The Detroit times., 1917-09-29

high cost 81 living. have already
served 70 create treasOnA Die sem
fimfcnt IN the state OF Minnesota
and being spread thru the public
press can have no otheT eueet
than 10 weaken the support OF
the government in carrying on
the war. be ~ hereby -
Resolved, That the Minnesota
Commission ~ Public safety re-
spectfully petition the senate
81 the United ststes 70 lnsn-
tute proceeding io0kiuG tH tht
expulsion OF the said Robert ~
LAFoliette from the senate as
teacher OF disloyalty and sedl-
ton. giving ala and comfort 90
our enemies and hindering the
government Ina the conduct ~
the war.
Re IL further resolved. That
copies OF this resolution toEeth-
er with copies Of l.aFOllettcs
speech be forwarded % the presi-
dent Il the senate, senators Nei-
son and Kellogg
The resolution was signed by Gov.
A. A. Burnquist, Attoney-Generai
Lyndon smith. and the following
members OF the commission G. W.
Ames. ST Paul, John Lind, Mime
apolis, John r McGee, c. II. March
and A. c. Weiss, Duluth.
Senator kellogg introduced ne
resolution without comment ana
would say nothing about Il later
IT shall make no comment what
ever" he said Il have just recelY-
ed the communication haven Z
even had time 20 read the speech.
Vice-President Marshall laid be-
fore the senate four messages ad'
dressed 70 him, urging Impeachment
and eXpulsi sion OF LaFollette.
These messages also were refer
red TO the privileges and election
committee.
one from the washburn, Wis.
LOYALTY league said
one thousand citizens % this
community hereby are united lh
appealing To the senate or the
United states that our senator.
senator Robert ~ Ia Toilette he
impeached for his reasonable Ut
terances and dlslOyalty % the
government With regret DO We
hereby indict the senator tor
criminal sedltion.
Another read.
As citizen Of the United
states most strongly eurEe the
expulsion 81 Robert II Laf OF
lette from your august BODY up-
on the grounds 81 sedltlous ana
treasonahle utteranccs IN
speech recently MADE n{ nm mn.
Washington. y. c.
a third from c. w Cannon, New
York city, read
have a son now IN the aNia-
ton corps IN France nghunG Tor
his country. nag and world tree-
dom. As good American
LaFollettc after his sedittous
speech OF YESTERDAY lie u not
NJ man 70 represent ne IN our
senate. When our sons are CIV
ing up their lives for the cause
OF their country should they oe
.caxaralleA- II listen 10 -s1ch Iralt-
ors in our midst7
The fourth read.
wish 70 enter ny. protest
against the utterances - senator
LaFollette at ST. Paul. MINI. ns
coming dangerously near treason.
/ enclose extracts from speech. 1
ask thru you that he attention
az the senate be called % the re-
marks. II IN your judgment II
isa time 10 help the government
nos ~ n NJ JONES.
Washington, p. c.
Kellogg's Introduction OF the reso-
luton followed a conference attend
ed BY the vice-presidenL K6llogg.
Eenator Martin. Democrat leader.
and Senator Pomerene, chairman
OF the committee on privileges 49,
elections.
AT this conference the procedure
was decided upon.
LaFollette was not IN the senate
when the resolution and messages
were presented He entered a mo-
ment later. He evidently did not
know what had been done, or IL he
did. he displayed no hint OF his
feelings.
Few members OF the senate knew
what was in the resolution as II was
not read. The agreement by which
II was presented made it appear
like an ordinary, petition, many OF
which are presented daily, and most
of the senators were talking among
themselves, clearly without knowl.
edge OF the significance Of kellogg :
action.
AS the news spread however, sen
ators gathered in groups in the rear
OF the chamber, unfit LaFoliette and
one or two others sat alone. LaFol'
lette. whose seat is on the aisle
In the first row. was entirely isolat-
cd. He sat reading a letter. a few
minutes later the senate went into
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