The Washington times., 1918-01-21
MOST
POTENT FR|ENDOF
KAISER-STONE
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mage. ! charge that Theodore Roose-
Welt is the most potent ano willing
friend of the Kaiser In AT~erica.
Stone AssaIIs Penrose.
.'I will not now partIeuIarize about
his former very close intimacy with
the Kaiser himself, and with the
Kafser's American Ambassador, Count
Bernstorff; that characterization Is
unnecessary. These things are his
torical. 1 cannot escape the belief
that this exceptional colonel, VINO
has played so many games Of Ques-
tionable politics, Is now Praying an
other game OF his particular brand
for a very great stake"
Senator Stone also assailed senator
Boies Penrose OF Pennsylvania, and
Chairman William r. wilcox, OF
the Republican national committee,
whom he accused OF leading the Re-
publican assault upon the war ad-
minIstration. "The recent tendency
OF many, not all. but man5 Republic
can Senators, acting here In TINS
body in manifest concert With domi-
nant Republican leaders throughout
the country, to make poi' cs out OF
the war has become too evident -
be longer passed in silence, saia
Senator Stone; IL -. ann. ,o
strike a final blow, II that be possi-
BILE against partisan activity IN tne
conduct Of the war. think this
spirit Of partisanship should oe
struck dead at once. There Is no
need for us TO be over fastidious
about this or to try to fool each oth-
or or to fool the country. Republican
leaders in and out of politics are,
undoubtedly. seeking to make politics
out OF the war.
Let None Ne Deceived.
There is 60 be an election next
fall. A new House OF Representatives
and one third OF the Senate are to
be chosen. Here is a chance 70 the
dominant Republican politicians OF
the country-some Of them, perhaps
not more than one OF them, seeking
to promote his immediate personal
gIorification, and others acting on q
larger scale let II be said, TO pro-
mote a party advHntage-to strike
hard to turn down this Administra-
ti6n and take the Government over
into their own hands. That fight is
now on. Let no man deceive him
self about that
"If there be one who does not see
this he is blind. Rising out of this
cloud. is the AbhOrrent figure OF q
political haE, stirring the cauldron
of domestic partiGAnship to disturb
even in this hour OF national peril
the sympathetic unity OF the Ameri-
can people. That presents grave
problem Of national moment at this
time"
Senator Stone declared that the
resolutions calling for the numerous
Congressional Investigations into the
conduct OF the war came almost ex-
clusiveIy from the Republican side.
He quoted from recent published in.
terviews Of Senator Penrose and
Chairman Wilcox to sustain his
charges that the Republicans are
playing politics. He based his ac-
cusation mainly, however, upon the
editorials written by Colonel Roose-
welt for the Kansas City Star.
His Star Witness.
81 now introduce my star witness,
Theodore Roosevelt, himself, whom 1
characterize as the most seditiOus
man Of consequence In America" he
said, "The heart of this man is
ahsme with ambition, and he runs
smuck. On my responsibility as q
Senator charge that since our en-
trance into the war Roosevelt has
been a menace and obstruction to the
successful prosecution of the war.
His chief thought has not been to
help the Government solve the
weighty problems II has had to solve.
but always his chief thought has been
OF Roosevelt.
Almost eery day this man speaks
in bitter and cOntemptuOus disparage-
ment of the President and OF the ma
jority members OF Congress. Every
week, for q long time, he has been
and still Is publishing under contract
for money consideratlon-think of H.,
for money-yillainous screeds in the
Kansas City Star, which paper has
a wide circulation in several States,
attacking the President and the Gov
eminent"
Senator Stone read a number OF
these editorials, and stamped them
''in substance and effect, false words" Z"