The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1918-06-13

/ ares designed to prevent the newspa'
pers Of the country from publishing
the movements of the army and the
navy and il furnishing the treasona.
bic. abusive aud disloyal utterances
OF German sympathizers and Hun
coated patriots IA this country. They
win not forget that only three weeks
ago, on the 4th day Of May, 1918, at
! 4 o'clock. IN the Senate Of the United
1 States. he deliberately recused him
self from the Senate chamber and
I failed 10 vote on the adoption OF the
/ conference report TO place on the stat
ute books the law that would punish
disloyalty and sedition. The Senator
did not then manifest those splendid
| qualities OF courage and independence
I to which some Of HIS friends often al.
lude. The Senator BY his own utter.
ances never did believe in the justice
of our cause that forced US into the
war. He has not given ths admins
tration or the government, since the
war resolution was passed, that
whole-hearted, sincere support that is
expected OF a Senator from Mississip-
pi The Senator may now, by ap
peals to Mississippians for the Red
Cross and Y. NJ. c. A, and the sale OF
Liberty bonds profess his loyalty and
devotion to the cause, but MississiD
plans will not forget nor can it be
effaced from the minds of the people
of America, that four months and fi7e
days after the United States entered
the war against Germany, namely, on
the 18th day of August. 1917, the Sen,
ator, IA carefully prepared state
meat which he gave to the press-a
statement that he dare not deny, and
has not denied. and will not deny
said.
Then again it was proposed IL
we did not fight Germany now
stab her in the back while Eng
land and France have her down
that we would have to fight ner
alone, and other excuses or
causes, Imaginary and real, for
war were assigned. Now, person.
ally, | think the cause of this war
was the Interference on the part
of Germany with commerce be-
tween New York and London.
have always thought it was mat
ter Of pecuniary profit, and
think so still, but ! have no objec-
ton to discussion. If the sub
marine warfare had not nterfered
with business and profits there
would, in my Judgment, probably
have been no war"
"By their fruits we shall know
them is as true today as it was when
uttered by the Savior of men in the
Sermon on tne Mount. When the Sen
ator on that occasion, in his Office
dictated that interview and give it in
prepared form to the newspapers nc
was expressing his honest sentiments
and his deliberate Judgment, he was
expressing what was in his heart, and
the way he felt about this war II ne
thought foHf months and five days
after our entrance into the war that
he had always thought it was purely
matter of peeuniary profit and that
ne thought 80 STILL" and that the
cause of this war was the interference
on the part of Germany with com.
merce between New York and Lon
don" then he must still feel that our
entrance into the war was unjust
merely and purely matter of pecu-
mary profit
Sometime, we do not know when,
God knows I hope at no distant date,
the belligerent nations will sit in
council to agree upon the terms Ct
peace Whatever terms are agreed
upon-whatever treaties are signed
must be ratified by the Senate of the
United States. The many intricate
questions growing out of the war in
settlement of the war will demand
loyal united, wise and patriotic Co
operation The President will be the
leader and spokesman in solving these
great questions and in obtaining TO.
the United States a peace based upon
he principles for which we bava
stood; for which the resources of this
cation are pledged, and for which the
manhood of this nation is now bat
thing.
Men in the Senate, or in the
House Of Representatives, who do
not believe in the justice Of our
cause and who have settled con-
victions that our entrance into
the war was not necessary and
that il was merely "a matter of
pecunary profit, brought about by
the interference on the part of
Germany with commerce between
New York and London cannot DO
expected 10 either assist or to
give their whole-hearted support
to the ratification and settlement
OF these questions.
H. -. H.. go.