000. WASHINGTON. May 27. Advocates of the soldier relief bill served notice in the house today that beginning tomorrow to-morrow they would seek to block all legislation until the measure is brought up for passage, Rep. Mason, Republican. Republi-can. Illinois, made such an announcement announce-ment amid loud applause and later Representative Murphy, Republican, of Ohio, repeated It. "We are tired of this confidence game,'0 declared Mr. Mason, referring to delay in bringing te bill before tho house. Representative Fordney, Republican, Michigan, in chargo of tho measure, said its passage might bo attempted Saturday, but some other leaders thought it might go over until next week. Tho rules committee today ordered favorablo report of a resolution suspending su-spending house rules for sbc days, beginning be-ginning Saturday, the plan being to bring up the relief bill during that time. Claim Baruch Stole 350,000,000. Prolonged debate on the bill, though bitter at times, disclosed no open opposition op-position to JL Mr. Mason, In answering answer-ing affirmatively a question by Rep. Henry T. Rainey, Democrat, Illinois, as to whether tho former favored nn SO per cent war profits tax to finance the proposal, charged that B. M. Baruch. "had stolen $50,000,000 of war profits on copper." "I'm willing to support such a proposal." pro-posal." Mr. Mason said, "but I am afraid what you offer is not to help but to defeat the legislation that the .soldiers want. I'm willing to vote to I have your attorney general bring suit against Barney Baruch, the chief man, the closest man to the president of the United Slates, who stole ?50,000,000 in copper alone' Representative Mason did not elaborate elab-orate on his charge and his remarks passed without comment from the Democratic side. His assertion that tho war profits tax was one of the proposals to defeat tho bill, however, brought denials from Democrats, somo of whom announced their support. of the measure.