Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-04
Former Premier Of Hunga. 2
Rumored to Have Said Allies
Can Learn Conditions
From U. S. Chief.
LODGE FLAYS BERNSTORFF
Assails German Ambassador
for Making Statement Ap-
proving Presidents Note.
SENATE DELAYS ACTION

HCW Knows tlc peace COnultlOnS OF
the Teutonic allies and the entente
powers can learn what they are from
him, Count Julius Andrassy, formerly
premier Of Hungary, is quoted as
asserting in dispatch forwarded to
the Central News Agency by way OF
Amsterdam.
Washington, Jan. 5.-After another
debate on Senator Hitchcocks reso-
luton to have the senate endorse
President Wilson's peace note dur
ing which Senator Lodge attacked
the German ambassador, Count Won
Bernstorff, for having made a pub
lie statement approving it, the sem
ate today again deferred action and
will take up the question again to-
morrow.
Senator Lodges open mention of
the German ambassadors name,
which the senator said he knew was
contrary to unwritten rules of SEN
ate proceedings, was the sensation of
speech in which the senator de-
clared that although he accepted in
full faith President Wilson's state
ment that the note was in no way
suggested by nor associated with the
peace proposals of the German allies,
nevertheless he believed such state
ments as the German ambassador had
added to the opinion that the note
was timed and designed to aid Ger
many in making the peace terms it
desires.
Should Move Slowly.
On the ground that the senate, as
the only legislative body in the world
having voice in international rela-
tions, should move slowly and not
take any action which might after
ward become of aid to one set of
belligerents, Senator Lodge led the
opposition to the resolution in which
he was supported by other repub-
licans, among them Senator CALI
CHER, the republican leader, and Sena-
tor Borah
Senator Hitchcock, led the fight for
his resolution, in which he was sup
ported by Senator Smith of Georgia,
in the contention that an endorse
ment of the presidents note was no
more than an act in the interest of
humanity.
When the senate resumes the de-
bate Tomorrow it also will have be-
fore it sub-resolution by Senator
Gallagher, which merely would say:
That the senate of the United States,
in the interest of humanity and civili-
zation. expresses the sincere hope
that peace between the warning ma
tions OF Europe may be consummated
at an early date"
The Hitchcock Resolution.
The Hitchcock resolution would
say, i
That the senate approves and
strongly endorses the action taken by
the president in sending the diplo-
matte note OF December l8 to the ma
tions now engage, in war suggesting
and recommending that those nations
state the terms upon which peace
might be discussed"
Senator Lodge insisted today that
the Hitchcock resolution called upon
the senate to endorse all of the presi-
dents note, which he contended goes
far beyond any proposition merely to
bring the belligerents together.
1t would project congress, he said,
into European politics, overturning
policy of years standing and by in
volving the United States in Euro
pean politics necessarily would in
volve interests of the eastern hemisz
phere with the interests of the westA
ern hemisphere in contravention of
the spirit Of the Monroe doctrine. Be-
cause of widespread misinterpretation
of the note Senator Lodge declared,
congress was venturing into danger
if it adopted the Hitchcock resolu-
ton.
Misinterpretation of Note.
"If misinterpretation of the note is
general" he said, then we are in dan
ger, without abatement or modihca-
ton of the resolution, of stating to
the whole world that the senate or
congress are ranging themselves on
the side of one belligerent in an at
tempt to bring about peace.
1T will be observed that the presi-
dent found it necessary to state that
he was embarrassed in making the
proposition as it might appear that
he was influenced by the step taken
by Germany, but short time previ-
Gus.
The president said his note was in
no way associated with the German
note. Unfortunately different in
depreciation has been placed upon the
note, both abroad and here at home.
Otherwise, it could hardly be coming
at the moment that it did"