Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-25


short notice and without time 10 PFC.
psrs an address He recalled that or
tho dais with him were Alton Z. Par.
4- her. Theodore Roosevelt and Julius
Kahn and that tho audience was "a
representative body that FOR patriotism
cannot DO e1ccllcd by 'any like body
in the United States" He then re.
!terated that no assumed responsibility
for tho speech as reported by news.
papers and had read to the Senate a
r verbatim report published in the New
York Tme@
Upon his return 10 Washington sen.
stor Chamberlain said nc received a
letter from presttcn, Wilson contain.
ling a quotation taken from tho New
York World and asking II tho quotation
was correct. The rresi6cn. wrote that
he did not like TO comment on the
statements until nc knew positively
that tho senator had sctually made
them.
The letter was received 100 late for
reply Sunday, Senator Chamberl la in
continued. but in 4 letter sent 20 the
White House tho following day he re-
piled that he Lad been quoted substan-
tally correct in the World. but asked
-. the President to road tho entire speech
US printed in tho Times, instead Of
only part OF il.
> WEED OFT DEFICIENCIES
AND LACK OF COORDINATION
Senator Chan,hsr;ain's letter added
., that no was discussing onl? the policy
or lack OF policy" OF tho military es-
g.. tael!shment. After Eating his expert.
cnce in the military affairs and ,esti-
n,on% in tho committees Investigations,
the Senator's letter continues
Il believe 7 know something about
tho deficiencies In the military estab-
iishr1cnt deficiencies which arc clear
~ recognized and proven in
system that ought to be rcmodcicd for
'he proper prosecution of the war,
- and have these disjon;cd and
unto-ordinated defects wccded out"
q. In HE letter the Senator also offered
20 go over the whole situation with
The President, but said he received no
reply. and on the following day the
Presidents statement criticiainE him
q, was published.
The Presidents statement and Scna.
tor Chanbcrlain's reply then were read
10 tho Senate, and the Oregon Senator
observed:
Il do not know il any reply to my
letter was necessary. assume tina,
statement is the answer
The statement Of the President
challenges me, Of course. for proof az
the statement in the New York Times,
TO which statement ! adhere and re-
peat before this body.
WOULD DIsPEL CLOUDS
THAT PEOPLE MAY SEE
he people OF this country may no,
SEQ this az ! do, but as chairman OF
'he Military Committee. as an Amer.-
can citizen and member Of this dis
ISL all tI,,t
say the things that are in me, and II
- succeed in making rift in the
clouds through which the American
people may sec, ! will feel that my
efforts have not been in vain"
Now that my truthfulness has been
questioned Senator Chamberlain con-
tinued. II feel it my duty 10 tell the
country something ! might not have
told under ordinary circumstances.
90 II Az man who loves his country
hest OF ALL and who would willingly
give his iifo for 1t. do it fearlossly
as an American citizen who desires 10
heIp and not to hinder"
He repeated he had not distorted tho
truth In his speech made i'll New York.
put mat. owing to tho great rush OF
nus,nesS Que TO the war. this President
mas probably not been able TO a.cer
tain the truth, and does not know the
truth From tho lips OF those closes,
10 the President, the chief executive
cannot learn the truth. not because
his advisers desire 10 mislead him. rut
because they arc situated in the Same
position as he
- The Secretary of War. in a general
statement to the country. which was
: carefully and ably prepared tells US
n mat sS,coo.0oo000 have been appro
~ pFiated for tho ordnance department.
e. and that contracts for :1,s77 900 900
~ nave been awarded ho continued
q, This is true. but tho secretary failed
~ 10 ten the country that America failed
~: 10 stand prepared"
~ France. blcd white" hc continued
q. IS furnishing America to-day and the
81. troops EothS abroad with boa,-. ord.
III nance. machine guns and airn,sn,a
~. lf re relied on the ordnance depart.
III nent in this emergency tand this IL =
>s war or artillery, tho war would be
n ompleted before ". ever cot enough
y, 10 the front Franco agreed TO d.livcr
rs this artillery. To win America? Did
10 she furnish it in order TO Inri,.
~ America"
~: REFERS SENATOR'S no
~ CONFIDENTIAL TESTIMONY
~ IL was improper. he said, 10 civ.
u details Of American purchases OF ord.
~ nance from the allies. but referred
~ senators 10 the confidential testimony
oefore the committee by Major Genera,
- Cro"ier, chief of ordnance
~ III Tie administration had wanted %
-. &c :air 20 the American people" ne
!. shouted why didn't the distinguished
'ecretar? OF War--and have the
y .1Shes' regard for him-lct tic people
- hhoW 20 thst the people could Assist
for
r. lamity that confron,s not only Amer.
- lea. but tho whole world?r
w. senator Chamberlain char-.d .b.
r.. the ordnance bureau failed in 1915 to
A.. preFare FOR war when I. seemed GER
n tain.
~ There were omens in tho sky" he
Il +. continued, that America couldn't k.cr