New Britain herald., 1917-08-16
ROOT WOULD SHOOT
 TRAITORS AT DAWN
Russell LaSheS Unnamed Senator
 For Disloyalty to America

day yesterday by attending a rousing patriotic meeting at the Union League club last night.
 Greeted by a distinguished audience at meeting presided over by Charles E. Hughes, MT. Root made an impas- sioned plea for the New Russia. He also denounced German agents in this country, who, under the guise of American citizenship, are seeking to undermine American institutions
 There are men walking around the city tonight" said MT. Root, amid tumuitous applause. who ought to be taken out tomorrow at sunrise and shot for treason"
 Charles Edward Russell. the social ist member of the commission, was equally vigorous in his denunciation of American traitors who play the Kaiser's game. He was particularly severe in his remarks concerning an unnamed member of the United States Senate, whom he accused of the rank est disloyalty to his country, and whose acts and utteranoes give great comfort to the German agents in Rus sic
 The members of the commission had been the guests at two other meetings during the day, the first at the City Hall, whom they were well con:ed to the city by Mayor Mitchell, and the second time at the Chambe of Commerce, whore they were greet ed by scores of the most representa- tive business men of the city.
 One each occasion MT. Root told at some length of conditions in Russia and reiterated his faith that the Rus sian people will emerge triumphant from the crisis through which they arc passing.
 The remarks of MT. Root last night on conditions In Russia were similar to his speeches made previously dur ing the day. But last night he went further and uttered solemn warning against the traitors within our gates. Would Rise If Truth We're Known.
 T want to say word-not too many words-about the situation in America said Mir. Root. T feel that there are still some Americans who do not quite understand why we are fighting, why we are about to fight. If they did these pro German traitors who are selling out our coun- try. who are endeavoring to make us unsuccessful in the war that we have undertaken. who are endeavor- iAs to make out actions inefficient, who arc endeavoring by opposition and obstruction. in Congress and out of Congress, to make what America does in preparation for the war so ineffective, partial and incompetent, that when our young men go to the firing line in France and Flanders they will meet defeat-if our people all un derstood why it is that we are going into this war they would rise up and crush these traitors down to earth. (Great applause and cheers.)
 "They are doing their work under false pretense: they are protesting to be for the country and they are lying every day and in every word. They are covering themselves with the cloak of pretended Americanism, and if we are competent and fit for our liberty we will find them out and get at them (Applause.) And every one of us can help, not by talking to each other about what we hear, but by carving to the authorities charged with the pursuit and detection of traitors all the information we can gather.
 And understand, and I hope they will understand, it is only a question of time. (Applause.) We are only democracy; we have not the swift de- cision and competent action of a mill itary autocracy, but we cannot be fooled or played with too long.
 Would Shoot Some Editors.
 There are some newspapers pub lished in this city every day the ed itors of which deserve conviction and execution for treason. (Applause) ) And sooner or later they will get it. The American people are not going to see ther young men led to death through the machinations of these ill-concealed friends of the enemy of our country"
 , MT. Root then in graphic phrase pictured Germany as the arch ene- my of the American democracy. cit ing case after case wherein Germany would have questioned the Monroe Doctrine had she dared do so.
 we are going to fight" he con tinued. We are going to fight that ~~our old men and children shall not be murdered and our women outraged that our opportunities in life shal not be cut off, and that our people who have lived with no political superior for these hundreds of years may not be reduced to a condition of vassals And it is no easy thing, we have got to suffer and to endure.
 Tt is no business in which we should be concerned about little trifles. We may not like this or that or the other thing that a public officer does. The main thing, the great thing, is to dc nothing that will retard or divert ol hinder the exercise of the full power of the American people in this might, conflict. and to do everything tha we can to add to that power, and pres forward to the accomplishment of thu great and necessary object of winning the war (Applause.)
 Russell Denounces Senator.
 Mir. Russell was even more b1tte1 in his attacks upon the German prop
 aganda in America. His remarks oI thA npna mad conafnr ware.