Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-06
Question Of La Follette's Loyalty
to Be Subject of Inquiry by
Senate Committee.
TRANSCRIPT NOT CORRECT
Wisconsin Senator Will Make
Three-Hour Reply to His
Critics To-Day.

on Privileges and Elections will hold
an inquiry into the charges brought
against the Wisconsin Senator. This
was decided to-day. Later, in cxccu-
tive session. the Senate passed "A reso-
luton authorizing the committee to
hold meetings during tho recess of
Congress. y subcommittee consisting
OF Senator Pomerenc, of Ohio. and five
others. will hc appointed to conduc,
the hearings.
IL IL possible ono hearing may be
held in st. Paul. IT was there that IA
Toilette made lhc speech that provoked
tho Minnesota Public Safety Commits
sion To make accusations OF treason
against him, and 10 ask for his i'm
peachircnt.
LA Toilette broke his silence to-day
and replied to "a letter from senator
romcrcnc asking If the 81, Paul speech
'aa correct. To-n;.h, the Wisconsin
Senator WAS working diligently upon
= ionS speech he will deliver in the
senate tomorrow.
The letter Pomercnn wrote To La
Toilette inclosed an alle;. Cd copy Of the
ST Paul speech and inquired
am requested to ask Won whether
or not this is 81 correct copy o. the
speech made by You. and IL il is not n
correct Copy. will you kindly state
wherein it is Incorrect. aud give us a
correct state,ncn, thereof"
WIRES FOR CORRECT
COPIES or SPEECH
LA Toilette replied:
Ihc matter which YOU inclose Is
not correc, copy OF the speech. but
VIII not at this time undertake to
state wherein II was not correct
VIII. however. do just as soon as I
| can obtain transcript OF the speech
winch is accurate.
AZ least two copizs addressed TO mo
nave been transmitted from St Paul
within the last week. neither OF which
have been received am wirinr for
copies again to-day"
AT the same time that the commit,
tee decided to inquire into tho cbaryas
against La toilette. it concluded tina
no investigation of cnarses aEaips,
senator William j. Stone, of Missouri
was Justined. Stone had asked for a
nearing. and had written a letter IN
which ne criticized both Vice Prcside,,
MarshaH and Senator Wadswor,h q,
! new YORK, for presenting co n,unica
'ions rejecting upon his loyalty 10 ,hr
nation.
lo-night arrangements were made 70
permit Senator La Toilette In hcpi, :,
thrcc-hour speech in answer Ia his
critics at 10 o'clock Tomorrow morn
Ihs leaving two hours for reDlies ho
lore the hour set for Adjournment, q,
congress. II is said that Senator Kel-
ioss' OF Minnesota, had been picked az
'he man 20 answer La Toilette.
'ohMiIfEE MAY BEGIN
HEARINGS NEXT WEEK
ieiuired two-hour session of the
committee OF Privileges and Elec,ion.
~ uec'sioh was reached to-day
hihs now are that the ornmit,ao
VIII begin its hearings next .e.l,
Only the facts pertaininr - ,,,,
speech before the Nonpartjsan To,
at st. Paul will be considered ~
OF the other charges will be considsrnd
al this time. The subcommittee must
make a report by December /. when
Congress reconvenes
La Toilette will be asked To ann..-
ana produce copies of his speech. !,
Is also predicted that William len
hihgs Bryan will be called. as Sepator
La Foilette has stated that the former
secretary OF State had ed prcsideut
Niison TO postpone the Lustania's sail.
ing because she conveyed ammunition
Inc committee findings concerninp
senator stone were drawn by Senator
Walsh, of Montana, and were as fol
lows:
Action having been requested NV
senator stone on certain communico
iohS III which he was aSSaiIed i, ha
hHS charged therein that he has oh
| sructed the enactment of measures
lot the prosecution of The wAr. tn
committee md that these charges
make mention of no facts warraptinr
action by 1t. The record discloses that
.housh Senator stone opposed the dec
laration OF war. he has. since il was
adopted, voted for all such measures
considered by the Senate upon which II
record vote was taken"
STONE DEN0UNCES STOKES
FOR HIS VICIOUS LT;T'rI;I,
III his letter stone termed the letter
OF w. L. Stokes. of New York, "vicious
and incendiary." The Missouri Sen
ator wrote:
1T appears that one OF the papers
submitted by the Vice-President was a
letter addressed to him by one w. T.. ID,
Stokes. of New York who accused me
with others. Of being guilty of dis
loyal acts This communication is
vicious and incendiary in the highest
degree. and | cannot refrain from ex-
pressing in even this form to your
committee my surprise that the Vice
President would submit such "A paper
to the Senate for publication in the
Record and for the consideration of n
great standing committee
AT the same time. Senator Wads-
worth submitted what is described as
a resolution passed by the Rotary Club
of Ithaca, n. Y, stating In substance
and effect that / had, acting In con-
junction with other Senator's. 'delib-
cratcly and maliciously obstructed. de-
li.ycd and endeavored to Kill legislation
designed to enable the United States
TO vigorously and effectively prosecute
the war and urging that the Senate
should take immediate action with a
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