The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-05
SENATE STILL
REF USES To
GIVE APPROVAL
After Debate of Two Hours
Again Fail to Vote on
Hitchcock Resolution.
LODGE LEADS
SECOND ATTACK
Declares Resolution is Leap
in Dark Into Interna-
tional Negotiations.
BY ASSOCIATED PRrss.


Washington, Jan. After de-
bate of two hours the senate again
today failed to vote on the Hitchcock
resolution endorsing President Will
sons peace note. 1t COMES up to-
morrow with the prospect of further
attacks by the republicans.
Senator Stone, chairman of the for
eign relations committee, with whom
the president conferred two days ago,
declared that the news had gone forth
that the note is under discussion and
the senate should act at once. Sena-
tor Gallinger, republican leader, re-
piled that any attempt to force ac-
ton would not meet approval.
The principal speeches were made
by Senator Lewis, who defended the
presidents note, and Senator Lodge,
concluding his attack begun yester-
day. Senator Lodge declared that the
adoption of the resolution would be
leap in the dark into international
negotiations with which congress had
no legal concern.
Senator Lewis denied that the APP
prevail of the note would mean drag
ging of the United States into Euro
pean politics with danger to the Mon
roe doctrine.
Senator Lodge, at the outset cor
rected his translation of the German
ambassadors published statement
praising the note for which he yester-
day assailed the envoy.
''In translating the ambassadors
statement" said Senator Lodge, 81
quoted it as stating that Germany
stands ready to follow him. meaning
the president. have been informed
that the German word was used in
the sense of it and not him and that
the phrase meant that Germany was
willing to follow the star of Bethle-
hem,' thus carrying out the pleasing
parallel in the ambassadors state
ment between the presidents note
and the star of Bethlehem.
81 do not think, however, that the
change alters the real meaning of the
ambassadors statement"
Ambassador Bernstorff's statement
referred to, as re-translated by Sem
ator Lodge, would read:
"As once the star of Bethlehem
from afar led the kings of the Orient
through the night to the fulfillment
of their hopes, so through the dark
ness of this useless murder in Eu-
rope there shines out of the words of
President Wilson, the light of a new
message of peace on earth.
Germany stands ready to follow it,
1t is assured of its strength, but not
arrogant, conscious that it drew the
sword not out of lust of conquest
but for the defense of its national ex-
istence, it does not ask for alien terri
tory, but for the safety from attack
and against alliances that threaten
the peace of the world"
Senator Lodge referred to that por-
ton of the note which indicated that
the United States was willing to CO
operate after the war with other ma
tions in an arrangement for peace OF
the world.
at is apparent to everyone" he
continued, chat when we abandon oul
traditional policy of separation from
European politics we take very great
step which should not be taken with
out most thorough knowledge of what
is intended and of the distance which
we are invited to go.
"An approval of the note in this
general form carries with it approval
of that general principle of coop
Grafton"