Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-03

lowed 10y state Of war and that Z
state of war might not be of iiscl
| ana OF necessity an evil 10 this rcpub
lic ana that the United States by en-
| tcrlng upon war might now be able
To bring II 10 a conclusion by mid
summer and thus render great scrN-
Ice 10 civilizations
"N,cIt Catastrophe Of War"
81 cannot say what the truth may
| be. tell the tale as II was told
to me This came To my ears in
such way. with such a concurrence
| of testimony, with such internal and
external marks of truth that | feared
I II might be the truth, and IL such u
thing bc even conceivable ! did not
feel that discharping my duty AS a
d senator. could withhold whatever
feeble service ! might render TO avert
the catastrophe of war
'\OW ! do not know that this report
m the ruth, simply suggest II -
c&p.alulrg my own conduct thinl,
hc senator from Massachusetts, and
the senator from Miss isaippi are right
right to know whether congress viii
back him IN the opinion. + he has
such IN opinion. that The sinking OF
AN armed b,lllgorcnt ship viii hc Il
suIiicicut cause Tor war and I thinK
too \l President, that members 'uf
tn" senate ana that members OF tn
otncr house have right to know
whether the opinion and sentiments
imputed 10 tho president were given
Expression In their interview with
him.
'If the senator from Missouri CNr.
StonD viii deny that suggestions Of
mat sort In substance were made, his
denial would be conclusive with me.
li' the senator from Indiana (Mi.
kcruD viii say To- the senate noon his
responsibility as senator that the
president did not indicate that war
might not be ungratciul and that
this republic could render a prrat
service 10 civilization, his denial will
he binding upon me"
Stone Interrupts.
MI. President | do not know why
the senator from oklahoma quotes ne
as saying interpcCted Senator
stone rising from his seat
II did not quote the senator as say
ing IT, not at an Senator Gore r"-
piled
Then say in all fairness TO Tho
president" senator stone continued
and to the facts Of the case so f1r
rs they are within my knowledge that
the president never stated to me or
in my hearing that he believed in any
way or IN any way entertained the
thought that Wai between thc United
States ana the central powers would
Ice desirable or would result in good
tu the rnitcd states"
THE president has a passion for
peace" senator Kern said at this
point but because of illness he did not
rls" ana few senators heard him.
~ viii accept the remark of the
senator from Indiana (Mr Kern) that
he has . passion for peace" senator
Gore responded. 1--WE all have pas
sion for peace. Yet. | want to say
at this stage that / am not for peace
at any price
Asked by Senator James why he
did not ask the president about the
reports. Senator Gore said:
I'm the first place | have no evil
ioucc of any confidential relationship
that miGh lead me To hope that |
might receive his judgment i'm the
matter ui his Impressions in the mat
ter acted, as ! say. upon what
seemed tu bog r,iithlo report. OF |
Curse ! may have been in error
about It,, | realized that M the time |
acted in the mrid light of those |
Impressions. Certainly | do not un- |
irrtgke to quote what the president |
said TO senators nor did ! intimate |
hat thc senator had reported to me |
lr repeated to me the conversation !
with the president but | assume that |
other senators received the same re- I
port and If II he untrue, of course,
'VCy body must ,bC gratificd."