The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-03-08
SENATOR LANE
Is REPUDIATED
STONE STARTS CONCERTED ACTION
Message Of Commendation Sent to Presi-
dent Wilson Party Lines Forgotten
by Those Protesting Filibuster

DJ ih0Se rTOteStlng flllDuSter
Perhaps never in the history of Ore
gon was public representative of the
people more unanimously denounced by
community than was Senator Harry
Lane by the citizens of Hood River
Monday. Because of his participation
in the filibuster in defiance of the
President and in killing the Armed
Neutrality bill, Senator Lane has
aroused varying expressions of anti
pathy, disgust and reputation from the
people of this city and environs. No
recent national news has resulted To-
cally in so profound depth of feeling.
Reputation of Senator Lane was ex-
pressed spontaneously and without So
licitation.
D. |. Stone, whitehaired frontier
rancher, whose place is on the head
wates of the West Fork, is responsible
for b Aconcerted action on the part of
business men and ranchers in the city.
Mr.. Stone called at the Glacier office
Monday morning and asked: SIS any
thing going to be done to shut this man
Lane off? If any paper, showing how
we resent his action is going to be cir
culated, want to sign it. A number
of representative citizens and Mayor
Dumble, all of them expressing a sim
liar sentiment to that of the aged
raneher, were consulted and Monday
afternoon 200 word telegram to Pres
ident Wilson and briefer one to Sena-
tor Lane. both signed by as leading
Hood River citizens, Republicans and
10 LII -.
ington. The kilograms, prepared be-
fforehand and circulated for an hour
! among business houses, were turned
down by but one man. The circulation
of the documents was unique, in that
each signer as asked for the sum of 25
cents, portion of the telegraph toll.
News of the preparation of the two
kilograms was circulated quickly
through the city, and numerous citi-
zens called at the office of the Glacier
that they might add their names to the
list of those protesting Senator Lanes
action.
Along with the kilograms to Presi-
dent Wilson and Senator Lane, it was
proposed to send a message of COM
mendation to Senator Chamberlain,
but an opposition to this was expressed
on the ground that it was not neces-
sary for man to be patted on the
back for having done his duty. A
number of private messages, however,
were sent to Senator Chamberlain de-,
claring that Oregon expressed pride
in at least one of her United States
senators.
The message to Senator Lane fol-
lows:
GAS Oregonians & loyal American cit
iZens we note with regret and chagrin
your act of participation with. the SEN
ate filibuster to defeat the armed neu-
trality bill and embarrass the Presi-
dent. Your action in this wise, send
ing abroad the apparent false impress
President Wilson in severing diplomatic
relations with Germany lacks the sup
port of the people of America more
than anything else is drawing the Ma
\ tion closer and closer to war. Your
action does not set well with your con-
stituents.
| The message to President Wilson
opened with the following paragraph:
AS private citizens of the state of
Oregon we wish thus to apprise you of
our reputation of the act of Senator
Harry Lane in his failure to cooperate
with you as chief magistrate of our
government in meeting the most seri-
GUS crisis the country has faced in re-
cent years. Senator Lane does not
represent the sentiment of his constitu-
ents."
The message expressed the belief of
the signers that the president would be
justified in proceeding to protect Amer
lean lives on the high seas, following
the act of the filibuster, without await
ing congressional action and ended with
an appeal for law providing for uni
versal training"
Just as he was preparing to open
session of circuit court the messages
were presented to Judge Bradshaw, of
The Dalles. He signed both, declaring
that all loyal American citizens in the
state must today feel ashamed of the
acts of Senator Lane. Judge Brad
shaw is Democrat.
Although both signed the telegram,
both District Attorney Derby, Demo-
crat, and City Attorney Reed, Republi-
can, expressed an unwillingness to ap-
pend their signatures to message so
mild. In signing the message Truman
Butler, Republican, declared that he
had expected no better from Harry
Lane.
Il Senator Wilbur expressed the follow
ing opinion of Senator Lanes actions
| 'Is it possible that United States
senator from the state of Oregon helped
in insulting the President and dishonor-
, ing the Nation? Is it possible he has
not felt the temper of the country and
did not know that the people of Oregon
were in this hour loyal to the republics
chief? In the closing hours of the last
congress it was not the time, nor was
, it the duty of these senators to quibble
, over niceties of legislative expression,
nor the close question of the serious
ness of war-making power.
"a mixture of senatorial pacifism
and jealousy of the executive authority
, however conscientiously well intended.
forces us into the international lime
, light with hung heads and redeemed
cheeks. 1t was crisis that was not
= met. Immediate war with Germany
may or may not come-pray God that
! the great wisdom of the President may
! avoid it-but, thanks 10 action of the
! bonehead, piffie minority in Sunday
mornings senatorial session, we stand
accused of being false to our ideals and
have shattered the confidence of and
lost our poise before the nations of the
r world, of which we have so lately be-
r come the recognized leader"
Il While during past years Hood River
8 citizens have not been backward in in
/ voking the recall against. local officials
unfortunate enough to arouse public
denunciation, opinion as to applying
8 the recall against 0regon's fiiibuster
e senator, Harry Lane, is unfavorable
+. for the reason that it is thought that a
p recall would not reach Senator Lane.
81 am ready to head fund to recall
Harry Lane" says DR.. j. d. Cutlery,
!, president of the Commercial club,