Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-13
SENATE WILL VOTE
ON LIMITING DEBATE
Senator Johnson Demands Ex-
planation for Removal of
General Wood.
ATTACKS FREIGHT INCREASE
Declares That in California II
Has Ruined Work Of
Generation.
ATTACKS FREIGHT INCREASE

WASHINGTON. Jun" l2-AErecment
was reached late to-day IN tho Sen
ate 10 decide tomorrow by vote wheth-
or that body shall limit debate in ;ho
future. Final action viii thus be taken
on the resolution submitted by Sem
ator Underwood. OF Alabama. and which
Republicans charge has presidential
approval.
The Borah amendment 70 tho rcso!u-
tion. which provided for consideration.
Of treaties in open session. was voted
down TO day by % to % This vote
followed the presentation by Senator
Hitchcock; OF a letter in which ,h~
president said he did no, mean thore
should bc mo private discussion. of
delicate matters"
Senator Underwood was uuitc certain
tonight that ;.is resolution would h."
successful tomorrow. 3ut i; was
learned tha, certain Democrats, SEN
ators from the South would maze an
expected resistance when :he vote
came, They said privately they could
not forget The days when an i:tcrlp,
was made to put over the force bill
and they feared that the limitation OF
debate might result in som. such meas
ure obnoxious TO them being voted
through the Senate.
The Underwood resolution allows
Senators to speak but ono hour on :,
bill and twenty minutes or AN amend
nent. but It wa: said tonight nat
an amendment by Senator -unminS
Of Iowa which limits the time TO ono
hour and ha;f. and allows n Senator
TO cNp,ni his tire as ne wishes. anu
also provides that the Senate can en-
large the debate by "A majority vote.
would bc substituted.
SENATOK DENOTNCES
ACTION IN WOOD CASE
During the debate this attcrncon.
hiram Johnson. of California. made a
vigorous speech IL which lie denounced
the humiliation OF General Leonard
Wood. without a reason being given to
tho public.
The crueiest thing III all this world"
said he. lis the humiliation OF brave
spirit If t IS necessary - -eiievc
from his command 4 man like Leonard
Wood. wEy not tell the people or the
United states tho reason?
One thing the people OF the United
States have a right TO know is why
this was done. Why keep out of the
fghtinc line a man so intrepid ana so
skilled? Why keep out soldier who
n
service IN the war?
NO government on tho ra>e or the
earth would treat :. ranking general
Leonard Wood has pccm created
without an explanation. make II"
criticism of the act. tor II may have
been dictated by military necessity. hut
do ask an explanation OF why .his
brave spirit has been humbled.
IN THE FREIGHT RATES
The fact that there is no eAplanS-
tion shows how far we nave come. 1'h.
director general Of railroads made :,
recent orde- rciS:ng freight rrtes -,
per cent This was iuprovident!y made.
1t may be corrected in some Interstate
and intraStatc respects. il Is a war
measure, but it has destroyed gen
srations work IN The State from which
como. IT ha'. Increased rates some
times 100. ooo. 800. 100 per cent.
"This is an example ot ;his peculiar
autocratic power that is being CON
terred.
And ] say do not linn, debate
II there is any way OF restoring tho
old order OF ;hingI and turning the
government back 10 what II was. don't
take Il away from us under the auspic-
!ous guiso OF changing the Senate rules.
Il onJcct 10 the insidious aGvanc.
lpon what may be called the ultra
liberties of this body. There j.. Il
cowcd press to-day, and you know il
There IA cowed people 10 day ana
YOU know II. There is cowcd Con
Gress to-day, and you know it. This
is the laSt free forum.
And. thank God. there arc men or
:his ;ioor to-day who will stand here
and make ii last hsh; fer the rcturm Of
liberty"