The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-24
PROPOSAL Goes
ON CALENDAR TO
AWAIT ITS TURN
Recall Possible Only by Vote
of Senate, ~'
I0WAN'S PLAN DEFEATED
Stone Objects to Resolution
Going Over,

WASHING1ON, Jan A--Aetion on
Senator Cumnlns' resolution TO pro-
vide ior executive consideration OF
President Wilson'S peace address until
all senators have expressed their views
was deferred today and il was sent 10
the calendar after il had been debated
two hours.
Stone Files Objections. q
Senator CummlnS sought to obtain
unanimous conscn, for the resolution to
go over withou, prejudice to come up
automatically again tomorrow but
Senator Stone OF the foreign relations
committee objected.
Senator Cummins pointed out that
with the resolution on the calendar il
IS possible for him 10 move to take il
up tomorrow or any other day after the
senate routine morning business is%cen.
''"ueo' ~s y
Stones Request Denied.
senator Stone wanted to refer the
resolution TO the foreign relations COM
miitcc but the presiding officer finally
ordered II to the calendar.
In this situation II will require an az.
iirmativc vote OF the senate to get the
resolution up again.
| when senator Cummins caiied Up HE
resolution Senator Brandegee Of Con.
necticut insisted upon a quorum ,sayina
this matter touches on the most i'm.
portant question. that has ever been be.
lore the United States senate"
When a call brought the required
number ior a quorum, Senator Cum.
MINIS resumed:
Cnmmiaa Outlines lssue.
| j have no disposition to speak Al
length on this resolution" Senator
Cum'nins said, IL hope sincerely that
we may be able to reach vote on 4
before the morning hour comes TO 4
close. 1t will be observed that the
resolution does not invite nor even
properly permit discussion At this
time OF the soundness OF unsoundness
OF the purposes announced in the pres.
'dcnts address. | will do all | can "a
do TO hold the debate 10 the point N
issue. What is ,' II is this: OuRhf
the senate on some day in the near Ia.
ture do the country the justice Of in.
forming the people and advising the
president Qf our views concerning
policy OF the most vital Importance 10
which he has told us he is about ia
commit his government,
For the proper discussion il MAT,
tiers not whether the president Is sieht
J or wrong. In either case his conmuni- :
cation IS the most important ever made
. by Chief executive of the United
! States, Why did he owe il TO ~ "a
disclose without reserve the tho,iRho
and purpose in his mind1" M Y
Senator Cummins said the president
himself had answered that ouestios,
} when het referred to the senate n
councillors with me-" in international
{ affairs.
- Are We TO SIT dumb under thi, an.
:, peal" asked the Iowa senator. "Ths
time to vote, II is true. has not arrived
but is the coOa to remain silent while
public opinion is forming and public
Judgment is being entered.
{ opposers Not His Friends.
e u have no authority to speak for thu
J president, but am bound to believe
those who oppose this appeal must no,
;. be his true friends. The country d..
sues and expects the frcest and fuiies,
5 debate on the tremendous issue he hal
raised. II we are not to render sa
opinion IN response TO his invitation II
means that he chose the senate a. {
conduit through which to pass the new
: doctrine to the ministers OF foreieu AZ.
. fairs OF the world and newspaper OF
=, as a setting for beautiful pictuss
skillfully painted I hardly believe any
one will put the president In the po,itio,
/, OF having SO ilsgrantiy misused TN
privileges OF the senate. sm not ehsi.
enging either the sincerity or the cour.
: age Of the chief executive" he ex.
7 planned.
III there ever was a time when thai
duty communicable give 10 the world
and TO the country the honest epavio.
tions Of the senate upon propossls lha,
affect the integrity Of the nation, sh(
peace Of the world and the hapoine.
Of mankind--it 10 now. The psooess
and the time requires conseisnsioui
| speech"