The Monticellonian., 1918-10-11

in the debate. Utah. Nevada, Idaho, Montana, Colorado, New Mexico, Afi- zora and California were in evidence aDd while there was great deal of i opposition to the bill u was finally i passed without dtsSnn: SeRator Then- as of Colorado voiced T. general idea 1 which prevailed in regard to the bill when he said: In ordinary times ti1ere is no feature of this measure that would commend itself to the ap- proHal of my Judgment However, il was war necessity and shat made all the difference in the world"
 Congressman McLemore of Texas he of a certain resolution fame. went ] through the process of asquaring him self in speech in the house. He started right off by speaking of con demnation and miSropresentation from preiudiced perjured and paid press. Then he explained the notorious McLe- more resolution, which was not only condemned by "preiudiced. perjured and paid press, but by President &Ytl- son, and which was by tremendous majority sent 10 its grave in the house of representatives
 MeLemore says he voted against con scriptiOn, but points out that in doing . so he voted with Champ Clark, the speaker; Claude Kitchin. the majority leader, and Hubert Dent chairman of the committee on military affairs. "all good men, honest old-time Democrats,' asserted the Texan. Among other measures on which he east votes con trary to the wishes of the administra= ton was that to send Roosevelt abroad with volunteers and the bill creating Herbert Hoover food dictator and pIac- ing at his command $162 000.00O." His objection to Hoover was that he had been away from this country 23 years and had never voted.
 McLemore WIS comparatively un- i known until he introduced q resoln- ton the purpose ef which was to keep Americans eff ships of the hellgerent nations while we were still neutral nation. It created q storm of dissent.
 The pro-German has had his chance i for q week or more. He comes to the front every time Germany or one of her puppets suggests peace. One can tell the pro German at once because he begins to clamor for peace, to point out that the war Is nearing the end and that t Is the duty of our people to consider the various suggestions for ending the war which have been made by the central powers. The pro-German or near pro-German insists that the United States cannot ignore offers of peace. He points out that as late as February 22, 1917, Pres ident Wilson spoke for peace and quotes his phrase peace without vic tory" as though 1t were applicable to present conditions. Furthermore, the pro-German insists that terms of peace must be by negotiation and treaty and that they cannot be dictated to the central powers by the allied govern rnents. It Is the idea Of those who were for Germany before the United States entered the conflict that the al lies cannot crush Germany and die tate terms Tn Berlin. They forget that Grant made unconditional surrender" n famous phrase and that in 1870 Ger many dictated terms of peace to France at Paris.
 It Is evident that our former Ger man sympathiZers and our pro-Ger- mans in this country are as dull as the Germans themselves in regard to the final results of the war. They fall to grasp the idea that the main purpose of the struggle is to make it impos- sibe for German barbarism again to menace the civilization of the world.
 Confidential discussion" of peace terms was what the Austso-IIungarian note suggested. How the mist of past ages cings to the diplomats of the ally of Germany. Hole-in-the corner negotiations A few men to secretly bargain about nations and make the map of the world. They are dreaming of the days so long past that it is al most idle to even answer them. Presi- dent Wilson has placed the seal of dis approval upon secret diplomacy in one of his stirring utterances. As this war is being waged to make the world safe for democracy. it may be thor oughly understood that the people will have voice in determining the final adjustments.
 In a speech in California. repub-
 ished in the Congressional Record, Senator Phelan said to his home peo- pile: We have been obliged. by req