New Britain herald., 1916-02-25
JOUR DUTY IS CLEARn

oW that the hot-headed Congress.
 who took part in the revolt
 inst President Wilson's foreign
 4cy haFe had it impressed upon
 m that they are members of the
 aslative' and cnot the Executive
 nch of our government and that
 such they have no authority over
 stlons of diplomacy, they may be
 ected to settle down and attend to
 ir knitting.
 IS strange that supposedly intel
 mt men, elected to represent the
 ple in the halls of Congress, should
 so bereft of reason, should be so
 familiar with the very fundamentals Mthis government, should so ignore # Constitution of the United States 8t they forget the Executive is free
 m responsibility to the Legislative
 partment It would seem that any #h school boy would know that &1ld realize that under our system Of
 Fernment the Legislative branch has # control over the Executive except Here impeachment is in order. In &h event the Senate, and not the 3use, has the sole power and when & President of the United States is Nd the Chief Justice shall preside; # no person shall be convicted with \ the concurrence of two-thirds of members present: They were a Ne body of men, those framers of Constitution, and they foresaw 8ctically all the possibilities of a &d and unruly gathering like he 5use of Representative even before &rew to one-third of it's present pro- 5tiof1s. It is we'll for the United stes that the one man in the White ause has the power to conduct our $ leign relations3 and that they are ! given to the whims and caprices khalf a thousand men or more who Ike up the Senate and the House. Congress is eeved,-naturally The liticians are aching to get in the kelight.s They want to make a show to the folks back home. While all dickerings with the Central Powers being cof1dtseted by the executive legislative branch has been taken lnewhat out of the limelight. The Ek barrel was nailed lip when the program. of the admin Rration was formulated; and it looked if Congress would have nothing to but sit and wait until the war Ppped. Then a. happy thought cc-. |rred to some, poor benighted idiot |the Congressional halls, and he fell ! the propaganda spread broadcast roughout this country by aliens and Eeigners. Reasoned this Congress hn: Something has got to be done Ire, and done auickly, orfthis fellow |ilson will plunge us in war if he |eps fooling with those German |ns. Germany says she wants to sink armed merchantmen. . If Germany Ees not have her way we will have hr Rather would + see TAmerica |crifice all her principles, all her Ehts under fnterrational law, than |e her go to war; And then lsolution was introduced in Congress prohibit Americans travelling on |med merchantmen: Granted, it's would be a good |iiig if Americans kept off ships be- ngirg to- any of the belfigerents. It ould be a good. thing if Americans spt off the high seas altogether #. the backing down of this nation
 this time would be the saddest blow ,utrals ever suffered. Nor would is be the only point the United ates would have to yield; for there ,e other laws which hamper the War ng nations and these too: would he rfcken from the books. Wilson in is letter to Senator Stone has said lat the very things we are contend lg for in this matter are those which ave made America a sovereign na = on, and "She cannot yield them -ithout conceding her own impotency 5 a nation and making virtual sur ander of her independent position 1nong the nations of the world" If ,e must have war because we up- old our rights then let it come Ynerica, while it does not cour, ,ouble, has not yet degenerated into
 nation of towards.