The Washington herald., 1917-01-06
SENATE IND0RSES
WILSON 48 To II
BY COMPROMISE
Approves Effort to Get Peace
Terms, but Repudiates
Recomme .dation.
MIR. BORAH STIk.NcROWD
Galleries Filled While ewis,
Of Illinois, and ldahoan
Speak.
PROGRESSTvES JOIN DEMOCRATS
Senator Gallinger Refuses to Vote for
an Unconstitutional Act Of
the Executive.
MIR. BORAH STIk,NcROWD
PRoGRESSIvES JOIN DEMOCRATS

By vote of IS 10 " late yesterday
the United States Senate adopted a
resolution which indorsed President
Wilson's effort to ascertain the terms
upon which the belligerent nations OF
Europe would negotiate peace.
The circular note was sent to
Europe on December IS 1t was only
put through the Senat' after a pro-
tracted debate. The duration of the
debate and the multiplicity of criti-
cisms made of the Presidents action
vitiated the force Of the move. In
deed, it may be said that the presen-
tation of the resolution to the Senate
by Mr.. Hitchcock, of Nebraska, be-
came embarrassing to the Executive
and that its final adoption was a mat
ter OF indifference at the White
House.
Compromise Resolution.
When the resolution was passed it waI
found that the Democrats supported u
with the single exception OF Mr.. Mar
tine, OF New Jersey. They were aug
nented by Progressives and Republicans
Of Progressive leaninFs. The Repubn-
cans present voted solidly against f.
Their vote was cast after Senator Gal.
hnger, leader and the oldest member OF
the body, arose and protested soiefnnly
against the resolution as an indorsement
Of an unconstitutional act. Senator Oil
yer, Of Pennsylvania refrained from vo:-
ing end said he would explain later
/ The resolution (which Is printed in an
other column IN no sense approves the
President s. course in entirety. II makes
II plain that the Senate approved a sim
pie ''requestN for information The reso-
tuition was APPENDED with the acouies-
cence % its author by Senator Jones,
who eliminated an Endorsement Of the
words 'actioh taken" by the President,
and also the' idea that the President was
approved Hhep he suggested and rec
omneNdeo' that the European powers
make known their terms OF peace
Republican, I'm Caucu..
The abrupt end 70 the Senate discus
sion was only accomplished after many
conferences. The Republicans held a
caucus and agreed to a resolution which
Mr.. Gall."ger proposed II expressed
the sense OF the Senate and took no heed
Of the Presidents actions
Senator Hitchcock and some OF his col
leagues worked in the cloakrooms until
they succeeded in converting the Pro-
Cressives and -Prosressives The
latter took the dangerous President out
OF the Hitchcock resolution. which as Il
was passed. protects the United States
from an expression OF approval OF e
Presidents suggestion or advice 70 q
foreign country.
The vote on the amended resolution fol-
lows:
Ayes Bankhead. Borah CRepD. Bryan.
Chamberlain. Clamp CRepO, Cummins
CRepD, Curtis tRePl, Fletcher. Hard
wick. Hitchcock, Hollis, johnson, OF
South Dakota; JoIes Rep.). Kenyon
Repl, -,ern. EirhF lane, Lewis. Mar
tin, Newlands, Norris CRep), Overman.
Pittman. Pomerene, Reed. Robinson.
Shafrroth. Sheppard, Shields, Simmons,
Smith. OF Arozina; Smith. OF Georgia:
Smith, Of South Carolina: Sterling stone,
Swanson, Thomas, Townsend CRepD. In
derwood. Vardaman. Walsh, Chiffon.
Hughes. Lee. OF Maryland: Lippitt CRepD,
RansdeIl, salisbury and TiIlman-4S.
Noes-Brady, Brandegee, Clark, OF
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