The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-25
SHARP TONGUED
ANSWER COMING
Congressman Glass to Answer
for Secretary of War Baker
and Show Up
Results.
|! oENSSo l:,:!;. lS,SS R s HIP LIFTED
Some Things Public Did Not Know,
May be Told In the Hot Reply
to Administration
Critics.
lCENS.o RS HIP LIFTED
[By L. C. Martin, United Press Staff
CorreSpondent.l

[By L. c. Martin, United Press Sta1r
Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-The war
administration of Secretary Baker
will be defended in the house.
Repres entative Carter Glass, Vtr.
ginia, known as one of the keenes'
and at the same time shar2est tongu-
ed admins tration speakers, will take
upon himself this task in the wake or
startling and gruesome charges by
Senator Chamberlain against Baker
and his assistants.
Glass may not be able to speak
today, as arrangements for the de-
fense were completed only last night
in a secret conference between him
and Secretary Baker, but Glass be-
lieves that greater publicity can be
obtained in the heat of congressional
debate and he proposes to amplify
statements of Secretary Baker al
ready made to show that in the
broadest aspect the nation has NOV
ed forward even though there have
been discouraging delays and binnd.
ers in some ways.
Preparations for the defense were
bein., made almost before Chamber
lain had finished his remarkable
Of the house military committee, had
been to see Baker to issue an "invi
tation" for him to appear tomorrow
before the committee. Baker himself
apparently felt it would not conform
to the proprietfes to answer Q sen
ator's speech as such. But he LETT
no doubt that in his session with the
committee he would answer Cham
berlain's charges as such without be
ing controversial.
Shortly afterward, Glass conferred
with Baker and let 1t be known that
he felt a reply ought to be made.
Arrangements were made for him
to head the immediate forensic fray
and apparently this defense will be
more elaborate and thorough than
any yet attempted.
Suggestions were heard today
that the censorship will be stretched
to allow the defenders to show what
the accomplishments have been.
Glass line of defense will un.
doubtedly be to show in general
way how many troops have been for
warded already; how the enormous
task Of building cantonments and
raising an army has been accomplish.
ed with what the war leaders regard
as speed, now LIe duo
auartermaster bureaus are being re-
organized; how supplies and ordnance
are being rapidly furnished In in
creasing volume.
While the senate was resting for
the weekend, administration demo
Gratis there busted themselves devils
ing means of overcoming the advant
age they admit Chamberlain gained
in his speech yesterday.
| Chamberlain will report the wal
cabinet bill Monday while tomorro"
his committee will hear from Surgeon
General Gorgas, who already has saic
camp epidemics could have beer
prevented
Still Blazing Away.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-Colone
Theodore Roosevelt blazed away
again today in behalf of war legis
lation in congress.
| On the heels Of his Press clut
sneech Yesterday in which he strucf
hack at those who are crttfc1zins
his attitude toward the administra
tion. Roosevelt today addressed
gathering of military men and mem
IL y