Evening star., 1917-09-28

away with it before the American peo-
pie. Do you not know that?
Do you suppose that the Commander
in-Chief of the Army and Navy would
been American through and through?
In discussing the "slush fund he
said:
I'VE must not lose sight OF the Bern
storff slush fund. 1 want the. oppor
tunity to ask some gentlemen about
the Mason bill. and l want to ask some
thing about their correspondence. 1
want to know how many of them are
now in a quiet understanding to fight
the selective draft bill in the next cam
paign.
Il want to know how many of them
have written letters that they favor
the Britten bill which exempts the Ger
mans from fighting the battles of our
country. thereby crippling the United
States government. Why, some of them
say, We have no business in this war;
why make the Germans fight? That
is fine situation to be attributed to
loyal American.
Senator La Toilette is charged with
having talked that way. Then the
kaiser would say. They are not in
sympathy with this war and they have
from service Does this square with
your idea of real Americanism?
While we are Investigating let US
see who furnished the postage stamps
exempting the German boys from the
Army. Let us inquire into the work
ings of the Bernstorff organization
Senator La Toilette is said to be going
over the country now speaking against
the selective draft, which would leave
the President without an army. This
organization knows who is harboring
the spies apd is giving the secret serv-
ice difficulty in running some of them
down. We have a great many of them
alrp4dy- There
Washington now.
Questions Their Loyalty.
II can and will give you the names
of members whose acts and words have
caused me to question their loyalty, and
let You determine whether their acts
have been in keeping with the highest
and best interests of the country or of
comfort to the kaiser-let their con-
stituents and the loyal public Judge"
When the remarks of Representative
Heflin were brought to the attention of
Representative Britten of Illinois the
latter dictated the following statement:
Mr.. Hef1in has done more than any
one man in Congress to destroy the eff
ficiency of the Army and the Navy
During his long service in the
House he has been confirmed pacitist
OF the lowest order, and is now mas
querading as a war leader. Hehin has
consistently voted against every in
crease in the Navy recommended by the
Navy general board. as we'll as in
creases in the Army recommended by
the general staff. And 1t is he and men
of his ilk who are responsible for the
country's unpreparedness for a great
war today.
He is the same Heflin who suggest
ed that the White House should be
blown up by a bomb at the time PreSi-
dent Roosevelt entertained Booker T.
Washington there During all these
years no one accused him of being dis
loyal to the flag or of treason, but re-
gardsd his expressions merely as opin-
ions of a member OF the House Now,
when Hefiin is seeking senatorial hon
ors in Alabama, he does not hesitate to
besmirch the honor and integrity of
both branches of Congress because he
disagrees in opinion with number of
the mem bers. He admits that his slur-
ring remarks are based entirely upon
his personal opinion and are without
one scintilla of proof.
Il shall insist the rules committee
resolution calling for complete in
vestigation, with a view to severely
censuring Heflin at the bar of the
House. 1 may add that the reason
Hefin feels that certain members are
suspicious is because they do not rec
ognize him when they pass him on the
street"