The Mena weekly star., 1917-10-11
Today the Only Way
IA TOILETTE GETS
 AWFUL SPINNING
Senator Joe T. Robinson Did a Job That Is Declared Masterpiece Should Ask the Kaiser for Seat
 in BundeSrath"

Washington, Oct. [ Stung to the quick by the imputation cf his mo- lives, the questioning of his veracity and attacks upon his loyalty in the Senate yesterday afternoon after Ire had finished his speech defending his recent utterances. senator La Toilette made an effort to get time tO reply. The Senate was in no mood, however. G hear any more from him, and as far as he got was a statement lhai he desired to make known his authority for his deeIara- tlon that when tine Lusilania sailed on it's last voyage il was loaded to the guards with war munitions. He said he would issue a public state- ment today
 Declared His Statements False.
 Statements accredited to the Wis |consin member in his St. Paul speech were llatly rontradicted, es- |pecially that regarding tine former Secretary of State Bryan's know ledge of ammunition on the Iusi- tania. Monday the Senate privileges and election Investigating sub-com- mittee will meet to investigate his St. Paul speech, including the Lusi- tania incident.
 1, Senators Kellogg If Minnesota and Fall of New Mexico. Republic ans, and Robinson of Arkansas, Democrat, replied with criticisms of Senator LaFollettes public state Iments. They denounced what they termed his unpatriotic stand, Sena- tor Robinson asserting that If lie held such opinions he would seek a lplace in the German Bundesrath.
 Fled After One Outburst.
 At one time the attaek upon the Wisconsin senator was so bitter that he left the chamber. Senator Rob- inson assailed LaFollette in the most Iunrestrained language that ever has been heard in the Senate. 'lf l entertained the sentiments of the senator from Wisconsin, said Robinson. i would not think I had a right 10 seat in the Senate. i would apply to the kaiser for q seat lin the Blndesrath."
 Robinson openly charged that La Toilette had lent his talents "to the lpromulgation of the aims and wishes of the kaiser" had ''insulted'' the President Congress and the Ameri- can armies and he added. If l had my way, every proved German spy would be executed and every German hireling put in iai7 Questioned La Follette's Motives. Senator Robinson demanded that the Wisconsin senator make known whether he stands with Germany or America.
 Do not any of you deceive your selves, said Senator Robinson. with the theory that you can or ganize the disgruntIed. semi-disloyaI elements of the United States and run for the presidency on plat form of disloyalty. It can't be done. You can't even start the running. much less win That flag never was lifted in a nobler cause than in the present conflict with Germany If you cannot agree with this state- ment for Gods sake familiarize yourself with the current events as to the attempted cheerless responsi- bility of misrepresenting your coun~ | try and it's leadership before ihe American people
 Spoke Not Word of Patriotism.
 Robinson said it was singular thing to him that a senator should spend hours in denouncing his gov ernment and not having said one word in support of the President, the flag, or the young men who we are sending abroad to fight our bat 1 tles
 He said If if is one of the priv lileges of free speech to test the pa- tience of the country as has La Fol- lette, 1t is equally the right oi other senators tO criticize him.
 Well make peace when the ar lmies of the Kaiser roll back toward Berlin
 American AiII Punish Traitors.
 God pity the man who comes m the way of the wrath of the Ameri- cans; God have mercy on the man who seeks to paralyze the right arm of the government; for toward sneh man the American people will show no mercy.
 At that point La Toilette left the Senate chamber. He returned later
 Robinson praised the southern negro for refusal Co be party 10 a ~German-made rebelli0n~ and then went on to say that the time has come for every man to tell where he stands on Americamsm. l have read 1 the St. Paul speech of the senator from Wisconsin and 1 don't know where he stands
 The kaiser today could call HIn- ldenburg and Lndendortf and say
 We are just as we'll on as tho We had seats on the floor of the United States Senate. We've bought influ- ence in America to block war meas ures.'
 "pro-Germans and spies and those who have no sympathy with the United States, had better get to eov- CT"
 Aflidavits From Spies.
 Senator Robinson said he believed if Senator La Toilette would produce the aflidavits to which he referred