The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-22
FEELING RUNS
HIGH AS PARTY
BATTLE CROWS
ny L. &. MARTIN


ton. added 90 a few In hts own party.
To add Eest 10 the battle. Cot
Roosevelt arrived today Ia take
up the oudxcIa for tho Chamberlain
measure. An editorial In the morn
Ing papers. under his signature. pre-
ccdcd arrival OF his snow blocked
train. II conveyed his determination
Ia throw his influence against Wii.
son.
II insisted upon passage Of the
Chamberlain bill. "ro that We may
never again be caught utterly and
nhamcfully unprepared."
All factors In the pending struggle
have gone before the people for sup
port Wilson In statement last
night declared tho ieTiriat iv" neas
ure proposed 20 wrcrt from him and
Secretary baker direct adminiHtra
ton Of tho war work. that Il had not
even been brought 20 his attention
In conference. that II would delay
progress rather than hasten IL. and
that Bakers plan 81 reorganization
WAS based on experience. and there.
fore better.
Peoples War
Senator Chamberlain la reply stat
"a today that he IN willing 10 abide
b. the Expressed will OF the people,
ITS their war" he said
Roosevelt. thru his writings for
months. has been trying 20 HwinK
popular opinion against the admins
irAtlon'a conduct Of the war.
In tho wake Of the bitter partisan
outbreak In the senate yesterday.
during which Senator Stone said
Roosevelt has been the most potent
agent of the kaiser In the United
States. and sharply criticised the -.
pubilcans for injecting politics into
the war work. and WAS hoat1diy an.
swered by Lodge and Penroae. party
lines were drawn thut today.
Democrats Bitter
Tho appearance Of Roosevelt; only
served to aec-ntuatr the bitterness
Of tho dcmocracs--a vast majority Of
,hcm--at what they believe n con.
cnricd plan 90 dlsercdit tho admins.
tration previous 20 tho opening Of
tho fall campaigns.
iiut a few democrats arc behind
Chamberlain In his efforts 20 sn.
prove what he believes TO 10 a faulty
situation in the war department
The battle viii opcn when the son.
nt, meets Thursday. senator Cham.
hcrlaln viii carry his issue 20 oppo'
nenta a, tho measure by calling up
tho war cabinet bill for second read.
Talk Of Compromise
ALREADY there In talk OF compro
missing tho fight by accepting tho
director Of munitions. In return for
tho defeat OF tho war cabinet meas
ure. Tho director Of munitions
would prove much lrsn Objectionable.
because ho would have authority
only over purchases and production
Of supplies.
Republican leaders are planning
caucus To decide how they will vote
on the war cabinet and munitions al.
rector bills. Democrats probably
viii have a similar session. Some
congressional leaders saw tho dan.
ger Of tho majority party being fore
ed 20 accept ono or both bills purely
from the standpoint OF safety first"
Two Hours Late
Roosevelt. upon arrival. two hours
late. appeared nr;tlcd at the delay OF
hls train. lilo refused to discuss any.
thing with ncwspapcrmen. agreeing.
however. 20 seo them nj y. IN.
He's To Testify
He was whisked away In an auto
mobile to tho homo OF his daughter.
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth. lie en-
poets TO testify before the senate
military committee during his stay
and will address the Prcas club
Thursday afternoon.
VIII See Chamberlain
y arm infinitely more interested In
what tho pr-T1cnt has said about
Mr.. Chamberlain than what Mr..
Stone has aaid about me-" Roosevelt
told ncwspapcrmen at p. m.
The first person I see today win
be Senator Chamberlain and the
next Senator Johnson-until have
seen both I don't care to make
statement
My purpose In coming down In TO
do everything I can 10 help speed up
the war so as to make our co-opera-
ton In II an effective as possible at
the earliest possible moment. and In
tho second place to give all the sup
port can TO the bin ohampioncd by
Senator Chamberlain and Congress-
man Kahn for introduction at once
ms our permanent policy. tho sys.
tenn of universal obligatory military
training for our young men.
MIST Spccd lin
"Of course. tho most pressing Inn
mediate need In TO speed up the war.
This means that we must back cv-
cry efficient measure for that pur-
pose. wholly without regard to party
and every man insofar as he eff.
GENTLY does his duty.
"It means that without regard to
party and as American patriots. we
shall set our faces like flint against
lncfficiency and delay and shall hold
those officials responsible to strict
account.
Tell the Truth
"One duty is as important as the
other. for the two 30 hand In hand.
IL In the mark of the pro-German,
either to oppose what is done to
make our participation in the war
more speedy and more efficient, or
to defend inefficiency or lukcwarm.
ness and delay.
''The national motto at this time