The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-24

buried In the naval committee.
WASHINGTON. ian. a.
President Wilson b rrxting In
ignorance about his war depart
ment. while terrible calamisi~s
fs1- not only America. but tho
whole world
This was the answ~r s~nt bsrl
TO the White TIou.~ By senator
Chamberlain on the floor Of the
senate today In . dramatic re-
ply TO President Wilson. who had
charged him with distortion Of
truth In critiriSing the wAr Dr.
parsmenf work.
The president. he said. docs not
know the truth From the lips Of
those nearest he cannot lcarn IL.
because tho men are too busy to get
II OF rcrnembsr IL II they got it
Tor IS years. Chamberlain said.
Il have served my state In various
capacities. In all that time I havs
never had my vsracity Questioned o.
my integrity impeached. and have
been thru an bitter campaigns "A
have fallen 20 the lot OF men
He Fccis Sad
Therefore. IL is with come feefinr
Of humiliation and sadness that
rise when my veracity has been aues
toned. not by an ordinary citizen NOT
by one OF my colleagues. but By ths
very distinguished gcnti.ulan who
has the love and respect Of tho Amer
lean people. and who. by their suf
frage. holds the highest office In the
land. and. I may say. the hixhes,
place In the world
Stands Hack of Spcech
"a few days ago was invited by
the National Security league 20 deiiv.
err an address. Among the distin.
guiss,ed men there were F.iihu Root
Judge Alton II. Parker. exPreside n,
Roosevelt. and a man who. tho born
in a land now at war with is. is a
foremost patriot--Juiius Kahn.
The 1000 people represented ev
cry walk OF life. and II was a body
that for patriotism could not be ex
ceiled
Without having had tEne TO pre-.
pare an address because of multiply
Ing duties. delivered an extempora.
neous talk. That address. as repro.
duced in the New York Times, I
stand fully behind
Asserting that he had no fear Of
revealing important information to
Germany. Chamberlain said:
Germany knows more abou,
America than men right In our mill
tary department. Wed better come
out in the spotlight and let the rank
and file know all They would i'm.
mediateiy rally to the country's sup.
port
The only source OF information
was thru the military committees
probe. There In no other way Of
learning the true facts
There are people out in the West.
where I come from. who feel secure
as to the country's war situation.
IL the fathers and mothers OF those
boys who are in camps and are going
to France. knew tho real situation.
they'd sacrifice everything they had
to protect the country"
Turning TO the subject of the army
rifles. the senator said England had
stopped experiments with the En-
field rife, and ordered them made
as fast as possible to meet the war
needs.
America, with only motley col
lection OF army rifles on hand" as
serted Chamberlain. began expert.
menung and changing the Enfield
rifle before she would adopt II. nj.
tho our factories were equipped 70
turn them out in quantities.
II asked Secretary Baker how
many machine guns we had pro
duced. He answered at the middle
of December we had completed nine
machine guns.
Think OF H. NINE machine guns
to go up against the millions OF Ger.
many's.
we have been In the war 10
months and we have accomplished
nothing in this direction"
Il want the senate 10 hear that
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