Oxford eagle., 1918-06-06

'"o ers andt ers OF those
yOun1 1xsn now trained and
fighting to prots< hstion's honor
appreciate theslz6oks being classed -
Convict"
They viii not forget the Senator'S
action in opposing the aviation bill
and making a speech in the United
States Senate against tt-a brl the
purpose Of which was to expend six
Hundred and forty millions of dollars
in providing airplanes to prosecute
the war. They will not forget the op-
position of the Senator to those meas.
ures designed to prevent the newsps.
pers OF the country from publishing
the movements of the army and the
navy and in furnishing the treasona.
bic, abusive and disloyal utterances
OF German sympathizers and Hun.
coated patriots in this country. They
will not forget that only three weeks
ago. on the 4th day of May, 1918, at
! o'clock. in the Senate of the United
States, he deliberately recused him.
self from the Senate chamber ana
failed to 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
TO which some of his friends often a.
lude. The Senator, by his own utter.
anees never did believe In the justice
of our cause that forced US into the
war. He has not given the admins
tration or the government, since the
war resolution was passed. that
whole-hearted. sincere support that 10
expected of a Senator from Mississip-
pi. The Senator may now, by ap-
peals to Mississippisns for the Red
Cross and Y. NJ. c. A, and the sale Of
Liberty bonds. profess his loyalty and
devotion TO the cause. but Mississip
plans will not forget. nor can Il be
effaced from the minds Of the people
OF America. that four months and five
days after the United States entered
the war against Germany. namely, on
the llth day of August. 1917, the Sen
ator. in a carefully prepared state
ment which he gave to the press-a
statement that he dare not deny. and
has not denied. and will not deny
said:
Then again II was proposed n
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 her
alone. and other excuses or
causes. imaginary and real. for
war were assigned. Nov. psrson- 4
ally, think the cause Of this war
was the interference on the part
Of Germany with eommeres be-
tween New York and London. 0
have always thought Il ~as . mat
ter Of peeunlary profit. and .
think so still. but have no obJss-
tlon 70 discussion. N the sub
marine warfare had not lnterfsrsd
with business and profits there
would. in my Judgment, probably
have been no war;"
by their fruits ys shall know
them" is as true today ~ II was when
uttered by the Savior Of men in the
Sermon on the Mount. When the SEN
ator on that occasion. in his office.
dictated that interview and give Il 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 no
thought four months and five days
after our entrance into the war that
he had always thought II was purely
a matter OF pecuniary profit" and that
he thought so still." and that ''ths
cause Of this war was the interference
on the part OF Germany with csm-
merce between New York and Lon
dom" then he must still feel that our
entrance into the war was unjust
merely and purely matter Of peca-
mary profit"
Sometime. we do not know when.
God knows hope at no distant date.
the belligerent nations will sit. In
council to agree upon the terms Of
peace. Whatever terms are agresd
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 for
the United States q peace based upon
~ nrincfnlas for which RA have