Arizona republican., 1918-01-22

senate tested in the the resolution declar ing state of with Germany. Senator stone was one of three democratic senators who voted against the resolution As chairman of the foreign relations committee. such would ordinarily have been placed in his charge. But the advocate and de- fender of Germany he could not be trusted and Sen ator Hitchcock made the guardian of the reso- lution.
 Soon after that things began to happen to fright en Cum Shoe Bi' He had become in sense per soma non grata at the White House. His removal from the charmanship of the foreign relations com mittee was urged. And what was still more alarm ing to him, he began hear Missouri. He there upon abandoned his defense of Germany and began approach stealthily became him. to the other side But he not ostentatious belligerent during session Of congress. This is the record the public of Senator Stone. These the shells he did and could not hide, notwithstanding the skill to which Colonel Phelps long ago had paid such eloquent tribute
 This then, is the man who opposed to the last, the war policy of President Wilson and who now de- nounces who then were, and still, in full accord with that policy, but who criticse, as all Americans at liberty to criticise, programs and methods which they believe to be wrong, for carrying that policy. This is not a partisan war and this is no time for partisan politics. But if we are to win the honest constructive criticism, based on facts not be stifled.
 The speech of Senator Stone appears to have been prepared with two-fold purpose. One to shroud his past the other to bring the democratic mem of the senate and the house soidy together in support any program which may be decided upon by the executive department for the conduct of the war and to hide Such errors of methods as may ap pear. The speech is aimed part the nvestiga- tions which have been begun or have been proposed It advocates bind unquestioning party following of inexperienced men, whithersover they may lead. ignores the fact that the present investigation of the department is being conducted by demo- cras and republicans alike and that of the most earnest democratic searchers after truth is Senator Hitchcock who was ntrusted with the resolution because "Gum Shoe Bill" its official guardian only nine months ago could not be trusted with it. MT. Stone would make of the for democracy, dem ocratic party
 War legislation has happily been so nearly free from partisan influence not to have been affected by it. What powers the president has asked for have been granted him. Such opposition has been developed has been offered by small minorites of republicans and democrats alike, and, we believe, we may say that the presidents strongest supporters throughout the have been the republican leaders. Without republican support the effective legislation could not have been enacted. On the other hand be- fore the war, democratic leaders had adopted at tude against and reluctantly they fell in with the presidents policy Among such leaders the speaker of the house of representatives and the chairman of the committee appropriation That they honest in their opposition to the selective draft have not the slightest doubt and we can hardly that at that time they represented the maj jorty sentiment of the people.
 Of all the others, but one in either house who opposed the legislation, it may be assumed that they sincere That exception is William J. Stone who than any other in public life is believed to have yielded to what he thought the anti-loyal sentiment large constituency and for that would sacrifice American rights and American honor.
 He has chosen the most effective at his disposal to accomplish that. If he succeed in dividing American loyalty in congress with the wedge of partisansm, he will have rendered the high est possible service to the kaiser.