The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-22
Loyalty and Huddleston
 Real Issues, Says Pettus
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says fin his speech under the title Con- script a Congressman under date April 22, 1918: of the dozens of measures re- lattng to the war. either directly or in directly. in only three have I voted against what was reported as the judg- ment of officers of the administration Those three are the conscription bill, the espionage bill and the explosives bill
 These are the most vital bills that have been passed. Without them Ameri- ca would be the laughing stock of Ger many. And yet, MT. Huddleston says that he voted for all but these. It were better had he voted against some of the material measures, and voted for these vital laws.
 Upon conscription MT Huddleston not only voted in the negative, but made two speeches, the first under date January 10, 1917. He says that he has been crit icized for mailing his speeches out to his constituents. The chief criticism on that point that have heard is that he mailed out these harsh criticisms of the law and appeals to prejudice after the act had become law, when the reading of such literature certainly could not have been an incentive to the men called to the colors to respond cheerfully
 PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES
 -On page five of his speech, January
 
 milton makers builders of ships for the navy and contractors for army supplies; those who coin their profits out of human blood and suffering, who owe their af- fluence to the great tragedy, men, who, masquerading as patriotic societies, have fomented the fears of the people, have financed moving pictures to terrorize the people, and carried on nationwide propaganda for vast increases in army and navy in order that they might sell their wares
 ssWe know that even in times of peace there have been certain patriotic Socle- ties who have sought to keep the sacred fires burning upon the altar of liberty We know that when our country was turned towards the vortex of this world war the flames upon those altars of patriotic societies, some of which are said to have had their homes even here in the city of Birmingham, burned property, and they demanded undivided allegiance in questions of patriotism and prepared ness to meet the dangers that threaten us from our public officers
 ssAnd. yet in this speech your repre- sentative classes war protiteers with men masqueradng with patriotic socletles.
 ssOn page of this speech he says: That some citizens have much less ln- terest in the public defense than others; they have less at stake; less to de- sfend. The rayages of war outside or the horrors of the actual battlefield fall chief ly upon property
 s.The idea that he seeks to convey IS that thepoor man owes no allegiance to his flag. or his country, or at least has not as much at stake in the common partnership of the democratic govern nnent as a man who may have acquired some money or some property. He over looks the fact that in country ike this any man of great industry and Tn. tegrity may be poor today, but man or means tomorrow; that the railway con ductor of today may be the president of his road tomorrow; that this is the land of equal opportunity.
 .sIf that is the leadership to which labor looks, would tell them to be- ware Far better had they look to some man like Samuel Gompers, who stands shoulder to shoulder to his govern ment, helping to uphold the torch of liberty that is shining today through cut the world.
 "IIe voted for war. but voted against the only measures by which the democ-