Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-28
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attitude could not be recorded on the
McLemore resolution. He intimated
that Senator Williams would vote for
any candidate provided he was a
| Democrat. adding: Il assume the
Vice President is on the stump in
I Wisconsin, but Mr. Davies is q Dem
ocrat.'
Deploring petty criticism of isolated
I cases IN war conditions. Senator Will
! iiams said there Is ito much pessi-
lrism" in the country and that oven
If Paris were captured and the Brit
ish army driven back to England. the
two English-speaking races would fl
rally win.
| Senator Fall of New Mexico, Re-
publican, interrupted with the re-
remark:
The only politics that has been i'll
jccted has been by the senator this
afternoon. His entire speech is Of
politics.
That is absolutely incorrect" SEN
| ator Williams replied II have at
tempted to. avoid partisan politics
since the war began. Today | spoke
only in defense of the attacks which
| largely have been induced by parti-
san motives"
Senator Curtis. Republican whip
| followed with defense Of Rep Len
root.
Senator SmOot declared that the
! Republicans had supported leeisla :
ton asked by the President 'although
some Of it has been revolutionary and
socialistic and in some cases unjusti-
fable and unnecessary"
mo Republican" he asserted. "has
! sought to secure party advantages by
calling attention Of the country to
admitted blunders of the administra-
ton. No word of warning of the eX.
travagant and wicked waste Of tho
peoples money or weaknesses in Elf
cheney of the administration nave
been intimated. but some Democrat
would Immediately rise and claim
that it would only bring joy to the
Kaiser
mo man while occupying the White
House." the Utah senator proceeded
has ever uttered structures against
his political opponents as severe as
President Wilson in his indianapolis
speech"
BY speech and actions in national
and local and by refusal to accept pro.
ferred services Of "a most capable
man. of the opposition party, he said
the President has proven his partisan
| ship.
President Wilson's recent letter &c
Mr.. Davies stating the McLemore
resolution was "Acid test" Of patriot
ism and his letter TO New Jersey
Democrats were cited by Senator
Smoot as proof Of the Presidents par.
tisan purposes.
Senator Jones' Speech
Failure Of government agencies to CO.
operate in the prosecution Of the wal
was laid to President Wilson by Senator
Jones of Washington today in speech
in the Senate. He charged that the
President had shown no disposition to
seek the advice Of Congress on the great
problems confronting the nation.
"The President ought to coordinate
himself, and the sooner he does it he
sooner will governmental agencies be
\ IuOTo clLCCtNCs Sdlu tccHdtOI JOHCS'
members Of Congress are ready and
anxious to cooperate fully with the ex-
ecutive and the President should not
only welcome but seek their counsel
and advice upon the great problems
which confront him. but he does not do
1t ] do not say this in any captious
spirit. 1t is the statement of a fact, a
| mn 10 MIC toh 20 PM :,
regretted by ALL
Senator Jones asserted that If the
Pr ,sident and Congress co-operated as
they should, feeling of patriotic unity
throughout the country that he feared
now was lacking. but which ought to
exist, would he created.
In directing his attention to prof.
teering. Senator Jones declared that
it was everywhere and the nations
need was it's common prey.
The fight for gain is so fierce that
it seems universal" he continued. at
| IL confined to no class or, condition.
Why is that? 1t is not because we
are not patriotic. We have not come
to realize what we must do to win
tillS WAL Ht ptopit wv Hol hno"
the real facts. They will not cease
their race for gain and profit till
they do know the urgent need for
sacrifice and self denial"
| Instead of the American people be-
/ ing ted the facts. the Washington
senator charged. they were being Civ
en- misleading statements.
! Nothing must be said that will
aid and comfort the enemy has met
every suggestion of lack of progress
heretofore" he continued. The time
has come to stop that cry. 1t is
the refuge of the coward and the era :
ven or the shield of the enemy's
| friend No greater aid can be given
! Germany in this dark hour than 70
lulI onr people into a false secur-
| ity."
I Senator Jones also took President
| Wilson to task for permitting the
! continued use OF grain and food
stuffs in the manufacture OF wine and
| beer. and the use OF transportation
facilities for the shipment of beer
and wines to the detriment Of the