Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-06
SENATE PASSES
SUB RESOLUTION
= FOR H|TcHcocK'S
Jones Substitute Motion Ac-
cepted by Nebraskan and
Wins Way Through the
Upper House.
THE VOTE STANDS 4S TO II
Wilson's Note Itself Not Ap-
proved, But Request for
w. Terms Is Endorsed.
MoosERs WITH DEMOCRATS

Washington, Jan. 5.-Senator Jones
substitute for the Hitchcock resolu
ton endorsing President Wilson:
peace note, which approves the re
quest for peace terms without endors
ing the note itself, was passed late
today by the senate.
By a vote of 27 to IS the senate re-
jected Senator Gallinger's substitute
for the Hitchcock resolution.
The vote was 4S to II. Progressive
republican senator's voted solidly with
the democrats for the substitute.
One Demo in Negative.
One democrat, Senator MARITIME oi
New Jersey, voted in the negative
The vote follows:
Ayes-Democrats, Bankhead, Bryan
Chamberlain, Chiffon, Fletcher, Hard.
wick, Hitchcock, Hollis, Hughes
Johnson, South Dakota; Kern, Kirby
Lane, Lee, Lewis, Martin, Newlands
Overman, Pittman, Pomerene, Rams.
dell, Reed, Robinson, Salisbury, Shat.
roth, Sheppard, Shields, Simmons
Smith, Arizona; Smith, Georgia
Smith, South Carolina; Stone, Shan.
non, Thomas, Tillman, Underwood
Vardaman, Walsh-38.
Republicans, Borah, Clapp, Cum
Minis, Curtis, Jones, Kenyon, Lippitt
Morris, Sterling, Townsend-l0. Total
ayes, 48.
Noes-Republicans, Brady, Brande'
gee, Clark, Gallinger, Harding, Lodge
McCumber, Nelson, Page, Poindexter
Sherman, Smoot, Walsworth, Watson
Weeks, Works-l6. -
Democrat, MARITIME. Total noes-l7
Accept Substitute.
Washington, Jan. 5.-Senatol
Hitchcock late today accepted as
substitute fcf his resolution endors,
ing the presidents peace note one
offered by Senator Jones, republican
which approves not the note, but the
presidents request for statement oi
peace terms by belligerent nations.
Apparently referring to the subma'
rine situation, Senator Lewis during
his speech declared:
"Do you feel that the people of this
nation are in such temper that they
can ever again allow any command:
.+ers OF ships, my captains of armies
any officer Of diplomacy, to visit upon
this country an injury to a citizen OF
property and escape on an excuse ol
misconception Of orders or zeal of an
officer?
IF these conditions again be re-
peated," he continued, America will
not again accept that form of apology
and will resent and punish to the full
extent of its power. No amount OF
logic of pacihcation would prevail.
Il say, continuance of war means
war with the United States and in this
| have never a doubt of the compre-
hension of the United States and
faith in the sagacious foresight of the
officials of the administration in the
effort looking to bring about peace
with Europe that we might maintain
peace in America.
Senator Lewis declared, however,
he did not agree with the contention
of Senator Lodge that adoption of
the Hitchcock resolution would mean
an endorsement of Secretary Lam
sings statement that the United
States was being drawn nearer to the
conflict.
"But let me say on my own author
ity," he said, that | agree with the
sentiment expressed from any quarter,
whether by the secretary of state or
anyone else, that this war cannot con-
tinue without America being involved
in the conflict"
When Senator Lewis finished, Sen
ator Borah, republican, began all argu-
ment, contending "If the senate acts,
it will intrude itself in an affair of ut
most delicacy and grave import with
out information other than in the
newspapers and general sources"