The sun., 1917-08-13

/ tration leaders in the Senate ana the
object on which the efforts of the Demo
Gratis and Republicans OF the Senate
will be concentrated. On partisan lines
Americansm is undivided in the Sen
ate, Il il said by the leaders Of both
parties and Amcricanism in the Senate
also is said to be at dis cord with La
Folletteism just now.
In Toilette Followers Raped.
Senator Pomorene Ohio of the Com
| mlttee on Foreign Relations. made thls
point clear tonight when he said to
THE SUN:
"The only following which the Ia
Follette resolution and the frantic and
desperate peace efforts of the group
whose ideas the resolution expresses Will
get are the German Kaisets spies.
Nothing could he contemplated which
would be greater source of delight
and qualification to Kaiser Wilhelm
than the passage of the La Toilette
resolution
president Wilson i'm his address to
Congress on April 2 amply and clearly
set forth the reasons which had led the
United States to enter the war The
people of the United States know why
We declared war on Germany. The only
people in the United States who pretend
to require further Information on this
score are the slackers, the /. w w. and
the pro-Ciermau element, and these
groups Of malcontents are the only peo-
pie in America We have to consider
slider"
Senator Pomerene was asked to pre-
diet the course which the La Toilette
resolution would take in the Senate and
replied: The resolution will be referred
to the Committee on Foreign Relations
after It has received Just that amount
of discussion which its supporters can
accord il before II is ordered referred
and once in the committee II will be
tabled
l. Senator Pomerene's prediction IL ad-
. | mitted to be accurate even by some
: ! OF Senator La Follette's own supporters
in other matters. 1t is pointed out that
the fact that America to-day is at wal
!, has reduced both the volume OF pacitist
, strength in Congress and the vOlubilitN
!, Of the pacihsts When In March last
= President Wilson denounced twelve
:, United States Senators as little grour
- Of wilful men" there were in the Senate
. twelve men whose activities along on'
q line or another had served TO halt th'
+, enactment Of the resolution giving leGH
" lative sanction 10 the proposal TO ar 7
= American merchant ships defensive N
- against submarine attack The twelti
: men selected for the obiurgatious Of tl'
y President were Senators Cummins anC
= KENYON. Iowa La Toilette, Wisconsin
Clapp, Minnesota Norris, Nebraska
: Gronna North Dakota. and Works, Cal
iforIAa, Republicans; and stone, Ms
souri, Kirby, Arkansas, p'Gormaa, Ney
York Lane. Oregon. and Nardamar
Mississippi, Democrats.
Since that time Senators Clapp Work
and O'Gorman have been retired fror
"a the Senate. Senator Lane is dea,
lie Senators CummIns and Kenyon by wor
N and public act have dlsproVed IN
W Presidents Interpretation of their act.
70 The remaining ones constitute the CON
= plete strength Of the out and out paCf.s
III following in the Senate and even anon
the six who remain Senator Stone ha
or displayed signs of being willing TO g
l. through with the Administrations pla
ol of eliminating kaISerism as the ult
le mate object OF the United States in III
10 war
% More Information Asked.
There is In the Senate mea surab'
OF element on both sides of the chambC
IN who do not feel that the Administra
tion's enunCiations of internation'
policy have been sufficiently complete
sufficiently convincing They are M
affiliated with the La Toilette grou
Their criticism Of the situation whtc
!" the Executive silence on many subject
not that Congress has not been enligh
40 ened upon the general war plan but tn;
such enlightenment as has been vouc'
safed has been too academic in Chara
ng ter 20 make clear to the American peop
ur Just what the war Is all about.
I'm Senator Borah, Idaho. Is representa-
as tive OF this group, and from them 1t
lis more than likely that suggestions ms
mt be advanced with view TO placlr
or anew in clear diction the Americs
rs definition of policy This the count
re resolution introduced Saturday by Sci
he ator King Utah, does in a measure, it
la. sale. II Is believed that in the discu
as- sion which La Follette's efforts TO dire
zee public attention to the peace party NOV
70 ment will develop the suggestion
ite amendments to the King resolution,
he that measure comes in for consderatit
Nc at all The principal object of the Xii
xlv resolution ras been attained. II ~
nished the answec to the La Toilette on
ID giving at the time II was needed, and S
Icb before the public together with the
,La Toilette peace cry the Administration
he war cry, or at least the virtual relter
ga tion OF the war aims Of America as G
pressed three months and more as
Also IL furnished a basis for the co
oentration Of Administration and an
IL. pacifst strength in the Senate and
told anew the grievances of'the Unit
I'll States against the Germ fovernme
The la Toilette resolution, even II
bled however has started somethir
red Senators say. 1t has furnished a baI
for the calculation of pacIfist strength
INV Congress and duplicate or a modihC
ton, it Is expected, will appear in
sed House soon. 1t is thought in Washir
ials ton that Senator La F'ollette's action "
eng serve TO crystalline Congressional opini
Az It will also be productive OF an amor
ing OF good, as well, for though II Is not
for garded OF sufricient Importance 10 just
a direct reply from the President,
lima gives opportunity for the President
ope make use of his principal Congressio,
hat mouthpieces to the end that the enlg
tive eminent which the nation Is said to
cd mand shall be forthcoming.