Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-26
NEBRASKA MAN
VOTED AGAINST
WAR MEASURES
ShaIlenberger Was Against
Naval Program, SeIective
I Draft and Increased Pay
, for the Soldiers.

Washington, Oct. 25.-Because he
consistently voted against prepared
ness and war measures, and failed
to meet the acid test of President
4 Wilson as to true loyalty and gen.
/ uine Americanism, it is regarded
here as certain that Congressman
Shallenberger of the Fifth Nebras-
ka district, should be defeated for
reelection and be succeeded by>W.
+. Andrews, a republican.
AS the result of an examination
of his record the National Security
. league and other patriotic agencies,
seeking the selection for the next
house only of men really at heart
for the war with Germany, finds
Shallenberger one of the most vul-
. nerable.
Against Naval Program.
Two years after the outbreak of
the war Shallenberger voted against
the naval program for building two
first class battleships each year, and
recorded himself as opposed to hav-
ing more than one. This is the
program established by President
Roosevelt and has since been con-
tinued by the Navy department
] In the following session he again
opposed two battleships and voted
for one instead. This after Chair
man Padgett of the Naval Affairs
committee, had said: II wish to
state here that I have been in close
touch with the president of the
United States. and his whole heart
is in this matter. and ever since last
September he has advocated con-
tinuous program"
( Toward the army Shallenberger
was not less parsimonious. In 1910.
when our army had in it less than
10000 men, Shallenberger voted
against an increase to 10000 men.
When the United States was de-
pendent upon nitrogen in the man
.ufacture OF smokeless powder, he
voted against providing for do
mes supply.
Wanted Volunteer System.
After our entrance into the war,
he voted against the Kahn amend
ment obliterating the volunteer
system, which would have given us
an inadequate army, and against
the selective draft. In speech he
said:
1T is against Prussian autocracy
that the president tells us we wage
this war. That autocracy is based
on nothing else but the power OF
CONSUMPTION combined with a mill
tary caste and dies only when this
power is denied to it. Many good
men who see the world on fire in
this war because of the darnning eff
fectS Of the Prussian system insist
that IL we would defeat it we must
make use of the system upon which
il feeds to accomplish its over
throw. If we must fight the devil
with his own fire, let us be very
careful we do not consume the in
stitutions of free democracy in our
own land with the same blasting
fame"
Though democrat pretending to
support the president, Shallenber-
ger voted against tabling the Nc
Lemore resolution, which has been
accepted by the president as a vote
in favor OF it. This resolution
sought to warn Americans from
travelling on foreign ships carrying
arms. He opposed the Anthony
amendment for enlisting four di-
visions under Colonel Roosevelt to
be sent to France. On the Lenroot
amendment to the explosives bill,
for selecting war employees by
civil service, he voted for the spells
system. He was opposed to maxi
ing it unlawful for employees in
munition factories to strike during
the war. He voted against bonuses
to those engaged in war work TO
speed up government contracts and
win the war.
Opposed Increased Pay.
Shallenberger voted against in
creasing the pay of our soldiers
from SIS to $50 per month. From
the opening of the 65th congress
until July IS. 1918, there were 299
roll calls. Shallenberger was either
absent or failed to respond to 81.