The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-03-10
WILSON MAD With SENATORS
ANGRY AT GROUP WHICH BALK-
ED MAJORITY.
Speech to National Democratic Com.
mittee Marked by Frank Talk About
Rccalcitrants.

washington, March C.-Presidcnt
Wilson expressed in forceful language
his disappointment over the senate's
failure tn pass his armed neutrality
b!!l and discussed at length his con-
ception Of the underlying basis o.
permanent peace. in an informal talk
today at a White House luncheon 10
Inc members Of the Democratic na-
tonal committee.
President declared he was mad"
over the attitude of the little grouy.
OF senators who held Up the armed
neutrality bin and indicated that ht.
hoped for better results if he tried
"gain to OBTAIN its passage. The
present, he said, is 10 time for parti-
san or factional Consideration i'm in
ternAtional affairs, because the need
thaS America provo united in efforts
to safeguard it's interests is impera-
live. He decried bitterness in public
discussion Of the situation.
The underlying principles of de-
mocracy were declared by Mr.. Wilson
rs tho only principles on which gov
ernments can. endure and on which
permanent world peace can be main
tained. He said the consent of the
governed must be behind govern
ments.
The president referred to the con
dition of Aisace-Lorrane as typical
of causes Of war which must be avoid
ed II permanent peace is to be achiev-
cd. Reiterating his hope that the
United States will play a part in build
ing up a structure for the maintenance
OF permanent peace after the present
war, he declared that such n peace
can be found only on just principles
meeting the aspirations of the people
of the world.
No stenographer was presnt dur
ing the presidents speech and it's text
was not made public. The lunch wa
given in honor of Vance C. McCor-
mick. chairman OF the Democratic Ia =
tional committee, and the other men,
bers who assisted in Mr.. Wilson's re-
election.
AT q meeting Of the committee to-
day a movement was started for
bringing about q uniform hour for the
ne c1c
of the country. a. Mitchell Palmer,
national committeeman from Penn
sylvania, discussed the question in de-
tail and finally it was left in the hands
OF the executive committee. The
claim was made that in the last eler-
tion Republican victories in the East
We're reported to Western States be-
fore the closing Of the polls and that
as u result many Democrats gave up
hope and did not vote.
Plans for the next congressional and
presidential elections were discussed
Mrs. George Bass, chairman of the
committees woman's bureau, told
"oW Ten or the IL suffrage States were
carried for Wilson.
Chairman Mccormick announced
'he appointment Of the following eX-
ecuove COMMITTEES: Homer S. Cum
m'ngs, Connecticut: Isadore Z. Dock
weller. California; Carter Glass, vir-
Hlna; Cordelle Hal. Tennessee; 4. a.
Jones, Pennsylvania; Frederick Is.
Lynch, minnesota, and L. H. Moore.
oE!o. 1T was decided that permanent
Work at headquarters here will be
conducted under the direction of w
<. HoillStcr, assistant secretary: w
-. Jameson, assistant treasurer, AMI
Mrs NJ. w. bennett, secretary of ;ha
women's organization committee.
Chairman Mccormick was given .
watch and chain by the members of
the committee in appreciation of his
work in the campaign.