The sun., 1917-09-08

PR0-AMERICAN
RATIO0F' 1871
Hardwick Amendment for
Creating Unrest Among
Soldiers Voted Down.
ADVOCATED $50 BONUSES
Senators Make Bitter Attack
on Anti-War Plan to Add 10
p. c. to Income Tax.


WASHINGTON. Sept. THE ratio be-
tween pro and anti-Amercanlsm in the
United States Senate was definitely
fixed to-day at Is TO /. Following one
OF the most bitter and vituperative de-
bates in the upper houses history the
Senate by 10 to voted down the Hard
Wick amendment to increase the income
tax on incomes OF more than s25, 900 BY
10 per cent. and to devote the proceeds
therefrom to the increase OF the pay Of
enlisted men and officers in foreign SER
vice by $50 per month.
The amendment had been introduced
by Senator La Toilette OF Wisconsin
yesterday at the request Of Senator
Hardwick OF Georgia. who was absent
from the Senate. To-day the Georgian,
accepting responsibility for its author
ship addressed the Senate in behalf Of
the amendment. His remarks were brief
but to the effect that the duty of the
nation to the men it had "unconstitu-
tionally" drafted for service was TO
compensate them more fully than under
existing law.
Hardwick's speech brought first from
Senator Nelson, Minnesota, and next
from Senator Chamberlain. Oregon, en-
coriating replies. They intimated the
amendment was intended to give
Americas enemies the false impression
that the United States had to resort to
bribery, to descend TO the methods OF
George Ill in his dealings with the
Marsrave of Hesse. to put soldiers on
the fighting line in France and Flanders
American soldier No Mercenary.
Senator Nelson. himself a veteran of
the civil war with a record of four con-
tinuous years shouldering "A musket.
opened the attack on the luckless Hard
wick.
so far in the debate on this bill
have not taken up the time of the Sem
ate, but this amendment is OF such a
character that | cannot help but say
something" began the veteran. The
American soldier is not Of such mer-
cenary disposition as this amendment
would seem to indicate. This war il
carried on in Europe we hope to keep
the enemy there. Through our appropria-
tions for our sodiers-ths pay which we
gave them by the act which We passed
last Congress of $40 "A month---they are
better fed than any other soldiers in
the world. except the soldiers OF Canada.
What Is most CALLING In this amend
soldier who goes abroad to fight the bat
ties of this country is a mercenary be-
ing and that he will not carry the flag
OF the United States against the enemy
unless he receives an extra bonus of $50
month, which Is to be squeezed out Of
some capitalists
Senator Nelson's intimaton In hi. coll
loquy with Hardw!ck that German
troops might even invade Georgia.
wrung from Senator Chamberlain tho
surprising suggestion conveyed in his
opening sentence.
There Is danger of INVASION" said he.
ut Is time the American people woke up
to get ready to fight and to have a
united country behind them, instead of
efforts to discredit not only the acts
which have been done by former Con-
crosses, but the acts Of the Administra-
ton which are intended purely and sim
ply for the purpose OF carrying on this
war to successful conclusion
Attempt to Create Threat.
This amendment ought never to have
been offered. 1t ought not to be con-
sidered. Its purpose. whether intentional
or not. and its effect Is tho same--to
create unrest among our young men and
10 make them feel they are unjustly
treated.
THE course mapped out by the Sena- :
tor from Georgia, If followed out, would
leave us without any army in this coun-
try We would not have any army to
prosecute the war. The Senator has al
ways expressed his opposition to con-
scripton."
Only four other Senators aligned
themselves with the Georgian. These
were Senators Gronna. La Toilette. Reed
and Vardaman. Such leaders OF the radi-
cal element In the Senate as Borah
johnson (California), Kenyon and Jones
(Washington). hard and fast supporters
Of the higher tax rates, refused to lend
, their votes to the effort to belttle the
honor OF Americas fighters afield They
voted against the Hardwick-La Toilette
amendment to q man.
Williams Rebukes Georgian.
Immediately the vote on the Hard
wick amendment had been taken the
Senate adopted the committee schedule
of income tax rates. Then Senator
Hardwick again obtained the floor and
engaged in an hour long defence OF his
programme. He condemned the selec-
tive draft law and the espionage act
saying that free speech and a free press
were destroyed by the latter.
! Senator John Sharp Williams of Mis-
sissippi declared the Georgia Senator had
acted the part of a man who had been
denied free speech.
| "The fact that he spoke is sufficient to
prove that not true" he said. 1.-THE Sen.
ator from Oregon merely answered fool.
ish speech with manllness, patriotism
and warmth that made every heart ir
this chamber, almost. beat in response.
THE man who wouldn't fight for his
country on the provocation suffered by
us would not fight II man came into