The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-06
Says Right of Assembly
For Public Discussion
Has Been Violated
QUOTES FROM MANY
FAMOUS STATESMEN
Claims Rights OF The In
dividual Are Trampled
On By "War Party"
fRv Associated Presa.1


Washington, Oct. 6.-Senator KeI-
Iogs accused la Toilette of mis-
stating facts in the st. Paul speech
and denied that this country went
TO war to secure Americans the right
20 travel on nunition laden ships or
70 protect loans made by Morgan
and company to foreign govern
ments.
az is unfortunate for the country
and for the senator from Wisconsin,"
said Senator Robinson of Arkansas,
replying to Senator la Toilette to-
day, shat he has lent himself and
his service to the promotion of ideas
and desires Of the kaiser"
washington, Oct. 6.-Congress en-
tered the last hours of the session
with all attention turned to the sen.
ate. where Sanator La Folaette took
TIE floor At 10 o'clock TO make q
three hour speech in answer to the
critics who have petifioned for his
expulsion because of his course and
public utterances toward the war.
BY pre-arrangement two hours
we're reserved in which senator's
p reply at the close of his
speech hless some unforeseen de-
velopment takes place, adjonRnment
of congress for the season is ex-'
pected at o'clock this afternoon.
Members. of the house, which was
only marking time waiting for the
senate, fiocked to the senate cham
ber, where galleries and floor were
jammed in expectation of a spec
tacular finale to the session which
has appropriated hitherto un-
a y - So
ticipation in the world war.
Begins Deliberately.
La Toilette, always a spectacular
figure in debate. and acknowledged
as no mean opponent by his enemies,
had spent yesterday and most of the
night preparing his speech. Stand
ing at his seat In the front row be-
fore the presidents desk, La
Toilette began his address, reading
carefully and deliberately his manu-
script, with senators giving close
attention. The prospect was that his
carefully chosen words would not
evoke some of the replies planned.
Defending his course of opposing
the declaration of war and his at
tacks on war policies. La Toilette
declared:
1T is the citizens duty to obey the
law until ii is repealed or declared
unconstitutional But he has the i'm
alienable right to fight what he
deems an obnoxious law or a wrong
fuI policy in the courts and at the
ballot box
. TT is the suppressed emotion Of
the masses that breeds revolution.
IL the American people are to carry
on this great war, IL public opinion
- - NJ al
there must be free discussion.
Congress, as well as the people of
the United States, entered the war
in great confusion of mind and un-
der feverish excitement. The Presi-
dents leadership was followed un-
duestioningly in the faith that hs
had some big, unrevealed plan by
which peace that would exalt him
before all the world would soon be
achieved.
Must Bear Brunt or u.
Gradually, reluctantly. congress
and the country are beginning to
perceive that we are In this terrific
world conflict, not only to right our
wrongs. not only to aid the allies,
not only to share its awful death toll
and its fearful tax burdens. but per-
haps to bear the brunt Of the war
aAnd so / say if we are to fore-
stall the danger Of being drawn into
years of war. perhaps finally to at
tain imperialism and exploitation,
the people must unite IN q campaign
along constitutional lines for free
discussion of the policy Of the war
and its conclusion on Just basis"
While 1t was true that the war
must be gone through with, he said,
a. was mt true that I'VE must 10