New Britain herald., 1919-01-17

s. peif1g resolution Of exoneration be
adopted:
Resolved: That the resolution of
the Minnesota commission of public
safety petitioning the senate of the
United States to institute proceedings
looking to the expulsion Of Robert NJ.
La Toilette from the senate because
of a speech delivered by him at st.
Paul, Mimi, on September 20. 1917,
be and the same hereby are dismissed
for the reason that the speech in uues-
ton does not justify any action by the
senate"
The final roll call stood:
For the resolution:
Democrats - Ashurst, Bankhead.
Beckham, Cham berlain, King, Kirby,
Lewis, Martin (Va.), Nugent, Phelan,
Reed, Shafroth, Smith (Ga.). Swan
son, Thomas, Vardaman, Wolcott-17.
Republicans Borah, Cummins,
Curtis, Dillingham;, Fernald, France,
F'relinghuysen, Gronna, Hale, john
son (Cal), Jones (Wash), Kellogg,
Kelyon, Knox, Lenroot, Lodge, Nc
Lean, McNary, Moses, Nelson, New,
Norris, Page, Penrose, Poindexter,
Smoot. Spencer, Sutherland, Town
send, wadsworth. Warren, Watson,
WeekS-33. Total, SO.
The Senators Opposed.
Against the resolution:
Democrats -- Culberson, Fletcher,
Gay, Henderson, Hollis, Jones On. M,
Mcclellan, Martin (Ky.), Meyers, Pitt
man, Pollock, Pomerene, Ramsdell.
Salisbury, Sheppard, Eimmo ns, Smith
(Ariz.), Trammel, Walsh, Williams
20
Republcan-Smith (Mich. il. To-
tai, 81.
A tentative agreement had been
made to have no discussion of the
controversy, but permit a roll call to
settle the matter This program was
upset by Senator Williams, who de
clared a resolution of that character
could not come to a vote without "a
word from him. He brought on an
unusually dramatic situation by bit'
terly arraigning Mr.. La Toilette, al
leging untruthfulness and unpatriotic
conduct.
Hears Himself Denounced.
Just before Senator williams loosed
the f1oodgates of his wrath, Mr..
La Toilette came in and took his seat
Immediately across from the main
aisle from the aroused Mississippian n.
AS Mr.. Williams spoke he would walk
out into the aisle and peer down into
Mr.. La Follette's face.
The ordeal was borne by Mr..
La Toilette with apparent fortitude.
His face Redeemed under the caustic
attack of Mr.. Williams At first ha
chewed the end of a, small cigar. Later
he threw the stub away and munched
a piece of chewing gum to quiet his
nerves. Not once did he look in the
direction of Mr.. Williams. He stared
straight ahead toward the presiding
officer He said nothing in reply to
Mr.. Williams. but refrained from vot-
ing when the test came. Once he
turned to Senator Gronna, his nearest
neighbor, and made some remark.
"Series of Falsities''
LAS read the speech made by the
senator from Wisconsin in st. Paul.
said Mr.. Williams in beginning his de-
nunciation, sit was a series of false
| statements which must have been con-
scientiously made. I find in thai
| speech q, charge that the United
| States went to war to protect the Nor
! gan interests Of some sort or other
7 find in that speech a charge tina
we went to war and sacrificed oul
! children that rich Americans NIGH
| ride on munitioned and armed ships
'1t Is an everlasting lie that thes.
| United States went to war to protec
| any Morgan interests or any capital
/ istfc interests of any sort. 1t is alst
| an everlasting lie that the people o
these United States ever sent thei
boys to be fed as cannon fodder il
Europe In order that American citi
zens might ride upon munition ships
1T is an everlasting lie that tn
Lusitania was armed or had danger
! GUS explosives aboard and that an.
law Of the United States was ever VIC
lated by any American citizen VIII,
took passage on the Lust tania.
Looks to History's Verdict
1T is an everlasting lie that TIL
American citizens who went to thei
! graveg unknelled and unsung upoi
! that memorable day of German bar
harity went there to uphold the doc
trine OF ca pitaIism or of money max
in&',
II for one do not want the histor
Of the United States to be write,
so that my children Or randchildrei
shall read that I sat quietly while tn
; United States senats said that all tina
| made no difference, I have seen liz
norant boys arrested and tried an
condemned, some few of thorn t
death and some more to prison, TO
doing things ad saying things tina
amounted to much less than this 81
Faul speech,
He had the audacity 10 say tina