Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-04
SENATE DEBATING
ON WILSON NOTE
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Stiff Opposition to lndorse-
ment Develops; Lodge
Leads Fight on Floor.
Won BERNSTORFF IS FLAYED
Speaker Asserts Ambassador
Should Not Have Made
Statement of Approval.
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WASHINGTON. Jan. 3.-Aftcr am
other debate on senator Hitchcock 3
resolution Ia have the senate indorsc
President Wilson's peace note. during
which senator Lodge attacked the
German ambassador. Count Won Bern
stroff for having made public state
mcnt approving It, the senate today
again deferred action and win take up
the question again tomorrow.
senator Lodges open mention of
the German ENJOYS name. which the
senator said he knew was contrary to
unwrittcn rules of senate proceedings.
was the sensation OF speech in which
the senator declared that altho he ac-
ccptcd In fun faith President Wilson's
statement that the note was in no way
suggested by nor associated with the
peace proposals of the German allies.
nevertheless he believed such state
mcnts as the German ambassadors
had added To the opinion that the note
was timed and designed to aid Ger
many IN making the peace terms she
desires.
Lodge Leads Fight.
ON the ground that the senate was
tho only legislative body I'm the world
having a voice in international rclH
tions. should move slowly and not
take any action which might after
ward become of aid to one set Of
bclligcronts Senator Lodge led the op-
position to the resolution in which he
was supported by other Republicans.
among them Senator Gallingcr. the
Republican leader, ana senator
Borah Senator Hitchcock led the
fight for his resolution.
Would Change Policy.
Senator Lodge insisted today that
the Hitchcock resolution called upon
the senate To indorsc all of the prcsi-
dents note, which he contendcd goes
far beyond any proposition merely To
bring the belligcrents together. 1t
would project congress. he declared
into European policies. oVcrturning u
policy of years standing and by in
volving the United States in European
politics necessarily would involve po-
litical interests of the eastern homis.
phcrc with the interests Of the west
ern hemisphere in contravcntion of
the spirit of the Monroe doctrine. Be
cause Of widespread misintcrprotation
Of the note, Senator Lodge declared.
congress was vcnturing into danger II
it adopted the Hitchcock resolution.
IF misintcrprctation of the note is
general We are in danger without
abatement or modification of the res
olution, of stating 10 the whole world
that the senate or congress are
ranging themselves on the side OF one
belligercnt In an attempt to bring
about peace.
The president said his note was In
no way associated with the German
note. Unfortunately n different in
depreciation has been placed upon the
note abroad and here at home. other
wise IT could hardly he coming at the
moment II did
Accuses Lansing.
"If Mr. Lansings statement made a
few hours after the presidents note
was sent and In which the dangerous
position of the United States was
pointed out is true, no sounding out
of the belligerents was necessary.
THE next morning. however "A sec
ond explanation of the presidents
note was offered by Mr.. Lansing. How
far this second explanation went In
explaining the purpose of the prcsi-
dents note | will have to leave to the
others more ingenious than myself To
figure out"
Senator Lodge declared he believed
that the Lansing statement had some
purpose and declared II the purpose
OF the note was to inform the world
that the United States had "A direct
interest which was bringing this coun-
try To the verge of war, then the note
was justified in form and substance
Senator Lodge will continue his ar