The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-07

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ly interrupted and it's conclusion
greatly delayed.
The speaker did not read from
| subsequent copy of The Age-Heraid
| the explanation of Mr.. Helm to tine
effect that his long telegram had been
marked Collect through the mistake
of the Western Union Telegraph COM
paEy, but made the bold and bald
representation that the only manner
in which Mr.. Helm could advertise
himself was through his own efforts
taken on his own initiative.
Following the delivery of the speech
the republican membership, supple
rnented, it is alleged, by a few demo-
Gratis, gave instructions to the House
clork that a verbal report be wired
prepaid to The Age Herald.
Mr.. Hetlin on his return to Wash
ington, will, it is expected, make SEN
sationaI reply
| REFERENCE TO EDITORIAL
II said in that speech: For Gods
sake, let US quit fighting each other
and fight the Kaiser Does that sound
unpatriotic? He complains that l print
ed my speech. Well l had to. People
wanted to raed it. Haughter.) Some
of you cruel democrats bought them
by thousands to read, / trust, by rea-
sen of their patriotism, and possibly
some on account of their literary
merit. But he does not print his
speeches. He telegraphs them, writes
the headlines and then they are sent
back to him to pay the telegraph bill.
d3ughterO In order that you may I'M
derstand about it, let me read an
editorial from The Age Herald, pub
lished in Alabama. Some of you gem
tlemen. I suppose, know whether this
is respectable editor and respectable
paper. This is what he says about
CONGRESSMAN Heflin:
Congressman Heflin breaks an
ether record. Congressman j. Thomas
Helm of the Fourth Alabama district
J has set new record for rapidity of
!. speech. During the consideration Of
, the prohibition amendment Monday
! the House was under the two-minute
rule, which means that each member
was allo'sed only two minutes to ex-
} press himself on the resolution. Mon
day night Congressman Heflin sent to
The Age-Herald by telegraph some
ZOO words of his speech with the
Introduction, "Heflin holds house IN
. rapt attention while he spoke on the
proh1nltion amendment in part as fol-
: lows Then the speach began to come
by wire. Sheet after sheet of it rolled
,, INTO the The Age-Herald office. The
.eiegraph editor thought another
deluge had broken loose. OF course. be
. Is used to handling some 10000 worda
, OF matter by telegraph every night.
put ne usually has control of the
oFke' and knows when the floods of
I messages are coming. But Mr. Hef-
Inns speech was simply overwhelminy
Wnen the first thousand words had
rsacnea MS desk he thought surely
a, he.in mad been. speaking at least
minute and half. but as the flood
Continued he thought the two minutes
f would soon be up. When finally tbs
enc came he sighed in despair and wa :
!. neard 10 mutter. Two minutes-wba
q teri n
49,, HOLDS HOUSE RAPT~
on' the modesty Of this man
ausnter) The alleged patriotism O
man who suspects you people ever,
: picion of IA people, and never tha co.'s
age 70 name them. Yes, he sent N,
: .eiegram collect and wrote. his ow,
neaoiines, Helm Holds House Rant
nave seen the House rap him severe
lines daughter and applause.) Fl,
. snas telegram 'collect'-But to con
: unue the EDITORIAL
But Mr.. Heflin not only mad. -
ora Tor rapidity. He was anxious +,
lake another record. so he sent thi,
: 1000 OF oratory collect Mr.. Helm,
: ,ons record IN Congress makes his Ala
, pama friends feel calm in the assurance
,,at the congressman knows The Are
t. aid maintains Washington bureau
through which all its telegrap hic die
: patches are filed. But this bureau wa,
.oo SLOW Tor Mr.. Helm. He was out fo
rapidity record and wished to show
some real speed. So to save time h,
n'ea ms dispatches without even tn,
nhoWiedge Of The Age Herald bureau
ne wanted this burning speech to reacl
sne ~alting and breathless people of Ala
oaina Whlie' IT was still hot. He, No
aouot, felt that extras would begin I,
ny from The Age-Herald presses as fas
e as the dispatches were received.
me Age Herald regrets that it wa,
unable TO make room in it's columns fol-
.his wonderful two-minute speech, ant
. regrets. further, that it was unahls
I to accept his flood of messages collect
ana they were politely but firmly re
/ turned to their source
4 NOW, you understand why he is an
Q cry with me. He could not get his tele
y gram published. after. he wrote thu
: headlines in any paper. and has to pa,
ms own telegraph bill. He is mad be.
cause print my speeches and pay fol
them. 49,
: washington April g. Special ITO thu
Editor of The Age-Herald: / delivered
day: -,
Mr. Mason. .'Mr. Chairman, confess
tnat 1t Is with some hesitation that
: proceed to reply to the most remarkable
: performance of the gentleman from Ala
oama (Mr. Heflin). ! would much pre-
fer TO have him present. as did him
the honor to listen to his defamation
Of Yesterday. I will. however. endeavol
, MOI 10 transgress the rules of the House
IN making rerly. 1t Is in keeping with
the gentleman's characteristics that he
should assail me and then Immediately
.eave otwn. tApplause) 1t is in keep
'ng with his characteristics that he
, should make speech assailing me,
which he keeps out Of the Record so
that cannot reply to it because it is
not in print. By reason of statements
which he has inserted in the Record
mat were not made on the floor. have
no means of knowing now what will be
printed when he gets back in what is
supposed to he his speech Of yesterday.
'On the It'll OF April from sense
81 duty which could not resist. in the
most humble spirit made a SUCCESS
ton as to the message of the President
o. the United States then before U.S.
Mr.. Helm of Alabama says that it has
no spirit Of patriotism. and indicates
that it was such speech as would give
comfort to the Kaiser
1 PRESIDENTS CHARGE
Il wish OF say for. his benefit that in
side Of three or four days the President
'of the United States again addressed
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