Word: congress
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...well for the Senate Republicans that the English political system does not prevail in the United States. Could Congress be dissolved and a general election held, Senator Lodge and his followers would quickly discover that their long-winded orations and demagogic platitudes have not convinced the American people of the necessity of remaining at war with Germany while the rest of the world is enjoying the fruits of peace. Carried away by reckless partizan spite and vindictive hatred of Woodrow Wilson and all his works, the Republican side of the Senate succeeded in so emasculating the Treaty that the Democrats...
Victor L. Berger, Milwaukee editor, convicted of conspiring against the United States, was refused a seat in Congress by a vote of 309 to 1. Congress has not said that "we will allow only men who agree with us to debate with us," but Congress has, with thoroughly justifiable indignation, refused to permit the contamination of the national legislative body by admitting to it a man who has served a prison sentence for treason against the United States government in war time, and whose "ideals" are confessedly unchanged. I grant that the man is probably sincere; sincere people...
...that Congress says we will allow only the men who agree with us to deliberate with us that day marks the end of representative government. Constituent of 5th District. W. McD. POND...
...Fairbanks even goes so far as to declare that General Pershing is "biased by his profession"; yet General Pershing advocates a standing army of exactly half the size recommended by a civilian Secretary of War, and certain civilian members of Congress...
General Pershing has been giving some good advice to the Military Committee of Congress. However displeasing his opinions may be to the Baker March combination, he undoubtedly speaks the mind of the whole country when he declares against a regular army of a half-million men. Half that number, General Pershing thinks, would be sufficient for all probable needs if some scheme of general military training is devised. --Boston Herald...