Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-04


open.
La Toilette was endeavoring to get
"sympathizers" to talk. pending the
time for him to take the floor.
1t was the belief, at 10 o'clock, that
La Toilette would wait as long as he
could before taking the floor and then
talk through to the finish.
CANNOT STOP LA TOILETTE.
In spite of the fact that Lodge,
Smoot and Hitchcock, who is in charge
of the measure, were struggling to
reach some sort of an agreement,
doubt was openly expressed that La
Toilette could be headed off
He has it in his power to kill the
bill unless he can be caught off his
guard or strong arm" parliamentary
tactics are used.
But, in the face of this, there were
some who held to the belief that
there might be break around mid
night"
SESSION DRAMATIC.
Tonight's session of the senate was
attended with all the dramatics of a
war time debate. The galleries were
full to the limit. Washingtonians
scrambled with thousands OF inaugural
visitors for the public seats.
The private galleries reserved for
the diplomatic corps, families and
friends of senators, and even that re-
served for the presidents family, were
filled.
Long lines stretched from every gall
lery entrance. Undismayed by the
crowd before the doors-the walters
had been there for hours, some of them
Others kept adding themselves to the
lines and were still there close to
midnight.
SAYS GERMANY JUSTIFIED.
Senator Jones justified Germany's
unrestricted submarine warfare. de-
claring England would do the same
thing if she considered it necessary"
Greece is neutral-shc is not bel
ligerent," Jones said. yet England
and France have shown no more re-
gard for the rights of Greece than has
Germany shown for the rights of
Americans. Greece is blockaded. Her
citizens are being starved. England
has sunk Greek sailing ships-boats
of a neutral country. In brief. this
shows that war is war
But what has that got to do with
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Germany's sinking of our ships?" asked
Sutherland.
SOLELY AGAINST GERMANY?
How dare you inject that into this
argument" Jones demanded, with an
| ger. Does that question mean this
resolution is to be directly solely
against Germany? l trust not"
You have been. criticizing now for
some time" interrupted Reed, of Mis-
souri,. Il would have him make a
constructive suggestion as to what we
ought to do"
Jones replied that would best be an
swered by letting congress stay here
to be of assistance.
I'VE ought to be here" Jones con-
tinued. Il am not trying to force an
| extra session. But it would be a pa
triotic thing to keep us here"
CONGRESS SHOULD SPECIFY.
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo,
one of the presidents closest advisers,
at this point. went on the floor and
slouched down in one of the lounges
at the rear of the senate chamber.
Jones demande,; that, in view of the
fact that responsibility of war rests
with congress, I'VE should specify just
what we want him to do
IF this act aimed at Germany, let's
say &c." declared Jones. IF we want
Nv e., let's say so!"'
This bill authorizes the president to
commit acts OF war. If we want war
/ repeat, let's declare war"
WOULD WARN AMERICANS.
Jones voiced again the argument that
had the president warned Americans
off belligerent merchant ships thete
would have been no such situation rs
, exists today.
IF we warn Americans not to take
/ passage on belligerent ships, Germany
will not sink American ships. But, oh!
what she will do to British ships-tht
slaughter will be terrible"
. Senator Chamberlain here endeavor.
ed to obtain permission from Jones t
, suspend deba and take up his mill.
, tary bill.
Jones retorted
IF the senator tries that. he'll mere
r ly be wasting time"
Jones dragged in the questions &
/. Americans eniangerng the peace o
!, the country by exercising rights 4"
= travelling on belligerent passenger
ships"
Jones concluded after holding tn,
G floor more than an hour.
: TOO MUCH POWER.
d, Senator Townsend of Michigan, Re
p"blican, followed Jones.
AT first" Townsend said, Il be
lieyed the president was asking for to-
much power. l have since been con
WINGED that he is only asking for pow
er that he already has"
=. While for th2 BILL Townsend crit
q cized the handling of our foreign prob
lens.
8 Our foreign relations have not bee
handled as they should have BEEN" h
said The president has not take
II congress into his confidence as feel h
should have. AS an example, there i