The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-28
Representative Heflin Wants
Some Members to Ex-
plain ACTIONS"
RULES COMMITTEE TO
SPONSOR RESOLUTION
Alabaman Declares Suspicion
Attaches to l3 or Ia
congressman.

Washington, Sept. 21.-.lnquiry by 4
house committee whether German
money has been used to influence con
ercss probably will be proposed tomor
row in resolution sponsored by the
rules committee and supported by the
Democratic leaders.
Demands for an exhaustive inquiry
overwhelmed the house leaders from
both sides today while the rules com
mittee In executive session was cOnsid-
ering whether TO report favorably one
Of the several resolutions introduced
since Secretary Lansing made public
Count Rernstorff's message to Berlin
asking authority To spend $4,000 in
fliencing congress as II has been done
before.
HetIin Brings Things TO Head.
In a speech to the rules committee
Representative Heflin of Alabama.
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
mittccmen to get Mr. liefiin to name
some OF the men failed. but he reiter-
ated his willingness to name them II q
committee were appointed by the
Democratic caucus.
Mr. Heflin added yes, TO his remarks
by bringing In the names OF Senator
l.aE'ollettc and Representatives Brit
ten and Mason OF Illinois. and Repre-
| sentative Baer Of North Dakota In con-
nectton with certain legislation and
| propaganda which he declared he did
not consider loyal. and by indicating
| to Representative Norton that he
wanted to Question him later He
| did not say that any of these men were
included In his lis, of "thirteen or
| fourteen"
| Willing TO ee Investigated.
| DO not be side tracked by the sng-
gcsiion of Mr. Norton about investi ,
eating me" he told the committee. II
know some would Hike to see me ex-
PEELED I Will give Mr.. Norton oppor
| tunity. II that motion is made. Ia vote
on !, roll call for my expulsion. We
must not lose sight Of the Won Bern
storff 'slush. fund. | want an oppor-
tunity TO ask some gentlemen about
this Mason bill Ito repeal the selectlve
draft law and | want 10 ask some of
them about their correspondence.
want to know how many OF them are
now In a quiet understa nding to fight
the selective draft bill in the next cam
paign want to know how many of
them have written letters that they
favor the Rritten bill, which would
l ~ fnht he
battles OF our country. thereby Grip
plins the United states.
Goes After eaer.
| Mr. HefIin insisted that inquiry was
advisable for the purpose OF ascertain
Ing how a man stood on the war al
home as well az In Washington. IL
this connection ne mentioned Repre-
sentative Baer who soon after MS
election to congress as a Representative
of a non partisan league introduced .
resolution asking for a statement ol
the governments peace terms
'Somethin. Is at work to give I'm
petus to this I.aF'ollette campaign tina,
has started. We might az well eait &
spade n spade. am going TO pro
pound some questions to some mem
bers about this matter want I,
; know and the country wants to knov
! whether the government IL being sup
ported all over the country by those Il
positions of trust"
} Representative Doolittle OF Arkan
! sas. whose inquiry resolution. slight,
amended. probably Will be adopted
told the rules committee the state de
part'nent was not opposed to an In
, lvestis alton.