The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-26
M'CUMBBR FLAYS
|. W. W. H0TLY.
AS B0LSHEVIK
Radical Labor Unionists Stacking
in Shameful Manner, His
Charge
WOULD DRAFT FARM HELP
Assails Profiteering by Contrac,
tors and Blacklist Trea-
son. of Russia

Washington, Feb. 26.-Profitcering
by labor slackers and supply contrac
tors was denounced in the senate to
day by Senator McCumber of North
Dakota, republican, IS typifying the
spread of what he called a Bolshevik
movement in this country. The sena
tor delivered a two-hour prepared
speech, declaring profiteering was en-.
couraged by government officials,
charging that labor unionism lis
Stacking in most shameful and dis
graceful manner" in shipbuilding, and
urging enactment of his bill to draft
for Industrial or agricultural service
men between IS and 62 years OF age.
"CriminaI Waste" Charge
Republican Leader Gallinger fol-
lowed with an attack on criminal
waste and extravaganza in govern
ment activities for which he said those
in office would be held responsible
Senator Hollis of New Hampshire,
democrat, and Senator Phelan Of Cali
fornia, replied with vigorous defense
of labor's record. The latter observed
that republican drive" in the COM
ing campaign was being announced.
|. w. W. Was Aim
Senator McCumber disclaimed par
tisanship and said his criticisms of
labor Stacking" were meant princi-
pally for Industrial Workers of the
World members
Russian Bolsheviki Denounced
In his address the North Dakota
senator had bitterly assailed the Boil
shevik government of Russia for
"damnable treachery and blacklist
treason in deserving the allies.
His bill for drafting men for indus
trial or agricultural service, he said,
did not propose CONSUMPTION of labor,
but merely a mobilization of the ma
TONS physical strength. which would
reach "slackers and idlers' and mil
lions of men who have never been
engaged in any gainful trade or occu.
patton" ~. 81
The American Ro'sheviki
Denouncing the Bolsheviki surren-
der to Germany, Senator McCumber
of North Dakota, told the senate today
that a "Bolsheviki'' sentiment in
America was of no less danger to the
cause of democracy against autocracy.
Profiteers, labor slackers and govern
ment officials who fail to stand
against them were assailed by the
senator in vigorous terms.
Unless conditions change, the sena-
tor declared, only collapse of the
central powers can save the allies
from defeat. The senator began with
a denunciation of the Bolsheviki sur
render.
Damnabie Treachery Ill.,.
Search the worlds history" de-
clared Senator McCumber, "and moth
ing can be found even to approach this
most damnable treachery to the faith.
full and bleeding allies-this blacklist
treason to country and national honor.
with this spectacle of national i'm.
potency and disgrace before you and
enlightened by the appalling condi-
lions in our shipyards, is it not about
time we were turning our attention
to the Bolsheviki doctrine of those n
our own country who are paralyzng
the arms of the government and i'm
periling the lives of our soldiers in
France?"
Shameful Effect Here
$50, too, we have seen the effect
of this Bolsheviki sentiment, more,
still more, always more, regardless OF
justice, regardless of patriotic duty, in
the shameful delay in ship construc-
ton on which the very life of great
world principle depends, and we are
told that all munition plants, every
line of industry upon which the life
of the government depends will soon
be reduced to the same condition of
impotency as the shipbuilding pro.
gram.
1.-The time has arrived for the Ameri
can people to accept this challenge.