Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-17
SENATE Will VOTE
WAR CREDIT TODAY
81, 7,0O0, ,000.000 Bond Bill to
Be Rushed With Few
Changes
STONE ENTERS PROTEST
Balloting to Come by Tonight at
Least-Simmons Makes
Appeal
STONE ENTERS PROTEST
WASHINGTON. Apri, II.

| WASHINGTON. April H.
The biggest war chest In the worlds his.
tory. $1,000. 900 600 In bonds and certificates
Of indebtedness, will have been authorized
by the Senate before Il adjourns tonight un-
| less unforeseen obstacles intervene.
Leaders saw the way clear for a vote
some time this afternoon. but they were
determined to keep the Senate in contn-
uous session II the pacinst group attempts
to delay action.
Senator Stone. chairman Of the Foreign
relations Committee who fought the dec.
laration of war against Germany. 'kicked
over the traces" again when the $1,000, ,000,-
OO) bond bill was taken up by the Senate
Immediately upon convening Before he
would permit the reading Of the bill he
insisted on making a. statement declaring
he would vote for the measure, but that
he opposed the methods proposed Tor rails.
ing the war finances.
STONE LIKED HIS PLAN
Senator Stone said
I voted to report the bill and I ex.
pect to vote for its passage, but be
lieve IL should have been framed along
different lines.
l think It is entirely proper to say
that / submitted to the COMMITTEES
somewhat different lines for raising the
necessary revenue for the prosecution
Of the war. The views | expressed
were not agreed to by the COMMITTEES
and | accept Its judgment but I de-
SIRE as we go on, to say something a.
to the lines that should have been fol-
lowed.
Senator La Toilette. for the first time In
several days was In his seat at the opening
OF today's session. There was hope ex-
pressed that even he and Senator Gronna
would not oppose the bill
Senator Simmons. chairman of the FL
nance Committee, declared passage Of the
bill was the only act of cooperation with
the Allies the United States could perform
at this time.
"Itll be many weary months of waiting
before we can do much else to aid the Al
lies" he said
This is all We can do--in the name OF
America. in the name of patriotism. of our
honor. our fortune--so let's do IT, Let's
do it without quitting. without hesitatng.
STONES APPEAL
Senator Norris another of the "willful
twelve" questioned Simmons upon the pro-
vision allowing the bonds to be converted
into bonds bearing higher interest If issued
lie was told that any subsequent issue prob
ably would require n higher rate of interest
to sell them.
Simmons eloquently appealed for passage
of the bill unanimously without discussion
at least as to its purposes" He added
The general and obvious purpose of
this great bill, the greatest ever pro-
posed in this any other country at
any time in the history of the world
is known and understood by all the
people OF this country. think that the
purposes embodied in the bill are not
only known and understood, but that
the purposes themselves have the
hearty approval and sanction of the
great mass and body of the American
people.
pENROSE RACKS RIIJ
Senator Penrose, of Pennsylvania, fol-
lowed Senator Simmons He said:
The minority and the majority are
united in a single patriotic purpose to
exert the full power of the nation In
this state Of war. The proposed loan
is not large when we consider the re-
sources of the United States.
II ws get the United States on an
adequate basis OF preparedness by this
expenditure think we will be well re-
paid.