The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-05
AVOID DUMPING
MONROE DOCTRINE
over, IS MOTIVE
Actuates Fight in Senate
Against Endorsing ''Peace."
Such Action Bound To Be Mis-
interpreted Abroad.
SEE TEUTONIC HAND IN IT
PrOpagandists' Activity ArOuses
Caution in Congress.
Wilson Still Hopeful; Next
Move PrOblematic.
Actuates Fight in Senate
Against Endorsing "Peace."
Such Action Bound To Be Mis-
interpreted Abroad.
SEE TEUTONIC HAND IN IT
PrOpagandists' Activity ArOuses
Caution in Congress.
Wilson Still Hopeful; Next
Move PrOblematic.

washington, Jan. 5.-A desire TO
"ayoid dumping the Monroe doctrine
overheard" seemed today to De tne
actuating motive behind the senate
fight against tie Hitchcock resolution
endorsing President Wilson's dispatch
of notes of belligerents.
The spectre Of q break or war with
Germany over submar1nlnSS appeared
to have been relegated to the back
ground tho opponents of the resolu-
flor knew that adm inistration sources
nave declared the notes had that spirit
behind them.
In a nutshell, the fight, as it shaped
up today, was ageiLst American inter-
ference in the peace situation, lest TINS
be rnisinteTpreted and involve last dis
pleasures and entangling alliances.
Opponents of the endorsement reso-
luton believe that the suggestion OF
a world peace league or similar instru-
mentality means ditching the Monroe
doctrine and plunging this nation into
the involved mazes of European poll
tics, intrigue and perhaps even war.
Works Renews Speech Today.
Senator Works, California, had
about two more hours of his valedlc-
tory. At 2 o'clock this afternoon the
fight was due to come up again on
Senator Hitchcock's motion to pro-
coed with consideration of his resolu-
ton. This was slated to precipitate
more talk.
Administration leaders hoped to
force an early vote, while Republicans
showed a tendency to obstruct it.
The fight drew tighter along party
lines. However, there appeared like
ly to be some switches, especially as
some Progressive Republicans are like
ly to side with the Democrats.
See Hand of Propagandists.
Washington, Jan. with the door
on peace believed to be swinging I'M
I deem X
/ pressed in official circles today at
/ what was regarded as Teutonic prop
uganda designed to influence this gov
ernment'S next move.
In the last three days there has been
much said about what this government
proposes to do as it's next step.
President Wilson and Secretary
Lansing have said nothing about it
whatever They still are acting in Sc
crecy.
The president, admitting that he
does not yet know what action he will
take, has told no one, with the posi-
bic exception of Colonel House, what
is in his mind.
! Confides Plans to House.
At the conference between the pres
ident and House yesterday, the two
| discussed the question of the president
sending a further peace communica-
ton either in formal diplomatic style.
| or as a confidential message thru
F, American diplomats abroad. What, if
any decision was reached, is another
| secret. Despite official silence, how
| ever, there has been sudden and vast
amount of informal ton" forthcoming
from somewhere''-and that some
where" is suspected to be "Teutonic
circles officials frankly believe
The only thing that is definitely
known is that the president still feels
| that the door of peace remains Open
He discussed with Colonel House the
next move, which admittedly depends
| on the entente response to his first
note to belligerents.
Call 1t EflibusteP Move.
An entirely new feature in the note
endorsement fight was inserted today
by administration Democrats, who de-
clared privately that some opponents
of the Hitchcock resolution were
| merely talking for time" in order to
hold the senate back on its already
crowded program in the interests of
| an extra session. Republican leaders
holly denied this intimation of fill
| buster