Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-06
Nation is Divided
On luar---La Toilette
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includes 1enatora Wulsh Of
and james Of kentucky.
Dillingham; Of Vermont
and Hall Of Now Mexico. Republicans.
The inv~estiGation was ordered by
the senate late yesterday mt about tho
same time II decided not to investi-
cato l!ge d~isloyalty reflections on SEN
Stone. The senate held hat the
the Missouri senator did not
warrant an inquiry.
Prepared His speech Carefully.
In N advance summary % his
speech today Senator La Toilette says:
six members of the senate and. as
recall. about fifty members Of the
house voted against the declaration Of
upon those Senators and representa-
tives a Hood Of invective and abuse
from newspapers and individuals who
had been clamortng for war. un-
equalled I believe in the history OF
civilized society.
prior t0 the declaration OF war,
every man who had ventured to OPP
pose u entrance into 1t had been
condemned as q coward or. worse. and
been immune from these attacks.
Speaks of "W'ar Party"
"Since the declaration of war the
triumphant war party has pursued
those senators and representatives
who voted against war with malicious
falsehood and recklessly libelous at
tacks. going to the extreme limit of
charging them with treason against
their country.
ut Is not claimed that the senators
who opposed the declaration of war
have. since that time. acted with any
concerted purpose, either regarding
ujAr m ao alroe Nr anv nfhorc Thav
have voted according to their indi-
vidual opinions, have often been op-
posed to each other on bills and, that
according to my recollection, have
never all voted together since time ON
any single proposition upon which
the senate had been divided"
Senator La Toilette declared that,
If he alone had been made the victim
of these attacks. he would not take
consideration.
But, sir" he continued. cit is not
alone he members of congress that
the war party in this country has
sought to intimidate. The mandate
has gone forth to h sovereign peo-
pie OF this country that they must be
silent while those things r being
done by their government which mos
vitality concern their well-being, their
happiness and their lives.
To-day and for weeks past honest
and law-abiding citizens of this coun-
try r being terrorized and outraged
in their rights by those sworn to up
hold the laws and protect the rights
of the people. I have in my posses
sion numerous affidavits establishing
the fact that people are being unlaw-
fully arrested. thrown into Jail, held
incommunicado for days. only to be
eventually discharged without ever
having been taken into court, because
they have committed no crime.
Private residences are being invad
ed, loyal citizens of ~undoubted in
tegrit1 and probity arrested, cross-ex
amined and the most sacred constitu'
tional rights guaranteed to every
American citizen are being continual
ly violated.
+. at appears to be the purpose o,
those conducting this campaign tt
throw the country into a state of ter
ror, to coerce public opinion. to stiff
the great issues involved in this war.
Likens Himself to Lincoln and Burke
Besides quoting at length from tn
American statesmen who opposed bit
terly presidents Folks policy ii tn
Mexican war, the Wisconsin senate
gave extracts from speeches b,
Burke, Fox, Lord Chatham and 9th
ers IN the British parliament attack
ing Great Britain's war upon tn
American colonies. He said he did
to show the principle Of free speed
was no number doctrine born of tn
constitution of the United States.
In support of his assertion thai con
Rress should speak for country l
declaring the purposes Of war the ser
ator cited precedents at great length
Attacks Presidents Actions.
ut would be bad enough If tn
constitution clothed the p~resider
with any such power" he said, "bl
to exercise such power without cor
stitutional authority cannot long b
tolerated if eve the forms of FIRE
government are to remain. We kno'
that the people would resist. If neces
sary with arms in their hands. an
scheme to clothes the president wit
power to plunge this country. into wa
and then to continue the war as Ion
as he desired"
Senator LA Toilette said no convit
ton was stronger with the people tt
day than that there should be no fl
ture wars except in case of actual ir
vasion unless supported by referendum
Don't Know Why We Are at War
, And" he added, because there
no clearness of understanding, n
unity Of opinion in this country O
the part of the people as to sne cor
ditions upon which we are ptosecutin