Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-28
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countries was in effect creating a psy !
biological war between ali OF those
countries long before the troops TOOK (
the ield IF battle Now, OF course !
some country had 20 start war; that |
lad 10 be. Every single nation involved |
IN that war felt that they were dghtinG t
IN selt-defense. We have, | believe !
from our own Presidents lips in a mes. |
sage 10 Congress the statement tina /
the people Of Germany were not reSpon- |
sibie for this wal believe you will /.
ma il IN the Congressional Record OF
this country that The people of Germany
are not Responsible for this war. So%
10 you not think that We are 4 little pit
hasty in adopting TINS resolution. which
would deny 70 every citizen of Ger
many, however sincere or conscientious
he might have been N defending his
eountry. the opportunity Of coming .nto
this country hope that The lesolu-
t.un vii! not De adopted.
Mr.. BARNES OF Houltor Mr.. SPEAK
or, | assumed altogether TOO much when
l assumed that the gentlemen Of he
House were familiar with the resolve,
and as the ~ licked across the wate-
mere nave been some rises. Pass thiS
as It is, and no person now living, en-
-aged IN any manner III opposition 10
the United States. or any Of the allies.
an come into America. Why, ;lree
vears before was born there was /
crowd singing Han JEFF Davis 10
sour apple tree Just about that time
you could have passed a resolve in any
~
re Mason and Dixon Inc should ever
..arrIe north Ut i. II became the fash
ION right after he war was declared
Jga!ust Germany 10 declare That the
,ernan language should not De taught
IN the schools A great man. threw up
their hands IN horror at the thought of
such thing. Why. the underlying
principle OF the League Of Nations
Hhich MIST Drec"ie the adoption ot
peace IS nat The autonomy Of nation
Or race sha.. not De disturbed. And. gen
lcmen al Mime yol are proposing &c
i've whether you VIII or 1nt. whether
rou amuw history IT not. -FoU are pro-
,}osing TO iiv. M ne same Elanet ~tA
.n- German nation which has practi-
ally .ust as man, liv:ng souls now as
when wa was declared More tiaa
" HAn 200 people are gong % contest
with YOU IN your markets IN the suug-
.e for success n trade. We are
pledged not 20 DESTROY them; We a-e
pledged % iet them work out their own
salvation AMI I say 70 YOU now that n
i verv few years thev Will De sitting in
me League Of Nations. Do YOU say
that II your boy wants 20 trade with the
Germans that re shall not know The
German tongue, Do tou say shar the
people of Ne United states OF America
snail b Iii IN 4 wall 50 that no whisper
of Tie German tanguage snail come N
so hat W. MAJ rot know enough 10
read heir -0ngue and learn Of their
rrachlnatlons' To YOU sav that n1w the
United states Of America small onid
ABOUT herself. like The simple clam. =
shell that shuts her II l. you 70. you
are talking n exact opposition - All
r1en who are voicing the principles ~
> the Democratic party and 20 AL men
VINO heretofore have voiced the rrinc!-
pies OF The Republican parry, and E'1
are adopting TIE principles of anarchy
OF Bolshev,srn. or whatever you may
call Il. WY 10 get this down 20 the
1nal disposition that the gentleman
rom Portland and the gentleman -ron1
South Portland Will take. Il they vii
raae pains 20 read i through and stud
il bit. they will see thar no German
VINO mad anything TO do with this var
shall come into America. that IS
very different proposition. Whatever
action We take Wi! not anect Congress
AZ this session. The action that we take
adopriHg this resolution will only come
back n bother is. After you think Z
over and read Il through. you vii De no
more proud Of II than you would II Eou-
father had voted that no man south II
The Mason and Dixon line should ever
rame north WIZ, gentlemen. stop an
think of II Instead Of voting TO take
from the South what they had. the
greatest leader OK that day. Genera.
Grant said lie, me soldiers take
their horses ann rake the'r home The"
will need ,Iem their farms. Now
ma 10 he spirit of America mp 20 the
present time, and for my part. ! can
not allow thi5 resolve 20 be passed and
have Il said that favored It
Mr.. THOMAS of Harpsweii Mr..
speaker | live down on the coast Of
7 Name and perhaps 40 not understand
exactly; but. if I 10 understand i.
America vent into this great war in TIE
interest OF A world democracy. Now
ask the gentlemen OF this House If this
resolution means democracy. or does II
mean simply this that you are Great
ing a new Germany in America We
went 10 war for the very purpose If rid
ding the world OF the things that Ger
many had done. Now we undertake 70 &c
the very thing that we accused Ger
many Of doing. All the wars IN which
fought II the interest of democracy, LII
George WaSh:ngtors time, after the
war was over. the greatest thing ne
ever did was when he went back TO the
pillow and forgot what he had done. lie
did not 10 1t for The sake of estahish<
ing the name of Washington. He did Il
for the simple reason. the very thing
that we are enjoying today, of estAc-
fishing world democracy. And what
did Lincoln do, Mr. Speaker. after the
var was over, after he had shed tears
Of blood almost 20 see the stars and
Stripes float over the land of the troe
and the home Of the brave. what lid he
do His great arms were ready %
wrap around the Southern Confeder
acy and welcome them back into the
fold. This Is what all wars have been
fought for, and what this wa- was
fought for. Now II seems 20 me. GEL
t.ernen. that I can see lurking in :ne
halls of the House of Representatives