Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-05
Clock Ends Caustic Criti-
cism Pointed at La Fol-
lette by Hitchcock.
PRESIDENT IS PLANNING
Nations Executive Expects to
Eliminate Practice Which
Halted Legislation.

WASHINGTON. March 4.-Twelve
senator's led by Senator La Toilette
ana encouraged by Senator Stone,
Democratic chairman of the foreign
relations committee in a filibuster.
denounced by President Wilson'S
spokesman as the most represhensible
I'm the history OF any civilized nation,
defied the will of an Overwhelming
majority i'm congress up to the last
minutes today and denied to the presi-
dent law authorizing him to arm
American merchant ships to meet tho
German submarine menace
Unyielding thruout 26 hours of con-
tinuous session to appeals that their
defiance of the president would be
humliating to the country; uncom-
promising in a crisis described as the
most serious to the nation since the
civil war. La Toilette and his sup
porters refused majority of their
colleagues an opportunity to vote on
the armed neutrality bill, and it died
with the SiXtyfourth congress at
noon.
Sign Manifesto.
To fix responsibility before the
country, 76 senator's. 80 Republicans
and 46 Democrats, signed a manifesto
proclaiming to the world that. they fa-g
Vored passage OF the measure
This declaration was embodied in
the record Of the senate
The text of the manifesto follows:
"Thc majority of the United States
senator's favored the passage OF the
senate bill authorizing the president OF
the United States to arm American
merchant vessels, u similar bill hav-
ing already passed the house by
vote of 1O3 TO I3. Under the rules of
the senate allowing unlimited debate, +
II appears To he impossible to obtain s
n vote previous 10 noon March 4,
1917, when this session OF congress
expires. We desire the statement en-
tered on the record to establish the
fact that the senate favored the Icgis-
lation and would pass il II vote
could he obtained"
Thirteen senators declined to sign
the statement but one of them, SEN
ator Penrose OF Pennsylvania, stated
that he would have voted for the bill
had an opportunity been afforded
him.
These Fought Wilson.
The 2 who went on record with the
13 members Of the house against
granting 10 President Wilson the au-
thority he asked for In the crisis
were:
Republicans Clapp, Minnesota:
Cummins, Iowa: Gronna. North Da-
kota; Kenyon, Iowa La Toilette. Wis
oonsin, Norris, Nebraska; Works.
mocrats-Kirby. Arkansas: Lane.
Oregon; O'Gorman New York; stone.
Missouri; Nardaman. MisslssinpL
Associated with them m opposition
TO the armed neutrality bill were the
following representatives who voted
against the house bill Thursday night:
Rcpublcans-Be BENEDICT. California:
Carey Wisconsin, Cooper Wisconsin;
Davis, Minnesota; Helsesen North
Dakota; Lindborgh. Minnesota Nell
son, Wisconsin; Stafford, Wisconsin:
Wilson, Illinois
shackleford Missouri. Sherwood,
Ohio
socialist-London, New York.
Tho SiSncrs.
The 7G senators who signed the
manifesto were:
Democrats - Ashurst, Bankhead,
Beckham, Broussard, BryGn. Chan,-
lerlain, Chiffon, Fletcher. Hardwick,
hitchcock. Hollis Hughes. Husiiug.
james, Johnson, South Dakota: Kern,
Lea, Lee, Lewis, Martin, Virginia
MARITIME New Jersey; Myers New.
lands Ovorman, Owen. Phelan. Pitt.
olint Iomerche, RnlSucll, Keed, kOb-
iuson Sluls bury Snafroth, Sheppard.
Shields. Simmons, Smith. Georgia.
smith MARYLAND Smith, South caro-
lima, swanson. Thomas. Tillman, IN
dcrwood Walsh and Wil!ams
Republicans - Borah. Brandegoe,
Catron. Clark, Colt. Curtis, Dnling-
ham DUPONT FAN. Fcrnlld. Harding,
Jones, Lodge McCunber, lMcLear,
Nelson, Oliver. Page. Plindexter,
sherman, Smith. Michigan: Siuoot.
Sterling. Sutherland, Townsend
Wadswoith, Warren, Watson and
Weeks
or tho seven senators not recorded.
three, Gallinger and GCff, Republi-
cans ard Gore, Democrat were alb
sent on account Of sickness senator's
Lippitt, Republican and Johnson, OF
Maine, and Smith Of Arizona. Demo-
Gratis, were absent from the city
Senator Culberson, Democrat, did
not reach the senate in time to be
recorded.
Hours before the ord senator's WHO
fought thruout the night to break
down the filibustcr conceived a way
to thwart La Follettes Wcll-laid pans
TO occupy the center of the legisla-
tive stage at the climax cf the bitter
fight. Its execution brought the ses-
sion 20 a lramatic end with La Fol-
lette FIGHTING vainly Tor a chance to
deliver speech on Witch he had
worked many Days He saw frtsnds
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