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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-22
IA TOILETTE SUPPORTS WAR
MEASURES BEFORE SENATE

whelmingly Endorsed, despite the bit
terest possible campaign on the part
of the Har-seekers. My vote was
PSI, 1903, against my opponents 1885,
144--a majority of 1873. 1t was
up to that time a record-breaking
majority for the State OF Wisconsin.
Six years later l was reelected for
a fourth term by a majority of 301,-
000
Submarine War Renewed
February, 1917, Germany renewed
her submarine campaign, which had
been suspended temporarily as the
result of American protests. The
| German position as stated in official
communications to this country, had
been that she would abandon illegal
submarine warfare if England would
agree to abandon her illegal block
ade. including the mining OF the
| North Sea. Ny belief was then and
! is now that in failing to insist upon
England's compliance with interna-
/ tional law as we'll as Germanys com
| pliance, our Government was dis
| tinctly un-neutral. Not only that, but
we were protecting our own rights as
neutrals only as against one of the
belligerents. not against the other.
Resentment against the resump-
ton Of submarine warfare led the
President to ask Congress author
ity to place guns upon American
merchant ships. Twelve members
of the Senate opposed such action
was one. The proposal was placed
before Congress a few days before
March 4, when the session autOmati.
cally came to an end. l was pre-
pared to speak against the measure,
but was allowed no opportunity, the
presiding officer refusing to recognize
me each time I sought the floor. Ad-
ninistration Senators were talking in
behalf OF the bill, and had been for
some hours, when noon OF March 4
arrived and Congress adjourned.
This was the incident which re-
suited in the characterization, "a lit.
tie band of wilful men," being ap-
piled TO myself and the eleven others.
The President, Of course. spoke at
a time when his temper was uncon-
trolled. His epithet took in men who
had long been his friends: Senator
Stone Of Missouri, for instance,
whom it frequently was said the
President loved as brother. The other
ten We're: Kenyon and Cummins OF
Iowa, Lane Of Oregon, Vardaman Of
Mississippi Clapp of Minnesota,
Works of California, Kirby OF Ar
kansas. Norris Of Nebraska, O'Gor-
man Of New York and Gronna Of
North Dakota
One month later. on April ?, Presi-
dent Wilson. addressing Congress in
extra session, said:
1T is impossible to defend ships
against their (submarine) attacks as
the law Of nations has assumed that
merchantmen would defend them
selves against privateers or cruisers,
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This is the fourth Of series of ten
articles dealing with the outstanding
events in the life of Senator La Fol-
Iette in the last twelve years

articles
events in the life of Senator La Fol-
lette in the last twelve years
March 4, 1917, opposed in the
Senate a bill for arming of Ameri-
can merchant ships
April 6, 1917. voted against the
declaration of war.
April Is. 1917. I voted against the
draft.
On every subsequent occasion I'M
til the end of the war I supported
Administration measures for carry
ing on the war, including, Of course,
every appropriation ~bill--save that
IN many instances 1 endeavored to
put a greater share of the financial
burden upon the people who were
taking great financial profit out OF
the war.
The above, I believe gives in 4
nutshell, my war record" It does
not include my peace resolution OF
April II. 1917. nor the months Of
abuse TO which I was subjected IS
the result of a misquotation by the
Associated Press of q. speech made
by me in St. PauLMinn. q sail
in that speech that we had griev-
ances against Germany. I was
uoted as saying we had no griev-
ances against Germany Months
sfterward the Associated Press cor
rected its error; and months later
still the Senate voted down resolu-
lion to expel me for saying the thing
I had not said.
Throughout thee two first years
. Of the European war the President
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OF the United States consistently
counseled an attitude Of neutrality
on the part of the American peo-
pie. I supported him in this. He
sought reelection in November, 1916,
on the basis Of this policy, and ne
was reelected. I sought reelection
to the Senate in that same cam
align. 1 made speeches throughout
the State and freely and fully eX-
pressed my views with regard to
the war and these views were over
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Opposed Draft

/ And then the draft or conscripuon
bill was placed before Congress. I
could not support It. 1t seemed to
me to violate the very spirit OF the
American form of Government and
TO be unwise as a practical method
Of raising troops, as well.
Canada was making glorious
/ record with her volunteer armies in
France. So was Australia-Australia
where a CONSUMPTION proposal had
been voted down by the people and
where the same people had con
tinued Loyalty sending. half way
round the world, their full share of
the finest soldiers that fought for
the British Empire. ireland had
! escaped CONSUMPTION and yet, in the
! face of Misrepresentation as to her
! loyalty, had provided her fun pro
portion OF willing troops. These, it
/ seemed to me, were our kind of
/ people; there could be no question
that Americans would respond to
any Just call and that our young
men did not have to be dashed into
! service.
Before the date Of the draft bills
introduction the fact that It had
been prepared by the general staff
was widely known. Governor
Emanuel L. Phillip OF Wisconsin
wired me urging that oppose the en-
actment of a draft law. Wisconsin,
he said, stood ready to furnish It's
full quota OF troops and recruits
could be obtained much faster than
they could be equipped and given
! supplies. He wanted conscription
deferred until military necessity for
cisely my own position.
Congress adopted the general
staff's CONSUMPTION plan and I i'm
mediately counseled full compliance
with the law. This notwithstanding
the evidences on every hand that
seemed as the months wore on to
make the wisdom of the draft more
and more questionable-the calling
Of men from necessary industries
into idleness, the lack of canton
ments to house them. the lack Of
guns, Of clothes, of shoes and the
ineficiency and sickness and death
that followed.
May Is ] supported an appropro-
alton of $3.2S1. 094.541 for war ex-
penses, the largest appropriation ever
made at one time by any government
in the history of the world With
out continuing in long detail, 1 sup
ported the Administrations war
measures throughout the war.
Fought Tax Methods
When we came to the mehod of
raising the revenues to meet the
enormous war appropriations l made
a serious effort to increase the share
to be taken from the war prof1teers
and those generally best able to pay.
/ was member of the Senate FL
nance Committee and endeavored to
obtain amendments in committee
materially increasing the excess
profits tax, but without success.
On the floor a number of us, some.
times as many as twenty-six, some
times only seventeen, supported one
amendment to the bill after another
designed to increase the proportion
of the taxation that was to be borne
by the rich and by the war profit
takers. In most instances we were
voted down, but the net effect OF
our efforts was an increase of $780,
100000 in the amount so raised.
Copyright, 1924, NEA Service, Incl
The fifth article by Senator La Toilette
will appear In The Times tomorrow
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visible craft giving chase on the
open sea-"
And he said further:
ut EARNING merchant ships is
practically certain to draw us into
war without either the rights or eff
| fectiveness of belligerents.
This was almost exactly the posi-
ton l had taken in March when
refused to support the bill for the
arming of merchantmen.
Got $4,000 kilograms
The speech by the President April
was the speech in which he asked
Congress to declare war upon Ger.
many. The question was debated by
the Senate and I spoke against the
declaration OF war. In my office
were IL, 900 kilograms, received from
forty.four of the forty-eight States
Nine out OF ten OF them Endorsed my
course in opposing war on the issue
presented.
OF the attitude of my own people
Of Wisconsin there could be nc
doubt. Referendums had been taken
in many cities and counties. AL
showed an overwhelming opposition
to war. In Sheboygan, for example
the vote was 4,0S2 to II. In the coun
| ty of Sheboygan, outside the city
the vote was 2,051 against war anC
| not a single vote in favor. l was in
formed that 10000 postal cards haC
been sent out in Massachusetts ask
ing the views of voters and that the
return showed &C per cent against
declaring war.
With this knowledge 1 should
have been a traitor to the people, in
my opinion, had l not voiced and
voted my own opposition TO a
declaration OF war. Despite the
vast war propaganda with which the
country had been flooded, not only
by sinister interests with selfish
purposes to serve. but by Jealous
patriots whose motives were not
open to question, the American peo-
pie were in their hearts at that time
opposed to war. and 1 believed the
instinct Of the people was sound.
declared then that the course Of
this country could not be clear until
we had demanded OF both Germany
and England complete observance of
our rights as neutrals upon the high
seas, until we had served notice
that we would enforce those rights
against both belligerents and until
We had sincerely attempted to live
up to that notice.
April s Congress voted to declare
war. was one OF six Senators who
voted in opposition.
Later that same day-war having
600, 900 Immediately available to the
President for any war purposes he
might elect. Notwithstanding my
opposition 70 entering the war. it
was my belief that being in I should
support measures to equip our Army
for the successful conduct OF the
war. Five days later ! voted for an
appropriation OF 1878, O46,322 for the
Army. Within another dozen days
had voted Cor a five billion dollar
bond issue, three billions of which
were to be available as loans 10 our
allies, and for an issue OF $1,000
600. 600 in certificates OF Indebtedness
OF temporary lIns 10 the Govern
ment- l supported an act increas-
ing the number OF midshipmen at
the Naval Academy. an act raising
the age limit OF naval reserve off.
GERS from 35 to so years. an act du-
thorizing the issuance OF rifles and
equipment to home guards and gen
orally such other acts OF Congress as
were essential 70 carrying on our
share OF the war
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Benny Tate, substitute Washing
ton catcher. received $4,000 in the
world series for batting three times
in a pinch. getting 4 base on balls on
each occasion.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-11
Sport Shorts

RI RED MOLLwITz. veteran
+ first baseman. has been OBJ
- tanned by st. Pal from the
Sacramento team Of Xhe Pacific
Coast League. Mollwitz formerly
played in the National League and
American Association. The Saints
figure they are 70 lose Johnny Neun
who is owned by Detroit.
Pitchers jim BaEby and Vean
Gregg, major league castofTs. aided
greatly in winning the Coast League
pennant for Seattle.
Umpire Bill KLEIN Of the National
League rates Cooper and Nehf as
the most effective southpaws in that
league.
Failure to take the game seriously
enough. is one Of the reasons given
for the passing Of Rabbit" Maran-
Vile from Pittsburgh.
Iatrobe CogEsweu Of Baltimore is
the newly elected head Of the Ma
t.onal Boxing Association, succeed
ing Richard Burke OF New Orleans.
r. ORNSBY far surpasses any
IH other batsman in the Ma
9 tional League and should
hold his batting championship for
many years.
Plugging the hole at first base,
due TO Jake Daubert's death. is 20
ing TO be a big problem for Manager
Jack Hendricks Of the Cincinnati
Reds.
A glance at the batting average
IF N3nush Of Detroit makes It ap-
pear as II the American League
pitchers had found his weakness. He
slumpcd badly over 1928.
Benny Tate, substitute Washing
ton catcher. received $4,000 in the
world series for batting three times
in a pinch, getting a base on balls on
each occasion.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-11
ROCCO VS.. WELSH
FEATURE OF
NEXT RING CARD
More Boxing Nov Wal
lace Easy Winner Over
Timid Joe WaIIing,

Patsy Rocco. Chicago. and Eddie
Welsh. South Bend. middlaishts who
know hcw 10 SLUG AMI stand up
under punishment. viii appear in the
headnner at the next fsric show II
Tomlinson Hall. Nov. %. The CAPT
tai A. c. viii promote.
Roy Wallace. facing Joe Waling
in the wind-up Of Monday nights
entertainment here. wallOped his
opponent countless times. but said
tsmid opponent usually adopted the
"huddle" system on defense and Roy
failed TO land a *. o. The local
youth won decisively on points.
Roy the AggresSOr
Wallace sent Waiting back on his
heels once and rushed the fight
throughout. but WallinE refused 10
square away and box The visitor
was in there TO stay ten rounds.
Thus was Roy prevented from show
ing at his best. You can not dam
age a turtle by hitting it on the back
unless -ou jump on ii.
u Joe Cooper and Ray Hahn CROPPED
- Trough ten rounds. Ten rounds
were too much for them. Each
showed flashes If form. but punch
ing ability with the Old zip attached
was missing. II was a draw.
Cooper Not Easy
Merle AIte sent Young Reynolds
down for the nine count i'm the fourth
round and though Reynolds did "a
splendid comeback and shook Alce
= several times, he failed To- even up
for the Touchdown and il was
Merle's bout by that much-a
Touchdown shade. The visitor out
weighed Alte five pounds
Happy Atherton and Don Carson
opened the show and Atherton was
awarded the laureIs when Carson
fouled him in the fourth round. fhis
scrap had the appearance Of a
Erudge affair and the lads fought
like wild cats until Carson lost his
judgment and struck low.
Bud TAYLOR and Louie LaveI We're
introduced ny Announcer Gei-el.
Both VIII appear in future shows
here.
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PigSkin Primer
What is a split buck?

This is a deception play in which.
for example. the left half back fakes
taking the ball on a cross buck to
the right, but as soon as the half
has passed in front Of the full back.
the latter drives straight ahead on a
straight buck. The play offers an
for clever, deceptive
handling Of the ball by the quarter
back.
Explain what is meant by block
ing?
Blocking IS interposing the body
between the opponent and the bail
or the man with the ball
All Interference is some form Of
blocking and a team is said to have
good interference when this block
ing IS executed with precision and
power.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-11

Pennsylvania has to play Penn
State next Saturday and Cornell
Thanksgiving day. Penn State
hasn't a wonder team-aud neither
has Penna as far as that g0es-but
Penn State viii be primed for the
game.
Cornell also looms up as a great
menace TO Penna's clean sheet. Since
dropping two games Cornell has
been reorganized and now looks like
one of the old Cornell machines.
Notre Dame, sailing along ike a
national champion, has games re-
naming with Nebraska. Northwest
ern. Carnegie Tech and ten
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-11
JONES TAKES CUE LEAD
Ramsey Defeated in Slow Game in
Three Cushion Meet.

Neal Jones went into first place
in the State three-cushion billiard
tourney in progress at Coolers by
defeating Ramsey Monday night in
ninety innings. so TO as. Ramsey
played a safe game and left few
openings, but Jones finally ran out
his string. He has three straight
victories to his credit
Louis Vogler and Floyd Hender-
son viii meet tonight.
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LOCAL H. S. FlVES PLAY
BrOwnsburg at Ripple Friday-Aian-
ual at Valley Mills Saturday.

Two Of the local high schools have
started their basketball schedules
early to keep pace with many Of the
other State schools. Broad Ripple
and Manual viii play this weekend
Broad Ripple meets Brownsburg
at the Ripple gym In the first home
game on Friday. Last week Browns
burg defeated Manual In the South
Siders' first game. Al to 36. Manual
goes to Valley Mills on Saturday.
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BY HENRY L. FARRELL.
Ltd R,-ne- Gnnr+s L,Eitor-

EW YORK. Nov. IL
IN These high school sensa-
- tons don't appeal much to
me. Look around here at this
bunch and you won't find a single
one Of them. Some of these boys
never had their hands on a foot
ball before they reported. I'd
rather develop them myself"
knute Rockne. head coach Of
the Notre Dame football team,
swept his hand over a big field
and indicated a bunch Of perhaps
$50 players in football toys. among
whom were about seventy in the
green sweaters that identify the
freshman team.
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and as Ions as their parents do not
complain that they are getting too
much football. it's nobody's bust
ness where we play, when we play
and how often We play,
Some Of those critics cant IN
derstand why we get so much
good freshman material. They
seem to think we have some way
Of inducing a great high school
PLAYER to como to Notre Dame.
Ae 7 said before. we haven't any
high school sensations here. Did
you ever hear Of Gimp. Crowley
Miller. Stuhldreher or Layden as
sensational high school players?
OF course you didn't. and neither
did l.
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Only Two Crippled

Ohio Wesleyan players reported
in good condition Monday with but
two serious injuries on the squad Of
regulars. One Of these players was
unable to play in Saturdays game
while the other was injured in scor-
ing the final touchdown.
Drill for the local squad this
week is To include plenty Of work
on fundamentals, especially tacklins.
WesIeyan's tackling against Akron
was ragged and was responsible for
the 100yart return Of a kickoff
which gave Akron its only score Of
The game.
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tative date with Southern Cal
.fOrnia. Nebraska is the one
team that has a chance to beat
Notre Dame because Of the jinx
Nebraska seems to command.
NOtre Dame, there are reasons to
believe, was stale when defeated
last year by Nebraska. but the
same condition is not likely to ex-
ist this year. as Knute Rockne has
saved his regulars all season and
he has been pointing to that game.
If Notre Dame gets over Ne
braska, and it Is a 8 to shot she
Will. the other teams on the SEIZED
ule viii not stop her.
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ST. Pafrfcks Us. Ianfera

The St. Patrick's Y. p. c. will
play the Lauter Au-Stars at South
Side Turner's Wednesday, p. m.
The st. Patrick's Y. p. c. has some
Of the best basket ball talent in
the city: Kaltenback. Smith. Ges-
Ter. Klaiber, Ffllinger. Bradley,
Stehlin and Trenck. The St. Pat
ricks defeated the West Side Stars
last week. 81 to %.
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GAME AT GRANT PARK
Observation-Disclosures Dame to Play
in Big Municipal Stadium.

BIZ Times Special
CHICAGO, H.. Nov. 11.--Demand
for seats to the Northwestern and
Notro Dame game on Nov q has
been so heavy that the N w. Off
Gals announced Monday evening
that the gano would be played at
Grant PARK Stadium The seating
capacity of 1900 at Evanston was
entirely Inadequate to care for the
throns that already IS clamoring for
ducats.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-11
Independent Football

The management of the Mapietou foot
ball team takes issue with the statement
Monday N this column to the effect that
the MapletOn eleven OutweiEhed the
Brooksides IN their game Sunday. The
MapletOns state the contrary Was true
that the BrOOksides were the heavier team.
Further. the MapletOns claim they entered
Sundays game without A single pract &c
session. and feel that their win over the
brooE sides IS all the more noteworthy on
this account. The Mapleton second team
wishes a game for next Sunday Gail
Washington Opal.
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Gene FIattens MclIale

BV InlIfu FFeas
MEMPHIS. Tenn. Nov. l1,-Gene
Tunney. American light heavy
weight champion. knocked out Bud
dy McHale. St. Louis. in the second
round OF a scheuled etght-round 50
here Monday night.
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Goldman Fouls Civic

BIZ United Press
PITTSBURGH. Nov. 11-Jack
Zivic. local lightweight, and one Of
the leading contenders for Benny
Leonard's crown, won on a foul from
Nate Goldmas in the second round
Of their scheduled ten-round bout
Monday
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M'TIGUE AND FLOWERS
Feature Light Heavy Match Is
Booked for Toledo.

b. JNtteG Press
NEW YORK, Nov. 11.-AIize Nc
Tigue. worlds light heavyweight
champion. and Tiger Flowers. A.
lanta negro fighter. VIII meet in a
ten round uo-decision bout at To-
ledo. Ohio. during the first week q
January.
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Presto Basketball

The Prest-O-Lite basket bali team
viii play the Washington a. c.
Thursday night at the Speedway
Community house. For games with
the Prestos call J. A MacCrea at
belmont 5000.
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EYANSVILE-Eddie Welsh. South
Bend. stopped Bob Ramsay Cincinnati in
the second round. Cal Stevens. Cincinnati
Outpoiuted Patsy Hanover. Evansville. in
ten rounds. Benny Levy. Evansville
knocked out Shep Mullen, Evansville, In
the eighth round.
ST. PAUL-Jock Malone, st. Paul
middleweight, was fouled by Morrte
Schsifer. Omaha. In the third round
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Chilean Stops V0gel

By iHitcd Press
NEW YORK, Nov. ILLUS Vim
centlni Chilean lightweight, won
from Sammy Vogel by a knockout in
the ninth round OF scheduled
twelve-round 90 Monday.
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MADTSON-Coach Ryan's Badgers
worked out beneath a dreary rainy sky in
keeping with the teams spirits after its
crushing defeat by Notre Dame. \ never
say die attitude took possession Of the
PLAYERS before u was over. however.
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SOUTH BEND-Coach Roclsnc excused
his first and second Notre Dame teams
Monday as the Nebraska ink battle prep
aratiOns were started.
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OHIO WESLEYAN ELE VEN
DRIVES HARD FOR BUTLER
Buckeye Teams Only Defeat This Season Has Been by
State-SM Games on Win Side,

By pecia
DELAWARE Ohio, Nov. 11.IIavng practically clinched
claim their third consecutive Ohio Conference football
championship by defeating Akron IT last Saturday, the
Ohio Wesleyan eleven which meets Butler Saturday. turned its
Monday toward its invasion Of indianapolis for what
doped be the hardest game the local team
schedule.
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In College Camps
AT CHICAGO

CHICAGO-Stagg Maroons encountered
the freshmen IN offensive driIl and a short
Ecrimmage 10 perfect the diversified alta" X
they will use against Northwestern Sttur
day The team 81 in excellent physical
shape despite Saturdays hard game.
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AT ILLINOIS

changes in Zuppke's usual practice schcd-
ule for Illinois Scr.mmage was ordered
Monday night. the first stiff Monday work
of the season Red Grange was the only
regular 10 escape the gruelling practice.