New-York tribune., 1921-05-27
rslilny Slander', :
Reply i'm House
To W ar Charge
rl;.o;s Mans Claim, u. s.
Was Tricked Into Join
ing Allies Denounced as
Rejection on America
demand Speech Be Erased
Members Seek Way to Keep
Anti.British Hints Out
of Congressional Record

wasHINGToN, May 26.-Exclusios
The Congressional Record of 1
.,h by Representative Michaelson
ssns,;ean. of Illinois, was demanded
r. House late to-day by Represent
{. connally, Democrat, of Texas
..s ground that it constituted re
4 ....nn en- the dignity and honor of ths
/ uuntry.
.ur Connally after the Illinois mem
/ = had spoken in support of his reso-
,son for investigation of charges thai
! !. raited States had been led into the
:, by British propaganda and fnan'
4 ID ir.erests at a time when President
/ Til.On was pleading neutrality.
rsking exception to the speech, Mr.
4 e..n.lly appealed to the Speaker fol
anne way by which its publication
.,pIa be prevented. declaring it had
ann made by cone who IS not worthy
), sit in this chamber"
Fight Is Likely To-day
W Nicholson had left the floor
II IN parliamentary wrangle con-
puing methods for exclusion of the
A ,..eeh the session ended abruptly with
notion to adjourn by Represent
Z .s,. Hauren, Republican, of Iowa
aers were indications the fight would
Z = renewed tomorrow.
onotine extensively from his resolu-
sor introduced last week, Mr.. Michael
al declared that charges by former
4 gopresentative Galloway, of Texas, to
bs effect that widespread newspaper
i wouseanda had been disseminated to
. 1golve the United States in hostilities
4 Ia. In his opinion, been substantiated
a ( Gabrel Han0taux, formerly French
4 Minister for Foreign Affairs, and that
4 ,ggress should order a sweeping in
4 3gsstigation.
Il II Is the duty OF Congress to make
a 3, Investigation" said Mr.. MichaeISon,
- that if the charges are true future
4 ynsrstions will know about the huan-
A 81 combinations whose intrigues drew
as country into war. If they are not
/ me. il is strange that Sir Gilbert
4 7srker now asserts that there was q
4 b. propaganda movement through
4 sspauers and teachers to excite the
lmericaH people and influence them
4 n!o the war on behalf Of Great Brit
9Tle American people were duped
2g an unscrupulous combination OF
& ssalth.'
representative Blanton, Democrat, of
4 Esgas, tried to stop the speech in its
lry stages by demanding q quorum,
glich automatically would have held
up, but he was persuaded by mem
9=E Of the Illinois delegation to per-
zit Nr. Aichaelson to proceed Later
I il. Connaiiy attempted to end it, but
I that moment Mr.. Michaelson fcon-
1 laded
4 "Slimy, Slanderous Assault"
1 When Speaker Gillett resumed the
asir to adjourn the House, which had
ven sitting as q committee for dis
1ssion Of the packers control bill, Mr..
aanslly opened the attack on the
Illinois member
] II there is no way under the rules
4 Il this house." he said, by which it
/ "a protect itself and the dignity and
,anor Of this country from such a
I samy, slanderous, disgraceful, out
Asaous assault as was made by the
aenber from Illinois-and that Ian
Iage IS used only because parliament
nT law requires its use; if there is
70 way by which the House and the
@uatry can be protected from these
EEageous slanders to its dignity and
loaOr, there ought to be some way by
7alch the House can exclude from its
eeefd this shiny utterance of one
mo IS not worthy to sit in this cham
I I Republicans Joined Democrats in