Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-28
INQUIRE INTO
BAER'S WORK,
SAYS HEFLIN
Turn Light on North Dako-
ia Congressman, Sug-
gests Representative.
Want to Ask Few Important
Questions Of Other Mem
bers Of Congress, Too.

Washington, Sept. 28.-lnQu1ry by
a house committee whether German
money has been used to influence con
gress will be proposed today In a res
mittee and supported by the Demo-
cratic leaders.
Demands for an exhaustive inquiry
overwhelmed the house leaders from
both sides yesterday while n rules
committee in executive session was
consid ering whether to report favor
ably one Of the several resolutions in
troduced since Secretary lansing
made public Count Won BernstorH
message to Berlin asking authority to
spend $4,000 for influencing congress
q it has been done before"
Hef1in Has Names.
In a speech to the rules committee
Representative Hefin Of Alamaba,
whose declaration ON the floor of the
house that he could name members
who had acted suspiciously Is largely
responsible for the agitation, urged
that the question of whether German
money. had been used be investigated
first and that his statement be looked
into incidentally. All efforts of COM
mittee men to get Mr. Heflin to name
some of the men failed, but he re-
|iterated his willingness to name them
If committee were appointed by the
democratic caucus.
What Did Baer Do?
Mr.. Hefiin added zest to his re-
marks by bringing in the names of
Senator LaFoliette and Representa-
tives Britten and Mason of Illinois, and
Representative Baer Of North Dakota,
in connection with certain legislation
and propaganda which he declared he
did not consider loyal and by indicat-
ing to Representative Norton that he
wanted to Question" him later. He
did not say that any Of these men
were included in his list Of thirteen
or fourteen"
Some Questions to Come. !
do not be sidetrackedl by the sug-
gestion Of Mr.. Norton about investi-
eating me" he told the committee,
st know some would like to see me ok
PEELED, I will give Mr.. Norton oppor-
tunity, If that motion is made, to vote
on a roll call for my expulsion We
must not lose sight of the Won Bern
storff 'slush' fund. Izwant an oppor-
.tunity to ask some gentlemen about
this Mason bill (to repeal the selec-
tive draft law and I want to ask some
I want to know how many of them
are, now in a quiet understanding to
fight the selective draft bill In the next
campaign. I want to know how
many Of them have written letters
that they favor the Britten bill, which
would exempt Germans from fightir
the battles Of u country, thereby
Gripping the United States govern
ment.
Who Furnished the Stamps?
while we are Investigating let us
see who furnished all the postage
stamps for all the correspondence in
regard to exempting German boys
from the navy" sgs
Mr.. He1in insisted that inquiry was
advisable for the purpose of ascer-
tanning how a man stood on the war at
home as well as in Washington. In
this connection he mentioned Repre-
sentative Baer, who soon after his
election to congress as a representa-
tive Of a Nonpartisan league, intro
duced a resolution asking for a state
ment Of the governments peace terms
'Put Spotlight on Bear"
"Baer, was elected by men who
|repudiated the war;" the Alabama
representative said, "and If others are
pandering to that sentiment let III put
the spotlight ON them and know where
they re-. If this new move is tc
%repudiate the republican and demo
cratic parties and desert the country
in time of war, 1t deserves to be look
ed into.
Something is at work to give i'm
petus to this LaFollette campaign
that has started. We might as well
call a spade a spade. I am going to
PROFOUND some questions to some
members, about this matter. I want
TO know, and the country wants to
know, whether the government il be-
ing supported all over the country by
those in positions of trust"