Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-10-12
La Fo'lette's Reply to DisIoyaIty
Charges in Senate Gen.
eraI in Tone.
ACCUSED BY KELLOGG
Wisconsin Senator's Statements Not
Based on Fact, Minnesotan Says in
RepIy-Charge That U. S. Wars
to Protect Loans Denied.

Washington, Oct. 8.-The extraordin'
airy session of Congress, which began
on April 2, and is generally regarded
as the most momentous in American
history, was adjourned sine die at 3
p. m, after day of thrilling debate
on the alleged disloyalty of Senator
La Toilette of Wisconsin.
Vehement criticism of the Wiscon-
sin senator and his own defense &C.
cupying virtually the entire day,
marked the close of the war session.
The preliminary steps taken point to
a careful scrutiny Of the La Toilette
address in St. Paul, land will prob
ably see the subcommittee taking tes-
timony in st. Paul. 1t also indicates
that at the next session, the effort
to remove Senator La Toilette will
be taken up with real earnestness.
Senator La Toilette took the floor
to make a three-hour speech in an
swer to the critics who have petitioned
for his expulsion because of his course
and public utterances toward the war.
BY prearrangement, two hours were
reserved in which senators were to re-
ply at the close of his speech.
House Members Present.
Members of the house, which only
was marking time waiting for the SEN
ate, focked to the senate chamber
where galleries and floor we're jammed
in expectation Of a spectacular finale
to the session.
Standing at his seat in the front
row before the vice presidents desk,
La Toilette began his address, reading
carefully and deliberately his manu-.
script, with senators giving close At
tention.
"Campaign Of VflIification."
Characterizing the attack upon him
as general campaign of villification
and attempted intimidation" La Fol-
lette shouted:
Neither the clamor of the mob nor
the voice of power will ever turn me
from the course l mark out for N.Y.
self, guided by such knowledge as I
can obtain and controlled and directed
by solemn conviction of right and
duty" 3
Course Defended. "a.
Defending his course OF opposing
the declaration of war and subsequent
attacks on war policies, La Toilette
declared:
1T is the citizens duty to obey the
law until it is repealed or declared
unconstitutional. But he has the in
alienable right to fight what he deems
an obnoxious law
1T is the suppressed emotion of the
masses that breeds revolution. II the
American people are to carry on this
great war, if public opinion is to be
enlightened and intelligent there must
be free discussion.
Wants "Free Discussion."
1T we are to forestall the danger
of being drawn into years Of war.
perhaps finally to attain imperialism
and exploitation, the people must unite
In a campaign for free discussion Of
the policy of the war and its con.
slusion."
Statement of Aims Demanded.
"Shall we ask the people to shut
their eyes and take the entire war
program on faith" he asked. "The
way to paralyze the German arm is
to declare our objects in this war and
show we are not seeking to dictate
/ form of government to Germany or
render England's domination Of the
seas more secure"
Nowhere did Senator La Toilette 70
fer to the much discussed st. Paul
speech, to be Investigated.