Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-11-24
The Atlanta Journal News Bureau,
623 Riggs Builling.
RY THEODORE THJ,ER

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.-Sena-
tor Thomas E. Watson, of Georgia,
and Senator John Sharp Williams,
of Mississippi, almost passed the
short and ugly word and nearly came
to physical encounter in the senate
late Monday afternoon.
The senate held a protracted ses-
sion on the Newberry case, and Sem
ator Watson interjected an attack on
Henry Ford, while Senator Heflin,
| of Alabama, held the floor. Sena-
tor Williams interrupted with the
charge that early in the war Sena-
tor Watson was running with Hen
ry Ford for peace with the common
enemy"
Senator Watson jumped to his feet
| and yelled back, when the senator
says that he knows he is not speak
ing the truth
Senator Williams retorted, whats
not true"
"That was running with Henry
Ford against my country" holly re-
piled Senator Watson.
"Well," said Senator Williams, "I'll
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| but I won't take back what said
| about the senator from Georgia"
Senator Watson again, in neasur-
ed words, said: when the senator
says that he knows he is untrue"
The Democrats, including Senator
| Heflin, who had the floor, sensed
the tenseness of a coming conflict,
| and called for order, taking Senator
Williams off the floor.
What provoked Senator Williams
| denunciation of Senator Watson was
this statement: while the New
| berrys were fighting for the govern
ment, the records of the war depart
ment show that Henry Ford was rob-
bling the government. He ampli-
| fed his statement saying: II repeat
Henry Ford was paid for materials
by the government which were new
eI delivered. One item is five million
| dollars for tractors. He also succeed.
ed in having President Wilson keep
| his son, Edel, from fighting" Mr..
| Watson continued: 81 can prove that
| Henry Ford blackmailed $4,000 of his
| sales agents for money. That he
| collected millions in this manner"
Defends Newberry
! Senator Watson is the first Dem
ocratic senator to speak in defense
! of Senator NeWberry.
1--WE have had vast deal of
| noise" said the Georgia senator,
after discussing certain law points
raised earlier by Senator Walsh, of
Montana. 1--WE have had noise, but
not much light. I will endeavor to
| increase the illumination of this de-
| bate and to lessen it's heat" When
| he came to the senate Senator Wat
son added, he had an impression,
| gained from newspaper headlines,
that "Newberry had bought his seat
in the senate" Therefore, when the
case entered on it's final stages, he
| expected to hear overwhelming tes-
timony coll letting Senator NeWberry
of buying the seat.
when Senator Spencer fairly and
fully flung his challenge to this side
| to point out the evidence of a single
witness that Newberry had spent
| one dollar or been a party to the
spending of a dollar for his election,
1 expect to see him crushed by re-
! plies. But no reply has been made.
Senator Pomerene has spoken parts
| of three days; Senator Walsh has
spoken for parts of two days, but
| UP to this time I have yet to hear
a single scrap of evidence to sustain
| the charge that the seat was bought.
| when Senator Walsh was speak
| ing I asked him a question in re-
| gard to the supreme courts decision
generating Newberry from bribery
and the senator said, oh. We1s there