Arizona republican., 1916-01-06
Bonds of Restraint Against
 Public Discussion of h.
 tcrnational Relations in cident to War Broken When Senate Rcconvencs
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 NASHINGTON. Jan. Bonds of restraint against public discussion of international relations of the United States incident to the European war were broken in the senate today and for more than an hour the session was enlivencd by debate over the gov ernments neutrality policy. exports ri war munitions. and travel by Amer ican citizens on beligerent owned ships
 There was no division of the debat- CTS along party lines. Senator Jones .of Washington. republican, denounced as 'unpatriotic" Americans who im- perilled the nation by taking passage on belligerent vessels Senator Works of California. republican. asserted that the government of the United States was "hypocritical" claiming to be neutral. when it was in fact par ticipating in the war through the sale of munitions.
 Senator Lodge. ranking republican memner of the foreign relations com mittee declared that to place am em- hargo oE arms now would he worth more to Germany than million mon. that il would be a grossly unneutrai act.~ and would ir fact make the United States the ally of Germany. Senators O'Gormau of New York. and Hitchcock of NebraSk9. both demo crats. urged the advisahiiity of am em- bargo on munitions.
 Senator OGoruan also informed 'he senate that American Consul +. =. T, | British liner Persia had dtsregarded the advice of American Consul Gen eral skinner at London that he make vessel.
 The discussion was precimtated when Senator Jones read news paper editorial urging American cit izens to keep off beIliGerent ships ana advising the president to procee [ slowly in she present crisis, needing the interest of 9e.ooo.oe0 rather than that of a thousand reckless. incon- siderate and unpatriotic citizens who insist on travelling on bclligerent ships
 Senator Works biazed the way to general debate ou the position of the United States in the war by declar- ing the American government was not neutral
 Asserting at the outset that the government shared responsibility for deaths of Americans ou the Lusitauiu. the California senator said.
 The government knew that the Lusitania was loaded to the guards with ammunition and explosives. Pas sonEerS were permitted in spite of this to travel on the vessel. The gov ernmeut itself. in full knowledge that 1Le ship carried munitions of war. is morally responsible for the deaths Of our citizens
 When Senator Works declared that the United States was actually par ticipatmg in the war by the sale of munitions Senator Reed. democrat. interrupted to ask.
 Does the senator not know that the first loan placed in this country after the war began was a loan of S35- 00G,00o to Germany and that the Joan was made without protest from him or any other citizen! Does the sen 1tor not know that Germany pro cured arms in this country as long as it was possible for her to get them"
 That may all Toe true, Senator Works replied, hut that does not aI- 'er the situation
 If it he true" continued Senator Reed. that the markets of this country are free and open to Ger rany as well as to all other coun- tries and that this government does not distinguish between any bellieer- ent nations. then how can the sen ator say that this government has taken an unneutral position"
 Tt .S impossible to get arms to Germany and say 1t is morally wrong for this government to permit shipment of arms to any of the bel ligereuts," Senator Works insisted. He added that his principal objection was based on a conviction that the United States was aiding in prolong- ing the war. and that he would not
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