The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-02-24
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sion OF the American people.
Mr.. Moore then read the headlines
from London despatch printed in the
New York Sun last Sunday, which
he characterized or described as an
editorial. The purport of the article
was that Americans in London are
growing impatient over the failure of
the president to take the drastic steps
which they believe have been war
ranted by the submarine activities of
Germany subsequent to the declara-
ton Of the new war gone.
London" said Mr.. Moore, Offering
his deductions from the so-called edi-
torial, lis impatient because the Unit
ed States is not going to war"
Mr.. Moore then read the three-col-
umn advertisement which has been
signed by the American Rights League
and which he offered as substantial
ton of his charge that the big inter.
ests are seeking to sandbag Congress
into war. Mr.. Moore. among others,
emphasized this quotation from the
advertisement:
''The only question is whether our
government shall submit at Germany's
dictation to the outrages of her sub
marine warfare or whether it shall
forcibly defend American property"
Mr.. Moore then took exception to
the following statement:
President Wilson and Congress de-
sire assurances Of the country's back
ing before declaring war"
who says President Wilson and
the Congress are seeking the assur-
ances Of somebody's backing before
declaring war;" asked Mr.. Moore, who
then took exception also to the fol-
lowing quotation from the same ad-
vertisement:
Telegraph the president and your
congressman, pledging to them your
loyal support in immediate and vigor-
Gus action for the defense of American
rights and American honor and urg-
ing formal recognition Of the state of
war already existing between Germany
and the United States"
Mr. Moore characterized the adver-
tisement as "this diabolical declara-
ton of war against country before
the president Of the United States or
the Congress of the United States have
acted in this matter" He called at
tention to the signature of Dr. Lyman
Abbott, and the Rev. Randolph H. Nc
Kim, pastor of church in Washing
ton"
"God save the mark" he exclaimed.
IF the good Lord and Savior ever
were to come upon earth today and
were to be asked whether he would
sanction this declaration of war by one
of His own ministers or one processing
to be a Christian minister, question
whether the Rev. Randolph McKim
would stay in his pulpit single hour
II wish to observe that I am neither
pro-German, as some of the news
papers nave recently insisted, nor am
I pro-Ally. am, as this Congress
ought to be, pro-American, and moth
ing else"
Mr.. Moore then attacked the British
propaganda which has been carried or
for some time through the circula
ton of pamphlets sent out by Sil
Gilbert Parker.
1--WE are attempting to distribute
them to only one of the belligerents
That is the compelling reason anon,
these editorial writer's, and while W.
have vast trade in South America
our ships have to be o. KID by one
of the great Powers before business
can be done. We cannot deal will
any neutral nation without gaining
the consent of one of the great Pow
ers which assumes to be mistress o
the seas.
1--WE now have war risk insuranc,
for the sake of those who are com
mercially interested in the conduct o
the war, but we have taken, oh, Sal
may the statement be, we have takel
J approximately two billions of bonds o
foreign Powers, and unless the wa
, is successful, though some of thes
editorial writer's, some of the Torie
} who are visiting us temporarily, tel
US blood is thicker than water, tn
money we have invested in these To-
eign securities is lost.
! II say that II some democrat doe
not introduce a resolution to invest
r gate these charges Of pernicious me
cenary activity as they were presente
in the Record by the gentleman frol
y, Texas, though the session be short,
;, shall introduce such resolution m
q self, let the chips fall where the
g may" .....
q Later in the day, Mr.. Mann of III
= nois, the minority leader, caused to |
}. inserted in the naval bill without d