The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-10-25

Rur was ABOUT 70 pass laws suited 10
the notions Of a foreign government
one resolution in the Senate, intro
duced by Senator Gore, and one IN the
House. by Couzre -sman McLsmors,
covered the points both warning"
American citizens not to travel on the
high seas. and disclsimlnE any liabil-
ity on the part OF our government II
they did so II these resolutions were
the constitutional powers
conferred on the executive. would
have Ueeu anHu4.g4. auI Dur Bos can.
ment would be helpless 10 protect it,
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
tons were tabled that is. killed.
The House voted March It'll. and MR.
HEATING VOTED FOR THE RESO
LUTON. that Ii. he voted to HAM
STRING TIE 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
NICALITYl
What is this technically" by which
Mr.. Heating seems willing to measure
up his AmeriCanIsm? In 1914 Great
Britain got TO bossing around the high
seas, impressing our sailors, and run
ming things generally. Our govern
meut went to war about thames
Madison. President Tho British got
licked. and in winning that war our
naval heroes we're 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 Il is this very right that
Mr.. Heating voted to abrogate when
he voted for the McLemore resolution.
He calls It technically; this great
principle. that when an American oiu-
zen steps on board ship. he can fold
old Glory'-the Stars and Stripes
around him. and lay him down and
sleep In peace. safe from bomb. she'll
or torpedo. which otherwise might
blow him into kingdom come. And
look At II from another angle. The
President was hard pressed. tremen
dous issues hung on his shoulders: his
letter OF appeHL-to Congress was al
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take action that would discredit him
in the eyes OF the whole world. Con
grsss stood by him. but Mr. Heating
brutally deserted him Do you call
that STANDING BY THE POLICIES
OF THE PRESIDENT Do you con
slider this a safe man 10 represent you
IN Congress on such tremendous
questions which involve the honor and
welfare OF our great eountryf
Mr.. heating 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-
versy TO organize for the safe
guarding OF It's legal interests"
Please read that over again. then
again. and let Il soak into your con
sciousness good and proper II Is an
amendment to the Hay National Guard
bill. introduced into the lower house
or Congress on March 10th. 1916. You
viii find it on page 1921 OF the Con
Eressional 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
Cuss'on covers two pages OF the Rec
ord. The amendment was rejected BY
the House.
who introduced it, Why, your
friend EDWARD HEATING OF COLO
RADIO. OF course Can't you see the
fine Italian hand
None Of us can ever forget the great
Colorado strike Of 191314 Nor eau
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 II was entirely
due to his activities that the con
Eressionsl 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 p to 81 per cent. And now
when the army bill Is up to federaliEe
the National Guard Mr. Heating, the
man who is suppressed to represent us
In Congress who swore to take care
OF our interests slips in an amend
ment which II adopted. would deprive
Colorado, and every other state OF the
last yestige OF police protection in
case OF lawless strikes He would
cast a stigma upon our militia boys.
whom We know now. better than We
knew them, We're a band OF heroes.
performing their noble duty without
nav affan without ehanss leaning mr.