The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-12
WEEKS ALARMED
 AT RED ELEMENT
 IN THIRD PARTY
Fear Of WiscOnsinized Nation Expressed By
 Secretary
(By Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11.-Branding the La Toilette movement as an "amal- gamation of the forces of discontent into political party" Secretary Weeks entered the political lists here tonight in a radio address which dwelt entirely with the independent ticket and platform.
 Communists, socialists, I. W. W.'s, malcontents, converts of Lenin, TrOtsky, Debs and Emma Goldman, people who want something for nothing and individ- uals with grievances. real or imaginary, have rallied to the support of La Fol lette," Mir. Weeks declared. There are also well meaning citizens who will vote for La Toilette because they have been deceived. Without investigation they have accepted false charges as true. Without thought, they have taken for granted that his promised remedies will improve the form of government founded by Washington, Hamilton, lief ferson and Franklin.
 Runs True to Form
 Running true to form, La Toilette has sought to arouse class ant0gOnism, discomfort, suspicion, distrust and con fusion in the minds of the voters in order to aid his own political fortunes" Mir. Weeks also referred to the in- dictment in Montana of Senator Wheel. CT, vice presidential candidatee
 s"An indictment does not mean that the indicted is guilty or not guilty, but it shows that there is probable cause and strong evidence must be presented for a grand jury to take this action" Mir. Weeks said. II thinh this is the first time in the history of our government when United States sen ator has been indicted by his own con stituents. If the impossible should hap pen and the La Toilette ticket is elected there is a possibility that the people of the United States will have n vice pres ident found guilty of violation of the laws he has taken his oath to sustain"
 Denies Siush Fund
 Senator La Follette's charge that the republican party was gathering a ''slush fund" to buy the election, was ridiculed by the war secretary
 s"As a matter of fact" he said up to date the republican national commit tee has not collected as much money since the republican convention for all its committees, national, senatorial and congressional, as the public has spent for the seven baseball games of the world series. Senator La Toilette should be subpoena6d to appear before the Borah committee and compelled to submit evidence in support of his charge"
 Mir. Weeks reviewed political and so- cial conditions in Wisconsin since 1901. Since when, said, the state had be- come thoroughly socialized." with "in- numerable bureaus, commissions and boards" controlling all activities and private businesses which have been ''the subject of constant interference, in- spection and supervision"
 As a result of this, 'the period be- tween 1900 and 1920, Wisconsin's state expenditures increased more than in any other state of the union," MT. Weeks continued, adding:
 Fears WiscOnsinized Nation
 s"If the La Toilette socialists should by any chance get control of our na- tional government, we will see our gov srnment WisconsiRized and you and will pay for it"
 Third ticket proposals to empower congress to revoke the decisions of the supreme court, Mir. Weeks said, would strike death blow at one of the three branches of our government, the jr- dietary. and would weaken our whole government structure"
 MT. Weeks saidy that although elected to the senate on the republican ticket, Senator Ia Toilette had consistently opposed republican measures in con gress.
 s''It is criminal offense to obtain money under false pretenses," he con tined. Tt may be legal to obtain po- litieal offices, under false pretenses, but it certainly is not moral,'