Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-05
IA TOILETTE IN
GERMAN DEFENSE
WISCONSIN SENATOR DEvoTEs
rHREE-HoUR SPEECH TO PRO.
GERMAN ARGUMENT
FlAYED BY WILLIAMS:
DRIVEN FROM CHAMBER
Mississippi Senator Calls LaFoilette's
Address as Pro-Goth, Pro.Vandal
and An.i American LaFo!!ette
Leaves Room Under Lashines Of
Colleague.

WASHINGTON. April 5.-Congress dis
cussed the war resolution late into the
night before a vote was reached.
Senatol LaFoliette, Of Wisconsin.
ran true to form and spoke three hours
against the passage of the resolution.
He finished speaking at 6:45 o'clock.
Senator John Sharp Williams rose
at once TO reply and sharply criticized
the Wisconsin senator's speech.
Asserting that a minority fire.
quently - able to shape the ma
tional policy. Senator LaF'ollette
depressed from his prepared speech
to make a plea that the people
make themselves heard
Those Who Rot in Trenches.
The poor who are called 70 rot
in the trenches" ne declared dra-
matically, have now no organized
mouthpiece. they have no press, but
sometime they will be heard, l hope
in an orderly and peaceful way and
before long, when if We take this
step prices Of necessities will null
tiply and they Will come to be taxed
double again and again. They Will
have their day"
The Wisconsin senator referred
to the presidents statement that
Germany had violated her submarine
pledges and continued: Her promise,
so-called was conditional upon Eng
land being brought 10 obedience OF in
ternational law. Was it quite fair to
lay before the country the statement
that Germany made unconditional
promise and had deliberately violated
it,
England Who Refused.
1T was England-not Germany
who refused TO obey the Declaration OF
London, containing the most humane
IDEAS Of naval warfare which could be
framed by the civilized world up to
that time. Keep that in mind.
"If this is war upon all mankind
is II not peculiar that the United
States is the only nation of all neu-
trails which regards it necessary TO de-
clare war upon Germany? All have re-
fused to join in a combination against
Germany. Some may have a clearer
view than We. This suspicion Of a de-
sire for war profits does not attach to
them .., r
Senator LaFollette said the United
States had not the confidence Of the
other American republics because of
its war policies. He predicted that
the entrance of this war should not
shorten the conflict but will vastly
extend it by drawing other nations
1t is idle. he declared, to talk Of war
on the German government and not on
| the German people.
Protests Alliance.
We are leagued," ne continued. cor
are about TO be, according to the pres
| ident's speech, with the hereditary en-
emies Of the German people Words
are not strong enough to protest
against a combination with the en- =
.ente allies which would have US en-
dorse the violations OF international
! law by Great Britain and her purpose
| 10 wreak vengeance on the German
| people. We do not know what is in
! the minds OF those who made the COM
| pacts in which We are to share"
| Reverting TO the presidents asser-
| ton that the German people were
! thrown into the war without an oppor.
| tunity to say anything about it. the
| senator asked:
VIII the supporters Of this war bill
| have vote on it before it goes into eff
feet? Unless they do that, it ill-be-
comes US to speak Of Germany. Sub
nit this question 10 the people. BY a
vote Of ten TO one they would register
! their declaration against war"
! The German people, he declared