The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-03-27
war AND the ReFeReNDUM.

Mr.. Barley. Mr. Chairman,
move to strike out the last word.
have an editorial from yesterday e
Louisville Courier-Journal on the sub
ject of the war referendum which |
desire to send to the desk and have
read in my time.
The clerk read as follows:
Mr.. C. p. simonton, the county
court clerk OF Upton county, Tenn,
sends to the Courier-Journal a copy
Of a resolution which he says he has
prepared as a substitute for the reso-
luton introduced in congress by Mr.
Galloway, OF Texas, providing that
any declaration Of war by the United
States shall be referred to vote OF
the people.
One clause OF Mr. Simonotn's sub
stitute. covering a matter which Mr.
Galloway seems to have overlooked,
provides:
Every duly qualified voter shall
in the presence OF the election Off
GERS, and prior to casting his or her
ballot in said election, pledge himself
or herself to volunteer as a private in
the United States army or in the
naval forces Of the said United States
and shall thereupon. prior to casting
said ballot, sign and execute and &C
knowledge in the presence OF said ell
ection officers enlistment papers in
said army or navy, conditioned that
in the event Of a declaration of war,
in accordance with the expressed will
at the polls of majority of those
legally voting In said election, such
enlistment in said army or navy
shall be binding and OF full force and
effect: otherwise to be null and void"
But by far the most important fea-
ture of Mr. SImonton's substituted
feature, incredible as 1t may seem,
not even touched upon by Mr.. Gala
way--is thus worded:
Provided, further That in the
event OF delay in the official canvass
of the official vote OF California. Min
nesota. New Hampshire, or any other
state the official vote OF which would
change the result of said election, or
IL the validity of sufficient number
of votes cast in said election be con
tested or called in question, that the
president OF said United States be,
and he Is hereby directed to earnestly
request said nation. through the ruler
thereof. through regular diplomatic
channels Tor to post In the United
States mail a communication to that
effect, with special delivery stamp az
fixed thereon, that said nation OF
| ruler thereof refrain and desist from
mobilizing It's troops, Selling strategic
points. or taking any military or naval
'3teps to the prejudice Of the United
States government during the pend
ency of such contest or until said
votes In contest to be finally deter
mined within not exceeding thret
years of said election by the court q
last resort
| III such request be denied or liz
nored the president of the United
States shall Immediately rent an Off
cial residence in Buck Snort. Neb,
or In Rough Edge, Kans.. and Motif,
his wife to Instruct the servants L
Immediately begin packing the house
hold and kitchen furniture In th'
white house. and he and his family
together with said furniture. shall bt
transported to said official residenc,
In Buck Snort. Neh,, or Rough Edge
kans., TO the end that said presiden
shall not be present at the Whit
house in Washington to formal.
greet and welcome the victorloul
troops of said foreign nation whel
they occupy same. and that no pro
vision whatever be made for thei
bodily comfort and entertainment
Said president will also purchase aR
cause to be erected a large circus ten
near Buck Snort or Rough Edge. i
which congress may convene for tn
| purpose of ievying the necessary tax
es to ilouidate the onerous war in