The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-03-28
SENATE HEAPS
CENSURE UPON
THE PRESIDENT
Smoot Charges Wilson Has
Placed Party Above
Country.
WAR POLICY IS ASSAILED
Revolt Begun on Tuesday Is
Continued by Critics Of
Administration.
WAR POLICY IS ASSAILED
Special Despdtch to The SrS.

WASHINGTON, March o7.-The result
Of the Senate against the Adminis,ra-
TONS policy of concealment Of all de-
iictencies and shortcomings. begun in a
"hirlwiEd OF oratory yesterday, contin-
ued throughout to-day's session with un-
ahated vgor. Commencing with de-
nunciations Of the secrecy pursued in
matters Of vital interest to the American
peopie on the excuse that 10 publish the
truth In regard 10 failures and faults
would be "aiding the enemy" some Of
the sharpest personal criticisms Of the
President were voiced Dy Senator Smoot
tCtah). The charge was made that
while the President was proclaiming the
need for non-partisan Amercanism in
one breath. he was actually engaging
in the most marked exhibitions y, par.
tisan political activities.
At the White House there is no indi-
cation yet that the storm In the Senate
Is to draw any reply from the Pres:den
The view taken in--AdRaiEkaiSation quar-
ters is that 1t is an attemp, Of the Re-
puhlicans to make capita. and to help
elect Representative Lenroot to the
Senate from Wisconsin.
super.Cahinet Meets.
The President to-day t'ad n meeting
with the so-caled Super-Cab.net. made
up OF Chairman Hu!ley OF the Shipping
Board. Food Administrator Hoover. Fuel
Administrator Garfield. Chairman Baruc.l
of the War Industries Board and Secre-
tary Mc.\doo. To-day there were pres
=. ~s.I.,
Secretary Of War Crowell. The meeting
lasted two hours. but the same secrecy
was observed as at regular Cabinet
meetings. A member said that the
President appeared to be satisfied with
what was being done, but would continue
10 hold meetings every Wednesday with
the heads Of the war branches to see
that things were speeded up and prop
erly coordinated.
In the course Of the debate to-day Sen
stor Jones Washington denounced the
recent statements Of the Administration
with regard to the shipping prograpml
and the speech delivered last night by
Edward Hurley. chairman Of the United
States Shipping Boafd. as conceived In
a desire to deceive the people Of the
United States with regard TO actual
facts Senator Jones was taken to task
by Senator Myers tMontana) and SEN
ator Shafroth (Colorado). but the actual
leaders OF the Administration group in
the Senate studiously avoided getting
into clash with the opposition.
Since the breaking Of the storm yes
terday morning the Administration lead
ers have sought cover. The debate In
the Senate has been in large meas
ure one sided affair. The defence OF
the Administration conduct seemingly
has been left to the lesser lights of
the Democratic galaxy of oratorlcaI
talent. Leader Martin tVirginia) from
time to time has wandered through the
senate looking wonderingly at the ex-
nhition which his colleagues on the
democratic side of the chamber have
been putting forward. Senator Lewis
,lllnois) Is absent. Senator Under
wood (Alabama) has not been in sight
Senator salisbury (Delaware) has been
Conspicuously absent from the Chamber
and for the most part the Democratic
seats have been vacant. save for the
Iarty's landwehr. The shock troops
and the veterans of the guard have not
been brought into the action.
Democrats Also Tired.
There Is growing suspicion about
the Capitol that among the faithful and
dependable party leaders OF the Demo
cratic host in the Senate an element oil
sympathy with the uprising OF the op-
position prevails. 1t has been cloak
room gossip for months that the leaders
were tired OF the protracted delays and
the reiterated demands that they pose
a. alologists and "camoufieurs' for the
faults and failures which they knew
existed, and which they were under
continuous pressure to cover up, with
tie insistent demand for suppression.
In opening to-day's discussion Sena-
toy Jones said:
Congress wants to aid the President
N every way possible, The President
Should not only welcome but seek Its
.ouusel and advice upon the great prob
ems which confront him. He does not
do it, do not say this in any captious
SPIRIT: 1t Is the statement of fact. a
most lamentable fact. known to all mere
ana regretted by all.
The President should realize that In
multitude OF counsel there Is wisdom
A. congress realizes that In unity there
le strength. The President ought &c
"oordinate' himself. and the sooner he
does II the sooner will Government,
agencies be most effective and, above
all, will there he feeling OF patriotic
unity throughout the country that
tcar is now lacking. but which ought to
exist.
DO We know the largeness OF the