The San Francisco call., 1909-06-04
ANGRY WORDS MARK
CLASHES IN SENATE
Stone Accues Aldrich of Insult
ing German Government and
Is Maddened by Reply
III Feeling Apparent on Every
Side, While Beveridge De-
tends La Follette's Course
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Instructed in the methods of procedure
by any one. Scott said something about
bore" to which Beveridge replied
that he did not propose to have the
senator from West Virginia instruct
him.
The day was begun with speech by
stone of Missouri in which he asserted
that the German officials had taken eX-
ception to remarks recently made by
Aiqrlch relative to the wage statement
supplied by the German government at
the request OF the American secretary
OF state
Aldrich had characterized as -imper-
tinent' the effort which he said had
been made in that statement to infiu-
ence American tariff legislation, and
thet had been applied to the German
government
Aldrich Scored by Stone
Reading from Aldrich's original re-
marks, Stone said:
When the senator from Rhode ISL
and made that somewhat petulant and
extraordinary declaration every one
here took notice and l think every one
regarded his utterance as impolitic, if
not impolite.p Continuing, Stone said
he was not surprised that the German
government and the German people had
taken notice of this utterance and felt
offended by it.
Aldrich, who had listened attentively
to the words of the Missouri senator,
arose and denied that he made any
charge against the German government,
adding:
II repeat that any attempt on the
part OF any government TO influence
Legislation on ha 20 ~ ic i'm
pertinent. 1 did not say the German
government made such attempt. but
II any government made such an at
tempt it would be impertinent."
Senator's Cry Mistaken"
Stone insisted that the senator from
Rhode Island had referred to the Ger
man government as impertinent, and
again read the statement made by Aid
rich as it appeared in the records.
Il was not discussing the German
government in that regard, but was re-
ferring to various statements before
the committee" said Aldrich, who
added, with energy:
The senator is mistaken,"
81 am not mistaken insisted Stone.
There has been nothingAin my pre-
vious language which could, by any
reasonable construction, be made to
ernment," said Aldrich. That is ridic-
u1ous, and do not see how it could find
lodgment in the mind of anysone unless
it is that of the senator from Missouri"
AIdrich Maddens Stone
Stone admitted he had gained the i'm
preston that the chairman of the
finance committee had given a DELHI
crate affront to friendly power, and
he said that the dispatch from Berlin
Indicated that such a, construction had
been given to it by the German officials.
Aldrich then rehearsed the entire In
cident at some length and incidentally
said he had been at a loss to account
for Stones intention in the matter, un-
less he appeared representative of
the German government.
This intimation made Stone angry. His
face flushed, and there was far more
than the usual animation in his reply.
His manner was tense, his language
terse THAT statement he said with
deliberation, "is an impertinence," and
apparently feeling that his character
added:
Yes, 1t is worse than an imperti-
nencew
AIdrich calmly proceeded with his re-
cital of the details of the whole trans
action, concluding with a statement
which had reference to the Missouri
senator.
Now" he said, che may explain why
he takes such a great interest in the
matter, il he can do So"