The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-11-01
Congressional Committees Answer
President Wilson,

Congressional Committees Answer
President Wilson,
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house, instead of Mr.. Kitchin of
North Carolina, who voted against the
war. They will give the country a
speaker who did not oppose and would
never oppose draft bill, and would
never say, as Speaker Clark did, that
"there is precious little difference be-
tween a conscript and convict
"Although the Republicans OF the
house are in the minority, they cast
more actual votes on seven great war
measures than the Democratic major
ity was able to do. What is the rec
ord of the Senate? On 81 roll calls on
war measures between April 6, 1917,
and the 10Th of May, 1918, the votes
cast by Republicans in favor Of such
measures were ~ per cent, while only
81 per cent of the votes cast on the
Democratic side were in favor of such
measures. Those were the presidents
own measures. Does that record look
as if we had hampered him? The Re-
publican party in congress has sup
ported the administrations policies
since the war with unanimity and
an absence of criticism unprecedented
in party history.
"There are some domestic questions
where we should undoubtedly differ
from the course pursued by the admin
istration. We should not, for exam
pie, fix a price on the farmers wheat
and leave the planters cotton un-
touched. Another domestic question
in which the Republican party believes
thoroughly in economic preparation
for the coming of peace and they are
clearly of the opinion that the con-
gress of the United States should not
be excluded from that great task.
"This is not the presidents per-
sonal war. This is not the war Of
congress; it is not the war of the
Democratic or the Republican party;
it is the war of the American people.
It is more; it is the war Of the United
States, of the allied powers, Of the
civilized world against the barbarism
of Germany. In this great burden
and responsibility the Republican par
ty, representing more than half the
citizenship of the country demands
it's rightful share. If the Republican
party is entrusted with power in eth
er or both houses they will do every
thing possible to drive forward the
war and hasten the day of victory.
The president speaks of the necessity
Of telling the plain truth. That the
Republican party in control Of con-
gress would do, for they have nc
friends to shield. And they will dc
more. They will give all the money
to the last dollar necessary to sustain
our armies and our fleets, but they
will check the waste going on Of the
money given by the most generous
people on the face of the earth.
"The president speaks Of the effect
of the election abroad. He says thai
there they understand the meaning Of
elections. They do and they viii
know that if the Republicans have 6
majority in congress, the war will bt
pressed with greater vigor than evel
before. They are quite aware thai
the power of the senate is equal tt
that of the president in the consum
nation of the peace by treaty. They
will know that the Republican party
stands for a victorious peace and thu
overthrow of Prussian militarism
That knowledge will not depress thu
spirit of our allies or encourage thu
government of Germany.
"The Republican party believes th'
question Of surrender should be left Il
Marshal Foch, to the generals and t,
the armies in the field. When the!
report that Germany has laid down
her arms the United States and th'
allies should then impose their terms
Will that knowledge cause detection
to those who are with us? All tn
world knows that the Republican par
ty is opposed to negotiations and dis
cussions carried on IN diplomatic note
addressed to the German government
The Republican party stands for un
conditional surrender. There is n
Republican creed so short that Their
is not room in it for those two words
"HENRY CABOT LODGE,
FREED SMOOT,
"Chairman Republican Senatorial
Committee,