Bisbee daily review., 1917-01-05
American Note to Belligerent Powers Offering Good Of- hces" Is Cause of Acrimon- ious Debate for Hours. LEWIS DEFENDS ACTION OF PRESIDENT WILSON Senator Lodge and Gallinger Take Stand Against the En- dorsement of the Dispatch of the Proposal.
By Reviey Leased wire)


 WASHINGTON. Jan. 4.-The Ameri- can note b belligerent powers sug- gesting a discussion of peace terms was debated again today in the Senate. but two hours of attack and defense failed to bring to a vote the Hitchcock resolution endorsing President Wn- sons action in sending it. The resolu- tion will come up tomorrow. with the prospect of further antagonistic speeches by Republicans.
 An effort by Senator Hitchcock to secure unanimous consent for a vote late tomorrow failed on objection by Senator Brandege.
 Senator Stone. chairman of the for eign relations committee. with whom President Wilson consulted two days ago. spoke briefly. saying the news had gone forth to the world that the Presidents note was under discussion and that the Senate should consider and act upon it at once. Senator Gal finger, the Republican leader. replied with a warning that any attempt to force action would not be met with approval.
 The principal speeches today were made by Senator Lewis, who defended the Presidents action. and Senator Lodge. who concluding his attack be- gun yesterday. declared adoption of the resolution would be a leap in the dark into international negotiations with which Congress had no legal con cern and no knowledge.
 Senator Lewis answered in detail the criticisms of the Massachusetts senator Replying to the assertion that the note had been taken as a favorable movement for Germany. he said it was but natural that one side or the other to such a controversy should so interpret a move for peace and declared that this was no reason to defeat so great an end. He strongly dissented from the view expressed by MT. Lodge that the adoption of the resolution would mean the dragging of the United States into European politics. with danger to the Monroe Doctrine and important domestic poli- cies and accused the Massachusetts senator of incorrectly reciting history to put a Democratic president in a bad plight.
 This note" said Senator Lewis, "on its very face merely tenders the good offices. When good offices are tt ,s, thntrnh permissible. first to sound out the parties. The contrary course often is adopted lest those adverse to peace would be busy to intercept its results.
 Tn 1872. when there was war be- tween the United States and England. Russia rendered her offices as mediator and notwithstanding the fact that Rus sia at that time was in an alliance with England. England declined her offices. The senator will recall that Sir James Mcintosh announced that the reason was because Russia tender ed herself as mediator and not her good offices.
 Tn 1878 the United States instructed its minister at Paris ro acquaint the French government of the readiness of the President to afford assistance in his good offices to bring an end to the between France and Mex co. this without notice to either party ,r to their ambassadors. The Presi- lent said: He would feel no delicacy n rendering his good offices. and was ,nly then deterred by the knowledge hat the British government had of- cred mediation
 You will observe therefore when ve rendered good offices we did it ar he President of the United States did { in this case. in which the senator avs. without sounding. without seek ng information voluntarily"
 The rejection by the United States f tenders by Great Britain and France O end the Civil War. Senator Lewis aid was no precedent.
 When the Civil War was on," he England had already given
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