Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-06
'DENOUNCING OF Stone
Missouri Humiliated by Senator's
Flagrantly Unpatriotic Course
Indignation in State.

! St. Louis, March 6.-Stingine
| criticism of Senator Stone and Con
gressmen Decker and Shackelford fol
their attitude on President Wilson's
ship-arming measure is state wide
The few exceptions arc to be found II
German newspapers and one English
edition of a German newspaper, the
st. Louis Times. The Times calls
Stone the pillar of Americanism.
The Missouri House of Representa-,
tives Saturday adopted resolution
rcbuxinc Stone. Missouri newspapers
excepting the Germans, have contin-
ually fiayed his action.
Throughout the state kilograms
have been sent to the Missouri Legis-
lature urging the members and the
Governor to adopt resolutions severe
ly censuring Senator Stone. A typi-
cal one was sent from Kansas City to
Governor Gardner and the State Leg
islature. It reads: missouri deeply
humiliated by Stones near treason;
can wipe it out only by strong reso-
lutions denouncing his attitude"
Washington, March Ga caucus
of Democratic Senators will be held
today at which a demand will be
made that Senator William J. Stone
be dcposed as chairman of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee.
If the indignation which is mani
fest in every quarter Of the country
against the astounding course Of
Stone is translated into action, he
will lose his Foreign Relations
Craftsmanship and his present privi-
lege of parading himself before the
world as the spokesman of an admin
istration and party which he has
foully misrepresented.
Columbus, Ohio, March 6.-The
Ohio Senate and House of Represen-
tatives yesterday adopted a resolu
ton criticising the national Senate
for refusing to pass the armed neu-
tgality bill as requested by President
Wilson: Following is the text of the
resolution:
"Be it resolved. That the General
Assembly of Ohio deplores the situa-
tion which has been created by pitt
full minority of the United States
Senate through the simple lack of clo-
ture rule, and that in the calm survey
Of the menacing international condi-
tions We record ourselves in synlpa-
thy with the aims and purposes of
President Wilson and wish to lend our
cheers to that great majority of the
national Congress which has been
standing behind him with heart and
vote"
A copy of the resolution was or-
dered sent to Congress.
Milwaukee, March 6.-Senator La
Toilette will hear Wisconsin's resent
men at his successful filbuster
against preparedness this week in the
State Legislature. He already is
hearing from his former friends in
this State in unmcasured terms-that
is, If his secretaries allow him to see
the hundreds of messages being sent
to him by men who declare they once
were his supporters, but now promise
never to offend again.
Tomorrow the Legislature will take
up the resolution declaring that he
has misrepresented Wisconsin.
A telegram will be sent to Presi-
dent Wilson signed by prominent Mil
waukee citizens of all nationalitics
declaring that the Congressman who
have aided in the flibuster are not
properly representing Wisconsin.
But the meeting in the Legislature
tomorrow will be the real formal re-
pudiation, if there is to be such re-
pudiation, by his entire State.