The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-06

would be accepted abroad as re-
pudiation of the Presidents peace
move.
Peace Situation I'm Statu Quo.
automatically. the peace situation
rested quietly today. while the admin
istratton awaited the arrival of the
reply Of the entente powers to the
Presidents note. which is expected to
reach Washington tomorrow or Sun
day. Advices from abroad stated that
the note had been cabled today. The
State Department took occasion TO
deny that the President is preparing
a second peace note for transmission
to the powers at this time. 1t was
stated that there would be no further
peace move pending the arrival of the
entente reply. Sources close to the
administration. however. were conf
dent, however, that further peace
communication. either formal or con-
tidential, will be forthcoming after the
attitude OF the entente powers has
been made clear. The denial was
prompted. II was stated. by published
reports that a new peace note would
be forwarded at once.
Administration sources tonight.
while expressing satisfaction over the
Senate endorsement of the peace
move, were inclined to think that the
delay in the Senate action and the
compromise form of the final resolu-
ton would lead to the conclusion
abroad that the President cannot de-
pend upon unanimous support from
Congress and the country for his en-
tire peace program.
A desire on the part of Republican
Senators to create pro-aily sentiment,
against peace, and the influence OF
munitions workers were charged with
responsibility for the opposition to the
endorsement resolution by Senator
Lewis.
Never did the gentleman from
| Massachusetts, Senator Lodge" said
! the Illinois Senator, "perpetrate a
more artful piece of work than In hts
| opposition to this bill. It was clearly
| demonstrated desire TO foster a
sentiment against peace that Is dis
I tinctly pro-ally. This war cannot con-
! tinue without America being involved
! in the conflict. We must make peace
| in Europe that we maintain peace in
| America.
| Influence OF Munition Makers.
| '"rhe power OF those who get riches
| by war Is so potent even In this
branch of Congress that distinguished
members have not been able to d.
vorce themselves far enough from
that influence to support the President
| In bringing to an end the most awful
! slaughter the world has ever seen"
| Senator Borah. in the principal
speech from the Republican side. as
sailed President Wilson's suggestion OF
an alliance to enforce peace.
| when we propose to use the MILL
| tary and naval forces OF the United
States" he said. Ito protect the small
! er nations OF the world we go to the
very storm center of European poll
tics. We will then have abandoned
the policy OF more than a century and
have entered into a policy condemned
by the fathers OF our country. Rather
than see my nation involved in a
us, I would oppose endorsing 1t, even
though I knew such opposition meant
a continuance of the war in E.rope."
The Vote.
Senators who voted for the resolu-
| ton were:
Democrats-Bankhea Brya n,
Chamberlain. Chiffon. Fletcher. Hard
wick. Hitchcock. Hollis. Hughes.
Johnson. South Dakota: Kern. Kirby.
Lane, Lee. Maryland Lewis. Martin.
Newlands, Overman. Pittman. Pom
creme. Ransdell. Reed. Robinson.
salisbury. Shafroth. p d,
Shields, simmons. Smith. OF Arizona:
Smith, OF Georgia: Smith, Of South
| Carolina: Stone. Swanson. Thomas.
| Ttltman. Underwood, vardaman and
Walsh. Republicans-Borah. Clapp.
Cummins. Curtis Jones, Kenyon, LIP
pitt. Norris. Sterling. Townsend-4s.
! Senators voting against the resolu-
| ton were:
Observation-Disclosures. Republicans
Brady. Brandegee. Clark. Gallinger.
| Harding, Lodge, McCumber, Nelson.
Page, Poindezter. Sherman, Smoot.
Wadsworth. Watson. Weeks, Works
II.
Before the Hitchcock resolution was
adopted the Senate voted down. a SUBJ
stitute drafted by \ subcommittee of
the Republican caucus. The substi-
tute. presented by Senator Gallinger.
would merely have Expressed the Sen
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