Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-28

ana the same aspra tons. and I. resent
having the Southern veterans and tha
people OF the South mentioned in con-
nection with the Germans OF today. It
il not a fair comparison. This country
today has taken the position. and I
think it will continue to take that posi-
ton. that We should De rid OF unde-
SRA blss; and my position is that ever
German and every Austrian today is an
undesirable. (Appiause) 1t IS true
that We boast of being the land of the
free and the home of the brave. but l
say to you that the acts of brutality
which we're committed by the German
men and the German women were not
the acts of the brave: and until they
show tina; they are brave. We do not
want them here-any of them. Our
great President has been referred TO AMI
what has he said IN regard TO this mat
ter" Our great President received invita-.
lions from many Of the countries CT Eu-
rope 20 visit them. and he accepted every
invitation extended 20 him excep: two.
He refused 70 visit Germany and he ra-
fused 20 visit Austria. and his reply when
the invitations came 70 him to visit those
countries was. Not until YOU prove
yourselves. That IS our position here.
We are willing and we are glad TO have
the Germans and the Austvians work
out their own salvation. We want them
10 have chance 20 do II. bu, We do not
intend to have them work out their own
salvation II this country. They have
got to work = ont where they got their
education and framing and made them
selves apaDe OF committing the
atrocities winch no other savage coun
try ever committed. let alone civilized
country. We know what they die in
this country. and men | sa:- to you thai
II those Germans who came TO this
country as -ouns men and as 3oung
women. and were trained and received
their education n our institutions. were
framed and educated by association
with our people. and should have assinl-
lated some of our deals and some OF
oar marnerIsms.-I am going 20 recos-
n.ze the sact that so many OF them. in
spite Of al this ssCciation. III spite Of
al this education. We're capa Die then II
turning on ans country as they did.
nj many OF them not even gong back
10 Germany. bit WORKING on the!.
schemes and t..eir Vaccinations n ouI
country, trying - undermine our INST.
tutions. ! am not ready yet 70 trus;
these people II is not a question T.:
whether We want 10 help Germany ,!
not. II IS question Of projecting out
own institutions. and l say AZ this tir-e
with President Wilson. Not. gem lenle''
until you prove yourselves. applause
Mr GILMoCR Of Wesrbrook Nj
speaker, ! AM not / Speech,naker. bur
DO read The papers. and l have had
some knowledge OF the Germans. II
has been said here that the Germans
were lighting on a defensive police. In
August of 1914 was It d defensive policy
for the Germans to maze A rush acrob.
INTO Belgium and desoiate every city
and every towI that hey went through
Was that 4 defensive policy Was t j
defensive policy 20 cry out On to
Paris" and for hundreds Of miles and
hundreds of cities and hamlets TO make
them desolate. TO spread deSoiat!on
wherever they went, 20 ra,esh ha,nIets
and houses and everything they came
into contact with The most cruel!
savage barbar;ty that was ever prac-
ticed by any nation vas pract!ced by
the Germans. and the Germans are the
same as an individual. II an individual
commits murder, assassination. or any
crime, IS he rot punished Cor IL Is not
that nation criminal nation N the
world today? Whoever thought tia:
Germany before this war would ever
creep upon an innocent vessel. such as
the Lus.Jania was. gong across the
sea.-non- coInbatants. women and emil
iren. come up out OF the water and sinh
them and send them into the other
world without any chance az all fol
their ives? Murdsrers and assassins
that they were. should they not be pun.
ished for IL I. was not because they
were forced 20 10 1.-THE German sol
diers. How could the Kaiser or me 0;
two OF his generals force that grea,
army that covered hundreds of miles III
France. desoiating every par. OF II. tc
do these horrible things Ask the pris.
oners that have been detained in Ger
man prisons il they were compelled u
treat them as they were treated. 7 hope
tins measure Will pass and the Ger
mans should be taught the lesson thai
every criminal is taught whom ne is BE-
hind the bars. fApplause.l
Mr. MAHER Of Augusta: Mr.
Speaker, I beg the indulgence of the
House fer just a moment. after the
, interesting discussion that ne have
, had apropos It this intensely inter-
esting resolution. The sentiments
which all the gentlemen have ex-
pressed have done them proud. and
am always prone 10 listen with grea:
care 10 those who occupy a position
Of authority, and who have the weigh,
and responsibility OF directing mat
ters, and my entire natural instincts
and tendencies would be TO follow the
distinguished gentlemen from Houi-
ton Mr.. Barnes and his distin-
guished confrere from Calais. (Mr
Murchie, but ii does seem to me that
the blight Of this entire matter has
been perhaps inadvertently missed
To my mind the blight IN this il con-
tanned in i word in line three upon
The first page and in line six upon the
second page. We want 10 do the
thing which is right IN regard to this
resolution. which is merely an express
sion of sentiment of the men here
gathered who are representing the
people OF the State of Maine. and in
some sense assumed to be the senti-
ment Of men who want to do the
right thing with reference to America,
and 10 those with whom America has
been associated. These two words
are returned" and return" ReccH-