New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-10

US and begged for men and cannon:
General Haig and the generals com
mand'ng. the Italian armies will. Of
course, join Mr.. Creel in his patriotic
oel'gnt that this country is in the least
possible degree able to render efficient
assistance to the Allies in this great
est emergency the world ever saw. And
~ IS inc emergency of to-day, my COL
leagues. 1T is the emergency Of this
particular drive that is now going on
and not of something that may happen
IN the Tar distant future"
Does not the gentleman think Won
Hlndenburg would also appreciate that
sentiment" asked Representative Deni-
son. of Illinois.
i was about to enunciate that pre-
c!se sentiment" Mr.. Longworth replied.
the only individuals abroad to whom
such message will bring cheer arc the
commanders Of the armies of the Cen
trail Powers and the only men at home
20 "hom 1T Will bring cheer arc those
that wish i'll to America.
''Ihe only men that have q right tn
rejoice in the fact that America en-
tered the war unprepared are the
Kaiser, the Emperor Charles. Won Hin.
denburg, Won Ludendorff and all their
murderous crew."
Representative Madden suggested
that men who attended the conference
neld Tor the purpose of preparing lect
ures for the Liberty Loan CAMPAIGN
would take as caption for their
speeches, after listening to Crecl, Gun.
preparedness.
Asks Censorship for Crcel
~ sincerely hope there is no such
Interior motive behind this" Mr.. Lone
worth continued. II say that no such
unpatr1otic un-Americ statement has
been uttered by any American citizen
since this war began. I repeat that
the only men who have the right to
JOIN IN this expression of delight at
our failure to be at all prepared for
this war are the Hinderburgs and
Ludendorffs abroad and the /. w. w.
and Bolsheviki at home.
This was a peculiarly sinister at
terance to go forth at such time as
this-this dersion of the principle for
which our late colleague, Augustus P.
Gardner, a short time ago laid down
his life
az hope to suggest that very e.
ticient censorship should be placed
, hereafter upon any utterance of this
gentleman and that future utterances
on his part should come from him in
private capacity. This speech should
receive the attention Of those in high
authority"
"lf he uttered this in private ca
paclty, as citizen of the United
States, he might have been arrested.
might he not?" asked Mr. Madden, of
( Illinois.
81 think very probably" Mr.. Long
worth answered. "He ought to have
been: What Mr.. Creel may think as
MIR. Crecl is a matter of absolutely no
! Importance, but what he saws in pub
lie in his capacity as chairman of the
Committee on Public Information is
of the highest Importance, because the
American people have the right to be-
lieve. to presume. that he represents
! the views of those higher up.
Should Resign or Be Removed
els it the view Of those in high au.
thority that it is just cause for
boasting that this country went into
this war totally unprepared, with the
necessary corollary that on the day
duce ourselves to a condition where
we shall be totally unprepared to en-
force just and lasting peace? If
that IS not the view of those in high
authority, then Mr.. Creel should re-
sign Or be removed at once"
"Per haps," suggested Representa-
tive Greene, Of Vermont. "Mr. Crcel
.ooh IN view Che generated address
made in this House when men who
were advocating preparedness were told
(by the Presidency not to be nervous
or hysterical."
of the gentleman from Vermont is
abiding to what I think he is, that
same gentleman the other day made
a fine appeal to the American people
for force. force, force. and yet on the
very next day the chairman Of the
Committee on Public Information ad-
vocatcs cowardicc. cowardice, coward