The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-02-07
STONE ASKS SENATE
IN A RESOLUTION
TO APPROVE BREAK
Missouri Man Feels That Con.
gress Should Back Up the Pres.
ident Action in Severing Diplo.
matte Relations With Germany.

matic helations with Germany.
By Associated Press
Washington Feb. Senator stones
resolution To have the senate endorse
the break with Germany was taken
up Tor action today Immediately after
Senator Works Otepublicanl m q pre-
pared speech had assailod the presi-
dents course.
Senator Stone began by reading 4
cable dispatch from London the day
the president severed relations which
declared II meant America in the war
on the side OF the entente allies.
~ great number uf articles of this
| import" said Senator Stone, na7c
oeen appearing from day 20 day IN the
| American press. Whatever may be
the result of the rcgrcttablc intCrna .
tional cutnnrlemcnts In which We are
now involved. ! do not know But |
want 10 express my conviction aud
hope that we will not lose our cuuIl,-
brium and DE swept off our feet. at
least az the Instance ~ foreign
! power or under the influence OF a
propag put forth for the purpose
cf exciting us 10 war on the side OF one
Ot the bCiligCvcuts. u Is mater th"t
must not rest ON foreign diCtttion. M
matter what coincs we should take
our own course IN our own way ]
! United states will avoid any partisan
| speech calculated to excite passion. !
presented this resolution because I
think We ought To let the world know
| that We support the president when
lcler ne acts within hiS constitutional
powers aud speaks Tor the country.
Il hold that the president is primur-
il. charged with the consideration ut
diplomatic relations with foreign gov
crnmcnts and unless circumstance ~.
| trcmclv exceptional should arise feel
| constrained To- suppsrt and approx @
/ the ACT of the president In dismissing
foreign ambassador or even tcrmln-
latiug dlplomti relations. putting an
: end tu ordinary measures OF intcr"-
! tional intercourse. In this case now NJ
core ~ the president has discharg, q
/ his duty. aCcodringl With constitutional
AUTHORITY aud T. Tor one feel that we
should let the country and the word
know that We support his action
senator Lodge ranking Republican
] uonpbeT Of IN, foreign rclttuns COM
mittce, then spoke.
In my opinion. hc said. the prrsi-
dent did what was demanded hy the
honor safety and future security OF
the United Statcs.'
! washington Feb. --Dis-ent,uu
over President Wilson breaking 90
/ diplomatic relations Wlth Germany
senator Store brought up his rcsolu-
tiou Co put the body ON record In en-
Idurstmcut Of the president action.
Two Democratic senators. \arddWlu
aud KlrhN. announced at the outset
that they would not vote for the en-
i dursemont as did one EcpuNl can
Works. of California. other senators
who objected o. the presidents action
announced that they would Not, tor
LA. g.. q 81 H..
tunI unity Al. however pledged
their support .f the country went TO
war.
senator Lodge Republican. prob
'l lably the presidents most frequent
land h.ttor critic n international al
fairs. pledged hiss whole support {"
Ithc prcs4d,u''s action uurvscrNcd cdlF
!. lard called upon his colleagues &" i"i-
low hin.
"I'ndcr these circumstances party
lines vanish and amy criticism of th'
lpasi ur any criticisms of tho present
/ ig -.l,uccd fuI me continued MI
Lodge. When INV country is % CON
truyrrsy with q foreign nation can
, see for myself bot one duiN ana iha'
, .s o. stand hy ana support The rcc"-'
. luIzcd constitutional authority ul Ih'
g.. government
~, seems 10 me uut ot place tu at
I z
lnthrr nations tn b. not The Time
irr ilacc for expression 90. ga mpathcr
There Ia only one question before US
. Iplr relation with one of the pi'h'
J powers The president has iah'i
Igra,r action. ! feel 10 mN dutN TO-
d lmppurt him 60 The utmost oI m'
% power .,.
~ we exhibit division, We cNhini
lw,akucs. and that weakness "hl h'
boz "
isIuus that will result Boo N'i.
SENATOR Smith uf Mici-au. Ecpu'
II do nu, haI.,.. hat 'ho mp'ria
T .o.,f1nlrut of GcrmuuN would uivn
ivuuau, anruuJ u- and ~" mast n'
,,cr, careful NOT Geo agra ate any h''
g. lrcrrui state now struggling Tor On
8 Istcu,,. our first dutS is iu Amer
u a., and Amrr.raU- and we musl lac
d the future WIN ca'nh'HN. ,"',,''' ,'
5 l,pur4sr and ud,NlN God grant INA
n our country vii Dee spared the h"I
r,r4 ol war without humiliation 60
sacrifices uf any sacred riFht
Seuatnr Nardamau ui Mississippi
beuncrlt. was the urst senator 90 dh
p. uocncc hes dlsappruNai "t ihe yes"
llutiou. statin- thar hc could not '"l
>, tnr n because he dld not hcll'N' 'h
mi presidents course was iu~ilh'u 'N /"
lll facts OF tnat o. was w'it.
-Imt" said senator \ardaman,
E war must come, there VIII 10" ~" IA
be- tcrng ON nay part "f my c"nslltu'u'
% I shall vote tu give the president me
- and money 90 the last soul ana dN ],
u ding f,rthiug ,u GA, uauuns o'h''l
:. III dc uat endorse murder "n ln
~ blsh seas nor do countcnanc' 'u
" extent to which Great Eilhln ms
., Ilrntly cruelty and pct"slrnuN W.
"a violatcd international law, nor h'
IA lcoutcmptuous defiance oi ntull 81.
~ GERMANY and Great Britain are MOI
Il cuuiublc. The crimes dilleI "nN
degree.
r. senator NortIS Republican. "a
e. ne would vote tur the resolution u'
io regretted n had been presented '
'i cause he tclt that t senate appt"N
'- w.r. desired lt should haN" '''
n sNrn ,n advance ol the scNtr'n'
relations
Declaring that the prrs'd'nO %.
I,Iroad,. almost prrciplnted lhr ''"
.r, into war with GERMANY S'n''
N' l<.ru, uf Ark1u-I. D'Wu'tAi 'I
'u lrhattcnllv announced he would u
al vote for the resolution because ne .
he gnrded % as q preliminary derlai
luun ot Nut.