Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-08
Congressional Observation-Disclosures

THE people of Missouri are righteously in
dignant over the attitude OF Senators
stone and Reed, and have demanded that the
Democratic Executive Committee of the State
call a convention which may adopt resolu-
tons repudiating the un-American voice and
votes OF these two men. We do not pre-
sumo to read the mind of Senator Stone but
We suspect that this demand had much to
do with the long, labored attempt he made
upon the Senate floor few days ago to con-
vince the country that he was the PROG erman
spokesman in that body
Only a few weeks ago leading men of
Georgia gave forceful warning to Senators
Smith and H~>iwick. of that State, that thew
would not longer tolerate the opposition of
these Senators TO the government while
America is engaged in war This warning
has had apparent effect. Senator Smith has
been sienced. Senator Hardwick still is
talkative, but he is no longer arrayed against
his party his President and his government
every time he rises lin his might The
Missouri Senators have been more systematic
ohenders than the Georgians however They
have exercised all their privileges In an ef-
fort TO defeat the efficiency of the United
States in war. They have stood together
against practically every measure which the
administration has found necessary in order
u equip the country for battle Not onlv
have they voted against the government. but
they have resorted TO obstruction when they
kne" they could not defeat the bills that
were pending.
We do not wonder that the great State O,
Missouri bushes for its Senator's; that they
are Eesentiu! and that they are seeking fair
means OF informing the world that they have
been misrepresentcd. These people possess
| no power OF recalling Senator'S But thew
| can serve notice upon the rest of the country
| that they are ashamed OF the unpatrfotic
| course or the men whom they elected 10 serve
| them And it is proper that a Democratic
convention undertake this duty. non
partisan convention would be under the sus-
piclon OF acting upon political impulse
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1t was noted in these columng on Friday
! on the basis Of Washington dispatches that
! the President, In his reply to the pope did
not mean to imply that the Hohenzollern
| dynasty must be deposed before the United
states would consent to make peace with
| germany. The President. through Secretary
! Lansing, has FASTENED to correct that i1npres-
sion. The attitude Of the United Sts,es ar
i declared by the President is simple The
herman government must change it's char
acter SO as TO become responstbIe 10 its
| Obligations and really representative of the
herman people. II is explained that H. IL
iihposslbie Tor 1t TO make these chang with
out getting rio Oh the men who now control
IL and VINO are responsible for the origin
and conduct OF the war. But the President
IL careiui to explain that he doea not seek
10 ADVISE the German people how these
changes are TO be accomplished. That IL
their afair. In other words, the real issue
OF tho war is the Kaiser and the Potsdan au-
tocracy and 1t is the same Eor. ri issue that
was decided at Waterloo
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The Kaiser clarns that Riga Is e,ernsily
MS. lie may recall! that Napoleon once mIde
simliar remarks about Moscow.
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All honor to the drafted men who Yield
incl! Individual liberty to help bring freed ON
to tia world.
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wilhelm wires Leopold, Coward with
Goo!' SO the Kaiser Is TO send deputy
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No. Tercse, the supertax does not apDiy Ia
the helpers In tho theaters.