Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-02-02

WIN shScu, lulcI, INC rOOu Dill WHICH,
the measure had hardly supporter
OH the floor.
Today 1T was the same aggressive
yet tranquil Chamberlain who faced
the Senate. This man from Oregon
well along in years, but rugged and
with the fighting spirit Of the West
still there, spoke this time to vindi-
cate himself not. he cXplalnco as me
opponent Of the Executive, who had
challenged his word, but as one whose
integrity III duty to country had
been assaulted.
Senator Chamberlain affected no
oratorical flourish His delivery.
while almost conversational at times
was Enthusiastically virile. and he
made his points with emphatic force
AT ono time the Senator went just n
bit into the dramatic when he stepp-
dinto the aisle and after alluding
to the Impeachment of his integrity
after standing by the President In
all his war legislation, exclaimed:
"Et III Brute"
At one point Senator Chamberlain
read letters from 4 father and a sis
ter of soldiers who had died. they
charged from woeful neglect The faith
err after writing of the narrowing
illness Of his son, spoke Of finding
the body Of his boy. apparently aban-
donNi, lying against Il door in base
hospital. gasp went through the gal
lcries as Senator Chamberlain read
TIE fathers description of this un-
ncrving discovery. These letters he
put in. MIR. Chamberlain explained TO
show what neglect had been shown
"oldicrS who had given their services
to their country.
Senator Chamberlain did not hest
tate to charge that the death Of thous
andS Of soldiers in camp were attri-
hutabc to neglect. He asked in thund
cring tone if this were not evidence of
the incfficiency he had charged
against the War Department.
MIR. CHAMBERLAIN'S SPEECH.
Beginning. Senator Chamberlain
said:
mir. President, l rise to a question
of personal privilege For twcnty-four
years Of my life | have served the
public Of my State in one capacity or
another to the best of an ability which
Providence saw fit to endow me with
and in all that time have never had
my integrity impcachcd, and l am
frank to say that l have passed
through some Of as bitter campaigns
as have fallen to the lot Of any man.
1t IS. therefore, with some feeling Of
humiliation. and | may say with sad
ness, that | rise before this distingu
ished body upon a question Of person
al privilege when my vcrac!ty mas been
called in qucstion-not by an ordi-
nary citizen III the ordinary
walks Of l;tc~-not one of my
collcagucs-who feel stand upon
the same platform as myself socially
and politically, but by very distingu
ishcd gentleman, who has the love and
admiral on of the people of this coun
try and who through their suffrage
now occupies the highest place III
the gift Of our people, and, may say,
the highest place Of any man on the
face Of the earth.
1t is, therefore. with a peculiar feel
ing thai l rise to address myself to
the attack which has been made upon
me. Mr.. President and | do it not with
any feeling OF unkindness. because
the personal differences between the
distinguished President and myself
amount to nothing to the American
people, but there are great policies
at 'ssue between us and between 9TH
er people OF this country which may,
Mr.. President, involve the very life OF
the country and possibly the civiliza
ton Of the world.
Some days ago Il distinguished
BODY Of cit 'Zcns of New York invited
me to deliver an address before the
National Security League l accept
cd that invitation. On the dais with
me were some OF the most distingu--
lshed men in America. The presiding
OFFICER Of that meeting was Il gentle
man whom our distinguished Prcsi-
ucnt has seen fit to honor, and who
has been highly honored by other
Executives in days gone by. l pre-
fer TO the Hon. lIlihu Root.
"On my right sat Alton b. Parker,
who was once a candidate of our par.
ty for the Presidency. On the left of
the presiding officer was a very dis
tingu:shcd Republican friend Of mine
and friend of his country, though
born in country that is now at war
with America, Julius Kahn of Cali
1ornla no his left was Il distinguish
ed eX-Pres dent OF the United States
in the person of Mr.. Roosevelt. The
widow Of eN-President Cleveland was
there, and Mr.. President, I say with
out fear OF contradiction that Of the
1000 people there they represented
every walk OF life and represented
body Of patriotism that cannot DO
eNcellcd in a like number Of people
anywhere in the United States.
SPOKE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
"This address, was delivered to them.
In the multitude Of affairs that have
fallen to my lot it was impossible for
me- to prepare an address, and I ap,
peared before them and delivered an
cXtemporancous address, and did not
even have time to correct the proof
OF or revise it after it was delivered
1t was reported in The New York
Times, and apears to be verbatim
report. and | assume the responsible.
ity of the speech as printed in that
paper. If there are any inaccuracies