The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-02-12

IL IuS ISSiQClII uCSiliCo w oSe I'LL
der the bill, as he indicates, it would
subject him to impeachment pro-
ceedings?" suggested Senator Gal
linger of New Hampshire.
"Oh, Congress might try to i'm
peach him by brute force" assent
ed Mr.. Williams. "It was tried with
Andrew Johnson"
"And they came near doing il"
put in Senator Gallinger. ...
"And no page in American history
is more shameful, more shameless
than that one," retorted Senator
Williams. ....
"That may be the Senator's opin-
ion, but other men honestly differ
with him. replied Senator Gallinger.
Senator Williams again styling the
War Cabinet bill Stupid, turned
to Senator Hitchcock and asked:
"What do you know about run
ming this war? You know less than
I do, and I. know nothing. General
Pershing and General Bliss can be
depended upon to fight it out over
there, and if they can't do it, we can
get some other Generals who will
and can. Let them alone, and let
the President alone. They know
what to do"
Decrying partisanship in wartime,
Senator Williams urged that Demo-
Gratis and Republicans alike should
"stand back of the President" Turn
ing to the Democratic Senators, he
urged that the effort to "embarrass
the President with legislation he
does not want" be abandoned.
Turning to the Republican side, he
exclaimed: III
"Is there any Republican Senator
who does not believe in this war. ex-
cept a few fool pacifsts who are
pretty near to passing out of politi-
cal existence?" - ,E
Reed Against Impugning Motives
Senator Reed expressed the hope
that motives of Senators, who
sought to make the war machinery
more effective, would no longer be
challenged as unpatriotic. While
opposed to the war cabinet and mu-
nitions bills, he said he had faith in
the integrity of the Senators who
advocated them.
'I have no patience with the i'm
pugning of the motives of men who,
seeing faults, seek to correct those
faults" said Senator Reed. 'tNei-
their have I patience with those who
describe the conditions that have
been disclosed by these invetigations
as mere fyspecks on the armament,
or as slight defects in the heel OF
the perfect statue.
eff 1000 men in the cold winter
are compelled to leave their homes
and are not furnished with sufficient
clothing, that is not fy-speck.
That is a serious matter. 1t may be
a matter calling for denunciation or
punishment, or it-may be a matter
subject to much palliation because
of the conditions which had to be
met. If soldiers are permitted to
die in hospitals because of want of
proper medical attention, if their
bodies are allowed to lie upon the
floor, that is not a speck. That is a
tragedy, all the sadder because it
befell one who was willing to yield
his life in the service of his country.
eff cannon that might have been
provided have not been provided,
that is not a speck. 1t may mean the
loss of battle, and thousands of
lives may be sacrificed. If ships
have not been bunkered with coal,
and the coal was available, that is
not a speck. That is of vital import
ance in carrying on this war, and
whoever is responsible for that
blunder has at least shown himself
capable of bluudering, and it might
well be questioned whether he should
further hold authority.
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