The Washington herald., 1918-05-17
WILSON WISHES
! INQUIRYLEFT
TO HUGHES
Sharp Fight in Senate Pend
ing Over Aircraft
Situation.
RESOLUTION MAY
YET BE PASSED
Presidents S Supporters Are
Rounding Up Absentees
for Conference Vote.
BoRGLUM'S REPLY TO
ACcUSERS RECEIVED
Senator Brandisee Calls Sculptor's
Charges Too Serious to
Go in Record.
RESOLUTION MAY
YET BE PASSED
B0RGLUMS REPLY TO
{ ACcUSERS RECEIVED

II President Wilson has his way,
investigation into the aircraft situ-
alton will be handled exclusively by
Charles Z. Hughes. whom he has ap-
pointed to conduct the Department
Of Justice probe. Re prefers this
method to any investigation by a
Congressional Committee. The Chs NJ
bcrIain. resolution. clothing the Sen
ate Military Affairs Committee with
authority to investigate. has brought
the administration nee to face with
one of the shsTpest fights in Congress
since the war began.
President Wilson yesterday issued
orders that the resolution must De
killed. Heretofore his objection has
been merely to che. form of the. reso-
luton. which would have permitted
an inquiry into. the whole conduct OF
the war. But his final word TO his
advisers in tha senate. delivered this
/, morning % Senator Thompson, 4 that
Tie inSectia8Sfiod Is k.ct Js1rted -se ~
Entire reliance is placed in forJner
Justice Hughes to carry on such an
investigations as may be necessary %
bring out all the facts.
When Senator Thompson left the
White House to-carry the dietum of
the President to the Senate, he said:
1T means a fight"
Lay Plans for Battle.
Both sides Immediately began to
lay their plans for the battle. which
viii come on the question whether
the Chamberlain resolution. as mod
ified by the majority of the COM
mite on Audit and Control. Cf
which Thompson Is chairman. shall
he passed. Final action on the resO-
luton may not come before mex
week.
Senator Chamberlain expressed tn"
opinion that the resolution will be
passed by a slim majority. He de-
cIared he had done absolutely moth
ing to poll the Senate nor to enlist
votes in support of the measure.
Administrative Senators sought
to obtain votes against the resolu-
tion upon the principle laid down
by the President in his letter to
Senator Martin. that the Senate's $
action on the resolution would be
either a vote of confidence or re-
lection upon his administration.
They declined to make any predic-
tion as to the outcome.
kilograms were being sent tonight
to a number Of Democratic Senators
who are out oS the city. urging them
to be in attendance when the reso-
luton Is brought up. II all of those
whose votes are needed to defeat the
resolution are not here by Saturday.
a filibuster will be resorted to in
order to delay action.
More strong stuff From BorgIum.
lhe report of the majority of the
Committee on Audit and Control was
presented In the Senate by Senator
Mcclellan, Of Tennessee The others
signing II were Senators Smoot. of
Utah, and France. of Maryland. both
Republicans. After the report had
been received. Senator Chamberlain
inquired of Senator Thompson wheth-
er there would be a report from the
minority. composed OF Thompson and
Jones. Of New Mexico. Thompson
replied that he aEd Jones were pre-
pairing a report. which would be sub
mitted to the Senate tonight.
Gutzon Borglum's reply to the
charges made against him by the
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