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have been annulled, and our govern
ment would be helpless to protect its
citizens. The President wrote an ap-
peal to Senator Stone, begging that
Congress would not tie his hands in
this way. By vote, both these resolu-
tions were tabled" that is, killed.
The House voted March 7th, and MR..
kEATlNG VOTED FOR THE RESO-
LUTON; that is, he voted to HAM
STRING THE PRESIDENT The Star
Journal newspaper of Pueblo wired
him for explanation of his vote, and in
reply he stated that HE WOULD
NEVER VOTE TO SEND THE BOYS
TO THE TRENCHES ON A TECH
NICALITY!
What is this Technically" by which
Mr.. keating seems willing to measure
up his Americanism? In 1872 Great
Britain got to bossing around the high
seas, impressing our sailors, and run
ming things generally. Our govern
ment went to war about thames
Madison, President. The British got
licked, and in winning that war our
naval heroes were created-Perry, De.
catur and others, while General Jack.
son immortalized himself at the Battle
of New Orleans. But we did another
thing; We established the principle OF
the right of an American citizen to
travel undisturbed on the broad seas,
war or no war. This right remains to
this day, but it is this very right that
Mr. Heating voted to abrogate when
he voted for the McLemore resolution.
He calls it ''technicality;" this great
principle. that when an American citi-
zen steps on board ship, he can fold
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around him, and lay him down and
sleep in peace. safe from bomb, shell
or torpedo, which otherwise might
blow him into kingdom come. And
look at it from another angle, The
President was hard pressed; tremen-
dous issues hung on his shoulders: his
letter of appeal to Congress was al
most pitiful begging Congress not to
take action that would discredit him
in the eyes of the whole world. Con-
gress stood by him, but Mr. Keating
brutally deserted him. Do YOU call
that "STANDING BY THE POLICIES
OF THE PRESIDENT?" Do you con
slider this safe man to represent you
in Congress on such tremendous
questions which involve the honor and
welfare of our great country?
Mr.. keatina and the National Guard
Bill.
"That no member of the Nation
al Guard shall be called upon TO
perform duty in connection with
controversies between employers
and employees where the question
at issue is one of hours or labor,
wages, working conditions, or
right of either side of the contro-
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guarding of its legal interests"
Please read that over again, then
again, and let it soak into your con-
sciousness good and proper. 1t is an
amendment to the Hay National Guard
bill, introduced into the lower house
of Congress on March 10th, 1916. You
will find it on page 1921 of the Con
gressional Record. The Hay bill was
approved by the President. This
amendment was fought by Mr.. Hay
himself. and by Congressman Mann.
Adamson, Sanford and Fields The dis
cussion covers two pages of the Rec
ord The amendment was rejected by
the House.
Who introduced it? Why, your
friend EDWARD KEATING OF COLO
RADIO, of course. Can't you see the
fine Italian hand?
None of us can ever forget the great
Colorado strike of 1894. Nor can
we forget. that Mr.. Heating was the
open, active partisan of the most law
less element of the strikers. on the
floor of Congress: that it was entirely
due to his activities that the con-
gressional committee of investigation
was appointed, whose report. tainted
by partisan politics, blackened the
fair name of Colorado and her people,
stopped immigration and reduced val
ues from 25 to so per cent. And now
when the army bill is up, to federalize
the National Guard, Mr.. Keating, the
man who is supposed to represent us
in Congress, who swore to take care
of our interests, slips in an amend
ment which, If adopted, would deprive
Colorado, and every other state of the
last vestige of police protection in
case of lawless strikes. He would
cast stigma upon our militia boys,
whom we know now, better than We
knew them, were band of heroes,
performing their noble duty without
pay, often without shoes; keeping or
der as best they could, with a mini
mum of casualties. Can you imagine
what condition would prevail with
no police protection in event Of an
other strike of the same sort?
1t is almost unbelievable that any
man, who processes to believe in the
Of law and order would
do this vile thing: would be willing
to expose those who have been his
friends to the mercies of those who
burn and kill. But ! am compelled to
believe that Mr. Heating did this. for
the open page of the Congressional
Record lies before me, in cold print
and this act of treachery to his friends
la there in its hideousness And when
you 60 to bed tonight. my friend, lie
awake awhile and think what a con-
dition you would be in II the protec-
ton Of the law were taken away from
you. your wife, children and home.
VINO 10 Edward Renting, Anyhow,