Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-03-28
Each Side Charges Other With
Trying to Use War for Bene-
fit of Political Party White
House Criticized.
WILLIAMS CALLS 1T
POISON GAS ATTACK
OutburSt Is Caused By Contest
in Wisconsin for SenatorShipI
Made Vacant by Death Of
Paul 0, Husting. |

fsY MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wIRs1
Washington, March 27.-The big
gest partisan breach between demo-
Gratis and republicans of the senate
since the war began developed today
in bitter debate which followed a
sreech by Senator Jones, republican.
of Washington, attacking the ship
ping board and criticiZing President
Wilson's attitude toward congress.
Senator Williams of Mississippi,
democrat, accused the republicans of
playing politics in behalf of Repre-
sentative Lenroot, candidate for the
senate in Wisconsin. This aroused
the republicans and leaders on both
sides of the chamber joined in the
fray, Senator Smoot, republican, of
Utah delivering an address he hai
prepared for tomorrow charging the
president himself with using his high
office to further partisan ends.
Clash Not Ended.
Adjournment brought the clash to
Il close 1t may be renewed tomor-
row. and is regarded as certain to
commence again when consideration
of the Overman, BILL to enlarge the
presidents powers to reorSanize gov
crnment departments, is undertaken
In his speech Senator Jones de-
clared statements of Chairman Hur-
ley of the shipping board were mis-
leading and that German submarines
are sinking ships twice as fast as tff y
can be built.
After Senator Shafroth of Colorado.
democrat, had deplored what he
termed unfair" criticism of war opr
erations and said all government of
ficials were doing their best, Senator
Williams took the floor He referred
to the demand of Senator Johnson of
California, republican, yesterday for
"pitiless publicity regarding lack of
American airplanes and to the asser-
ton of Senator Lodge of Massachu-
sets, republican, that the people
conditions, remarking that these
speeches were made on the most criti-
cal day of the German offensive.
Poison Gas Attack.
"While in Wisconsin election inn
pends between loyalists and disloyal-
lists, this poisonous gas attack in the
senate was made" said the Missis-
sippi senator. mot only on the repub-
lican side but followed up on tbo
democratic side. and just about the
time we are going to determine
whether a man of luke-warm support
of America and the allies or man al
ways patriotic is to be elected to the
senate"
Asking if the coincidence of the
senate criticism was accidental,
Senator williams said the democratic
criticism came from those who also
have been somewhat luke-warm' on
American questions
Senator McCumber, North Dakota,
asked If Senator Williams was not un-
fair regarding his reference to Rep
resentative Lenrott as being luke
warm" stating he understood both
Mr.. Lenrott and Mr.. Davies, the dem
ocratic candidate. stand upon loyalty
platforms of Americanism and that
both are patriotic.
IenroOts War Record.
Senator Williams replied that it, he
was correctly informed Representa-
tive Lenroot supported the embargo
proposal, the McLemore resolution
and voted against war with Germany
Senator Smoot said that as a matter
of fact Mr.. Lenroot voted for the war
resolution and observed that several
democrats also voted for the McLe-
more proposal.
Senator williams deplored partf'
sanship in the war and said, "the re-
publican party as a whole has been
patriotic and true to the country
Republican Leader Gallinger inter-
rupted to suggest that as Mr.. Davies
was not a member of congress his at
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