Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-27

Chicago, Sept 2v.-Declaring sena-
s{or Robert M. LaFoilette OF WiHcon-
In, to be the most sinister foe Of
Refpocracy in this country" Theodore
oosevelt In = speech on '"Fhe Chill
light launched q screening philippe at
{@Acifsts in general and against TN
preparedness.
After his address. which was. re-
3eefyed with great enthusiasm, the
meeting, held under the auspices Of
he National Security league, adopted
e resolution offered by Bishop Samuel
Fanows and seconded by Judge jacob
%. Dickinson. former secretary Of
var, co~ndernning the wisconsin n
6 tor for his recent utterances and de-
Eclaring lin unworthy to represent
the loyal people Of America"
Resolution Condemns Senator.
Senator. LaFollette was criticised
sforehis recent speech at St. Paul
chiefly. His utterances have been
most agreeable and helpful to Ger
&many. the resolution declared. He
'u~ntruthfully. stated that our griev-.
ance was that the German govern-
TO travel the high seas as passengers
ION the munition ships Of Great Brit
ain II continued. .
'He denounced the lawful action
of congress In, passing financial meas
ures for the support Of the war and
condemned the administration Tor APP
proving them.
'Tfis speech OF Senator LaFollette
was intended to make those who
al,aless disposed to perform their full
duty sas citizens and more inclined to
en1barrass and. defeat the successful
prosecution Of the war;" :
e*f Pacfsts Not Admired.
RairE failedHto da1npen the yenthusi-
ASH or lessen the crowd that throng-
ed h Dexter pavilion at the stock
yards, and Colonel, Roosevelt was Civ
on an ovation when he started to
speak.
"Brutal .l~nilitarists of n country,,.
asserted the colonel, in connection
with his d~enunciation Of paoihsts and;
\ pro-Gerfnan propagandists, hail. with
Joy the growth Of paciflsm In another
country. And the pacifist that has
developed IN this country hasn't one
quality that entities him to the admir-
alton OF any honorable man"
DR.. Jordan Denounced.
David Starr Jordan was mentioned
in particular as among those whose
speaker, who referred to the pacifists
as "o1d women Of both sexes"
W. are to stand behind them
Y against the Hun outside our country
said the colonel after paying tribute
to the national army, land against the
Hun inside our borders We are to
stand against tmen of the stamp Of
Senator LAFollette, who in a recent
speech at St.aRaul, actually by in1pli-
cation, .condoned the brutal German
murders Of our men and women on
the high seas and tried to distract at
tention from the wrongs inflicted up
on US by creating dissension lat home.
Copperheads In Earlier Days.
I'VE had his type in the Civil war.
They then called them copperheads.
These men used all the fine words,
and the am arguments as LaFol-
hlette. certain congressman and editors
and sham philanthropists make now"
The colonel brought this phase Of
hiss address, which was comparatively
short, to a conclusion by expressing
regret attlatsit was impossible to send
the ohjsst.bf HIS criticism to the Ger
IiaFollette Should Go to Berlin.
~ wish we could make him a gift
to the kaiser for use in his reichstag.
In the senate he Is a aus for shame
and humiliation to every worthy Ann
eriean.'' 4.a: .{T.- ~
In urging that Americans bend ev-
erys energy to prosecuting the a to