The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-04
SENATE IN
BITTER DEBATE
fContinued from page L.


!. terferring in the European s1tuatlo'
and especially in not protes tiII
against the Belgian invasion. "a
held the present republican position
inconsistent with the campaign pos'
ton.
Lewis argued that the message pro
posed no entanglements in the Enrop
can nolitical situation. He cited pre-
cedents to justify the presidents not
on the ground that it Is a move TO
ward American good Offices rathe
than it interferes in the matter o
peace.
At 2 o'clock. the hour for unfinisn
ed business to close, AUTOMATICALLY
Senator Hitchcock moved for furthe'
consideration of his resolution.
The senate wrangled for more thal
half an hour, then Senator works OF
| California, put an end TO the discus
| sion by starting marathon speech o.
farewell to the senate.
| AS his speech was to consume sew
eral hours, the resolution discussion
was closed for today and went over
! again for the fifth time until the next
! day.
Stormy Debate Scheouieo.
WASHINGTON, Jan. A. stormy
debate was scheduled today FOR the
senate on the proposal to endorse
President Wilson's notes to oelllger-
ents and its admitted threat or
break with Germany should peace
maneuvers fall.
The republican members were fully
determined that there should be COM
pIete discussion. Senator Lodges
speech attacking German Ambassador
VonBernstorff and casting doubt upon
the "peacfeuIness' OF WILSON'S note'
will be supplemented by others In
like vein, the republicans declared.
In order to avoid endorsement OF
anything more than an out and out
peace sentiment, they will seek 10
PASS Senator Gallinger's substitute Tor
the Hitchcock endorsement resolu-
ton.
The Gallinger proposal is direct
approval of peace moves. But II cas-
ries in no sense threat TO 2rsaM
with anyone il peace is not foTthoo1i.-
ing and submarine warfare breaks
forth relentlessly.
Many senators today declared
Lodge had sounded the keynote OF
the whole present diplomatic situa-
ton when he declared that the senate
ought not to pass on the presidents
note without careful study or with
out knowing what 1t meant. The SEN
ate manifestly is perplexed at Just
how far Wilson proposed to go with
the implied break. In general, the
idea is the threat is club to force
Germany to give her peace terms.
Should the club operate according
to schedule, some believe then peace
maneuvers would have larger
chance OF success, while at the same
time the United States would avoid
on the submarine issue.
But the senate IN common "s.a sas
public, does not know exactly what
Wilson wants or what ne INTENDS 10
do, according to Lodge.
For this reason, those. opposed TO
the administration, and this opposi.
ton includes apparently some demo.
Gratis. declare the senate ought to
know lust what it is endorsing before
Il goes ahead with the Hitchcock
resolution. 49,, :.
That more republicans will attack
Ambassador ycnBernstorn rs did
Senator Lodge, seemed likely, though
none had announced such . purpose
onenIy before the senate met At noon
The attack on Bernstorn YESTERDAY
nv Lodge broke all precedents
lodges action in naming the Ger
man ambassador personally on the
senate floor IN such a debate, was
given all the more significance II
view of the Bay State senator's here
70 fore rigid nd "checa!rS adherence
TO that DOGGY Of bogeys-senate rules
and procedure.
In fact, Lodge himself emphasized
this significance when he frankly de
cIared he realized his naming o.
Bernstorff was contrary to the writ
ten rules of the senate.
Rooseve!t's Opinion.
NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-Republican
in the senate are to have Colone
Roosevelt's support in their figh
against endorsement OF the Wilson
note to belligerents.
Two months silence have not re
suited in any loss Of Roosevelt!
power OF invective, nor has the resul
OF November 7 changed his unyield
ing antagonism to the Wilson ad
ministration as shown by a vigorou
statement by the colonel today al
lacking Wilson's note and its hand
ling.
Fog of obscurity." "profoundl
mischievous." profoundly immoral,
| "wickedly false" "callous and immor
al falsehood, "preposterous absurd
ity" and "nervously backing away.
were some OF the phraseologica
! bornbshelIs with which the forme
! president embellished his attack Of
| Wilson. He announced his support o
Senator Lodges fight against en-
! dorsement by the senate Of the send
/ ing of the American peace note; hi
approval of Representative Wood
demand for executive investigation