The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-07-19

Whether he CONSIDERS that the Presi-
dent of the United States was un.
American or pro-German when he sug.
gested and declared on Feb. 20 and
March 5 and March 10 that he hoped
and desired to keep the United States
out of the European war. | challenge
him to say whether he asserts that
the President of the United States put
the stamp Of his approval upon the
crimes against Belgium and the sink.
Ing Of the Lusitana because he then
still cherished the hope that the eoun-
try might be kept out Of the European
war, without the sacrifice of honor or
the surrender of principles.
Germany and England.
But my opponent points out one
sentence in this telegram and charges
that it brands the signers Of the tele-
gram as pro-German and un-Ameri-
can. The substance of that sentence
Is that the signers Of the telegram
considered that the aggression Of Ger
nations differ only in methods. Fol-
lowing the sentence Of which COM
plant is made and in the same para
graph there is the assertion that the
German naval decree followed the
English decree closing large areas in
the North Sea to neutral shipping, and
the notice that mine fields had been
placed which endangered neutral YES
sells which might attempt to sail those
seas. 1t is perfectly absurd and en-
tirely unwarranted to say that the
signers of the telegram meant to con-
done the atrocities of Germany in the
sinking of the Lusitania. DID NOT
THEN NOR HAVE SINCE CON-
DoNED THE GERMAN ATRocl.
TIES; AND MY OPPONENT WELL
KNOWS 1T. 1t was no more the pur-
pose to condone these acts Of Ger
many than 1t was the purpose of the
President of the United States when,
on Jan. %, 1917, he delivered to Con-
gress his message in which he de-
clared It was essential to the future
peace and welfare of the country that
1.-The war should end without victory
to either group Of combatants."
When l signed the telegram March
s, 1917, hoped that the United States
might be kept out of war and ex-
pressed that hope to the President. !
expressly declared to the President
that we should be kept out Of war only
il 1t could be done without the sur
render of principle or sacrifice of
honor. My opponent in the race refers
to this telegram in the following Ian
guage: IF THE KAISER WE'RE TO
LAND AT NEW YORK HE WOULD
GREET SENATOR WHITLEY AND
HIS FELLOW SIGNERS OF THE
TELEGRAM AS HENCHMEN." This
charge is made in the face Of the fact
that my opponent well knows that
from the time the Germans committed
the overt act which led the President
20 ask from Congress declaration Of
a state of war against Germany have
been active In the prosecution of war
activities, and have contributed to the
full measure of my ability to the pros
ecution of the war. CHARGE THAT
EVERY STATEMENT AND EVERY
INSINUATION AND SUGGESTION
MADE BY MY OPPONENT AND HIS
SUPPORTERS THAT HAVE EVER
BEEN UN-AMERICAN OR DISLOY-
AL IN ANY, DEGREE, is PUT OUT
BY THEM WITH THE FULL CON.
vlCTION in THEIR OWN MINDS
THAT THEY ARE INDUCING IN
THE MOST OUTRAGEOUS AND
MALICIOUS CALUMNY, AND is
NOT MADE BY THEM IN GOOD
FAITH.
On Aug. Fl, 1917, more. than four
months after war was declared, my op-
ponent delivered an address at Mem.
phls, Tenn, In which he stated, "as
events followed events and the fright
fuiness Of the German military policy
became more and more evident,
THOSE OF US WHO sYMPA.
THIzED WITH THE GERMAN
CAUSE WERE LITTLE HY LITTLE
ALiENATED." ! challenge my oppo-
nent to answer the people Of Missouri
upon that statement as to when he
ceased to sympathlxe with Germany.
WHEN AND WHERE DID He CON-
DENIM uN-AMERicANisM OR DIS
LOYALTY OR DENouNcE PEOPLE
AS UN-AMERicAk OR DIsLoYAL
BEFORE HE BECAME A cANpi.
DATE FOR THE UNITED STATES
sENATEf
Ny opponent Is quoted as having
said that the telegram which l signed
denounced the United States as guilty
OF ingratitude and injustice should 1t
80 to war against Germany. This Is a
deliberate effort to create false i'm
preston by distorting facts.a another
evidence of bad faith is the effort to
create the impression that the signers
OF this telegram met and signed 1t at
the same time. My name is signed
near the top Of the list. and / had
nothing to do with the other sigma
lures.
ALL THE EFFORTS WHICH
HAVE BEEN MADE TO DISTORT