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Germany and England.

But my opponent points out one
sentence IL this Telegram and charges
that il brands the signers Of the tele-
gram as pro-Germsn and un-Ameri.
a. The substance OF that sentence
Is that the signers Of the telegram
considered that the aggression of Ger
many and England against the law Of
nations differ only in methods. Fol.
lowing the sentence Of which COM
plnint is made and In the uame para
graph there 10 the assertion that the
German naval decree followed the
English decree closing large areas In
the North Sea TO neutral shipping, and
the notice that mine fields had been
placed which endangered neutral YES.
sells which might attempt to sail those
Il Is perfectly absurd and en-
trely unsarranted to say that the
signers Of the telegram meant to con-
done the atrocities OF Germany in the
sinking Of the Lusitania. / DID NOT
THEN NOR HAVE / SINCE CON.
, DoNED THE GERMAN ATRocL.
TIES; AND MY OPPONENT WELL
KNOWS 1T. II was no more the pur.
pose to eondone these acts Of Ger.
many than II was the purpose Of the
President OF the United States when,
on Jan. Y. 1917. he delivered to Con
sress his message in which he de-
eiared it was essential TO the future
peace and welfare Of the country that
the war should end without victory
70 either group Of combatants."
When | signed the telegram March
3, 1917, hoped that the United States
might be kept out of war and ex.
pressed that hope TO the President.
expressly declared to the President
that we should be kept out OF wal only
il it could be done without the sur
render Of principle OF sacrifice Of
honor. Ny opponent in the race refers
10 this telegram in the following Ian
guage: IF THE KAISER WERE TIC
LAND AT NEW YORK HE WOULI
GREET SENATOR WHITLEY AM
HIS FELLOW SIGNERS OF THE
TELEGRAM as HENCHMEN." Thii
charge is made in the face Of the fac.
that my opponent well knows tina
from the time the Germans committee
the overt act which led the Presiden
TO ask from Congress a declaration O
a state OF war against Germany / hav,
been active in the prosecution Of wa.
activities, and have contributed to tn,
full measure Of my ability to the pros
ecution of the war. I CHARGE THAI
EVERY STATEMENT AND EVER
INSiNUATION AND SUGGESTION
MADE BY MY OPPONENT AND HI.
SUPPORTERS THAT / HAVE EyEI
REEN UN-AMERICAN OR DIsLOY
AL IN ANY DEGREE, IS PUT on.
BY THEM WITH THE FULL CON
VICTIoN IN THEIR OWN MIND:
THAT THEY ARE INDUCING II
THE MOST OUTRAGEOUS AM
MALICIOUS cALUMNY, AND II
NOT MADE BY THEM IN COOL
FAITH.
On Aug. q, 1917, more than fou
months after war was declared, my OF
ponent delivered an address at Men
phis, Tenn, In which he stated, "a
eVents followed events and the frIah'
fplnese OF the German military polio
/ became more and more eviden
, THOSE OF US WHO -sYMPI
THIZED WITH THE GERMAl
CAUSE WERE LITTLE BY LITTLI
ALlENATED." challenge my opp,
nent to answer the people Of MlssouI
upon that statement as to when h
ceased TO sympathize with Germany
WHEN AND WHERE DID HE con
DENIM UN-AMERlcANIsM OR Dis
LOYALTY OR DENoUNcE PEoPLI
! AS UN-AMERicAN OR pisLoYAI
BEFORE HE BECAME A cAND
DATE FOR THE UNITED STATE
sEhATE7
Ny opponent is quoted as havin
! sElu that the telegram which / signe
denounced the United States as guilt
Of ingratitude and injustice should
go TO war against Germany. This is
deliberate effort TO Great a false in
preston by distorting facts. Anothe
evidence Of bad faith is the effort I
create the impression that the signer
. OF this telegram met and signed II a
I the same time. My name Is signe
J near the top Of the list, and / hal
| nothing 10 do with the other slgns
, lures.
ALL THE EFFORTS WHICH
HAVE BEEN MADE TO DJSTOR'
THE FACTS WITH REFERENCE II
: THIS TELEGRAM SHOW A DELE
4. ERATE PURPOSE TO CREATE ]
FALSE IMPRESSION. WHICH II
BENEATH THE DIGNITY OF 4
CANDIDATE FOR THE UNITEI
STATES SENATE.
XENoPHoN p. whitley.