Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-25
Senator McCumber Declares
Cause of Democracy is
Impetiled.
WIDESPREAD GRAFT
IN WAR CONTRACTS
North Dakotan Attacks Profiteers, La
Dor Slackers and Government Off.
caIs Who Fail to Stand Against
Graft and Delay in War Preparations
Charges Government Encourages
Robbery Of Public Treasury.

Washington. Feb. 25.-Deuouncing
the bolshevlki surrender to Germany,
Senator McCumber, republican, of
North Dakota, told the senate today
that a bolsheviki sentiment in Ameri-
ca was of no less danger to the cause
OF democracy as against autocracy.
Profiteers, labor slackers and govern
ment officials who failed to stand
against them were assailed by the sem
ator in vigorous terms.
Unless conditions changed. the sena-
tor. declared, only a collapse OF the
central powers can save the allies from
defeat.
The senator began with a denuncia-
ton of the bolshevikl surrender
Search the worlds history" he said,
'.and nothing can be found to approach
this damnable treachery.
with the spectacle Of national I'M
potency and disgrace before you and
enlightened by the appalling condi-
tions in our ship yards Is it not about
bolsheviki Of cur own country who are
imperiling the lives Of our soldiers In
France?
Holsheviki Cancer in America.
80, too, we, have seen the effect OF
this bolshevikl sentiment, stil more,
always more, regardless OF Justice In
the shameful delay in the ship indus
try, on whic', the very life of great
world industry depends.
"The time has arrived for tho Amer
lean people to accept this challenge.
while this tolsheviki cancer which
is sapping our strength Is not confined
to any one class it, nevertheless. man
ifests itself in its most malignant form
In supply profiteering and In LABOR
profiteering ir our ship yards.
Hog Island Shipyard Graft"
"In supply proftecring,' Senator Nc
Cumbcr sail he would name only ono
ship yard--HCs Island. The founda-
ton Of that yard" he said. is laid on
graft. and tha cost g construction will
be three or four times the government
estimate. This single noldup Will not
cost less THAI s30,000,00O
Like conditions prevail thruout the
country wherever speeding up Of pro-
duction Is necessary Contracts OF
suspicious character have been o. KID
by the government officials. Men who
never saw 4 chip yard and men who
have no capital have been contracted
to build ships, and they in turn have
contracted to sub-let these contracts
retaining big commissions. Banks
have charged big bonuses for securing
contracts for their customers. "a
Despite The need for ships and not
withstanding the patriotic feeling OF
Gompers. union labor in our shipyards
is Stacking in a most shameful and
disgraceful manner.
Government Officials Responsible.
Just how long the American people
will submit to being robbed. first by
the material men. and then by labor
and then have both robberies encour-
aged by the government. the Lord only
knows.
'1f the country Is being robbed II
Is the fault OF the officials in charge
and not because OF lack OF power &c
prevent IT.
The senator estimated there were
$500, 900 men between the ages Of II
and 62 doing practically nothing and
yet soldiers are compelled to die fol
these men,"