The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-04-24
ASSAIL WILSON
IN SENATE FOR
DELAYSIN WAR
Brandegee and Sherman
Brand His Advisers as
Largely Socialistic.
OFFICIALS KEPT IN DARK
Verbal Rapier Used, It Is Said,
as "PoOr France and
England Fight"
OFFICIALS KEPT IN DARK
Special DespascA to TaE Sen.

6ering spirit or resentment at the con.
duet OF the Wilson Administration in
var burst again into lurid flame in the
Senate to-day. The outbreak surpassed
IN bitterness and invective the one last
came aroused over Americas failure to
insure supremacy in the air.
To-day the attack was begun early in
the session by Senator Brandegee (Conn.)
In discussing the Administrators Sc
cretiveness in regard to Americas reia.
tons with Bulgaria and Turkey and
reached a crisis in midafternoon. when
Senator Sherman (Ill) denounced the
character. associations and policies Of
the men whom President Wilson has
gathered about him for confidential ad-
ylsers in the work Of war.
Not in months has such a flood Of
personal denunciation and criticism Of
men and methods been levelled at the
head OF an Administration as that which
Senator Sherman poured out in the hour
he occupied for his excoriation Of social.
ism. anarchy and Bolshevikism as ex-
emplfed In the personalities now con-
stituting the inner circle at Washington.
BrandeEee Graceful In Attack.
Senator BrandeEee's attack had been
gracefully phrased. He had asserted
that the President was fighting the war
with /. peace oher ever ready In his left
hand to be extended to the enemy on the
slightest provocation, He fought his
fight with verbal rapiers.
Senator Sherman used meat axes and
cobblestones. Both attacks riveted tho
attention Of the Senate and tie galleries.
In the course OF his criticism OF the
Presidents advisers Senator Sherman
spared no one against whom the sus-
picon Of socialism or pacihsm had
rested during the ante-war period or
later Secretary OF War Baker was
scored for having dragged his personal
views Of a victory through oratory into
the administration Of the War Depart
menc
Po,tmaster-Gen. Burleson was ac-
cused Of having developed state So
ctal!sm" as his newer Interpretation OF
the principles Of the Jefferson Democ-
racy Secretary Of Labor Wilson was
compared to Carl Marx In terms that
made that proponent OF collectivism ap-
pear as veritable tory.
Leaving the Cabinet behind in his ad-
vance across the sociAlistic mo Man's 9
Land" Senator Sherman included in his
deuge OF vitriol George Creel. Carl
Vrooman, Frank p. Walsh. Frederic C.
Howe and half score more OF the
Presidents appointees to high ofncial
position and grave responsibility In the
war crisis.
Brings I'd Food for Thought.
Altogether the debate in the Senate
to-day. although confined to the Repub-
lcan side OF the chamber. launched into
':s arena OF discussion several fruitful
subjects for serious thought throughout
the country. There was no effort made
70 answer either OF the Senators who
led the attacks.
The proposed declaration Of war
against Bulgaria and Turkey first
stirred the Senate a resolution OF in
Guiry addressed to the Committee on
Foreign Relations was discussed b,
Senator's Brandegee and Knox (Pa.) and
the charge was made that President
Wilson IN the development Of his war
policy had constituted himself his own
tommi'tee on Foreign Relations and
secretary OF State as we'll.
Senator Rrandegee precIpitatsd the
DISCUSSION by seeking consideration for
MS resolution that the Senate Commit
zee on Foreign Relations be requested to
give consideration to Senate joint resolu.
ton No, l%j, IS declare a state Of war
between the United States of America
ana the Governments Sf Bulgaria and
turkey referred to tbs Committee or
Foreign Relations on April .. 1918"
Says BulRarians Arc At Front.
The Connecticut Senator attacked thu
.'uauon now existing on the ground
ula' II was suspected. II not known. thai
bugar!an regiments werc fighting with
me Teutonic allies on the western front
AZ once the authority for this suspic!or
Was Questioned
"a' ne had been told by Bulgarian
fer1!"and were unwilling to fight eithel
N france or Flanders because of thu
,ron'eA!stence OF a state Of war with tn,
United States.
Senator Brandegee was unwilling 4
press the point He said It had beer
Iold In news dispatches Of Bulgarian sol
o,eTs tn France ready to fight. but as I,
'Ae fact he did not know. Ignoring tn,
.nere TACT OF their actual engagement II
rattle he said:
This is all camouhage. We may n
Weil look right through this thing dowl
'ne bottom Of II. Bulgaria cannot b.
friendly 20 the United States and I,
eermany at the same time. That Is al
there Is TO IT,
lhey are absolutely under the clover
-'of or Germany. They are dominated
lne'r fe and death depend upon the IA
"" with which the Kaiser looks upo
har Ferdinand. and II Ia q travesty an,
tragedy for US to he declaring va
"faiHst one Of several allied Power
Nh' are Waging war against US an