Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-05

my man who stands up in the senate
at this time applauding the common
enemy, who also is the enemy OF the
humaf, race, and has not one word
in praise of the American president
W the American people.
Tired Of Such Utterances.
'I am a little tired of utterances
ike that of the senator from Wiscon-
sin denouncing the entente allies.
Which would you rather do, right
Germany now with France and Great
Britain and Russia, or fight her alone
later? You've got to do one or the
other. | tell you, If Germany does
win that fight on the continent OF
Europe, she will begin building and
getting ready to whip us unless the
English feet prevents it..
"I'm getting tired of this talk that
this is a Wall street war. That's lie
Wall street did not sink the Lusl..
tania, the Arabic, the Sussex. and
those other ships. I'm tired OF lies
like that and think it is the duty oi
the American congress and people
brand them as lies.
Senator La Toilette, in his address
declared that the sentiment OF the
poor against war would make itseli
heard. "and, / hope, in a peaceful and
orderly way before long, when # we
take this step prices Of necessities
will multiply and they will come to be
taxed double again and again. II
vote we're taken among the Amer
lean people il would show ten to one
against war;"
Says Not Leg to Stand On.
Senator La Toilette said: 1--WE have
not leg to stand on to support this
war declaration"
Reverting to the presidents asser'
tion that the German people were
thrown into the war without an op
portunity to say anything about it
the senator asked:
"Will the supporters Of this war bill
have a vote on it before il goes into
effecti Unless they do that, It i'll be-
comes US to speak Of Germany. Sub
init this question to the people. By :
vote Of ten to one they would reg
lister their declaration against war;"
The German people, he declared
have been more solidly behind theil
government than the people of thu
United States will be behind the pres
idcnt in waging a war on Germany.
People Who Will Rot.
Asserting that minority frequent.
ly is able to shape the national policy
Senator La Toilette digressed from
his prepared speech to make a pIes
that the people make themselve.
heard.
"The poor who are called to ro
in the trenches" he declared dramat
ically, have now no organized
mouthpieces they have no press, bu
some time they viii be heard, hope
in an orderly and peace way, and be
fore long, when IL we take this stel
prices OF necessaries will multiply AM
they will come to be taxed doubi'
again and again. The people will b
heard: they will have their day"
The resolution was not reached il
the house, however, as had beer
planned, and is to be taken up at II
o'clock tomorrow morning under Al
arrangement to remain in session un
til It is passed.
The senate's resolution was adopted
by the house foreign affairs commit
tee as a substitute for its own an,
favorably reported for passage will
only two members Of the committe,
against 1t. They were Representative,
Shackleford, democrat OF Missouri
and Representative Cooper. rcpub
lican Of Wisconsin.
In the senate patriotic speeches o
support for the president and de
termination to press the war with al
vigor we're made by democrats an,
republicans with pledges Of nonpar
tisan consideration for all war ques
tions.
Hitchcock in Charge.
Senator Hitchcock, in charge Of III
resolution for the president in plac
OF Senator Stone, who would no
support Il, declared that as much a
he wished and had worked to avoi
war. he could not vote against tn
resolution.
Senator Lodge, ranking republiea
OF the foreign relations committe,
pledging the support Of the reput
licans TO the president, called on I'll
government to seize all German shir