Bisbee daily review., 1917-01-03
DELAY ENDORSEMENT
 OF NOTE ON PEACE
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 Interest attached to statements during debate by Senator Stone, chair man of the foreign relations commit
 tee. who had an hours conference yesterday with President Wilson. In this connection administration off
 cials took pains to make clear that the President did not seek action by congress, though of course he would not like to see a proposal to endorse his policy defeated.
 The discussion began when Senator Hitchcock's resolution to approve the note, introduced just before the holi- day recess. automatically came before : the Senate for consideration. Demo- cratic leaders, including Senator Stone, urged that the resolution should be passed without delay or pro- ] longed debate, in order that the Pres ! ident's position might be given ap- i proval by the coordinate branch of the government, which has authority in international affairs.
 ! .. V. r. Oeiay PaSSaGe Senator Lodge. ranking Republican members of the foreign relations con- mittee, Senator Gallinger. the minori- | ty leaders. Senator Borah. and other Republican senators vigorously in sisted that Senator Hitchcock consent to let the matter go to the foreign re lations committee for careful consid- eration. They did not oppose the pur- pose Of the resolution but the view that the proposed resolution was fraught with so much international Importance that it should not be acted upon without very careful colsidera- tion of all phases of the war situation and not until a senate committee has f opportunity to study the exchanges of belligerent and neutral govern ments which have followed the origi- nal Teutonic note to the entente al | lies suggesting discussion of peace. Debate Threatens
 There were strong intimations to- night that the Republicans will insist upon thorough debate if Senator | Hitchcock persists tomorrow in his demand for vote without reference to committee. Such discussion, it was pointed out tonight, might lead 10 another general debate on the Flu ropean war situation, such as charac- terized inc controversy at the last session Of congress over the right of American citizens to travel on armed ships of belligerents.
 Delay Hurts Note Senator Stone declared that the sim pie question involved in the issue was whether the Senate should endorse 9 movement called to open the way for bringing about peace in Europe. For the Senate to hesitate now that the resolution confronted it, he said, would destroy the moral effect of the proposed endorsement upon the na- tions at war
 Views of many Republican senators were epitomized by Senator Lodge, who declared the resolution opened up "very large, grave and important subject"
 T trust" he added, that it will be realized that this thing cannot be rushed through, involving as it does, our relations to all the world" A resolution similar to that of Sen ator Hitchcock was introduced in the House by Representative McKellar of Tennessee and referred without dis cussion to the foreign affairs commit tee.
 It was stated at the state depart ment that no more neutral countries had replied to the Presidents note and that, though copies were sent to all the South American republics for their information none of them had felt it necessary to reply in any way. COngratulatory and optimistic teie- grams from abroad were received to- day from the Swedish League for the Democracy of Justice, the Central Board of the Social Democratic Wom- ems Association of Stockholm. the Congress- of Belgian Socialist Work men in Holland; the Swedish Section of the International Committee oi , Women for Permanent Peace; the General Dutch Alliance; the Fedora tion of Christian Teachers of Holland and Colonies; the Swedish Peace Committees: the Liberal Dutch Labor Federation; the Dutch Theosophical Association of World Peace and the Women's Christian Temperance un- ion of Sweden.
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