The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-11
VOTE IN HOUSE
is 1913 TO s
Milwaukee Man De-
nounces ction of
House and Says He VIII
Run Again and Be
Elected

ma time dugtnG The pfA8ent eon8rAAA
Victor 4. Esrgsr. Milwsukss seeiaifst,
tiary. today was excluded from mem
he.ahap In the house. The vote was
s2s to Tnose voting against Fer
yer's exclusion were:
Representatives Mann. OF Illinois:
Harold. OF Oklahoma. Weight OF Wis
con&in, Republican,. and Griffin. 81
Nav York: Sherwood. OF Ohio. ard
Eixson. OF Mississippi. Democrats.
Representative SABBATH. Democrat OF
TIi!nois, was present but did not vote,
The proceedings by which Berger wsa
barred from congress consumed less
than m hour and hall
Much bitterness was displayed dur
fnE the debate on the resolution Of
Representatives DalIinEer. Repuhi.can
1t Massachusetts. to exclude Berger
from membership In the HOUSE and
many stormy scenes were enacted.
Speakers who opposed exclusion OF
the Socialist werAyrnade the targets of
repeated h.ssea jeers ana cxtcall1
TiltnoaA. fnrnAr Tepubiscnn nanr lead
en- v he led the Aght In behalf ~ Ber-
ger. ard Representative Toight Repue-
iic&n ct Wisconsin the only rerabAr
whc voted against BtrSers exclusion
before. were the particular objects OF
astaek. ,s
THE Only other speaker who favored
SEATING Berger was General Isaac r
sherwood. Democrats representative
from Ohio. Representative Griffin. 4
Democrat of New York. attempted to
get before the house = substitute reso-
luton providing that action in the
matter be deferred until the federal
court ns appeals has pAssed on Rer-
gers case He was blocked. however.
y . n
question on the original exclusion
Representative Sssson. Democrat OF
Mississippi supported q unanimous
consent reauAst by Mr.. Daiiinger that
Berger be allowed to address the
housa. Objections were shouted by
more than half a dozen members, In
Guiding Representatives Hicks and
Smell. Republicans. OF New York and
BIanton. Democrat. of Texas.
WILL Run AGAIN.
In 3 statement to the press follow
fng the action of the house. Berger
said he will run again and be elected. "
He added
n hold the same position that did
dnrtpg the war and I Believe that
'sAs.f Within my constitutional rights.
''Thts LIS one of the worst attacks
on representative gcvernment ever
witnessed In this country.
It ia really fat denial OF the right
Of the people TO elect the citizen as
their representative who is their
choice"
a million Socialis: voters in this coun-
try ana that II re was disloya1. every
nnAuaber Of the soctalis. party in Amer
len also was disloyaI, He continues:
seThe Fifth district OF Wisconsin IS
not nghting for me. but the fight is
for tia Socialist party and for repre-
gentative government =
In his speech Mr. Daliinger denied
ernphadca1iy that Be-ger's exclusion
was based on the fact that he is a
Socialist Berger's ineligibility, he
said, rests solely upon his violation
Of the laws OF the United States by
Swing all and comfort to the enemy
IN tine er war,
IN channpioning Berger's cause. Mr..
Mann said
TT is not an envibls task that I am
now performing, and yet my feeling
: as to right ard Justice I'm the matter
u so strong that ] should feel were
coward did not express very brief
" the view which I hold
Mr.. Berger has been elected anew
tot this house by, a majority Of those
who vote in his district at the special
election. and to me the question is
whether we shall maintain inyiolate
the repr esentative form of govern
nnerft, whore people WHO desire chang
So in he fundamental or, other laws of
the lard shall have the right to. he
represented ON the floor of this house
when they control majority Of the
votes In a congressional district
! Nj Mann explained that he did not
share the views III -ErrEsr.. =
TaEin@ Issue With Mr.. Manr,'s con.
tsntions SIR. Da,lnger and Repr esen-
) satsva "a eic, If Isexas Fsfskirig Demo-
crai on the special committee which
previously recommended Berger's ex-
clusion. declared that under thc for
nner.s argument, a boy under age. a
foreigner or prison inmate could be
elected and seated in congress. Mr..
Dallinger declared that the case has
not changed since Berger was ex-
Guided before, except that he him
self has publicly stated that ne would
~ exactly. what he did do during the
wAr again. only. no would so further
than hqS then went,
Repro tentative Leader Mondell atA
NerDer AaA violated the law az the
Talon mi had given al Aad cen.
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