Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-22
HASTINGS TALKS
ABOUT CONGRESS
Representative Speaks to the
Chamber of Commerce Di-
rectors at Noon Luncheon.
FAVORS UNIVERSAL TRAINING
Refused to Comment on Prob
able Length of War; Must
Stay for Finish.

President wilson. members Of hi,
cabinet ana members OF the tnlteh
States congress prayed ferNently for
peace during the strenuous Gays pre-
ceeding Americas entry into the
worlds struggle, Congressman w. W.
Hastings told the directors OF the
Chamber OF Commerce yesterday dur
ing a luncheon Mt which he was the
guest of honor
The busy days and sleepcss nigh ,s
OF the nations capital preceding
Americas declaration of war We're de-
picted by the congressman In ,ivii
words. and he paid a tribute To those
men who stood by the administration
during those troubled times.
america was long In throwing her
self and her men into this war," COR
gressman HASTINGS declared. 1--WE
did not go into 1t until we had been
shown by Germany herself that all
diplomacy. all earnest endeavor to
avoid war was To no avail.
There Was No Haste.
1--WE went into this war because
Germany denied the right of the Uni
ted States to give freedom To those Of
her citizens who desired To sail upon
the high seas War was not declared
even Immediately after Germany de-
clared an intention of marking or m
this wide ocean path which ships
must follow or bear the fate OF ships
sunk and people drowned.
II believe that war was declared be
cause Germany refused to grant to
this country the right To protect its
citizens high and low. while bent on
pleasure or business on the high seas"
The speaker then turned briefly to
the subject of the legislation which
had been passed as "A result of the
war
some has been drastic. more so
than we dreamed we would ever be
called upon To pass. But before ma
tion can go into war IL must have
money with which to fight-men with
which to fight AS you know we have
appropriated large sums for this pur-
pose. We have selected the nest
method to raise an army-immed-
ately.
This is not the first time thai the
draft has been resorted to. The con
federatc states of America, during the
war of the rebellion, enacted a draft
law, and one year later the United
States enacted similar law Every
great Statesman, beginning with Wash
irgton and continuing down the line
thru the administration OF Lincoln.
Mckinley. Roosevelt and Wilson have
approved the plan of universal mill
lIalnlnk. MS Utfut1 an
army. The nation could only get it
imme mediately-thr the draft. and as
result we have the draft, ana an
army"
He then passed on In his short ad-
dress to the subject of the part Tulsa
was playing in the war, and OF the
spirit which dominated this city.
1T would he useless for me TO tell
you OF your own city, when you men
have spent parts OF your life In max
Ing IL what II is. | am from "A dis
trlct In which Is located Muskogee.
want you gentlemen TO believe me
when | say that you can be proud OF
the friendship Of Muskogcc. You two
cities have no reason for rivalry
There is room I'm this part OF the state
for two such cities as you are build
ing, here at Tulsa and there at Mus
kogec. And arm in arm you will find
that you can mount many obstacles
which perhaps would he unsurmounta
BILE by either city alone"
Congressman Hastings would not
comment upon the subject OF when
will this war end ?'' but he did declare