Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-04
FEW SENATORS
HOLD UP ACTION
ON WILSON BILL


pIccht nI uic 'ht'u states U"
n,h' ,',,, ,i'ul',i"iltS Vessels n sihhiar
W" alr''dy mas passed the house
Iop tn "a Tnriar ms nj. 90 ,h,
senate allowing unlimited debate
II now appears to he impCsSibic
10 Obtain n vote nrior IA uoo,,
March / 1917. when thc session
of congress expires.
1--WE desire the statement en-
tered into thr rrcnrd I'm ,..tnbIi.h
the fact that thc senate fnvCTs
thc legislation and wouldI mas, il
If n vol, cnuId IN ,ht,in,., -
stone ,rcumnn,
SUOMI ArS"iieH''
peclarlhg that TO say the entente
are tlShtlng our battles is a dream, a
nightmare OF disordercd brains, Sen
atoi stone called attention to the al
heS conferences for commercial CO.
operatlon after the war and said this
was proDiem that must he faced
raonIe or tba Iri'od 1i' ~ S Sou CH onS ,l
( reason to lean unor tho ctrory shouI-
ders of Johnny Ruil >" asltej Senator
stone. "Whence came mis- imiuIIse
Of dominating affec,iopo' 30
There are senators and members
Of the house who somehow have been
duped or persuaded ar have nersu9d-
cd them selves TO aIlv thcnlselyes win
| England; TO announce themselves as
rartisans of that mower. can't share
that idea"
nall, ro , Hal, u,
''NS 'o"r an" nan '''"'s.
nch ne UoucIuueu senator Stone
I nay pen 'aIhihs ior iour ana one
h'Il hours ,, ,,, .
t,tob sunnorted tbn bni b"t "'',i Joridod ,,. Vi
the president already had authority to
protect American citizens On Amari-
can ships lust as he had power to re-
rel invasion without consulting con.
gress.
"Notwithstandins the PRESIDENTS
authority" he said, he has asked
congress fer this authority. II this
legislation were to fail it would lie
misunderstood abroad | am not
afraid of the result Of this legislation
hatever it might lead to- We ought
to stand for our rights and maintain
them even II It leads to war"
Ecr,,,s c,,r So,r
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IN 'he illI"9s W tne Seila'e tui MN
'''''s C. - ~ - nv i,cI'i ,'I''' 20
1ue osit,or ~ vi l''ul'i,'", tnc
r,.r,,, ,',o no vi, .ei"
idlilt,7. '' I'M,
lican. and Smith Of Georgia. Demo
crat, responded voicing regret over
Mr.. kern's departure.
Senator Clapp of Minnesota also
hade farewell to the senate.
Virtually all of the trouble came
from a small group Of Progressive
Republicans who blocked every effort
to get unanimous consent for limiting
debate or setting a time FOR a vote.
National Disboporo
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t,,,,tIi a.'c ~ t.'o
~ ~ aiu III swlns ,tis
10, tr r,'Io,,t ri.in eo;,,,nn 80 .t,e
In o,,IS ,,a,,oai
ord aisc,rocc
~, e. ,,,o,. ,,r. .bo Don,,h,ioo,
Ioadors sbow,od q ,,,,,ltngres1 to co'
oncrate A. Tho Sob",o Iirnnood,d into
tbe nipht however without any, tanei-
bic evidence q, a brnaI, i'm the onno-
Leftion Tho adm,nistratinn senator's
grew more dubioua about the pros-
poct
The embarrassment of the Demo-
Gratis was increased by a dramatic
speech by Senator stone chairman OF
the foreign relations committee. op-
posing. he bill as n war measure. That,
however, was the only evidence OF
defectlon In the Democratic ranks.
Conferences Useless.
On behalf Of the administration
senators, senator Simmons conferred
with Senator Brandegee of the regu
lar Republicans and Senator Kenyon,
representing the Prosressive-Repub--
leans. both OF whom have supported
the bill urging them to lntercede with
senators l'aFollette, MOTIFS. Gronna
anu turnIhlhS' the IouI frogrtSslNe-
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