The Mena weekly star., 1918-02-28
SCORED AMERICAN
 "DOLSHEV|Kr
Senator McCumber of North Dakota Says Sentiment Is No Less Dan- aerous to Cause of Democracy
 Here Than in Russia.


 Washington, Feb. 25. = Denounc- ing the Bolsheviki surrender to Germany, Senator McCumber, re- publican of North Dakota, told the senate today that a "Bolsheviki'' sentiment in America was of no less danger to the cause of democracy against autocracy. Proflteers labor slackers and government officials who fail to stand against them were assailed by the senator in vigorous terms.
 Unless conditions change, the sen ator declared, only a collapse of the central powers can save the allies from defeat. The senator began with denunciation of the Bolshe- wiki surrender.
 Russian Treachery Denounced
 Search the worlds history, de- clared Senator McCumber, and nothing can be found even to ap- proach this most damnable treach- cry to the faithful and bleeding all lies-this blackest treason to coun- try and national honor. For this ig- nominious surrender under Bolshe- wiki reign, let every Russian patriot for a thousand years wear branded on his cheek the blush of shame.
 With this spectacle of national impotence and disgrace before you and enlightened by the appalling condition in our shipyards, is it not time we were turning our attention to the Bolsheviki doctrine of those in our own country who are para lyzing the arms of our government and imperiling the lives of our sol- diers in France?
 Would Arouse America
 50, too, we have seen the effect of this Bolsheviki sentiment more, still more. always more, regardless of justice, regardless of patriotic duty, in the shameful delay in ship construction on which the very life of great world principle depends, and we are told that every line of industry upon which the life of the government depends, will soon be reduced to the same condition of impotency.
 "The time has arrived for the American people to accept this challenge.
 This Bolsheviki cancer which is sapping our strength and leopard izing our safety manifests itself in sits most malignant form in supply proflteering and in labor protlteer- ing in our shipyards."
 Hog Island Shipping Scandals
 In supply profiteering, Senator MeCumber said, he would name only one shipyard, Hog Island. The foun- dation of that yard he said, lis laid on graft, and the cost of construc- tion, he said, will be three or four times the governments original es- timate', adding this single holdup Of the government will probably cost not less than $30O00,00O."
 Like conditions prevail", he con- tinued, throughout the country Wherever speeding up production has become necessary. Contracts of the most atrocious character, all ways against the government, have been 0. k.d by government officials. The government pays every dollar or expense for raw materials and yet pays individuals enormous prof It's. Men who never saw shipyard, men who had no capital, have been given contracts to build ships. and they Tn turn have contracted to sub let those contracts to others, re- talning big commissions. Banks have charged immense bonusess for securing ce ntracts for their cus- toners ana all this within the knowledge of, or easily obtainable by government officials"
 Union Labor Slackers
 Despite the fact the nation needs ships as never before in order to transport troops. and supplies abroad, and notwithstanding the patriotic fervor of Gompers,n union labor in our shipyards lis stacking Tn a most shameful and disgraceful manner,n the senator declared.
 Just how long the American peo- pie will submit to being robbed, irst by the material men, then by the laborer. and then to having both robberies encouraged and acquiesed m by the government, the Lord only knows
 If the country is being robbed, it IS the fault of the officials in charge and not because of lack of power to prevent it.n
 Millions Doing Nothing
 Senator McCumber estimated there were 6.500,000 men between the ages of i8 and 62 in this country | dolng practically nothing but yet soldiers are compelled to die for these men,"
 When we send men to France ana then allow these remaining at home to receive either enormous wages for labor, which they do not perform, or enormous profits on goods furnished, thereby delaying | and hindering the government in it's efforts to speed up construction, the death of every soldier by reason of this delay is chargeable not alone to he slaekpre and idlarc hf1f f., nam