Evening star., 1918-01-21

Z edss,is astar witness'' he would cite the
st1teme ent made-to the press by Mr.
WILCOX regarding the incompetence OF
the democratic party and its effect on
coming congressional elections He saio
a ,neeting of the republican leaders
had been called at st. Louis on FED
r@ry IL to inaugurate winter can
palgn.
"Col. Roosevelt has engaged a hall In
st. Louis to make q war speech the @ gay
before the committee meeting Soh
ator Stone continued.
"f now introduce my star witness
Theodore Roosevelt himself-whom
characterize as the most sedi1ious ma, man
of this man Is aflame with fnordlnate
ambition. and he runs amuck. his
chief thought is not to help the gov.
Of Roosevelt. Almost every day this
man speaks in bitter and contemptuous
dispara cement of the President and the
majority members of this Congress.
Esery week +, for % Iong tune nder me cons on
tract for money consideratfon-thln
of It, for money-villainous screeds IN
tho Kansas City Star-attacking the
President and the government Ihese
Roosevelt contributions are reproduced
in. numerous important newspapers.
Whatever may be said OF the papers
reproducing these disloyal utterances.
the Kansas City Star is chiehy
responsible.
Citing criticisms of Mr.. Roosevelt's
editorials, Senator Stone continued:
Would Mean Arrest Of Others.
For example. Roosevelt denounces
the President and the government in
terms that would subject al
most any other citizen to arrest yet
his utterances. which I say would be
denounced as reasonable IL made by
others. are widely published without
even official protest.
81 have quoted these utterances OF
Roosevelt, first, to show that his vaunt-
ed claim. self-advertfsed, of a superior
brand of patriotism is empty. and, sec
ondly, to inquire why Roosevelt may
say things with inpunity which a citi-
Zen of lesser consequence dare not even
repeat without danger of Indictment
for disloyalty."
At this point the senator made his
reference to Roosevelt as an aid to the
kaiser and then turned to the congress
sional war Investigations. He did not
question the right of Congress to make
the inquiries, but rather their purpose
and publicity given to national diff
culties.
Il cannot believe" he said. that
worldwide advertisement of alleged
deficiencies in our war activities, even
IL ultimately found true, is necessary
to bring about administrative reforms.
/ doubt the wisdom of wide-open in
yestigations into almost everything
that might be made the subject of criti-
cism of the administration.
Il do not mean that administrative
errors should be concealed from our
people OF course mistakes have been
made by the Observation-Disclosures
many and grave mistakes. In the cir
cumstances that was inevitable. but is
II necessary for US to stand on a house,
top and proclaim these mistakes with
q loud voice to the whole world?"
Advertises Nations Weakness.
Considering everything. Mr. Stone
asserted that the achievements of this
congress and tie administration sig
Without parallel in the worlds history"
ssdue publicity given present mis-
s32es, he said, had advertised the ma
tfcns ms weakness to the enemy. -
me time for Haunting them is past"
ne continued. This Is the time for
UNIVERSAL national sympathy and SOL
idarity My appeal now is to my col
Isagues on this side to stand firmly
ssanst influences calculated to mislead
US. and I appeal to my colleagues on
the other side OF this chamber to thrust
nack the evident rising tide Of parti-
rsEerated. is to elect Congress out Of
mfmony with the President.
What would happen to the Wilson
aoministration II the republican party
o1A0 nave SOHlIOl OF the next Con-
gress?" he asked IF were to adont
- use OF Billy Sunday classics. the
ssident would have a hell Of a
In concluding. the Missouri senator
presented statistics of what he termed
were partisan appointments Of state
VAT ssnnia e0mmittees: In New York. he said.
2 republican governor appointed eighty
two republicans and three democrats
wnrae rad IN , Ohio Democratic governor
democrats. In California the repub-
rean governor: he asserted. named six
Gratis He gave the statistics to show.
hs hsd asserted sssn that democratic governors
not "oo
Non-Partisanship Discussed.
Regarding criticism that President
wilson has not utilized the services of
noted republicans. including Roose-
veit- Gen. Leonard Wood, EIihu Root
former President Taft and Charles
hughes, Senator Stone cited, as proof