South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-17
IA TOILETTE IS
FREED BY SENATE
OF ACCUSATION
Charges Preferred by Mime
sofa Public Safety Commits
sion Because of War Talk
in Sept, 1917.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 17.-By a
vote of so TO q the senate Thursday
adopted a resolution recommended
by a majority OF the privileges and
elections committee. dismissing dis
loyalty charges brought against Sen.
LaFollette OF Wisconsin by the Min
DesOta public safety committee, be-
cause Of his speech on the war de-
livered before the Non-partisan
league at st. Paul. Mimi. Sept 20,
1917. The resolution said the speech
did not justify any action by the
senate.
on the vote which was preceded
by severe arraignment OF Sen. La
Toilette by Sen. Williams of Missis-
sippi, 'thirty-three republicans and
seventeen democrats supported the
resolution, while twenty democrats
and one republican, Sen. Smith Of
Michigan. voted against il. Among
those voting in the affirmative were
Sen. Martin, the democratic leader.
Sen. Lodge, the republican leader.
and the two Minnesota senators,
kellogg and Nelson. Those opposing
the resolution included Chairman
POmerene Of the privilege and cleo
tions committee and Sen Salisbury
OF Delaware, president protein OF
the senate.
The Roll Call Follows.
Observation-Disclosures, Fletcher.
Cay. Henderson, Hollis, Jones of
New Mexico,e Mcclellan, Martin OF
Kentucky. Myers, Pittman. Pollock.
Trammel, Walsh and Williams
Total. 20.
Republican-Smith OF Michigan.
Voting for the dismissal resolution
were:
Democrats -.Ashurst, Bankhead
Beckham. Chamberlain, King. Kir-
by Lewis. Martin Of Virginia, NJ
gent, Phelan, Reed, Shafroth. Smith
Of Georgia. Swanson, Thomas, Var
daman and Wolcott.-Total, II.
Republicans - Borah, Cummins,
Curtis, Dillingham;. Fernald. France,
Frelinghuysen, Gronna, Hale, John
son OF California. Jones OF Wash
ington, Kellogg, Kenyon. Knox, Len
root, Lodge, Mclean. McNary, Mos
es. Nelson. New, Morris. Page. Pen
rose, Poindexter, Smoot, Spencer.
Sutherland, Townsend, Wadsworth,
Warren, Watson and Weeks.-To-
tai. SO.
Senators Calder of New York and
Sherman of Illinois. republicans.
were paired. but announced that if
they could east ballots they would
vote for the resolution.
The senayes action disposes Of not
only the Minnesota safety commits
siOn's proceedings, which have been
pending for more than a year, but
in effect. also Of numerous petitions
TO the senate asking for Sen LaFol-
lettes expulsion,
Sen. Williams Attacks.
Except for the attack on Sen. La
Toilette by Sen. Williams, the reso-
luton was adopted with little de-
bate During most OF the proceed
ings, Sen. IaFollette occupied his
seat at the front OF the center aisle,
chewing a cigar and with face stern
~ set.
Sen. Williams criticism apparent
~ was unexpected. The formal doc
uments in the case, including Sen.
Pomerene's arraignment OF Mr.. La
Toilette i'm the minority committee
report, had been read and a roll call
on dismissal of the case began when
Sen Williams interrupted. declaring
he was unwilling 10 let the resolu-
ton go to vote without voicing his
criticism.
The Mississippi senator then de-
livered a vigorous address in which
he declared that Sen. LaFollette's
speech at st. Paul was disloyal In
spirit. words, intention and effect,
and was made with a set purpose.
Mr.. williams said that the Wiscon-
sin senator had charged that the
United States went TO war to pro-
tect "Morgan's interests" and in or
der that rich Americans might risk
riding on munitions ships. Denounc-
ing these charges as lies. the sen
ator declared they were "a calumny
o. = SANDER upon the American peo-
H."
In a brief reply Sen. Dillingham;.
i'm charge OF the majority committee
report, declared the committee had
studied all of the documents. not the