The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-04
HIT
BY SEN. LODGE
IN DEBATE ON THE
PEACE RESOLUTION
Endorsement of Wilson Note
Still Hanging Fire In the
Sehate-Bitter Debate.

| WASHINGTON, Jan. s. - Alter an
other debate on Senator Hltchcocks
resolution to have the senate endorse
President Wilson's peace note, during
which Senator Lodge attacked the
German ambassador. Count Won Bern
storff, for having made public state
ment approving it, the senate To-Day
again deferred action and will take up
the question again tomorrow. >
Senator Lodges open mention OF
, the German ENJOYS name, which the
senator said he knew was contrary 10
lunwritten rules of senate procedure,
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
lGerman allies, nevertheless he De-
Ilieyed such statements AS the German
ambassadors had added TO the, opin,,
ion that the note was timed ana
designed 10 aid Germany in making
the peace tern she desires.
On the gro. that the senate, as
the only iegiS! eve buuy in the world
having voice IN international rela-
tions, should move slowly and not
take any action which might after
ward become of aid to one set OF Del
ligerents, Senator Lodge led the opPo-
'sition TO the resolution in which ne
was supported by other Republicans,
iamong them Senator Gallinger, the
Republican leader, and Senator Borah.
/ Senator Hitchcock led the fight Tor
his resolution, in which he was sup
iported 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 hui
manity.
Substitute Resolution.
=, When the senate resumes the de-
bate tomorrow it also will have before
III a substitute resolution by Senator
ICallinger, which merely would say:
That the senate Of the United
States in the interests OF humanity
and civilization expresses the sincere
hope that peace between the warning
nations OF Europe may, be consum-
mated at an early day"
The Hitchcock resolution would
Esay: ,,,. .nd
lstrongly endorses the action taken by
1.-THE president in sending the dlpio'
matte notes of December is TO the
nations now engaged in war suggest
ing and recommending that those, ma
Itions state the terms upon Whlcn
peace might 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
J far beyond any proposition merely 10
bring the belligerents together. IL
would project congress, he declared
into European politics, overturnlng a
policy of years standing and by IN
Ivolving the United States in european
politics.. necessarily would Involve
, political interests of the Eastern heml'
sphere with the interests of the. west,
ern hemisphere in contraVention. OF
the spirit of the Monroe doctrine.
Because of widespread mis-interpre-
tation of the note, Senator Lodge de-
c]ared congress was venturlnS. INTO
danger if it adopted the Hitchcock
resolution.
IF mis-irterpretalion Of the note
is general said he, then we are IN
danger, without abatement or modih'
cation of the resolution, of stating to
; the whole world that the senate or
congress are ranging themselves on
the side Of one belligerent in an at
tempt to bring about peace.
Senator Lodge based his CRITICISM
: of the German ambassador speclflcally
on signed Christmas message from
the ambassador published by New
: York German language newspaper.