Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-28
BUTLER CALLS ON SENATE
TO EXPEL LA TOILETTE
His Demand Before Bankers Asso.
citation Greeted With Vehement
Expressions Of Approval.
COMMUNICATES THAT BODY
war on Nation in Halls of Congress
just as Bad as Putting Poison Into
Food of Every Boy That Goes to
Transport.
IBy Associnted Pres.. !

ATLANTIC CITY. n. j.. septembe,
@'.-Nembers of tho American Bank.
crs Association launched Into vehement
expressions of approval when Nichola.
Murray Butler, president of Columbis
University addressing them o-day or
mo Changing World" demanded that
congress exercise it's constitutions
right to expel United States Senate,
La Toilette.
We are repellins attacks upor
american people and institutions o,
Two Kinds" DR.. Butler said. I'VE ar,
nshtins across tho sea, and we ar.
hshting eVil-minded suspicion. coward.
ice ana treason which have raised
their hands at home. Our soldiers car
hsnt tho soldiers of the enemy. You
and have got to fight scditfon and
treason here.
Have the American people lost thei,
capacity Tor corporate indignation?'
he asked.
There Is provision in tho Consti.
tuition providing that Congress may
expel member by a two-thirds vote
what are they thinking of to sit there
and permit themselves to he contami.
mated by Senator Robert ii. La Fol.
Letter"
Cries of approval came from every
side as DR.. Butler proceeded.
gentlemen. you might Just as well
put poison into the food OF eyery how
that goes to his transport as to per.
NIT this man to make war upon the
nation In the halls of Congress.
L am \ native son Of New Jersey
which has two patriotic sons In the
Senate. 1 call upon them to take the
lead
II am a citizen of New York. New
York has two patriotic sons in the
Senate. call upon them to take uu
the challenge. No single act would
go so far to shorten the war"
Speaking OF peace. Or. Butler said:
Any human being who asks for
peace on any other terms than uncon-
ditional surrender is asking another
and still greater war. Peace will only
come when tho supreme confidence the
Germans have In their instrument OF
armor and their world dominating
aims are brought to defeat That Is
the only road to peace"
Addressing the American Bankers
Association convention to-day, Ben
tamin r Strong. Jr.. governor OF
tho New York Federal Reserve Bank.
said he was convinced that the only
important weakness In the financial
organization of the country is the lack
of State bank membership in the Fed
eral reserve system.
Il believe America viii even sur
pass her own magnificent record" Lord
Northclifre declared. TT is not my
business to criticize or oven to adj
In our armor which an INSCRIPTIONS
tack, and I want you. the massed bat
talions Of finance. to bring UP your
reserves and simply smother him with
all arms. big guns and small, sub
scriptions of million dollars and
subscriptions OF a hundred dollars"
The food situation in Germany and
Austria is better than a year ago. Lord
Northcliffe warned, and financially
Germany lives in a circle and can go
on long time spending her own
money among her own people,"
The length OF the war Ia associa ted
intimately with the question OF thrift,
Lord Northclire said, and in this con-
nection he predicted that while news
papers are essential to the conduct of
the war. as the conflict progresses, the
publishers Will ind raw material and
power and labor diminishing and tho
size OF American newspapers may be
reduced. II am Of tho opinion that at
least one-third OF tho paper used here
daily is wasted" he said.