The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-11
LA TOILETTE AT
HIS OLD TRICKS
Pro-German Senator Villiles
American Government and
Praises Bolsheviki.

DEMANDS WITHDRAWAL
OF TROOPS FROM RUSSIA
Asserts That the Bolshevlh
Government Represents Rus
sian People and is not Pro-
German.
Washington, Jan. 7.-Senator La ,
Toilette cf Wisconsin, Republican
speaking today in the senate, con-
denned the sending Of American
troops to Russia and denied that the
! soviet government Of Russia Is pro-
German. He said mass of in1oruia'
ton with documents arrestlng the re-
liability of the Bolsheviki had been
brought out Of Russia last spring ana
repeated efforts to bring them 70 tne
/ American government have oeen
without s'ccess.
feel" Senator La Toilette declareo,
"but would be false to the people aA
my State if I did not exhaust every
means in my power to ascertain oeA-E
nitely and ultimately what rlghe
there is that hundreds OF men iIoIn
Wisconsin have been sent upon anu
continued On such an enterprise.
Senator Swanson, Democrat OF V1r-s#
einia a member Of the foreign reta-
tions committee, interrupted Senator
Ia Toilette and said that from IN
formation in his possession, allied
troops. including about $500 Anert-,
cans were sent to Russia to protect
supplies and prevent Germany rom
esta nlishing a submarine base IN the
vicinity Of Archange'. -
Senator La Toilette said that Whfie
this might explain the sending OF
troops into Russia, he had nforma-
tion in his possession which denied
that. the Russian soviet government
was pro-Gernan.
"I think the proof is overwhelm-
ing" he continued >'1f it ever is per-
, naitted to come before the American
neop1e that the soviet government ex-
l erted itself to enlist the syHpasA1as
and support of the United States gov-2
ernment to the end that it might be
r strong enough to resist the German
gozernment." ...-=..---,.l-. -s-s-------seesss=A-
l. An official statement from the ad-
e ninfstration as to the right and sreas
$ son for the presence Of American
: troops in Russia was demanded by
Senator La Toilette, who declared that
, whether the American government
approves or disapproves Of Bo1she-
? vik rule that fac. establishes no right
; for hostility with Russian forces WITH
!, but declaration Of war.
Whatever comes to the American
people through censored channels Of
the press regarding the soviet govern
ment," Senator La Toilette said,
"ought to be subjected to careful
: study and reflection before being TAX
en- as stating the whole truth.
1.-The great organized wealth Of all
the established governments Of the
world fear above all things on earth
the principles attempted to be estab-
lshed by the soviet government
it is not expected that there shall Re
permitted to reach the ears Of the
masses Of the world, so long as the
news channels are censored, anything
approaching the truth as to that gov
ernment or what is taking place there
today The war is ended and
there can be no pretext that the
troops of the United States are oper-
ating in fighting Germany or fighting
anybody else but the Russian people.
There has been no ground presented
upon which a declaration Of war
could be predicated. But battles
are being fought. American blood is
being spilled, russians are being kill
ed on Russian soil. Apparently from
the press, desperate fighting is going
on continually"
Senator La Toilette said the inf
nation given regarding the Bolshevik
government by Edgar Sisson Of the
committee on public information was
covered "by the slime Of foxi1cation,
with fraud and forgery plainly mani
fest"
Senator Kirby of Arkansas, Demo-
crat, declared the allies. troops In
Russia were "hopelessly outnumber-
ed' and that they either should be re-
inforced or withdrawn.
a similar opinion was expressed by
Senator Kenyon Of Iowa, Republican,
who said he had made repeated eff
forts to obtain information from the
war department regarding the troops
! in Russia but without success because
the cables are too congested with
important matters. including 'descrip-
tions of women's dresses, and in con-
nection with the presidents visit
abroad
Senator Hitchcock Of Nebraska,
chairman of the senate foreign rela-
:ions committee, had planned to dis
cuss the Russian situation in the SEN
ate today but was prevented by the
rush of other business and plans to
speak Thursday.
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