The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-21
DON'T NAG PRESIDENT,
IS SENATOR'S PLEA in
REBUKE TO COLLEAGUES

WaSAfr gton, Jan. 21.-The mos i'm
treszix< speech made in Congress dur
lng the present session regarding the
International complications of this
Kovern,nent was in the nature OF an
lflat1rprr1S9ta rebuIxe by John sharp
Williams of Mississippi to Senator'S
Hike smith of Georgia and Gilbert M.
k4itchcock of Nebraska YESTERDAY ;sf-
ternoon.
Denouncing the attempts of T2epuo-
l1cAn senators in general, and Of q
Few OF his Democratic colleagues, tic
nag the President into a declaration
Of war against Great Britain, the Mis-
g1Ssippl senator declared that he did
not want to see the cotton-producing
states OF the South put in the atti-
eyae OF caring more about money than
Tor human life To his mind, the lives
Of women and children were more i'm
H3or4ant than the money value of cot
tom The Mississippi senator grows
more cotton than any other member
OF Congress
shed Blood Only for Blood.
-.The only thing I would shed blood
about would be blood said the Mis-
eiaslppi senator I would not shed it
over dollars
The speech of the Mississippi sen
afDr, delivered with great patriotic
9srwCF, was provoked by an extended
argurqent by Senator Smith in favor
OF drastic action by this government
agAfnst the policy of Great Britain in
1ec1aring cotton contraband of war
K190NT-s2 and s -
Although Senator Smiths speech
was more carefully prepared and its
delivery occupied double the time
taken BIZ Senator Williams. the great
er attention was paid TO the views
or the Senator from MISS SSH pi- & Z.
Slight In figure as compared with
THE bulk OF the Georgia SENATOR VIII
11aLns made most impressive eff
fort Gentle in tone at times, the
voice OF the gentleman from l1issis-
stppl WAS t1nged with biting sarcasm
and bitterness at others
IT was the opinion OF his asSoci-
ates that he had presented the issues
lsetween the United States and Great
BRITAIN with greater clarity OF vision
than had hitherto been advanced in
either han Of Congress.
The Senatess approval was evide71c-
ed IN un1nistakable manner, while the
gallery at times indicated desire to
appzand the Senator. for which IT was
xebuked by the Vice President
Nelson Pleads for Neu1ra1s
Following Senator Nelson, who In
fact provided him with his text SEN
aEDr Williams spoke for nearly an
hour Senator Nelson Swedish born,
lad urged the Government to extend
IT'S light for the rights Of neutra1s on
l44s 11&54 bE45 TO lEADSS poor 1lll0
euEzl countries of Holland. Den
rzzs Norway and Sweden
The British have held UP our
G,r said Senator Nelson, taken
IN Er1O port searched their cargoes
ana taazan o4zt what they conceived to
% irn11roEer and either condscabed or
cennzandeered 1T But IN the main
thHy have let the ships go The Ger
naAEs have NOT only destroyed the car
Hoe@ but they have DESTROYED the
ahdp@, and In many Instances have
k11asd the sailors and crew
+ The M1nz1esDtz Senator then gave a
Tz1 OF 134 neutral vessels destroyed
1xair1Y by German submarines since
k4.hB WAR began
EeTaHur Williams, after paying a
1HBute to the good hHazt and sound
<snHuznon sense7 OF Senator Nelson, be-
@an hla attack upon the arguments