The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-11
A LID ON BRIST0W
Congressman Helvering APP
peaIs to War Department.
Urges Federal Officers to Pun
iSh Him if Necessary.
NO REPLY FROM GOVERNOR
Capper Offers No Relief in p. e.
C. Removal Matter.
"HypOcrisy, Misrepresentation
and COwardIy Utterances."

Congressman Guy L. HelVerlHS OF
the Fifth Kansas district, has answer
ed Joseph L. Bristows answer to his
demand that Bristow be removed
from the public utilities commission
Craftsmanship because of his unpatri-
otto utterances. Helvering has laid
the Bristow interviews and editorials
before tho war department He has
urged federal departments to take
steps to stop Bristow's near treason
able statements and if possible to gum
ish him tor the statements already
circulated.
The Helvering demand for the re-
moval of Bristow was contained in a
telegram to Governor Capper more
than a week ago. He has received
no reply. Neither did he receive A
copy of the Bristow statement from
the utilities commission head. But
Helvering has sent his reply to Bris-
tow direct. He demands that Brlstow
tell facts CT keep quiet. General crit
icisms of the government, ne says, are
but aid and comfort to the enemy and
are near reasonable
Answer to Bristow.
In his answer to the Bristow edi-
torial reiterating the charge that loot
and graft and plumber were in evil
dence in Washington, Helvering said
in part;
represented our great patriotic state by
your editorials, statements, and interviews.
You have made it appear that Kansas was
holding back, and unwilling to do her duty.
You have denounced the president of the
United States for defending the sovereignty
of this Nation You have denounced Mr..
McAdoo, the secretary of the treasury, for
his endeavor to make success of the sale
of bonds, which authority was given him
by measure that passed the congress by
registration and furnished kindIing for the
fire of anti-draft agitation.
Il have said your utterances were quasi
reasonable. The Constitution, Section ),
reads follows;
Treason against the United States shall
consist only i'll levying war against them
or in adhering to their enemies. giving
them aid and comfort"
Aid and Comfort to Enemies.
"A failure to raise our army would I'M
doubtedly be material aid to our foes
failure to provide money would also
be a great comfort to our enemies. You
discourage both, but the patriotism of
America has spoken, and Kansas, irrespec-
tive of your hypocrisy, misrepresentation
and cowardly utterances, has come he
roically to the front and proved the false
hood of your aspersions 49,,
the attitude of Kansas when asked if his
state was infested with slackers, replied,
1t is a lie, an outrageous lie. There is
not more patriotic state in the Union than
Kansas aYa, cir NV +ha rrsco 81 our oorernor
hold a high position in our state. People
knowing neither the patriotism of Kansas
nor you, give credence to your babblings
1t casts slur on Kansas and Kansans
the opportunity as official to further
misrepresent our state should not be al
lowed you.
You refer to your patriotism, and !
am led to inquire if you now boast the
same brand you possessed when you wrote
2 1afn Xnn m o.
not be appointed to a lucrative position
which would not call on you for any outlay
of time or energy, and one that would al
low you sufficient freedom to continue
without interruption your personal bust
ness?
gressional trimmers. l hope l will not be
considered discourteous if l call your at
tention to the fact that on two occasions
my congressional work has been submitted
to the constituency which l represent and
on both occasions has been approved, and
| as 1 recall, you served just one term
| as a representative of our people.
! Since debating the above l have re-
ceived two letters highly commenting rIIl3I youl
1922 Prospect Avenue, Kansas City, Mo.
and the other from DR.. J. II. Schrant OF
| Hutchinson, Kan. l mention this, thinking
possibly you would desire to corral all your
! forces, no doubt, those two men would
willingly Join with the other person, who
/ you have stated, desires that you run fol
| the presidency. l will also state that nc
! further reports have been received at this
! office from any other enemies of our coun
try.
Before War Department.
81 have gone over the SCI era
| charges that Bristow makes and laid
them before the war department.
| Helvering said They are so genera
in character it is hard to find any
thing on which to act. But l expect
an answer from Secretary Baker neXt
week For example, he (Bristowl
cites wages paid carpenters as hor-
rible' example, without stopping to in
vestigate. Instead of working eighi
hours a day, on much of this work
the carpenters and other work,ner
have labored from sunup to shutdown
| Many have put in twelve and more
hours a day. And they have been paif
for it on the regular scale for the
eight hours and time and a half fol
| overtime"