Bisbee daily review., 1917-01-04
PEACE NOTE DEBATE
 PERMITS LODGE TO
 PLAY BERNST0RFF
(By Review Leased Wire)

other OeDdIe OH SSHdlOI IlitShOOSh resolution to have the Senate endorse President Wilson's peace note, dur ing which Senator Lodge attacked the German ambassador, Count von Bern storff, for having made a public state ment approving it, the Senate today again deferred action and will take up the question again tomorrow.
 Senator Lodges open mention oi the German ambassadors name which the senator said he knew was contrary to unwritten rules of Senate proceedings, was the sensation or a speech in which the senator declared that although he accepted ill tull faith President Wilson's statement that the note was in no way suggested by nor associated with the peace proposal of the German allies, nevertheless he believed such statements as the Ger man ambassadors had added to the opinion that the note was timed and designed to aid Germany in making the peace terms she desires.
 On the ground that the Senate as the only legislative body in the world having a voice in international rela- tions should move slowly and not take any action which might afterward be- come of account to one set of bellig- erents, Senator Lodge led the opposi- tion to the resolution in which he was supported by other Republicans, among them Senator Gallinger, the Republican leader, and Senator Bor- ah.
 Senator Hitchcock led the fight for his resolution in which he was sup ported 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 humani- ty.
 When the Senate resumes the de- bate tomorrow that body will have be- fore it sub-resolution by Senator Gallinger which merely would say:
 That the Senate of the United State 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 date"
 The Hitchcock resolution would say:
 That the Senate approves and strongly endorses the action taken by the President is sending the diplomat ic notes of December IS to the na- tions now engaged in war suggesting and recommending that those nations state the terms upon which peace might be discussed" -S
 Senator Lodge insisted today that the Hitchcock resolution called upon the Senate to endorse all of the Pres ident's note, which he contended goes far beyond any proposition merely to bring the belligerents together. It would project congress, he declared, into European politics, overturning policy of years standing and by in- volving the United States in Europe an politics, necessarily would involve politics in the eastern hemisphere with those of the western hemisphere in controversy of the Monroe Doctrine
 ''If misinterpretation of the note is general" he said, then we are in danger, without abatement or modifi- cation of the constitution of stating to the whole world that the Senate or congress are ranging themselves on the side of enc belligerent in an at tempt to bring about peace.
 Tt will be observed that the Presi- dent found it necessary to state that he was embarrassed in making the proposition, as it might appear that he was influenced by the step taken by Germany, but a short time preyi- GUS.
 The President said his note was in TO way associated with the German note. Unfortunately a different in depreciation has been placed upon the note, both abroad and here at home Otherwise, it could hardly be coming at the moment that it did.
 "If MT. Lansing's statement, made few hours after the Presidents note was sent, and in which the dan gerous position Of the United States was pointed out is true, no sounding out Of the belligerents is necessary.
 The next morning. however, a sec ord explanation of the Presidents note was offered by Mir. Lansing How far this second explanation went in explaining the purpose of the Presi- dents note. I will have to leave to others more ingenious than myself to figure out"
 Senator Lodge declared he believed that the Lansing statement had some purpose, and declared if the purpose of the note was to inform the world that the United States had direct interest that was bringing this coun- try to the verge of war, then the note was justified in form and substance.