Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-04
Bay State Statesman Violates
Unwritten Rule of Senate
by Mentioning Name of
German Ambassador,
ACTION ON ENDORSEMENT
OF PEACE NOTE DEFERRED
Gravity of Problems Involved
Warrants Careful Consider
alton of Presidents Policy
Toward Europe,
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IHr MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEssgo wiakl
Washington, Jan. 3--After another
debate on Senatos HitchCock's resolu
tion to nave the senate endorse Presi-
dent wilson's peace note, during
which senator Lodge attacked the
German ambassador, Count Won Born
storff, for having made a pubic state
ment approving it, the senate today
again deferred action and will take up
the question again, tomorrow
senator Lodges open mention of
the German envoy's name, which the
senator said he knew was contrary to
unwritten rules of senate proceedings,
was the sensation of a speech in
which the senator declared that, al
though he accepted In full faith Presi-
dent Wilson'S statement that the note
was in no way suggested by nor asso-
ciated with the peace proposals of the
German allies, nevertheless, he be-
lieVed such statements as the German
ambassadors had added to the opin-
ion that the note was timed and de-
signed to aid Germany in making the
peace terms she desires.
Delay Due to Caution.
on the ground that the senate, as
the only legislative body in the world
having voice in international rela-
take any action which might after
ward become OF aid to one set of
belligerents, Senator Lodge led the
opposition to the resolution, in which
he was supported by other repub-
lioans. among them Senator Gallinger.
the republican leader, and Senator
Rorah. ~
i Senator Hitchcock led the hgnt for
his resolution, in which he was sup
ported by Senator Smith of Georgia,
in the contention that an endorsement
of the presidents note was no more
than an act in the interest of hu-
manity.
When the senate resumes the de-
bate tomorrow it also will have before
1t q sub-resolutlon by Senator Gallin-
ger, which merely would say.
"That the senate of the United
States, in the interests of humanity
and civilization, expressed the sincere
hope that peace between the warning
nations of Europe may be consum-
mated at an carly date"
IIitchcock's Resolution.
The Hitchcock resolution would
say:
THAT the senate approves and
strongly endorses the action taken by
the president in sending the diplo-
matte notes of December Is to the
nations now engaged in war suggest
ing and recommending that those ma
tions state the terms upon which
peace may be discussed"
Senator Lodge insisted today that
the Hitchcock resolution called upon
the senate to endorse all of the presi-
dents note, which he contended goes
far beyond any proposition merely to
bring the belligerents together 1t
would project congress, he declared,
into European politics, overturning a
policy of years standing and, by in
volving the United States in European
politics, necessarily would involve
political interests of the eastern
hemisphere with the interests of the
western hemisphere, in contravention
of the spirit of the Monroe doctrine.
Because of widespread misinterpreta-
tion Of the note. Senator Lodge de-
clared, congress was venturing into
danger If it adopted the Hitchcock
resolution.
Sees Danger Ahead
"If misinterpretation of the note Is
general" he said, then we are in
danger, without abatement or modifi-
cation of the resolution, OF stating to
the whole world that the senate or
are ranging themselves on
the side of one belligerent in an at
tempt to bring about peace.
"It will be observed that the prcsi-
dent found II necessary TO state that
he was embarrassed in making the
as II might appear that
he was influenced by the step taken
by Germany hut a short time previous
''The president said his note was
in no way associated with the Ger
man note, Unfortunately, different
has been placed upon
the note. both abroad and here at
home. Otherwise II could hardly be
Mt the moment that 1t did
Larsing's Explanation.
"If Mr. Iarsing'S statement made
n few hours after the presidents note
was sent and in which the dangerous
position of the United States was
pointed ont. is true. no sounding out
of the hellGerents was necessary
1.-The next morning. however, a Sec
ond explanation of the presidents
note was offered by Mr. Lansing How
far this second exclamation went in
explaining the purpose of the presi-
dents note | will have to leave to
others more ingenious than myself to
figure out"
Senator Lodge declared he believed
that the Lansing statement had some
purnose. and declared If the purpose
NJ the note was 10 inform the world
that the United States had a direct
interest that was bringing this country
10 the verge of war, then the note was
justified in form and substance.
Senator Hoke Smith. democrat, also
urged immediate consideration of the
resolution.
ut only approves and strongly ems
tss TO-
ing the note asking that terms be
stated hY the halligerantsn said hn.