Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-24
NAMES ARE CALLED
IN SENATE DEBATE
ON WARS CONDUCT
Continued from F1rst Paxe.)

printed in italic together with numerous
| He then referred to tho announcement,
given out July telling Of two sub
marine attacks on vessels carrying Amer
lean troops to France. which the Penn
sylvanfa senator declared had never oc-
CURED.
drifting" With Information.
at seems to me that this is triflins
very. seriously with Information
which the public is entitled to receive
| in connection with these events and
there should be q congressional in
clared.
! Senator Swanson asserted that the
| main grievance Of the senator from
Pennsylvania appeared to be on &C
count of the printing Of the Presidents
address to the business men in the Of
fetal Bulletin. He said he would not
go into q discussion Of the prices Of
coal. but told the Senate that he had
to read the official dispatches from Ad-
miral Gleaves before introducing his
resolution. He said that had the eena-
tor done so ''he would have been saved
all the misinformatton and misstate-
ments which he has given the Senate"
Sees Ridicule in Resolution.
was designed to bring ridicule upon the
American navy and also would disclose
the navy's secret cipher to spies, to-
gether with information as to the Per-
shing expeditions landing place. He
said all sorts of resolutions are being
offered to destroy the public confidence
of the country In the Presidents con-
duct of the war.
This is no time" he said. "to indulge
in petty. frivolous Investigations. the
~
stroy public confidence. and Is no time
for craftsmanship"
Reverting to the speech of German
Chancellor Michaelis. Senator Swanson
said:
Il regard it more as a gauge OF bat
tie on the submarine question than as
an overture for peace"
Deplores American Peace Talk.
Senator Lodge of Massa chusetts, rank
ing republican on the Senate foreign rela-
tons committee. said he also deplored
American peace talk based upon Dr.
Michaelis speech.
1.-THE peace he talks about" said the
Massachusetts senator. is peace with
absolute defeat. If we accept that peace
1t would be nothing short of murder for
our soldiers sent abroad and robbery for
the people paying money for the war If
this war is not to secure safety of the
future and liberty of the world. then we
ought never to have entered it,
Senator Lodge said the Penrose reso-
luton was not designed to attack or
ridicule the navy. but is directed at
Mr.. Creel
Mr.. Creel. thank God,' he said. ais
not the American navy. There is no
doubt of the submarine attack and
good evidence that one was sunk"
German spies. Senator Lodge said
furnished advance Information to the
G II lima ri "a ri 3nr no If fhn
expedition.
That information came because
there are spies in this country. spies
in this city and spies in the depart
ment." he said
That Mr.. Cree1 gave out a bonn
bastic" report of the attack before all
the expedition had safely arrived was
declared by Mr.. Lodge.
Creel's Action Criticised.
News bureaus had the news. but
didn't even publish it," he added. TT
got out through Mr.. Creel and justly
disturbed the Secretary"
I'VE are trying to Investigate Mr..
Creel and his bureau by this resolution.
Congress rightly refused to give him
the authority he asked. But he goes
on. one of these irresponsible personal
agents, without any office. spending the
public money in large quantities, and
then it is considered impertinent II we
ask where that public money goes.
Senator Lodge said he did not think it
necessary to defend the navy because
Mr.. Creel is attacked. The State and
War departments. he said. controlled
their own information and nothing gets
out which should not. When the Navy
Department abandons Mr.. Creel they
will do it," he asserted.
Commends Press for Patriotism.
The Massachusetts, senator commend
ed the press for it's patriotism In hold
ing back information which might be
useful to the enemy. but declared that
several things which ought not to have
gotten out came through Mr.. CreeFs
bureau.
Senator Lodge said 1t was the fash
ion to put everything on Congress and
to say You are attacking the Presi-
dent or the government" even though
criticism is made Of some little in
dividual pluck ed out of the bushes day
before yesterday" He thought that
the best thing for the administration
and for every one was for Congress
to keep close supervision on all public
expenditures. for. he said. Congress
voted the money and theirs was the
responsibility to see that it was prop
erly expended.