Arizona republican., 1918-01-22
"Gum Shoe Bilf'


 Cum Shoe Bill' has gone crazy. That cat like tread has been abandoned for the up- prancing the jackass, and his fla nous whisper has been exchanged for the bray of the wild of the plains We refer. of course, to United States Senator William Joel Stone of Missouri It was he of whom Colonel Bill Phelps, the railroad and baking powder lobbyist at Jefferson City, and laborer with MT. Stone, said in a moment of bitterness and selfexculpation, Bill Stone sucks as many eggs as I do but he is better at hiding the shells"
 In his attack yesterday upon Colonel Roosevelt whom he being the friend of the kaiser and of being and obstruction to the success fu prosecution of the war, MT. Stone is indulging in what he magnes to be camouflage, but it is too transparent for the hiding of the record of Gum Shoe Bill It is true that Colonel Roosevelt was once the friend of the emperor of Germany but that long before the rape of Belgium, long before the develop ment of design the kaiser to make the super men of Germany the rulers of the world
 We all then admirers of the wonderful ef ficency of the German people, We copied much from Germany in those days; in fact, copied almost everything except the German fashion in clothes We exchanged university professors with Germany and believed that getting the better of the bar gain. We looked to Germany for improvements in the arts and sciences in agriculture in municipal govern ment, in city planning and in all things the end for which striving. Colonel Roosevelt was only of many in his admiration for things Ger man.
 We may fix this period at, say, 1910, that being time of Colonel Roosevelts visit Berlin his way home from Africa We choose that date because there afterward, far know, special manifestation of Colonel Roosevelts friendship for kaiser, if a semi-offical call upon the ruler of country with which we are at peace may regarded a of the American people for Germany continued up to a certain August day in 1914 and the friendship of Senator Stone service Germany lasted a much later period.
 Colonel Roosevelt believe the first em- nent American to urge break with Germany. He pointed out to the country it's duty to prepare diately to take part in the world-war. He in the invasion of Belgium the full design of Germany against the world That act sufficient warrant for to engage in the struggle for among the gusrantors of the integrity of Belgium.
 Then came the sinking of the Lustania and quescence in that outrage in all except words Colonel Roosevelt pleaded for action, for measures of self defence and he denounced from end of the coun- try to the other the softness, the blindness the and cowardce of government. The beated action we have taken forced to it by the course of events, is such Colonel Roosevelt had, advocated three years ago. The rape of Belgium is now admitted to have been an international crime President Wilson has declared that that wrong must be righted at whatever cost of American blood and gold and suffering. This is the record of Colonel Roosevelt with reference Ger many since August 1914. We may omit mention of his desire, reprcssed by the government to take an active in the and the fact he has given all his sons for service at the front.
 Now for the record of Gum Shoe Bill" Mr. Stone had publicly condoned the invasion of Belgium that matter which did not us. He excused the crime of the Lusitania in which 11S American men, women and children murdered. Mr. Stone in position to give his vIews as chair of the senate committee foreign relations and as such was doubtless largely contributory to the governments inaction it's lack of preparation for the into which it certain we would be later drawn.
 MT. Stone went farther. He owed his po- sition, he believed to a large German Amer ican vote in Missouri and he doubted the loyalty of his German American constituents to their adopt ed country. He believed they would be pleased to be told that Belgium of our business and American citizens who their lives travelling British merchant vessels, already paid for We may at this point that Mr. Stone learned later that there was less disloyalty the German Americans of St. Louis than he had supposed.
 But throughout the long and bitter period fol- lowing the sinking of the Lustania MT. Stone was the defender of Germany, seeking to allay rising American sentiment after each fresh outrage attacking Great Britain which destined to be our ally. When at last the president felt the country could be driven farther; that a stand in the face of the German threat to sink American vessels without warning except such followed German prescribed paths the ocean, Mr. Stone was still the friend and defender of Germany.
 Then came that memorable April 4, 1917, when the loyalty and courage of the United States