The Carlisle independent., 1917-03-08
The American Kaiser.
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The American republic was betrayed in the Senate of the United states yes> terday in the dying hours of the Sixty, forth Congress.
 The liberty of the American repub- lie was jeopardized by a small group of men
 It is useless to discuss their mo- tives. Their personality is not worth attention They will permit Germany to draw an erroneous conclusion that the American republic is divided
 They will justify the contention that rather than to go to war we will per- init murder of neutral citizens on the high seas. and De init this republic to obey without question any order which may come from the imperial mind of the ruler of Germany.
 They represent brand of democra- cy that would cover before a greater power and lie down like a timid lap dog when imperialism, backed by force demands the right of way
 The American people are not di> vided people. The soul of the Ameri- can republic is with President Wilson when he stands for American liberty The American people are ready to shed their blood If their liberty is threatened.
 But those wretches in Congress would have the world understand that when 1t comes to a matter of war We surrender everything. Great takers for peace, they and their other peace at any price friends have done more to bring us onto the very brink of war than any other group of men.
 Our Kaiser bund is already formed The charter members have seats in the Senate of the United States They are LaFollette, Gronna, Norris, Cum mins, Stone of Missouri and Kirby of Ark ansas
 They have done a service for the war lords of Prussia which may cause the Germans when they come to take suzereinty over this country to deco rate them with the Iron Cross and permit each one to permit ''yon" be- fore his name
 Boosting of being Democrats these men have served an absolutism that was rampant until two hundred years ago and which has recrudeseenee in the minds of the Prussians
 The majority of the American peo pie should not be slaves to the minori- ty. Seventy members of the Senate of the United States issued this proca- nation
 The undersigned United States sena tors favor the passage of Senate bill S322, to authorize the president of the United States to arm American mer- chant vessels. A simi ar bill already passed the House of Representative by a vote ot 403 to l3 Under the rules of the Senate, allowing unlimited de bate, It now appears to be impossible to obtain a vote prior to noon, March 1, 1917, when the session of Congress expires.
 We desire the statement entered in the record to establish the fact that the Senate favors the legislation, and would pass It if vote could be obtain ed
 Yet half dozen men can thwart the will of seventh-tenths O the sena ors. The Senate should at once abolish the right of one man to stop it's legislation
 If the senators will not adopt elo- ture rule the American people should force them to do it. This cIoture rule is but survival of the Tory spirit in 4iS lioA AIpuSC Ol l1OIds+ HUI caused Lord George to take smash at that body four years ago.
 some claim that the president has authority to go ahead and take such measures as are necessary to defend our rights upon the sea. If the presi- dent doubts this authority he should call Congress back at once, and force the issue Commercial ppeal.