The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-07
CALLS ACTION
FATAL MOVE
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for permitting the Lusitania 10 sai
IN view of the warning given carry
Ing American citizens into the vsrl
flaws OF death He said he questioned
~.the moral right Of the United state:
70 tempt Germany to SINK the Lusi
tznia-"
This government cannot shield II
eelf from the fearful responsibility i
is bound 10 accept for this dreadfu
tragedy said WORKS. Certainly Ger
many has no reason TO feel kindly 10
ward as.
-she mrst be Judged as We must
By the conditions as they then exisr
ed. conditions brought about oy US
for merely commercial gain AZ me
expense OF German lives
WORKS credited President Wilson
with conscientious motives and pat,
Flottc purposes In all MS scnons,
( ss:s::.s sssaasacs...
with a profound sense OF my Own
responsibility as g representative OF
TIE American people ! protest
Works said the action Of the pres
ident In stating In the Sussex note
thai Diplomatic relations would De
severed unless Germany abandoned
her method of submarine warfare Was
smwise-
I'VE had greater cause to ssTer our
relations with Germany as the result
Of the SUSSEX incident uan we have
now, IA added
woras justified Ge-uanys. methods
On the grounds that the rules OF inter
nzuora5 law cannot stand In case OF
acsazl warfare
Ea questioned the presidents right
70 sever relations WITH Germany
There Is another and far better
eaoscs opc 20 rs he said I say
&c keep or ships and ocr people out
Of this danger Euce U1N TIE var =
cFer.- WORKS setd-
-AErscar citizens fn Mexico Rare
AeaH crE PEELED by the government %
anandc- tkeE- r@srG- homes. Lose
ereryzAnx hey had II he Eozio and
eec@s L@elsss and css-ir1ss
Eees 20 keep - OFT Q. ~r ~isa I.s.
ccurtT- WIZ not Be cE-sssrs1- al6
aEEr fas sane r.ss here
Cs-rsr5i-g. WORKS insisted Tat
nszzas- 3 pIFass ct-zzs1- Fer .s
r-exs5ecs- nor congress Is tzsstsad n
kn-l< ssa ..-ss-- ina -<
szca sssss ss1ss o. courage q national
prestige % dignity
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WASHINGTON. Teo- .--Foiso~t1s
tie seFere criticism by Senator WOES.
republican. California o. the prss
dents action IN ssTsr.ns d.psoEa:ie
relations with Germany. Senator
stone. Missouri. called up his resotu-
ton asking setate endorsement OF rns
break
BEFORE speaking on the resolution.
I <y~rTnr
appearing In a local paper, telling OF
fhe demonstration In that city bJ
american subieces- on hearing o
the break :.
Americans arc not subjects," SAIL
Stone. They are citizens and prefel
TO be referred to as such"
Stone expressed the hope that tn
American people would mot be svep
off their feet by propaganda put soFtf
to carry us into the war"
1--WE should look at our own course
In our own way" said Stone FOR
eigners should attend to their owl
business"
He added hs presented his resoiu
ton so that the world might Know
we support the president"
Hitting at those who hold the prest
dent should have consulted congresi
before severing relations with Ger
many, Stone said:
-The president was acting solef!
within hi. constitutional rights "
Senator Lodge. Mass, republican
who has persistently opposed the
president in his efforts to establish 9
sworld peace tribunal, followed Sena
tor Stone.
an severing relations with Ger
many" said Lodge. .-the president die
what was demanded by the honor. the
safety and the future security Of the
United States
when my country Is In controversy
with foreign country,' continued
Lodge, party lines as far as an
concerned, are removed"
Lodge upheld the president in re
fusing to place an embargo on arms
and munitions.
Pledging support to the president
Lodge said:
Let us show the people Of the
United States and the world that We
are without division To show diTi
sion shows weakness.
Personal feeling, political beliefs
should be all laid aside
Let the world know the presiden,
has the people OF the United States
and the congress Of the United States
back Of him
Senator Smith. Michigan, repubIi.
can, followed Lodge. =
Whether there have been any mis-
takes made by the president or not
said Smith. 1T would be 2 national
humiliation to repudiate his stand"
Il do not believe Germany would
Intentionally atfront rs. We must be
careful If we must play 70 favorites in
this crisis
Senator EaTdzman. Mississippi.
democrat, said he would not vote for
the resolution.
The presidents move was most
uuwise," he said. The men of
Europe are mad and / am afraid
something will be done uniutentior-
ally that viii plunge this country
into war. Let Us be prudent"
Senator Works, who earlier read a
lengthy address, critiCizing the presf-
dent for breaking with Germany, in