New-York tribune., 1918-01-22

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lately subject Of the Kniser that the
INK IS scarcely dry upon his nnturalizn-
LION papers may or may not be sig
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Roosevelt Cannot Forgive"
"'Thc cold fact remnins Colonel
Roosevelt cannot forgive President
Wilson for being President. lie can
not forgive the people for electlng Will
I son. lie cannot refrain in this hour
OF crisis from attempting to divide the
people in their loyalty and their war
purpose in ordor that he may again be-
como the President. That this daily
diatribc is circulated from that city is
a matter Of shame to II city that has
stood foremost in every patriotic move
ment' hrst in its undivided support to
the war, to Liberty loans, to the Rcd
Cross, to the volunteer forces.
For ccrta in it is that were the Kai-
Sc, scr hlmsclf given free editorial rein in
,hls country, were BcrnstorF back. with
hts plottngs and his subsidy of news
papers, they would pen to-day the vcrv
articles which Colonel Theodore Roosc,
Velt sends broadcast through The Kan
sas City STAR"
For example, Roosevelt denounccs
the President and the government IN
terms that would subject almost anv
other citizen to arrest--yct his inter-.
ancea, which | say would be denounced
"s treasonablc If made by others. are
widely published without even official
protest o''''"'
Il have quoted these utterances Of
HooSevelt. first, to show that his vaunt-
eo claim, self advertised, Of a superior
brand or patriotism is empty and, sec
ondly, to inquire whether Roosevelt
may say things with impunity which
c't'Zen OF lesser consequence dare
not even repeat without danger of in
dlctment for disloyalty."
At this point the Senator made his
reference to Roosevelt as an aid 70
the Kaiser and then turned to the
Songresslonal war Investigations. He
dld not question the right of CONGRESS-
to make tho inquiries, but rather their
purpose and publicity given to national
difficulties. ''''''""'
4 cannot believe,'' he said. "that
World-wlde Advertisement of alleged de-
nclencles IN our war activities. even If
ultimately found true, is necessary to
orlng ABOUT administrative reforms"
0onsl,derlng everything, Mr.. Stone
asserted that the achievements of this
Congress and the Administration "sjn-
haii2ed degree of marked success
"lthout parallel in the worlds his
tory" Undue publicity given present
mistakes, he said. had advertised the
nations weakness to the enemy.
Tho Republican leaders PURPOSE. he
reiterated, II is to elect a Congress out
OF harmony with the President
"What would happen to the Wilson
Admlnistration if the Republican party
should have control OF the next Con-
gress ?" he asked. "If were to adopt
the use cf Billy Sunday classics the
President would have u hel! Of a time"
In concluding the Missouri Senator
presented statistics of what he termed
were partisan appointments off state
war committees. In New York. he
said Republican Governor appointed
elghty-two Republicans and three
Democrats, while in Ohio n Democrat
ic Governor named eighteen Repubii-
cans and ten Democrats. In California
the Republican Governor, he asserted,
named sixty-threc Republicans anl
four Democrats. He gave the statistics
to show. he asserted. that Democratic
Governors had been non-partican in
their appointments, while Republican
Governors h1 NOT