The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-01-11
Congressman ShaCkIafOrd Calls
the Makers "[orias"
GORE WANTS AN EMBARGO
Against Any Nation That lnterfereS
With Neutral Commerce Of the
United States.

Washington, Jan. 10-lE vigor.
Gus speech today advocating an en-
barge on the shipment of arms and
ammunition to the European bellis-
erents, Representative Dorsey w
Shackleiord of Missouri, one OF the
Democratic leaders of the House, q
former member OF the Ways and
Means committee, said the United
States was being made the base of
operations from which the belliger-
ents assaulted one another.
Mr.. Shacklefcrd's speech was in re
ply to anti-embargo arguments OF
Representative Gardner of Masschu-
sets.
"The United States is today the
base OF operations by which one bel
ligerent is carrying on warfare
against another" said Mr. Shackle-
ford, and that in the face CT a
statute which says that our shores
shall not become the base of opera
tions for any belligerent in war to
which we are not a party.
In 1914 the stock OF the du Pont
Company was 1922 share, and in
1915 it was selling for $1,000. If
some OF US were as fortunate as some
of these Tories. from Boston and New
York and the New Jersey money
changers, and had a block of stock
in some of these munition factories
| apprehend that we should favor an
extensive scheme for preparedness.
Another thing is that these mum
tion makers are prominent and infiu
ential people. They have entree TO the
newspaper offices and are the men
who can shut such speeches as | am
delivering out OF newspapers, and
carry columns of the sort Of things
said in the anti-embargo speech Of the
gentleman from Massachusetts,, Mr.
Gardner.
What will happen to the du Pont
stock after the war? 1t will slump il
price unless the gentleman from
Massachusetts aud some of the cap
italistic Tories on this floor can get
us into q position where we will take
it up where the French and English
quit and keep on supplying material
for this unholy thing"
Mr. Shacleford had lively til
with Representative Kelly, a Michi
gan Republican, who quoted the anti
embargo views OF the Administra
tion.
Mr. Kelly was informed by Mr.
Shackleford that the gentleman is
always impressed with the President
when he can forget the interests OF
his country and turn poiitical
trick"
"Are you referring to me or the
asked Nj. Kelly
Il am referring to you and your
Tory colleagues" said Mr. Shackle-
ford
Senator Gore of Oklahoma, a radi
cal Democrat, today introduced two
joint resolutions directed against the
British blockade rs far as that block
ade interferes with American trade il
of war, The resolu
tions do not mention any foreigr
country by name, but they provide
that when the President ascertain
that one of the powers signatory tC
the Declaration OF London is obstruct
ing, hindering, or interfering with the
neutral commerce Of the United
States in any thing designated as
non-contraband in the declaration. he
shall proclaim the fact, designating
the offending country by name. Tho
day after this proclamation issued
penal statutes would become effective
the sale OF contraband tc
that country or its allies, and forbid
ding national banks to act as loar
agents for it or its allies