The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-24
SAYS WILSON HAS
.BOLSAEvIK AIDES;
. ATTACKS CABINET
Senator Sherman Denounces
. Baker. Creel, BurlesOn
and Others.
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TOWNLEl PLAYING
GERMANY'S GAME
Illinois Man Says President
Is Surrounded by Lot
- Socialists:

Washington. April ga vehement
attack upon President Wilson ana some
ct tn. members Of his official family
hy senator sherman OF Illinois, Repnb-
IiCan. marked the last day of unlimited
debate in the senate on the ov.rman
bill, which would give the president
general powers for reorpantZing gov
crnmcnt agencies during the war.
In Il long speech opposing the mea-
sure and asserting that the executive
tad not used properly authority al
ready possessed, the Illinois senator
q itiriaed particularly Secretaries
Bake and Wilson. postmaster General
! Iurlrson and George Greel. chairman
ut the committee on public information.
lie declared the president had sur
rounded himself with Socialists and
Should scatter the bunch Of economic
fnkcrs and bowling dervishes" now In
office
Limit Debate on Bill.
Senators Ranadel Of Louisiana and
Mrkellar of Tennessee, Democrats.
spoke for the bill, urging that many
departments are working at cross pnr-
poses under the present peace time
system and that red tape" must be
eliminated If maximum results are to
b. obtained Since the president will
| tr held responsible for success OF the
nations war effort. said senator Rams
! d,li. he should be given the authority
/ Il" thinks necessary,
| In an effort to hasten action, after
5 D'cloclS/tomorrow afternoon each sen
| ator will be limited by agreement to 80
minutes discussion of the bill Itself and
: to 90 minutes on each amendment Of
( fercd
Baker "Haf Socialist"
Senator Sherman said today Secre-
tary Baker is half Socialist and the
other half paeifist' and that Secretary
, Wilson and Postmaster General Bnfle.
son are state Socialists. He also paid
his respects to Assistant Secretary oi
Lab Post. Assistant Secretary Of Az
rtculture Arooman and lnVeighed
against what he called the spread oi
Roishevik propaganda in this country
Towniey Pre-. German, He Says.
Attacking the Non Partisan league
tbs Illinois senator said it's president
4. &. To"nley, represents German in
fluence, and has got German
money some place.
He charged that Townl.y. while rep
Gtsenting himself to represent the op
pressed farmer really represents Ger
man Influence. To~niey. he said. i
Influential with miners in the grea
likes iron region and there win be
strile there eventually.
Stands for What Little Stood.
> During his attack on Townley. Sen
ator Sherman said that he advocate
: tic same principles that Frank Littl
advocated in Butte. but they hange
! Frank Little. while Mr.. Townley 30
u railroad ticket quick enough so tina
r. is still head of the league.
Well, maybe I've hung up NOR
snakes than | can kill now." Senate
, Sherman resumed, when Senator Wat
r son of Indiana interrupted.
Does the senator remember VI
e CIce and remember that Mr.. Cree
n took Townley to the White House. an
- TO make "A speech at New York ?' Sen
" ator Watson queried.
Il creel Destroyer of Civil Rights"
rye paid my respects to MI Creel
Senator Sherman responded. II
o. ght TO be where Lenine and Trotzk
are now. He's red, a destroyer of civ
r rights
Referring to the Conncil OF Nationi
Defense as a "nondescript' organiza
tion. Senator Mckellar, who Is Il men
ber Of the military committee said II
president should be given power
eliminate the 'sone dollar a year mel
On that body, select those who are e
ficient, and put them to work at rel
aCnable salaries. II this government HI
Il centralized system for the purcha
cf supplies. ht. declared. sl.o09.o60 o
could be saved annually during I
war.