New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-12
MAKES PLEA FOR RECALL
Senator Owen a Speaker at Re-
publican Club Meeting.
SEES MENACE IN CHINA
Criticism of Senate Meets with
Interruptions from Member
of Audience.

Robert l.. owen, United States Senator
from oklahoma and a Democrat, addressed
a large and representative gathering Of the
Republican Club yesterday on Initiative,
Referendum and Recall" The Senator re-
marked in opening that It was a mighty
good omen for the republic when a Demo-
before the Republican Club OF the greatest
city in the Western world.
The club applauded its guest as step by
step he worked up his argument from the
results OF the referendum and recall in
Oregon TO the need for that sort of thing
in New York State. A slight break I'm the
evident sympathy between the club and
the speaker came, however when Senator
Owen criticised the United States Senate
for turning a deaf ear to the petitions OF
thirty-eight states demanding a consttu-
tional amendment for the election of Sem
ators by the people.
Think Of il, my friends. the United
States Senate. the highest and most hon
ored legislative body in this nation, DELHI
erately refuses to accede to the demands Of
thirty eight states which have"-
They're right, too!' some one shouted.
Question:" Question: Chairman Craigin
pounded the table with his gavel and nine
tenths Of the members swept the confusion
into oblivion by jumping TO their feet and
giving Senator owen "A tribute Of applause
that was only eaualled by that which was
given 10 Senator Albert y. Cummins, OF
Iowa. who spoke to the club a week ago
yesterday on Interstate Commerce
When the tumut subsidized Senator Owen
resumed:
my friend I don't think they are right.
The man who goes TO the Senate as the
representative of state and who refuses
10 comply with the will Of the majority OF
states IS not IN truth a representative. lie
is usurper Of power
The Senator said the only opponent OF
the referendum and recall was apathy"
He referred to what he believed was an
even more menacing apathy. 1t was the
blindness of those who were so busy get
ting money that they overlooked the
awakening Of China, great empire OF
nearly four hundred million people who did
not fear death and in whose breasts was
being implanted the teachings OF war IN
stead OF universal peace" The people were
Just he said, and property would De pre-
served by the conservatives OF this nation
But have a care. my business friends
YOU who are wrapped up in making money
This thing may go too far and you may
have a problem to face that Will bring you
or your children to halt"
Other speakers were f. c. Howe, secre-
tary to the National Progressive League
and Professor Henry ]. Ford. OF Princeton
University, who said the referendum ana
recall would only be used as ''purgauve'
and then put on the closet shelf because
we would have no further use for 1t AFTER
abuses had been corrected. III,
Henry b Maurer, secretary 10 the Init
alive and Referendum Club and Demo,
crat. wanted TO know whether the people
who voted for a change in New York state
last November would eoTnte Il ibsv b 5a
the recall, A paper in opposition to the
initiative and referendum. written en- by e mss-
sentative Government League in Ohio, was
read