Evening journal., 1916-01-22
MlLINMs ANn rmE crRMANs.

G CENATOR JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS Democrat OF
~ Mississippi gave Germans and proGemans jolt
In the United States Senate on Thursday. He made
It clear that he in favor OF any move being made
by this country which will unnecessarily embarrass
Great Britain and the other members of the Quad
rupe Entente in their work Of crushing Prussian mill
arsm and shattering the German dream OF world domi
nation. Replying TO attack that had been made
upon Great Britain by Senator Hoke smith, Democrat.
of Georgia Senator Williams said:
Cotton is worth 1898 cents a pound spot in the
Memphis market If peace came tomorrow cotton
would not be worth over 10 cents pound
If the Senator from Georgia could have his way, and
the measures which he advocated were enacted they
would result in non-ntercourse with the Allies
less the Allies are going to stand stin lot OF
whipped clrs, while they engaged i'm a war life
and liberty, and obey the ukase of Congress with 90
600 in the army behind it and a fourth rate navy.
1T is absurd to suppose that they would he cowardy
enough to stand bullying from nation which cannot
bully. because it has nothing TO bully with. To say to
Great Britain and her allies that purpose putting
embargo munitions of war. contrary our tradi-
tional policy unless they change their blockade sit
down in fight which they believe to be for liberty
and independence of the world against a new Roman
empire rovamped and revarnished is absurd
"What would follow II we did? Commercial non-in-
tercourse Then what would become of cotton? Cut
OF the British, French and Italian markets and their
dependencies and cotton would not be worth 4 cents
week after next
Il dislike arguing great international question from
the standpoint OF special interests though they he my
own interests do not think the fact that might. or
might not be bankrupted by this war temporarily is
sufficient for undertaking to let German or
English French or Russian or Italian soldiers kill
American boys summoned to the colors.
"It is about time you were recognizing facts and
above all things | do not want to Dixie put i'm the
attitude Of seeming 20 just much about prop
erty about life, especially its own particular prop
ery, which is cotton.
u do want to see-them about that than
about women and children who 80 down unkneed
unshrven and unwarned TO their graves in the
not upon German SOIL but upon the high the
property of no government and of no Power and upon
unarmed merchant vessels.
is | dO not
ing in any movement to embarass the President Of
the United States do not believe the who fol-
lowed jackson and Lee yet ready TO put cotton and
human life on the same basis and especially when they
have enough to know that il would not help cot
ton if they did. The only hope for cotton is the Eng-
lish French Italian and neutral markets"
Senator Hitchcock at this point asked Mr.. Williams
what he would do when country dehed the protests
his country made against the outraging OF our rights
as neutral
what would do?a said senator Williams. "That
is a pertinent question. would do what the United
States did during the French Revolution and the Ma
poleonic wars and at other times when we faced
with this unfortunate situation of maddened helgeren
nations not respecting neutral rights.
Il would lodge my protest and stand by the prnci
pie OF International law rather than fight about none,
II the sole cause of the quarrel were money mer
chandise. would wait until the people to whom
to appeal had become sober and cool and then
would accomplish what the United States did in th
Geneva award.
"All quarrels about money can be cured with money
would not kill one human being because Of mer
property or mere dollars until had been able at eas
to appeal TO cool and self-possessed court not mad
iened by passion
q should like TO hear the Senator express an opin
another besides money" persisted Sena
tor Hitchcock "Does the Senator know anything abou
the violation of the mails of fhe United States upo
the high seas? Does he know that sixtythree bags
mail sent upon a Holland boat TO a neutral countr!
seized and taken British soil and have no
yet been released? Now suppose that sovereign righ
is not respected by Great Britain what would tn
Senator do under those circumstances If he would
fight and pass legislation
What the Senator wants me to say, l suppose" re-