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Hitchcock Resolution Is
Emasculated and Adopted
by 8 to II.
REQUEST FOR TERMS
MERELY APPROVED
Presidents Friends Far
From Satisfied With
the Outcome.
MODIFICATION FORCED
BY BORAH'S SPEECH
Democrats Agreed to Revi-
sion Before He Could
Close His Onslaught.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 5.-After forcing a
modification Of the Hitchcock resolution
until 1t meant nothing except an in
dorsement of so much Of the Presidents
peace note as requested the warning na-
tions to state the terms on which peace
may be considered. the Republicans in
the Senate permitted It to pass and sew
eral of them voted for It,
The Presidents friends are far from
satisfied with the outcome Many Of
them are criticising Senator Hitchcock
privately for having forced the issue
upon them. 1t was stated by Senators
close to the Administration that the
President did not desire the irtroduc-
tion of the resolution and the fact was
pointed out that had he desired that
such a resolution be introduced be would
hardly have selt cted Senator Hitchcock
for the Job.
Once the resolution was before the
Senate. however. he felt that it would be
misinterpreted II II were voted down. as
the effect upon his peace move would be
disastrous. AS It Is. the President $
lTlcnuS dsbtTt lldl cIOTtS nave Detrl
seriously hampered by the backhanded
Endorsement.
Text OF the Resolution.
The vote by which the resolution
passed was 4S to II. All OF the votes
cast against IL were Republican except
that OF Senator MARITIME, New Jersey.
The resolution as finally adopted was
as follows:
Resolved, That the Senate approves
and strongly indorses the request OF
the President in the diplomatic note of
December IS to the nations now en-
gagged in war that these nations state
the terms upon which peace might be
discussed.
The modification OF the resolution was
made by a Republican. Senator Jones
Washington, who had offered an amend
ment to eliminate certain words and 10
substitute others. The resolution as
adopted contained the following modif-
cation: The word request" where II oc-
ours in the resolution as passed was sub
stituted for the words faction taken. "
1t will be seen that this amounts 20 a
Limitation upon the Senate's Endorsement
to make 1t apply only to the specific re
| quest" for terms" Action taken" Is
not indorsed.
The Jones amendment also struck ou,
the word Sending" where 1t occurs after
the words president in" The amend.
ment also made another significant mod
ification in the Hitchcock resolution "
that It struck out the words ''suggestina
| and recommending after the words
''now engaged in war"
Just before the final vote was taker
and after Senator Hitchcock had agreed
! to modify his resolution to meet the
views OF certain Republicans the Senate
voted down the substitute offered by
Senator Gallinger. minority leader. which
! 1t was understood had received the ap
! proval Of the Republican conference Of
| Senators held this morning.
! GaIIinger's Substitute.
Mr.. Gallinger's substitute was the one
! he offered yesterday as modified and wa:
as follows:
Resolved. That the Senate of the
/ United States in the interests of hu-
manity and civilization expresses the
sincere hope that Ia just and perma-
nenD peace between the warning ma
tions of Europe may be consummated
at an early day (and approves all
proper action to secure that end).
The words In parentheses were addet
~
The vote by which this resolution wa
lost was 81 to 36. The votes cast for |
were all Republicans except Senate
Marines and the votes against 1t wer
all Democrats except Senator Norris
Nebraska.
The following was the vote on tn
final adoption OF the Hitchcock resolu
ton as emasculated
-Rankhead, Borah (Rep). Bryar
l. -iatY N,,n1 it,
(Rep), Curtis (Rep). Fletcher. Hard
wick, Hitchcock, Hollis, johnson IS H. }
Jones (Rep), Kenyon tRepD. Kerr
Kirby Lane. Lewis, Martin. Newland'
Norris (Rep), Overman, Pittman, Pom
creme Reed. Robinson Shafroth. Shep
pard. Shields. Simmons. Smith (Ariz
Smith (GaD, Smith Is. c.. Sterlint
stone, Swanson. Thomas. Townsen
(Rep). Underwood, Vardaman. Walsl
(Rep). Ransdell. Salisbury and TIL
man--4S.
Noes Brady, Brandcgee. Clar
(wyo). Gallinger. Harding, Lodge, MC
Cumber, MARITIME (Dem), Nelson, Pag,
Poindextor. Sherman, Smoot, Wads
worth, Watson. Weeks and Works.
Senator oliver (Rep). Pennsylvania
withheld his vote, stating that he woul
later explain his reasons.
Two Amend ments Offered.
Early in the day. after some confe,
, ences. two amendments were put In m,
terially modifying the Hitchcock resol,
, tion, one by Senator Jones of Washing
. ton, the other by Senator Norris, N,
; braska. The Norris amendment ws
withdrawn by Its author.
3 Senator James Ham Lewis. continuir
l the speech begun yesterday. severe