Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-22
ATTACK ON ROOSEVELT BRINGS
SHARP REBUkEs FROM LODGE
AND PENRosE
RESENT EFFORT TO CREATE
POLITICAL PREJUDICE
Counter Charges Of Playing at Politics
Hurled at Democrats-CoIone House
and Fuel Director Garfield Como In
For Criticism-Senator Lewis Comes
to Defense.

Washington, Jan. 2l-Senators Lodge
and Penrose yesterday afternoon made
sharp replies to a stirring address de-
livered earliex in the day by Senator
Stone Of Missouri, who charged Col
onel Roosevelt and the republican party
with deliberately obstructing the ad-
ministrations conduct Of the war.
1t was the first great political de-
bate since the war began.
Senator Lodge declared that so far
there had been no touch OF political
strife but today the Missouri senator,
to my regret made distinctly a political
speech"
Called by Lodge.
Senator Lodge reminded Senator
Stone that republicans had voted for
all the great war measures.
Some OF them would have failed
without republican votes" said he.
The republicans have cast no party
vote since April last and will cast
none during the war.
The only fault I ever found is that
the administration has failed to take
the best from It's party. There have
been many called from what has been
called the jewellers in the twilight
zone There has been great desire
to appoint men who have wandered
from one party to another. They have
been put in important places
He added that too many were now
exerting powers who are characterized
by their "insiEnfcance." 4
Senator Lodge declared that so far
strife. but both branches Of congress
have labored together with common de-
sire Of prosecuting the war.
To-day the Missouri senator, to my
regret. made distinctly a political
speech. I do not propose to initiate his
example. But l must say a few words
to repel his Misrepresentation Of the
republican party"
Senator Lodge then took up the Mis-
souri, senator reference TO the many in
vestigations being conducted by the
senate.
rs this congress to stand in silence
while plumbers. delays and losses are
allowed to pass by" demanded SEN
avn LUIGI, uh0 pC dlSuSSO u ~ dSOll
in trying to make II better?
Slips Fuel Order.
These investigations have revealed
many things to the people which cry
for remedy. and there is little revealed
but what the enemy does not already
know.
What do you think the effect will be
on the German minds when they read
Of the fuel orders?" he demanded.
Senator Lodge praised Colonel Roose-
Welt, declaring his life was an open
book
One thing that can be said about him
that he never had any secrets from
the American people. They can judge
him and they will.
Mr.. Roosevelt offered himself to SER
vice and was refused" Senator Lodge
said. He supported the president at
least In trying to have American mer-
chantmen armed and in the declara.
ton Of war. He is supporting the war
in every way he can. His four sons
are in the war, three on the Flanders
front today.
THE senator says Mr.. Roosevelt s
guilty of treason because of these arti-
cies criticizing the administration. Is
1t treason to say that our lack Of pre-
paraton has already cost the allies
thousands and thousands Of lives, cost
hundreds of our own and millions upon
millions Of dollars? That Is the naked
truth. Is it treason to point to condI
tons in our camps ?Then General Cor
gas ought to be court martialed for nc
was the first to call attention to some
OF them.
Want Only to Win.
Men all over this country, and
Roosevelt is one have one idea, to win
this war. They forget party, they for
get everything but that purpose. But
these men won't sit silent and accept
mistakes and delays which they think
may cause disaster in the war.
THE arrest Of a man in st. Louis
was cited. If 1t Is thought that Mr..
Roosevelt deserves prosecution as much
as that man why don't they prosecute
him? He is visible, also audible. and
also readable.
THE senator undertakes to put crti-
.cism and disloyalty on the same base.
We all owe to the president all support
we can give him, and we've given 1t.
But our first allegiance Is to the
country and the cause.
And" Senator Lodge earnestly de-
clared in conclusion, "as We see things
going wrong, we shall call attention OF
the country to them If we caa. We
shall vote all powers and money to the
president, but If money is wasted and
powers. ineffectively used. we wocld
| be traitors IL we sat silent ana let the
country drift into disaster because
somebody calls. 1t reasonable
Sarcasm From Penrose.
Senator Penrose in his speech said
he was surprised that Senator Stones
statement was not more formidable.
"Reanzing what disinterested poll
teal character the senator has always
BEEN" Senator Penrose continued. =!
plead guilty to everything he has SAID
about me. But don't think political
parties should DO abolished simply BE-
cause the country is at war. D'part1'