The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-09
IDNER STIRs UP
GERMAN DEFENDERS
- Characteristic Spitfirc Attack
Un-Hyphcnates and Draws Nick
I,ongworth's Fire:
nsouNcEs EMBARGO IDEA
mces German Americans, Cot
i IN Kings and Pacificists, and Says
&he First Named Are the Fest be-
I cnnno OF Their kIankness.

washington. Jan s.--The Issues O.
ne European war as embodied ~
y 10 pro-Gernan demand for an en-
Il haxgo on American shipment % mum
Hens and the agitation 10 prevent
1 AnH4Sfcans from travelling on bella
noIna sE1tps were brought squAreiy
kefcre the House Friday In series oi
upeeches.
a apeech ~ Representative Gard
nor of Mas sac husettes. the cranEeI
1 ~ Preparedness c2coriating the pre-
5nrnaan demand for an eInNarEo on
The shzpment Of munitions. started the
Trouble.
Kepre@entative Gardner denounced
kde demand FOR an embargo as ''un-
paxriottc." and frankly sTrayinE him
! oeif on the side of the allies declared
aae never would approve step 10 stop
4 ho war with the plumber in Ger
mnnyrs grasp He charged that the
T0Tmans were "rsvages" engaged in
Au attempt TO subvert the dem ocracN
~ Europe. and he insisted that Ger
mans were perfectly willing 10 use
s.Ucad or dynamite" to prevent am
nunitson from reaching The allies.
LonSw orth In Reply.
The attack made hy Mr. Gardner
evoked profnpt replies from Repre-
sentatives stafford and Cooper. OF
wisconsin. ard bongwortt. OF Ohio.
scn-tr-iaw ef Colonel Roosevelt who
euIoglxed the Germans as patriotic,
aaw-sbi6lng citizen&
The speech we have Just heard !"
dAciarNd Mr., Cooper. addressing MI.
Gardner. is such as might have been
made In the British House or Com
mons"
Evadentiy wrought up 20 a high
"a 4
milwaukee district, declared Mr.. Gard
ner more Briton than American
and ms the author Of a base libel on
the good name OF Germans IN the
United States.
IT resent the inaputation that Ger
n4An-Americaus are coatemptuous Of
the law and disloyal TO the flag as
wholly and absolutely false, said
Mr.. Longworth. The Germans are
M iaw-abtilng and patriotic as any
ssssfsr body Of our citizens. This IS not
fise tine 10 bring up the question Of
restrietirg expectations ~ arms and
ammunition To DO SC merely fans
tire flames IL racial hatred ! regret
That Mr. Gardner r.aae Euch speech.
III wac reckless and intem 2erate. 1t
deraonstratea in striking fashion that
the gentleman docs not know the
sterling qualities OF Germans who
have become natpratzed American
citizens
EarEner Critictzes Administration
ETr. Ga 4er discussed IN rather mi
ficAl veir the negotiations Of Tee
United SAFE with Germany over e. D.
marine warfare. After recounting tAs
ships that Ia q gone down with amer
cars aboard as a result OF submartnE
attack, Nr. Gardner expressed tax
hope that the President would SETTLE
theee disputes with Germany before
considering an embargo, for Ger.
uasny's benefit
@If public opinion were in Its or
binary rational state this House
would sooner vote 10 forbid the sale
Of handc. ifs 10 the police than vote tl
q forbid the sale OF war munitions &c
the allies said Mr.. Gardner 'NN nor
= nation il in such frame OF mind
that il makes Harry Thaw natioaa
hero and fills the front pages of its
newspapers with the sailing Of bed
lam boat; when, moreover. times are
Ea1nh that wa see strong minded no-
men and weak minded men Vieing
with each other in greeting burglars
with bouquets and decorating muir
dsrers with mistletoA. then We need
not be surprised to find that there are
serious adherents to the doctrine that
tho best way To end The European war
ID to follow Bulgaria S example and
nMb the allies in the back.
Tie Wherefore of "Emba rgoitles
THE German-Americau demands
the embargo out of love for the Faith
aYlAnd, the cotton king joins in the
chorus out Of love for Mammon. and
the pacjficist adds hts halleluiah out
~ love for God. / think the German
American Is the best man of them all
Nts motives may be hyphenstic. but
they are not neurotic. His performan-
ces may skirt on treason, but they are
not shabby. Frankly he demands that
10 shall balance by legislation an In
equality achieved by Great Britain's
triumph over Germany at sea. His
reasoning is simple. and from his
Dolnt OF view & is sound. 'Ammuni-
fion. says he. helps ths allies 20 by
hack or crook. rs laws or by strikes
by gold or by dynamite, by torpedo or
~ mfne, let Us do what we can 80
kesp ammunition from reaching cur
oncxnfcn'
After enumerstiue tho ships de-
1txoyea in the submarine operations
01 Germany and Austria, Representa-
tfxa Gardner said.
Z an not sure that We ought 10 be
naWsctaily proud when we note how
4nNerly official Washington seems TO
4Ecept ana even 10 SQgEsSt each 0n-
euE vtncang explanation Of the destruc-
ten of these ships. Have VIC forgot
fNn row Eternly we rejected Spain s
iraSsgnafit dsnials OF completely In the
Moving up OF tEs Mainef Are we UNI
AE1nsClcus of the danger that a CEN
Nurlpns world may take note of the
4xrx that Spain was weak, while Ger
rnany IL mighty and 'nenaeing? l can
31of c1RtTn to have a single track mind,
but upon my soul, II l were President,
III think l should prefer to settle. some
in these questions with Germany be-
lore i proceeded to impose an EN-
ls6aFgo for her personal benefit 20