New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-02
Rotary Club and G. A. H.
Posts of Ithaca and Brook
lyn Demand Removal
Petitions Include
Stone and Gronna
Senate Elections Commit
tee to Act in Matter
Wednesday
lStsn Correspondence

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-The eXpul-
sion of Senators La Toilette, Stone and
Gronna for "maliciously obstructlng
legislation was urged upon the Senate
to-day in petitions addressed to Sena-
tor Wadsworth from Ithaca and Brook
lyn and introduced by him in the
Senate.
Resolutions from both the Rotary
Club and Sidney Post. G. A. K. both
of Ithaca, were presented by Senator
Wadsworth. requesting the New YORK
Senators to use their influence to OBJ
tain the expulsion of these men from
the Senate. while I. S. Grant Post,
G. A. r., Of Brooklyn. sent general
memorial which, while naming no one
called upon the government to put a
stop TO disloyal practices wherever
found.
Immediate Action Urged
The Rotary Club petition recites that
Senators Stone, Gronna and La Toilette
ARE maliciously obstructing, delaying
and endsavoring to kill legislation de-
signed to enable the United States to
vigorously and effectively prosecute
the war" and requests the Senators
20 take such immediate action as Will
remove such enemies OF the country S
welfare from the United States Sen
ate"
Sindey Post charges the same men
with rendering aid 10 the common
foe" and makes the novel declaration
that they constitute "a serious menace
TO the Russian people" The Post asks
that the Senators from New YORK use
every influence in their power 70
purge that honorable body from all
such foes of this republic, that TINS
country might be held toreVermore py
all liberty-loving men and patriots
Vice President Marshall also put ID
ne,itions and letters directed partly
against La Toilette and partly against
Others. =.
Auti-La Toilette petitions and let
ters were filed from the klwanis CiuD'
of St. Paul; L. b. Ring, superlnten,ueh'
Of the Wisconsin boy Welfare Move
ment of Milwaukee, the County C ,1lin
ell Of Defence of Burnett County, WIS.,
and Edward Gillen, OF Racine.
The committee on privileges ana elec-
lions will meet Wednesday TO discuss
the case. Senator Pomerene, CHAIRMAN
of the committee, announced to-day
The disposition of the committee, ap-
narently. is to let the matter rest uh-
m the recess and possibly the next ses-
sion Meantime. it is pointed out, the
country will be heard from and inc
committee will be able 10 gauge the
strength and importance or me sehu-
ment which calls for the expulsion not
only of La Toilette. but or other
senators. who, whatever may be tne,i
private opinions, have violated no FuiS,
If procedure or debate which Wou'u
render them amenable to Senate as
c,nline. II is recognized that once tne
senate starts upon an Impeachment me
THING must be carried through 10 the
hitter end. and while some lawyers IN
the Senate express the opinion thal
the Senator from Wisconsin couId Ds
tried with a reasonable chance OF hhu-
inc him guilty, the cases Of the others
rom the technical point Of view are
not so clear. T.; -,
senator Kellogg, Of Minnesota Is IN
deadly earnest in the case OF La / o!'
Iatte. and it is said among his frlehd'
that if the committee fails 10 acI he
will offer resolution for the expulsion
of the Wisconsin Senator.