The Washington herald., 1917-02-08
SENATE BACKS
WILSON'S BREAK
WITH GERMANY
Stone Resolution, Indorsing
President S Course, Passes
by Vote Of IS to 5.
PARTY LINES ABANDONED
Executive Appears at Capitol
During Debate, But Hur-
riedly Leaves.
DIDN'T KNOW OF MEASURE
Works Enters Protest Against Sever
ance of Relations With Berlin
Government.
DIDN'T KNOW OF MEASURE

The Senate late yesterday afternoon put
an emphatic Endorsement on the breaking
Of relations with Germany, by adopting
the Stone resolution by the overwhelming
vote of Is to s.
The adoption of the resolution ended
an all-day debate. filled with pleas for
nonpartisan unity in supporting the
President, mingled with a few protests
against going to war. Senator Lodge of
Massachusetts,. ranking Republican men,
Der of the Foreign Relations Committee,
one OF the Presidents hardest critics in
the past. Joined with Senator Stone,
Chairman OF the committee. in urging
prompt action on the measure.
While the debate was at its height
President Wilson. unexpectedly and un-
announced, appeared at the Capitol
When he learned that the Stone resolu-
tion was under consideration. he hastily
left the Capitol. explaining he would not
the Stone resolution was before that
body.
Roll Call on ResoIutfon,
The rpII-csilaon the resolution follows.
For the resolution-Ashurst, Beckham,
Borah. Brady. Brandegee, Bryan, Cham
beriain, Chiffon, Clapp, Clark, Colt, Gull
berson, Cummins, Curtis, du Pont, Fall.
Fernald, Fletcher. Gallinger. Harding,
Hardwick, Hitchcock, Hollis Hughes,
Husting, James, Johnson Is. d., Jones,
Kenyon, Lee, Lewis, Lippitt, Lodge. Nc
Cumber, Mclean, Martin. MARITIME Myers.
Nelson, Newlands, Norris. Oliver. over
man, Owen, Page, Penrose, Pheian, Pitt
man, Poindexter, Pomerene, Ransdell.
Reed, Robinson, Salisbury, Shafroth,
Sheppard, Sherman. Shields, Simmons
C,,,itk \
Smith Is. c., Smoot, Sterling, Stone,
Sutherland, Swanson, Thomas, Thomp-
son, Tillman, Townsend, Underwood.
Wadsworth. Walsh. Warren. Watson.
Weeks, Williams.
Against the resolution-Gronna, Kirby.
LaFollette. Vardaman. and Works.
The resolution provides that the Sem
ate approves the action taken by the
President as set forth in his address de-
livered before the joint session Of Con-
gress."
Senator Stone called UP the resolution
shortly after the Senate convened yes
terday morning following a protest by
Senator Works, of California, against the
severance of diplomatic relations with
Germany. I'VE should let the world
know that we support the President" he
declared.
Lodge Backs Wilson.
Senator Lodge took the floor as soon as
Senator Stone had completed his speech.
MY earnest hope is that at this time
personal feelings. political feelings, po-
litical enmities will all be laid aside, that
we may remember only that We are citi-
zens of a common country, that We are
all Americans, and that our first duty Is
to stand together in this controversy
he said.
Senator Borah, of Idaho. declared the
United States should stand alone IL il
entered the war, and not Join any alli-
ance of nations.
Senator Underwood. of Alabama, while
not convinced that the course chosen by
the President was wholly correct, never
theiess voted for the Stone resolution.
He explained himself as follows:
THE time has not come for prelimi-
nary declaration of war" said Senator
Kirby, of Arkansas, one Of the five op-
ponents of the resolution, "and l will
vote against the resolution. The Presi-
dent has almost plunged the country into
war and II we are asked to declare wal
I'll vote against that, too"