South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-20
WOULD
BAR DEFEATED
MAN FOREVER
Security" Body Wants Brit.
iSh System Preventing
Loser From Aspiring
to Congress.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 2O.-The
British system under which defeated
candidates for parliament are pre-
vented from ever aspiring TO sit in
that body again, the National Secur-
ity league is seeking to have applied
to congress, Col. Charles E. Lydeck-
er Of New York city. its president,
testified this afternoon at the con-
gressiOnal probe of the league.
A constitutional amendment to
this end is favored by the league in
literature, il is now circulating, Ly-
decker explained.
Lydecker declared he regarded
Rep. Reavis, republican. Of Nebras-
ka, as a ''pacifist" because Reavis
had not voted for arming American
ships against Hun submarine war
fare before Americas entry into the
war.
Reavis Not Warrior.
You maintain that opinion when
I state that Mr.. Reavis gave two
sons to the war, one Of whom only
inquired Rep. Walsh. republican of
Massa achusetts.
His sons may be warriors but
his course in congress before we en-
tered the war indicated that he was
a pacifist and not a warrior" Ly-
decker replied.
But we were not in the war
when he voted in a way the league
did not like?"
'In my opinion he voted against
American preparedness. The war
was then going on in Europe"
do you regard a man as a paci-
fist if he IS opposed to war or is
not particularly interested in war in
other countries than his own p"
"I do"
To Continue Campaign.
Lydecker stated that the commit
tee intended to continue "its inten-
sive campaign for the seating in
congress only of men Of demon
strated loyalty and ability"
Col. Charles E. Lydecker Of New
York city, president Of the league.
who resumed his testimony before
the committee today, explained that
it would require considerable time
and trouble to bring all Of the
leagues books and papers to Wash
ington.
Tons Of Records.
we possess several tons of them. g."
Lydecker explained He could not
recall the names of all the big con-
tributors to the leagues fund but he
said that the 100000 received by
1t from the Carnegie corporation
and the $4,000 from John D.
Rockefeller. sr., were the larges st
contributions 1t had received.
Z. L. Harvey, publicity director
made a statement Of the league
receipts and expenditures during
this years congressional campaign
which. he explained. was intended
10 controvert the charge of Rep.
/ Frear Of Wisconsin in the house re-
Gently that the league was provided
with a "slush fund" OF 81 100000
Receipts, s8.75285: disburse-
ments, s10,S23.73, consisting Of sal
aries. printing, etc, s4,S2S.O5, an
/ postage, s5.995.6s.
Col. Lydecker testified yesterday
/ that the receipts and expenditure
I Of the league for its educational
work were between Sept 1917
/ and August 81, 1918, disbursements
/ S22S,01S42; receipts. s2S435818.
/ Who contributed this money and
how it was expended was one rea-
/ son the Investigating committee s.
going 70 the leagues headquarters
in New York city.
Denies NGunitiOn Mems Support.
Those senators and representa-
tives who opposed or did not vote
for these measures, the league had
. opposed for reelection, Lydecker
explained He denied. when ques-
toned by Sen. .-elect Pat Harrison
OF Mississippi. a member Of IN.
committee. that munition making
interests or other corporate inter
ests interested in the manufacture o.
munitions by a big srNnding army
were behind the league.