The Detroit times., 1917-03-09

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by RoBERT y. BEEDER
sse6 Correspondent Usifsd Press.J
wAeHINoToN. March s.--"I new
!. q explain what say or DO In the
senate on a great ptDiic question.
said senator WIN. J. stone, Of Mis-
sohri. today when asksd for q state
nasnt reeardins the attacks beins
made upon him thrucut ths country.
stone win disregard the demands
for MS rUaaenatioo 40 chairman OF
the forsisn relations committee
voiced BY newspapers In his home
!. ssa6e. Missexx1. and elsewhere. He
lbs 70 idsa of resisnins and Ne ab-
solutoly oonn1ent that he win be
retained II HE position by the sen.
ate orSanisation-
II never 20 into the press or Upon
The AOGr o. u senate 70 explain
today vAax I ed or 6id yesterday"
the SENATOR eootinueA. But In cue
tine ! wSl1 esnafer my speech Of
saswdsy--wfth additional remarks
whlsh - nUw puttins into t.
se60es IL peoDss OF Missouri frJm
vAon ~ eousmissioa comes. That
will ~ ~ snsvsr.
what I say In the senate is the
cxplauakien. NO other is possible.
r-n make wAat 10 cAI1ed nm explsna-
Z. wou1d 10 10 admit that some
pInn0ffon Was neOeUeary.
N ooooG1en agiees Cor me TO speak
ssa any pAass of this subject in the
fature. vim spsak from my place
a the ssnats--ssd tAas win stand
ior ieooof.s
49, pauss1. csossd his eyes. rub
led his forehead thsushtfuIly and
Il - carefully studying my
upeoon q LIT gaeurday. I have
bceu - haCo Dgeess1 tAat haven't
~ tinno v even rsad over and
onn1ylo N1nk sn6d thsn. Every
r1nn1e - - swsv fsom the zen
ats I - lGvUolng 70 that speech
o61ang ax1 inooefns remarks which
di6nt have ttns 20 bring out
while I was tAIn1ne. when these
are done and Ao1y cxteBded IN the
xnpusu ny cass VIA be complete
~ - psopls baek n Missouri"
e Erse Who ase infsrcsted In my
6>1f - uust rcd Whist say in
1ho1 Gpsoro when 4 y completed"
a ~. sunfllng broa1ly. and for the
Dr>< 49, lapsins into . jocaIar tone.
i -Aon I wish pour great orsaniza-
I1on would send Il IN full over your
1yos. dou't believe II VIII com
&rioo more than zS newspaper pages
- re6InIng matter"
N O. this completed speech which
Ntcnk viii send to the Missouri elec-
toeDke. ths senator VIII rest his case.
- Wnen asked about the charges in
the newspapers which called him
Stacker Bill" s'0umshoe niIi'' and
4 traitor, O faint smile 6ickered over
the deeply nnrrowed face OF the old
senator and with q wave OF his hand
he dismissed the discussion.
'You may say DEFINITELY" Lewis
said. ''that Mr.. Stone VIII again
head the committee"
since criticism Of stones "face-
about In refusins 10 support Presi-
dent Wilson's armed neutrality plan
has come largely from administrs-
tlon sources. ,he unequivocal state
inrni OF Lcwis. administration
spokesman In me senate was taken
70 indicats ar agreement bad been
reached 60 f-izin the present chair.
fsfn
"ls Is up n scrasos Stones con
stiironcy" Lewis said. "to sh,ks
t'sa. ii he - IN be rebuked
-It wot,ld BE- unethical FOR sena
tors 10 aphrsid another senator for
oxrressing his honest conviction
Mcrbers Of the senate represent
state scSersignty One state nay
4 o. qIs~tiot fhe stand o. another"
Opposition 70 Stones retention az
fhe head p the foreign relations
cemnssteo. q e known. viii be
, so.ec9 in coyumittee By Senators
Aamss. of Kentucky. and Hollis. Of
Sew Han 9shire II Ia no, believed.
hDwevtr th0y Will carry the hght
81 the senate a0or.
Deposition of stone. Il 10 felt
nigh cause what would become 4
( disas'ro,is split In Democratic ranks
m view Of The dwindiing Demo
cratic majority. administration lead
crs DO not wish to DO anything
witch would disrupt present party
harmony.
NEW YORK. March s.--Because
of the time honored senatorial
courtesy." the New York World de-
ciared today. Senator stone proba.
bIy win be retained as chairman of
lht foreign relations committee.
The World made this statement
. ,ol,ovine Q poll of the senate by IT,
Nash.uesor correspondent in which
/, was foand that only three sena.
f~ss woald >xprsss thssnSeivus IN
( n1of q Dtose's removal. While ts
r11 ~ we're opposed 70 :; and