The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-01-21
BILL
DECLARES WAR
ON OPPOSITION.
DELIVERS RADICALLY PARTISAN
SPEECH FROM FLOOR OF
THE SENATE
OPENS BITTER WARFARE
CHARGES REPUBLICAN LEADERS
WITH OPPOSING GOVERNMENT
FOR POLITICS

WASHINGTON -.Ch ar cterizing
Former President Roosevelt as "the
most potent agent the kaiser has in
America" and the "Most seditious
man of consequence in America, Sen
ator Stone, addressing the senate to-
day, charged the Republican leaders
are engaged in a studied effort to
make politics out of the war. Their
object is 'to take the government
over into their own hands" by partisan
criticism of the conduct of the war,
he declared
Was Carefully Prepared
Senator Stones address, carefully
prepared, the first of political signifi-
canoe made in congress since the Uni
ted States entered the war, and re-
garded as the forerunner of bitter
partisan strife, exoriated partisanship
in the war. Besides Colonel Roose-
velt, the Missouri senator named
Chairman Wilcox of the Republican
national committee and Senator Pen
rose among Republican leaders as his
Witnesses to the political plot he
alleged. Investigations by congress
of war operations, Senator Stone also
declared, have almost entirely been
launched by Republicans and adroitly
exploitely for partisan purposes.
The Colonel "a Menace"
Citing statements of the Republican
leaders regarding the political plans
and editorials of Colonel Roosevelt,
which, he said, "are villainous screeds,
published for money Senator Stone
declared
"On my responsibility as a senator
/ charge that since our entrance into
the war Roosevelt, by his attacks on
the government has been a menace
and obstruction to the successful
prosecution of the war.
"The only possible effect OF these
widely published utterances of this
man." said Senator Stone, ''has been,
as they were designed to be, to dis
credit and bring the present govern
ment into public disfavor and weaken
it's hold on the popular confidence.
That seems to be the Rooseveltian
standard of patriotism"
Prosecute for Disloyalty
Similar utterances made by less
powerful citizens, Senator Stone as
serted, would subject them to presecu-
ton for disloyalty. I
"Of all men," the Missouri senator
continued, Roosevelt is most re- |
sponsible for what he denounces. He S
does his work cunningly. In the
front of his propaganda he throws :
deceptive political camouflage. |
charge Theodore Roosevelt whether
willingly or not I don't know, is the
most potent agent the kaiser has IN S
America. I cannot escape the belief a
that this exceptional colonel, who has +
played so many games of questionable Q
politics. is now playing another game r
If his particular brand for a very :
great stake"
Attack AdOitly Directed
The Republican plans he cited,
senator Stone said, "have been ad-
'oitly directed"
"Many, if not all Republican SEN
ltors,' he asserted, "are acting IN
manifest concert with dominant Re r
,ublican leaders throughout the coun- =
ry to make politics out of the war q
AS proof of Republican partisan -
lans, Senator Stone, declaring tnat f
here is no need "to try to fool each :
ther, or to fool the country" and
eclared that congressional investiga-
ions of the war proposed by Republ1-
ans were significant. q
Object is Party Victory :,
Calling attention to the elections Y
ext fall of the entire house member
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