Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-10-13

what was the purpose the motive
behind it, he said. "Thc right Of
free speech also carries the RESPONSE
bilty of speaking the truth. If an
impression IS left that does an injus
ticc to the flag or his President, or
his armies, then in humanity he
ought to correct 1t and not In defiance
repeat it."
KELLOGG'S WORDS BITTER
Senator Kellogg of Minnesota, who
presented the first resolutions Of Min
nesota, organizations asking La Fol-
lettcS expulsion accused La Toilette
OF misstating facts in the st. Paul ad
dress and denied that this country
went to war to secure Americans the
right to travel on munition laden ships
or TO protect loans made to foreign
governments
Il have no right, or wish, to criti-
cizc any man who voted against this
nation going to war, although ! may
disagree with him; but we are at war,
and | believe men Of this body, men
OF influence, should not make state.
mcnts tending to aid and encourage
credit upon this nation.
Imagine the circulation in the Ger
man empire of those statements, TO
!lccting discrcdit upon our prosccu-
ton OF the war, and sustaining tho
justice Of the cause Of the German en-
pirc.
Gould these people be blamed for
believing in Il cause however, lacking
III justice and right, if these are the
reasons which lead us into this great
conflict, and sustain u3 through its
trying ordeal?
Whatcver may be said as to the
original cause al the war between Ger
NOW" and the allies, this nation rests
upon solid ground, backed by interna
tlonal $3.50 by the dictates of human
ity and the instincts OF self preserva
ton"
DANGEROUS" ASSERTS FALL,
This country, Senator Kellogg de
cared, owes It to the allies and to his
tory to place lis diaarEroval, before
tho world OF the "slandcrous accuse
ton" made bv Senator La Toilette in
his st. Paul speech.
He denied the statement attributed
to La Toilette, that President Wilson
had been warned by Secretary Bryan
before the Lusitahia sailed that six
million rounds of ammunition besides
explosives were on board and that the
passengers were sailing in violation
OF the statutes OF this country.
Senator Fall said that utteranccs
which before the war would be proper
III his opinion now were unjustifiablc
lie said he has always believed
the Wisconsin senator to be sincere
although he has not always agreed
with him, but in tho senator's present
attitude he believes him to be in er
ror.
mo more dangerous doctrine could
have been preached and no more in
siduous utterance could have been
heard from any source than that by
the senator from Wisconsin. in my
Judgment" he said 81 refer to his
- Paul speech"
'FULL SPEED" HIS KEYNOTE.
La Toilette spent Friday and most
OF the night preparing his speech De
icnding his course in opposing the
declaration OF war and subsequent ut
tacks on war policies, La Toilette de
clared:
1T is the citizens duty to obey the
law until it Is repealed or declared
unconstitutional. But he has the in
allenable right to fight what he deems
an obnoxious law or a wrongful policy
III the courts and at the ballot box.
1T is the suppressed emotion OF the
masses that breeds revolution. If the
American people are to carry on this
great war; If public opinion is to be
enlightened and intelligent there must
be free discussion.
MAY BEAR WARS BRUNT.
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