Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-07

Washington, Feb. 7.-Senator Stones
resolution to have the senate indorse
the break with Germany was taken up
today as soon as Senator Works in a
prepared speech had asailed the presl-
dents course.
Asserting that the United States has
not been neutral as a nation and that
if 1t had the country never would have
been brought to a breach with Ger
many, Senator Works, of California
protested in the senate today against
the action Of the president in severing
diplomatic relations.
Senator Works said he did not ques-
ton the good faith OF the president
and gave him credit for patriotic ser
vice and conscientious purposes"
Il insist" said the senator, after
reviewing the German negotiations and
the presidents determination to up
hold American rights Of the seas, that
neither a, private citizen nor the presi-
dent nor congress is justified in driving
this country to war or endangering its
peace by any such false sense Of cour-
age or national prestige or dignity
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length and branding it 'as cruel and
unjust wrong to our people and TO the
nation" the senator said it was Well
to consider how far we ourselves by
our course of action contributed to this
loss of American lives.
Our governments knew what was
threatened but we allowed the ship to
sail, carrying American citizens into
the very jaws Of death. Germany was
fighting for her life, SO was England
and the other nations engaged IN the
war, What moral right had we TO
tempt Germany to this fearful act by
this threat against the lives of her
people? -
American Government UnnsutraI.
This government can not shield it.
self from the fearful responsibility 1t
is bound to accept for this dreadful
tragedy. We hace continued from that
time on to aid the enemies Of Ger
many in the same way. We have no:
been neutral as nation; many Of our
people have not attempted to conceal
the fact Of their unneutrality. IT We
had been wholly neutral as we pro-
fessed to be, we would never have been
brought to our present relations with
Germany. -...
THAT Germany has violated our
rights on the sea no one can deny,
but 80 has Great Britain and so would
any other nation under like condi-
tions. So would we too, l apprehend,
under the circumstances.
The German government has de-
c!ared danger zone and given notice
that any vessels found in that Zone,
with certain exceptions, will be sunk.
What should be our choice under such
conditions? I say to keep our shipS
and our people out Of this danger zone
until the war is over or the embargo
removed"
Stone Urges Calm Thought.
Senator Stone began by reading a
cable dispatch from London sent the
day the president severed relations.
which declared it meant America in
the war on the side Of the allies.
Many articles of this import" said
Senator Stone, "have been appearing
from day to day in the American press.
I want to express my conviction and
hope that we will not lose our equili-
| brium and be swept off our feet at least
on the insistence of q foreign power
or under influence of a propaganda put
forth for the purpose Of exciting us to
war on the side Of one of the bellig-
erents. It is matter that must not
rest on foreign dictation. No matter
what comes we should take our own
course in our own way.
Wilson Acted Within Rights.
II hope the people and citizens OF
the United States will avoid any par
tisan speech calculated to excite parti-
san passion. I believe we should lie.
the world know that we support the
president.
IT hold that the president Is pri-
marily charged with the situation OF
diplomatic relations with foreign gov-
ernments and unless circumstances ex-
tremely exceptional should arise feel
constrained in supporting the president
| in the dismissal Of a foreign ambas-
sador. In this case now before US the
| president has discharged his duty, act
Ing with constitutional authority, and
II. for one, feel that we should let the
country and the world know that we
| support his action"
Washington Policy Not Applicable.
Philadelphia Feb. THE policy OF
Washington and Jefferson with refer