The Sentinel=record., 1918-01-22

Wash 'ngton, Jan. 21- Smouldering Tres of partisan feeling were set ablaze in the senate today by Sena-- tor Stone. veteran democrat, with a long prepared speech causing republi- cans of playing politics in their criti- cisms of the governments conduct of the war and calling Theodore Roose- Welt the most seditious man of con- sequence in America"
 There had been plenty of advance notice of the speech which adminis- tration leaders sought vainly to in duce the Missouri senator to abandon or postpone.
 The senate galleries were crowded and republican spokesmen were watt ing with replies. There were many sharp interruptions during the two hours Senator Stone was speakins
 and when he closed Senators Penrose Lodge, New and others on the repub- | lican side answered with vigorous de- fense of their right to make proper criticism of inetficiencies and with counter charges of partisanship. Senators Lewis, Kirby and other democrats joined in the fray which lasted until the session ended tonight with adjournment until Thursday.
 It was suggested in the Hobbies that the twO-day recess was arranged in the hope that both sides would cool
 off and permit the controversy to be dropped.
 Many senators who did not take
 the floor today were busy with notes
 however. and doubt is generally ex-
 pressed that another outbrea can be
 prevented. Senator Johnson, of Call fornia, was particularly busy with his
 pencil when Senator Stone attacked Colonel Roosevelt.
 In spite of the vigorous language
 nsed by the debaters, much of the
 time during todays battle, the gal ileries and floor were in l1lghter. Senator Panrose allies would set the chamber into Utter when the
 dis ussion was taking its most serious
 turns.
 Seyedal times Vice-Presiden. Mar shall threatened to clear the galleries 1 and once he actually ordered 1t done
 put Senator James point of order 1 that most of the disorder was among
 the senators themselves, prevailed. Senator Stone delivered his attack
 Il characteristically vehement fash
 on. He strode the middle aisle, shout
 in, menacing, with clenched fist, or
 waggingna finger
 Senator Penrose in his reply con cded his desire to oust the democrats
 from control of the government, de- elaring more efficient administra- tion would be thus secured.
 Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, spoke more seriously. He deplored inject on of politics into the war, de- ifended Colonel Roosevelt, declared
 that the republicans have given, and will continue to give their support, to the administration toward winning tho war, but will continue criticisms | uf mistakes and inefficency Citing statements of the republican leaders regarding the political plans, , and editorials of Colonel Roosevelt which he sa' are "villainors screens, lpuDlis4ed for money Senator Stone said:
 "On my Responsibility as a senator l charge that since our entrance into lthe war, Roosevelt by his attacks
 on the government has been menace
 and obstruction to the successful | prosecution of the war.
 The only poss 'ble effects of these widely published utterances of this
 maA," said Senator Stone, has been
 as they were designed to be. to dis
 credit and bring the present govern ment into public disfavor and weaken
 it's hold on popular confidence. That | seems to be the Rooseyeltian standard
 of patriotism.
 l Similar utterances by less powerful itizens, Senator Stone asserted, wouit