The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-08-08
Security League
Publishes Votes
congressman on
8 War Measures
COLORADO HAD TWO CONGRESS-
MEN WHO VOTED WRONG ON
ALL EIGHT MEASURES.

ing. What Are You Going To Do
About IT." the National Security
Leagues Congressional Campaign
Committee makes public today chart
giving the votes in the house OF Rep
resentatives on the eight principal
preparedness and war measures con
sidered by the 64th and 65th Con-
crosses.
The eight record votes used in the
tabulation start with the McI.emore
Resolution and end with the Kahn
Amendment to the Conscription Bill
Charles d. Orth. chairman OF the Sc
curiiy Leagues committee. explains
that ante-war measures were selected
largely as result OF the position
taken by President Wilson in oppos-
ing the candidacy for reelection OF
Congressman Slsyden of Texas. who
voted for the Conscription Bill and
the Declaration of War but had been
consistent opponent of prepared
ness and voted against the Kahn
Amendment eliminating the volun-
teer system from the Conseript!on
Bill.
THE EIGHT TEST VOTES.
The eight measures used by the
Security Leagues committee In the
compilation OF the chart are
No McLemore Resolution:
March z. 1916 This resolution was
to the effect that american cifizens
should for.go their natural. legal and
constitutional rights to travel on the
high seas.
No. Kahn Amendment TO the
Hay Army Bill: March 81. 1916 This
amendment sought TO increase the
regular army to ITs.oeo. or more near
ly approaching the recommendations
of the General Stan of the Army
No. 3-Brandegee Amendment to
the Hay'Chamberiain Army Bill: April
Is. 1916. This amendment provided
for an army of e5o.ooo as against
10000.
No. s-'Section So providing for a
volunteer reserve army wholly under
Federal control: April Is. 1916.
No. 5-Motion TO re-commit Naval
Appropriation Bill: June .. 1916.
This motion was designed to secure
an increase in the Navy beyond what
was, provided in the original bill
No. Cooper Amendment: March
i. 1917. This amendment was de
signed TO prohibit to American ships
their legal right to carry arms or
ammunition in their cargoes.
No. T-Declaration of War against
Germany: April 5. 1917.
No. S--kahn Amendment to Con.
scription Act; April %. 1917. This
provided for the raising. by conscrip-
tion. OF the necessary army to give
effect TO the Declaration OF War.
INDIVIDUALS AND STATES.
The Security Leagues committee
issues with the chart an analysis of
the votes by individuals and by states
The chart shows that s4s members of
the 65th Congress also sat in the Gath
Congress. Six of the eight measures
used were voted on by the 64th Con.
gress and the last two by the s5tn.
OF the 347 men who sat in both
Congresses. "a voted right on all the
eight measures; 4 voted wrung on all
eight. The percentage of wrong
votes among the total OF 347 men
was -e,01 on all eight measures.
The summary of the chart by states
issued by the Security Leagues COM
mittee gives the percentage OF wrong
votes OF their representatives ON all
eight measures. Rhode Island has
perfect record with not single
wrong vote recorded against its three
congressman. Massachusetts has
percentage OF s.6s wrong votes. and
Connecticut n percentage of 5. North
Dakota heads the bad record list with
. percentage of 1916 wrong votes.
Colorado is close second with per.
centage OF 1919. New York's per.
centage OF wrong votes is 1911.
2 WRONG ON AL EIGHT. st
The seven congressman who voted
wrong on all eight measures are
Church OF California. Hiiliard OF Col.
orado. Keating ot Colorado. london OF