The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-08
Even Republicans Join in APP
plausc for Virginian Defend
ing Baker
DECLARES KAISER
IS OBLIGATED TO
OREGON SENATOR
Asserts That Speech Will Re-
trieve Courage of Hun Sol
diers and Speaks of 'Blood
Outlines

washington. Feb I'm speech
punctuated by Democratic rebel yelIs,"
Representative Carter Glass. OF yir-
EInia. this afternoon delivered an en-
phRtic defense OF Sc :retarv Bakers
administration Of the war department
and an equally vigorous attack on
senator Cham berlRin.
Once or twice applause extended TO
the Republican side OF the aisle.
With 8laas address publicly an
nounced as representative of the ad-
ministration. galleries and floor were
crowded. Jose~h +. TumuIty. score
tasy . the president. sat in q promi-
nent @allery seat. Senator Dliie James,
AN administration stsiwart from the
upper house took q place On the Goor.
frequently appiauding.
Mistakes and SHORTCOMINGS by tho
war department.. C ass freely admitted
But, he declared. they were outshone
by the marvellous achievement" OF
having raised an army e all Senator
Cham berlaiu's speech AID the pending
!nvestiga cations. he asserted. had one
purpose--to pick flaws. magnify them
into ch2rses Ct general iueHiciency and
get backer,"
For Cnam berlaiu. from his eminent
position, 10 ch.res American lmpotency
at this moment he said. was TO
strengthen tagging German morale,
quiet German discomfort, and protect
fhe war
II nave read the 1000 pages Of the
war department investigation with my
orr eyes" he said. and from the tes-
ttnony I turned away not with tram
bling apprehension for the sons have
iY service bur with E.m faith and cor
hdence,
uonxhs Cuu~ from France.
instead o' America taking artillery
fealn ''hlned3ng Franoe." said Glass,
t7e United states bought what arms
ard supplies It d!d at the eal rest re-
,su@sf Of French military men. them
selves over supplied" lie said France
hpt proposed that the arrangement be
continued. and that Great Britain had
sp1tea to sef1 General rershing certain
amountp Of munitions
Roth this charge aud the one that
kra5or-f;enerel Cto1'er. chief Of ord
nance vas incompetent he declared
~ be mere Rftrrfpta In a carpai gn ~
"ret-b7c ker" He said the American
array. no matter where IL got its guns
s. row better suppiied with machine
rifles than any ~ its allies or the Ger
mans
Gentlemen tell rs wa should have
taken any gums In hand we could get.
a. that we had Instead OF waiting for
the improved patterns meanwhile buy
Ing. current supplies from our allies
roor guns and p raeamutTin army 10
break tho H,udenhurg line"
Tackles ChSraheriniu.
striking sr Senator Cham beTisin
personally, MIR. Glass read from the
congressional records 10 show that in
1af4 and 1915. the senate military Rf-
fairs committee bad allow "a only $3.50
ono for small arms, and bad cnt
proposed expenditure or 100000 for
motor trucks to an even more pitifui
s35 coo" II vas IN these years, said
Mr. GLASS, thai Chamberlain had
ciafned that amy haif-wttted fool
could see war WAS upon us"
Mr. Glass read records 90 chow the
army mortality rate to he So per one
thousand and trat % Washington. n.
G.. II per ope Thousand Tie said tho
country should rather admire and
wonder A. the general figures than
nick sensational accusations Of neglect
when think OF the stup~ndous
TASK undertaken" he asserted. y have
literally a feeling OF awe. When
sec the actual proEress made. won
der how II could have been done,
There In lack OF coordination: conflict
If authority: poutingE md chickering's
stan the machine Is d. ing ahead
Concluding Glass said
almost a. the moment Won HertifnS
had appointed 20 ntnte his terms, with
,he German people threatening to ton
nle thrones and Danish dynasties. Mr.
chamberlain projects this astounding
attack On tho government Of tho coun-
try The military estab1ishr1ent--s
myth. That's what Won Tirpitg and
Reventlow had been saying. How
obliged to MFR. Chamberlain the kaiser
will be for thus confirming his con-
temptuous estimate OF American ca
pacity.
speech of German Comfort.
'Py this speech. the declining morale
IF German citizen and soldier will be
retrieved; their courage to hold fast
and fght on encouraged; their resolve
to dictate terms on a victorious field
renewed. Thousands of American boys
who might have survived will find
their last resting place on the heights
Of Argonne or the plains OF Flanders
Gan thus made soothsayers OF evil.
with dramatic junction., imagine they
are acquitted Of blood guiltnessT
Major General Wheeler. of the ord
nance department. told the senate mill
tsry affairs committee today, that by
Nav the American army Will be sup
Piled with United States-made protec-
tiles.
Due to the sinking of the Tuscania.
It Is uncertain when Secretary Baker
will appear again before the commit
tee. Senators Thomas and Kirby, mem
bers of the committee, soon are to
defend the administration in speeches
Renator Lodge introduced a bill ex
empting the navy department from OPP
Grafton ~ any law creating a NUM-
lions director.
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