Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-08
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who declared American soldiers now
receive the highest pay in the world
and that h purpose of the Hardwick
amendment was to make this "A mer-s
|cenary army in the strictest sense of
the word,
Recalls Hessian Army Mercenaries.
II don't know OF but one mercenary
army and the stigma sticks to that Sto-
day" he added. THAT army wa the
|Hessian army that came to the United
States
Senator Chamberlain praised the
resolutions adopted by the labor con-
ference in MfnneapolfS and said he
hoped congress would take every
means OF unfolding the departments
whose duty 1t is to prevent .seditfous
~treacherous meetings.
q. s. Facing Danger OF Invasion.
senators have claimed we
v no cause for this war" said Sem
ator Chamberlain. These same men
densed authenticity Of the letter sent
ny Germany to Mexico. They say
sion. It is time for he American
people to get up and make ready to
!lgnt n become united instead OF
trying to dfscredit the actions Of con-
gress and Of the administration"
SildIllUGTldlH SAID me hCOul0
inaglne speakers going on the stump
talking of how congress had 8
scripted men but not wealth.
~ Is SO easy to talk about con.
scrlpting the blood and bodies OF the
young men," he added, "and refusing
to conscript wealth. We are doing
Referring to the recent attempts
OF pacifists to hold meetings in the
west, the Oregon senator said:
chamberlain Denounces sKaiserbund.n
There was to be a meeting to Grip
pie the right arm of the president
and to hamper, handicap and ham
strlns this government. Under a law
recently enacted the effort was largely
defeated. God grant thai
Will sustain and maintain every de-
partment of the government that sees
to 1t that these s~editionary, treacher-
GUS and traitorous meetings should
not be held while these young men
60 into the service to fight against
the barbarous Hun"
senator Hardwick, in reply, asked
II It was an insult Inc degradation
to the American soldier to have his
pay increased as he had proposed,
why It was not SO when congress in
creased the pay Of privates last May.
He declared he resented an attack
by Senator Nelson, but had too much
respect for the Minnesota senator's
years to say what he thought about
his remarks.
Hardwick Denounces Patriotism.
HAS it come to pass that free
speech is Denied he asked. cor
when views contrary to those endorsed
by the administration cannot be Civ
en-? IT that time has come-when a
man cannot advocate repeal Of a law
without criticism or challenge-then
we are not a land of liberty. This
thing Labelled patriotism of the flam-
bouyant n spread-eagle type
tongue service and lip bravery-don,t
make a very strong appeal to me-"
Senator Hardwick reiterated his ar
guments against the draft law and
statements that the regulars, militia
and volunteers should have been sent
to France at once upon the declara-
ton of war. He said the plan of rails
ing an army was not that of h presi-
dent, but of the militarists of the
country.
Remarking that in effect Senator
Hardwick had referred to the speech
OF Senator Nelson as spread eagle
patriotism, Senator Williams said Of
his Minnesota colleague:
Nelson's Spread agle'-im.
HE spread-eagled for four
the Civil war with a musket or his
shoulder. He didn't go and talk about
the constitution"
OF Senator Hardwick's statement
that he had not advised resistance to
the draft law, Senator Williams said:
The senator is a good enough law
yer to avoid that trap. But when the
senator says the law is demonstrations
al. poor, ignorant people draw their
own differences. Some have been
taught to believe they have the right
and duty to resist an unconstitutional
law"
Some resisters,sthe Mississippi sena-
tor declared. might be thrown into
Jail or even executed.
The senator closed with a plea for
unity and that every one shall use
care in his statements.
Every word of criticism Of war
measures here" he said. has a ten
deney of broadening the struggle and
Of keeping our boys in the trenches
longer"
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