The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-24

Washington, D. c., April PA We
hement attack upon President Wilson
and some of the members Of his Of
fetal family by Senator Sherman of H.
linois, republican marked the last day
Of unlimited debate in the senate on
the Overman bill, which would give
the president general powers for re-
organizing government agencies dur
ing the war
In long speech opposing the mea-
sures and asserting that the executive
had not used properly authority al
ready possessed, the Illinois senator
criticised particularly Secretaries Bak-
er and Wilson, Postmaster General
Burleson and George Cree chairman
of the committee on public informa-
ton. He declared the president had
surrounded himself with socialists and
should scatter the bunch of economic
fakirs and bowling dervishes' now in
Office.
Baker Called Socialist.
In an effort to hasten action. after
o'clock tomorrow afternoon each
senator will be limited in argument to
thirty minutes discussion of the bill
itself and twenty minutes on each
amendment offered.
Senator Sherman said today Secre.
tary Baker is half socialist and the
other half pacifist" and that Secretary
Wilson and Postmaster General Bur
Lesson are state socialists He also
paid his respects to Assistant Score
tary of Labor Post, Assistant Secre.
tary of Agriculture. Vrooman, and in
weighed against what he called the
spead of Bolshevik propaganda in this
country.
Attacking the Nonpartisan league.
the Illinois senator said its president.
A. c. Townley, represents German in
fuence "and has got pro-German
money some place"
He charged that A. C. Townley,
president of the Nonpartisan league
while representing himself to repre-
sent the Oppressed farmer really
represents pro-German influence
Townley. he said, is influential with
miners in the great lakes iron region
and that there will be strike there
eventually.
"1hey Hanged Frank Little"
During his attack on Townley, Sen
atOr Sherman said that she advocated
the same principles in Minnesota that
Frank Little advocated in Butte. but
they hanged Frank Little. while Town
ley got railroad ticket quick enough
so that he is still head of the league"
e well, maybe I've hung IN more
snakes than I can kill now" Senator
Sherman resumed, when Senator Wat
son of Indiana interrupted.
Does the senator rem ember Mr.
Creel, and remember that Mr.. Creel
took Townley to the White House,
and to make speech at New oYrk?"
Senator Watson oueried.
"CreeI Is Red"
I've paid my respects to Mr.. Creer'
Senator Sherman responded. "He
ought to be where Lenine and Trotzky
are now. He's red, destroyer of CIV
II rights"
Referring to the Council of Nation
al Defense as a :nondescript" organ
ization, Senator Mcclellan, who is
member of the military committee,
said the president should be given
power to eliminate the zone dollar a
year men, on that body; select those
who are efficient, and put them to
work at reasonable salaries If this
government had a centralized system
for, the purchase of supplies, he de.
clared, $1,000,000,O0O could be saved
during the war
Senator'S Ransdell, of Louisiana and |
Mcclellan of Tennessee, democrats, |
spoke. for the bill, urging many de-
partments are working at cross pur-
poses under the present peace time
system and that "red tape" must be
IL maximum results are to
be obtained. Since the president will
be responsible for success of the ma
TORS war effort, said Senator Rams
ielL he should be given the authority |
he thinks necessary.
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