New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-01
VIM. JERMANY Stone
IS THE STATESMAN
La NIKOLAI LENINE:
LENINE DECLARED WOULD
RATHER KILL RUSSIANS
THAN GERMANS; STONE
ATTACKS BIG AMERICAN
RATHER THAN GERMANY
New York HernId)

(New York Hsrnld)
Recognizing. as he puts it, the "im-
possibility of accomplishing a social
istc state except by civil war" Nj
tolai Lenine. at Petrograd. frankly
declares himself in favor Of killing
/ Russians rather than Germans.
Blinded by partisanship of the Le-
nine type. William Joel Stone, from
his seat in the Senate of the United
States, denounces Theodore Roose-
welt as "the most potent agent of
! the Kaiser" and 'the most seditious
man of consequence in America"
As there is similarity in the inspir-
alton Of the attacks made by Lenine
and Stone. so there is similarity in
the aims of the men attacked Rus
slams are denounced and threatened
with murder because they are try
ing to save Russia. Mr.. Roosevelt
and those who think with him are
denounced because they are trying
to assure the salvation of the Unit
ed States.
No Hurt To Roosevelt
Patriotic Russians can be relied up
on to take the measure of Nikolai
I Lenine Patriotic Americans already
have taken the measure of William
loci st me. To be attacked by him
is about the highest tribute that the
splendid patriotism of Theodore
Roosevelt could receive.
Americans recall William Toel
Stone as open protagonist of policy
of national dishon9r. His efforts
to hide the record of his earlier acts
by pointing to his votes on later
war measures is not even good am
ateur camouflage In the days when
this nation was struggling to find
its soul William Joel Stone was
defender of the frightfulness of
Kaiserism. Always the Pecksniff of
internal politics. he then showed
himself the Pecksniff of internaton-
al affairs, and he is that now. A
hypocritical, time serving politician
of the least lovely type this coun-
try produces, he has run true to
form in all his dealings with the
great issues of this war, and in moth
ing else has this been more clearly
evident than in his remarkable eff
fort of yesterday to inject partisan
politics into the great problem now
confronting this nation.
To Cripple America
What other purpose can he have
than to cripple this country in the
conduct of war upon the success
full conduct of which depends its
verv existence?
So far as it relates to Mr. Roose-
welt, the gravamen of the Stone out
burst is that he has contributed to
the press certain criticisms of adj
ministrative incompetency which he !
homes to see corrected. So far as it /
relates to other republicans, the
Stone complaint is that they have
had hand in bringing about war in
vestigations. and with sinister poll
teal purpose.
Always Some Politics
There always is politics at WASH
ington and always will be politics,
or something worse, with men like
Stone holding office there. Where
partisan politics manifests itself at
this time of national peril as it does
in both camps upon occasion. the at
titude of the country is "a plague on
both you houses" But in connec-
tion with the Stone attack the coun-
lIy uOtS HOT IOIStt 'Ildt tHt lIlNcNli-
cation into the War Department,
which forced some needed changes,
was led by Senator Chamberlain, a
democrat, and that in the investiga-
tion designed to discredit the Food
Administration the leader was Sem
ator Reed. a democrat and Senator
Stones own colleague.
Democrats Go Further
AS for criticism, has Mr.. Roose-
welt or any other republican gone
as far as Senator Chamberlain did
on Saturday when he declared that
"the military establishment of Amer
ica has fallen down; there is no use
to be optimistic about a thing that
does not exist; there is inefficiency
in every branch and every depart
ment of the United States govern
ment"?
Senator Chamberlain is a demo-
c9t but that does not prevent his
speaking as patriot. Senator
Stone speaks the language of pet
ty partisan because he is incapable
Of speaking any other language.
Mr. Roosevelt can take care of
himself. His patriotism is 100 per
cent pure, and in the eyes of the
American people he needs no defen-
der.