New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-05

Of fairness which once pclNadc0 nc tn
ton
Asserting that a minority frequently
IS able 70 shape The national poicy'
Senator Ia Toilette depressed conn ms
prepared speech so make plea that
Inc neople make themselves heard
The moor who arc called 90 rot N
tho trcnchcs' he declared dramatIcai
ly. "havc VOW no organized mouth
piece. They have no press, bu' 'ome
time they viii hc heard. ] hope. in an
orderly and peaceful way and before
long. when. if wC take ans step. prices
OF neccssa~ics Will mul rDlv and they
win como 20 he taxed double again ana
again. The people viii be heard, 'ney
viii have their day
Defends U-Boat Warfare
The Wiscons. Senator referred TO
mr. President ..atcmeut 'hat Ger
many had Violated her submarine
pledges. and continued.
Her promise. >o called, vas cohoi
ronal upon England beng hrough, 20
obedience o. Iu;oruaHonl law as
E. quite fa-r 90 lay before tac country
The statemcr -na, Germany mace IA. an
unconditional promise ana Sad oeilo-
cratciy violated r.
vino refused 90 obey 'he Declaration
Of London. containing tnc most hu-
name ideas % naval warfare which
could he framed hy the civilized world
M 10 that time. Keep tha. IN mind.
OF this l. war uYov at mankind, is
. not pccuNar that the United states
IS the only nation ot aI uc4;t"iS Whic"
regards % necessary 90 declare war
upon Germany AZ have refused 20
foin m a corn bjnat Jon aga INST 1ermanI y.
Some may cave clearer view man
we. This suspicion o. ct> re or Wal
profits does rot attach ,o thcm.
Senator Ia Toilette said the ln.ted
States has got the confidence OF the
other American republics because OF
ITS war policies. he predicted that en-
trance Of the United States would not
shorten the conflict. but viii vastly
extend 30 hy drawing other nations IN.
lt is idle. he declared. TO talk OF a war
on the German government and not on
the German people.
Lcagued With Germany's Foes.
We are lcaeued." he continued, cor
about 90 be. according 20 the PreSl-
dents speech. with the hereditary enc
MES OF the German people. Words
arc not strong enough 10 proleNt
against a com biuat4Ou with the I'm
tente Allies which would have US M
dor.e the Violations OF international
law hy Great Britain and her purpose
20 Wreak vengeance on the German
people. We do not know what Is IN
the minds Of those who made the com
pscts IN which we are 10 share.
Pevcrting TO the Presidents aSSer-
ton that the German people were
thrown into war without an oppor-
funity 10 say anything about IT, the
Senator asked: "Will the supporters OF
this war bill have vote on Il before
u goes into eject Unless they DO
that. il IN become, US 10 speak OF Ger
many Submit this question 10 the
people. BY vote Of 10 10 they would
register their declaration against war.
The German people, he declared,
have been more soldly behind THEW
government than the people Of the
United States viii be behind the Pres
dent I'm waging war on Germany.
The espionage bill and the military
bill that have been drawn by the war
machine in this country he said, are
complete proof that those responsible
know that il has not popular support
The armies necessary 20 be raised to
aid the Entente Allies cannot be raised
by voluntary enlistment
SAYS L. ;. Dogs" Teutons
praising the character and services
OF Gcrman-Americans in this country,
Senator La Toilette said they now are
being "dogged" by Secret Service men.
He denied that any one government is
responsible for the war, saying II was
taused by European secret diplomacy
and citing the Anglo-French Moroccan
secret treaty as "the most reprehen-
sible. dishonest and perjured OF
record
1T has pleased those who have been
conducting this campaign through the
press for war TO make a tumble Of
issues" La Toilette continued, until
now il is impossible 10 get an intelll-
gent answer regarding the real issues.
They say Americans are being Killed
BY German submarines. We haven't r
leg 20 stand on in support OF this war
declaration"
That the United States did not pro-
test more vigorously against the But-
ish mine field blockade was the sd-
ministration's great mistake, the Sena-
tor said, and the real and primary
cause Of an American war declaration.
We have wallowed in the miro AT
the feet Of Great Britain and sub
mitted in silence 10 her dictauon.' he
said. Because we acquiesced, we have
legal ana moral responsibility 4" Net
many. Thus we have been actively
aiding her enemy in starving German
women, children and old men. Ger
many waited three long months for
this government 10 protest In prin-
ciple. therefore, Germany had the
right to blindly destroy ships by sub
marines and mines, in her own block
ade zone. Germany IS only doing what
England is doing.
Germany has been patient with us,
standing strictly on her right TO be
accorded the same treatment as Eng
and by us