The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-02
SECURITY LEAGUE
PUBLISHES VOTES
CONGRESSMAN ON
8 WAR MEASURES
Issues chart giving record of
members of Gath and 65fh
Congresses for voters
information.
THE EIGHT TEST VOTES.

THE EIGHT TEST VOTES.
. The eight measures used by the Sc
curity Leagues committee in the COM
pila ton of the chart are:
No. H-McLemore r olution:
March z. 1916. This resolution was to
the effect that American citizens
should forego their natural, legal and
constitutional rights to travel on the
high seas.
No. 2-Kahn Amendment to the
Hay Army Bill; March 20. 1916. This
amendment sought to increase the
regular army to $4,000, or more near
ly approaching the recommendations
of the General Staff Of the Army.
No. 3-Brandegee Amendment to
the Hay-ChamberlainS Army Bill;
April IS. 1916. This amendment pro-
against 100000.
No. 4-"Section Sc" providing for
a volunteer rese:ve army wholly under
Federal control; April IS. 1916.
No. 5-Motion to re-commit Naval
Appropriation Bill: June 2. 1915. This
motion was designed to secure an in
crease in the Navy beyond what was
provided in the original bill.
No. Cooper Amendment: March
T. 1917. This amendment was designed
to prohibit to American ships their
legal right to carry arms or cammuni.
ton in their cargoes.
No. 7-Declaration of War against
Germany; April 5. 1917.
No. S-Kahn Amendment to Con-
scription Act; April %. 1917. This
provided for the raising. by conscrip-
ton, of the necessary army to give
effect to the Declaration of War.
80 WRONG ON SIX.
The thirty who voted wrong on six
of the measures, are,-Anthony Of
Kansas, Barnhart of Indiana, Buchan-
an of Texas, Burnett of Alabama,
Campbell of Kansas, Cary of Wis
consin, Eagle of Texas, Esch of Wis
corsin. Frear of Wisconsin,, Gregg of
Texas. Helm of Kentucky, Huddle-
ston of Alabama. Johnson of Ken
lucky, Kinkaid of Nebraska, Kettner
of California, Kitchin of North Caro-
lina, Mondell of Wyoming, Morgan Of
Oklahoma, Norton of North Dakota.
Quin Of Mississippi, Rodenberg of
Illinois. Rucker of Missouri, shallen-
berger of Nebraska, Sisson of Missis-
sippi. Stephens OF Mississippi Ster-
ling Of Illinois,, Switzer of Ohio.
Webb of North Carolina, Wise of Geor-
gia. Young Of North Dakota.
400 AMERICANIsM."
Charles D. Orth, Chairman Of the
Security Leagues Congressional Cam
paign Committee, will accompany
these documents with the following
appeal to the voters
Every candidate for Congress in
the coming election will be Judged by
the wisdom, conscience and 1909
Americanism Of the people of his dis.
trict. The effort of the National Sc
curitys League to present to the voters
the records of the candidates has met
with approval in all parts of the coun-
try.
IF the candidate for Congress in
your District is a man who, by his
votes or attitude on preparedness or
war measures, has acquitted himself
badly in the present Congress, 1t is
your duty to vote for his opponent at
the polls. In case your former Con.
gresham has made a bad record on
preparedness and war measures, but
now proclaims himself to be loyal and
in favor of a war until victory, It is
better to supplant him with a man who
has foresight instead of hindsight.
THE day Of the typical American
political spirit of Let George do it.
should once for all be ended. Millions
OF our boys are going to be sent to
France and other parts Of the world.
Another million will be on the seas.
The members of Congress are their
guardians. Do you want to choose any
but the best guardianship for the gall
liant young souls who are facing the
great sacrifice for US at homer
CHARLES d. ORTIZ.
Chairman Congressional Committee,
1.-THE National Security League, Inc"
a The above are extracts from the
Leakue's publication, as applied to the
Congressman from the First District.
He voted wrong on Nos. 1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 8,
This advertisement is paid for ~
Frank E Whitney Democratic Can.
didate for Congress.