The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-06

When Representative Heflin of Ala bama reached that stage in his speech this evening there were hisses from the republican side and from the gal lery.
 To which the speaker retorted:
 ooh, you may hiss, you who stand
 and speak for the Kaiser and not
 for the President of the United
 States.-
 Following the foregoing attack
 of Mir. HefIin against the leader of
 the democratic party in the House
 Representative Burnett of Ala
 bama caused immeasurable sur
 prise by stating from the floor that
 he could not cOnscientiousIy sup
 port "the war resolution In aH-
 pIifying his reasons he criticized
 MT. Heflin for having criticized the
 position of M. Exitchin.
 Let the gentleman from Alabama he said, circulate petition asking the gentleman from North Carolina to resign. He would find that his name alone would grace that petition
 Mir. Heflin, interrupting. declared that he had not criticized the position of MT. Kitchin, but had criticized the attack of that gentleman against the United States, the President of the Uni ted States and the institutions of the country.
 BURNETT ASKS QUESTION
 twill you resign and go to war r? asked MT. Burnett
 q will if I am needed" responded MT. Heflin. My sisters son has served on the border My only boy will answer the call of the country as soon as he is old enough and l, too will go If my services are needed
 The presiding officer called the gen tlemen to order. In the noise which marked the closing of the incident, MT. Heflin exclaimed:
 'But l and other defenders of the nation are more needed here where there are so many traitors to their country.''
 MT. Burnett, regarding MT. Heflin's reference to his own son and the son of his sister, declared in effect:
 "Oh, I am not surprised that the gen t1eman has found some substitutes to take his place on the firing line.'
 TWO OPPOSITE VIEWS
 While the addresses of the Alabam- ians were dramatically opposed to each other, each was representative of its respective school of thought MT. Bur nett took the position that an action accumulating to maximum which has astonished officials, apparently no line of effort valuable to the nation in wartime has been omitted Theodore NaH of al y5 Telegraph company has assured the defense council that the wire facll- ities of the country are ct the govern ment's service and plans are ready for taking them over. Rear Admiral Peary has offered the services of the Ma tional Aerial Coast Patrol commission, the Aero Club of America. its equipped station at Port Washington, and the leading airship manufacturers their cooperation In hastening construc- ton of army and navy planes and dirigibles. The National Foreign Trade council and the Chamber of Com merce of the United States are helping coordinate commercial resources for defense, and the Associated Advertis- ing clubs, the advertising agents and the National Advertisers association are, aiding in government advertising in the recruiting campaign.
 WOMEN ARE ACTIVE
 From nine leading women's colleges has come united pledge of publ : service. The National Woman Sue- frage association Is organizing clubs to train women in agricultural work to provide employment and teach loy atty to immigrants. Women who can take the places of men in factories and other industries are being en- rolled by the various organizations.
 From the governors of most of the states have come fullest assurances of state aid. New York and other states are conducting definite state mobilfza tion operations. The patriotic awak- ening has swept every corner of the nation. stirring alike the patriarchial red man. who has sent his terse as- surances of allegiance, and the alien immigrant. who has besieged tho nat ura1ization office with a new eagerness to become an American.
 It is the awakening of Americanism which the President has told his friends and advisors he prizes above all the many other assets of national defense.