The Sentinel=record., 1918-01-22

not detraet from the services of the men named.
 But" he added, q can't have the senator from Massachusetts charg- ing incompetency and on the other hand have the senator from Pennsyl- yania take the credit to his party for the men we have named
 Senator Lewis declared that all of the officials examined in the war de partment inya gatIon were appointed by republicans and were working un- der the system provided during re publican regimes.
 "I not only admit that, Senator Penrose interiected. but also state that army and navy ofieers are most bitter in pr vate denunc'ation O. the heads the president has put over them,"
 Senator Lewis declared that when the present administration came into power afer iNtene years of repub- locan rule, I've were in no pos ton t3 Iprotct oursedlyes aga nst the attacA of Mexican peous.
 Then followed an argument between the 1llinos senator, Senator James and Minority Leader Gallinger and Senator Calder over the responsibili y for failure to take preparedness steps during republican administrations pre- ceding that of President Wilson. Senator New took the floor to ob- ! ject to the placing in tn erecord by 1 Senator Stone Of what he termed were charges that Will Hayes, chairman 1 the state council Of nat onal defense, was taking advantage of Il s position to carry on lis political activities as chairman of the Indiana state repub- lican committed, The Indiana sena- tor denied ths was true
 Senator New joined in the discus sion to say that Thomas TaggarL former democratic national chairman. was a member of the Indiana council of defense, and charged th lgisla- tur Of that state with holding up q state fuel adm nistrators appointment | until a democra. could be secured.
 If politics has been played in h. diana" he said, it has not been 5y the republican party and the repu5- licans iD Indiana demand and will not 1 be denied a I ght to part.ctpatae in the prosecution of this war"
 Senator Kirby, member of the mili~ tary committee, deplored the discus sion.
 'I do not believe the people are lintrested in the success either Of the Irepublcan or democratic party he | said, but in military success. This | discussion is not conducive 10 m.li- ltary service, and do no. approve fof most of what has been said
 h the investigation of the mili- tary committee Senator Kirby de- Iclared a partisan spirit had not been shown and ne said that investigation had not shown serious deficiencies | lEvery soldier, he asserted, at home land abroad HOW is we'll clothed and has a rifle.
 q believe conditions are as good 8. could he, except in one or two lit5l' | things" he said. There is no us'
 O alarm the country.
 ''What you want to do is to win the war. You cant do t by reorimina t1on."
 Senator Penrose sad that "one o' the leading lights of the democratic party had invited the discussion.
 I'm not justifying any man. Sen ator Kirby replied I'm telling whai ought to be done
 senator Penrose asked why tho mll tary committee chairman found Il necessary to introduce a bill for wal cabinet and Senator Kirby said h, ] was not seeking to explain Senator Chamberlain's action, tnd, the oil had never been consIrered in any Lsession of the senate military c5n- mlttee al which he had been present