The Washington herald., 1918-03-29
SOLONS IN DEBATE

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in the regular army as a private. at
the bottom OF the ladder.
81 have rover asked a favor for
him: l have never written a letter
for him l wanted him to take his
chances with the rest Of the boys"
Although he is Senator La Fol-
letto'S closest friend and political as
sociate in the chamber. Gronna did
not refer to Williams dcnunciation
of the Wisconsin man.
End Is Not Yet.
The end Of the political Dc bate Is
not yet. The Overman bill granting
the President large powers for re-
organization will he brought up on
Monday. and this is certain to af-
ford an opportunity for harsh Ian
guaEc. particularly as Monday is
the day preceding the Badger State
election.
Quite a part Of Senator Williams
speech was taken with reading edi-
torials reprinted in a Milwaukee
new wspapor-Journal - headed Len
root Should Withdraw" He had to
read the clippings, because Fall. of
| New Mexico, objected to their auto
matte insertion in the Record.
"Prosident Wilson is the greatest
man in the world. except possibly
David Lloyd Jones'" proclaimed will
I IiamS.
Lloyd George" was Senator Over
mans audible correction. Williams
allusion to Victor Berger was:
der Indictment who ought to be in
termed. l started to say something
stronger"
! I'm Wisconsin, continued the
| MissisSippian. there are one hum
| dred thousand men daring 70 call
! themselves Americans who voted
for Berger and Thornpson They
have not the courage to suicide nor
to ask deportation.
Yesterday l was arraigned for
saying Mr.. Lcnroot was lukewarm.
I'm tired of this camoufage by Re
publicans who make mass attacks
on the administration"
As the Southerner read on. Nc
| Curbor. of North Dakota. begged:
please read louder. so we can
hear"
'T'H read so the angels can hear"
retOrted Williams.
The Angels Heard.
SPECTATORS in the gallery laughed
aloud.
THE angels did hear" said Will
Jams. grinning widely.
All this time Senator Ashurst was
trying to calm the atmosphere. Sen
ator Smoot asked to read a letter
from Wisconsin.
"Oh." said Ashurst. "Oh. don't. I'm
so afraid one sentence will start the
mischief again"
! Earlier in the day he had depIored
the miserable partisan twaddle, "
saying he could pass his bill in half
an hour if uninterrupted.
Senator Gronna switched sharply
| from discussing an amendment OH the
! Flathead Indians to:
I political campaign such as in Wis
consin should be eliminated. was
against war. But 1 have done my
duty since. All of US have, and no
man dare deny this.
"Three-Quarters of the time is taken
up by Senators proclaiming loyalty.
Wars were never won by lip service. "
| He pounded both first dramatically
| on his desk, and cried:
! II say it. 1 will follow the Presi-
| dent as far as -"
Senator King interrupted to Sc.
| that no one could question Gronna' s
loyalty now.
IF I made Mistakes continued
Gronna. They were my own mis-
! takes. Never since l was thrown ON
my own resources have l followed
any man blindly."
Ashurst begged that the bill be pro-
ceeded with
But I don't blame the Senator from
! North Dakota" he said There's n g
much blame on one side as the other. -
| Il did not mean to speak so long -
replied Gronna; 81 was carried away
with trying to tell my stand after
having sat silent three days"
DePrecates Criticism.
Senator Owen deprecated "any
, speeches causing those who before
the war sympathized with Germany
nd Austria, but who are now loyal,
20 feel they are the objects OF sus-
nicion and hostility"
What precipitated the debate vas
'rlticism by McCumber and Nelson,
of Minnesota, of the shipping an
nouncement by Chairman Hurley.
Senators Thomas. Of Colorado;
Fletcher, of Florida. and Martin. of
Virginia, all vainly tried to prevent
partisan debate. Reed. of Missouri,
said:
While the batlefieIds Of France are
crimsoned with the blood of Ameri-
can soldiers, it is pitiable for the
Senate to turn to the miserable little
contest for Senator in Wisconsin"