Arizona republican., 1919-03-05
f Il P FAILS ID GET Ase
 PRtSIjENT ID CALL
 AN EXTRA SESSION
Republican Filibuster Sue ceeds-Wilson Unmoved In His Determination Says Group of Men" Are Obstructors

WASHINGTON. March "A bitter between President Wilson and the senate over the league of na- tions and filibuster by a few repub- lican senators seeking to force an inn mediate extra session. marked the passing at noon today of the sixty fifth congress. the great war congress.
 Called in April, 1917 to throw Amer ica's weight into the conflict overseas, the congress held three momentous and historic sessions. Partisanship lay dormant during the war, but it broke forth in the last session, to culminate in a final filibuster, which successfully blocked passage of half of the fourteen regular appropriation bills, including the S750. GOO. 900 railroad administration revolving fund and the huge army, naval and merchant marine budgets.
 Although unsuccessful in their ef- forts to record the senate in favor Of amendment of the constitution of the league of nations as now drawn, the republican senators left in the record a resolution approved by 30 of them, op- posing adoption of the charter in it's present form. Republican Leader Lodge and other spOkesmen said this was notice to the president and the Htstt tOuLtItuNt tAldl lilt utttSSdIN two- thirds majority in the new senate for ratification of the present plan could not be obtained. Democratic leaders privately expressed belief that amendments would be made soon after the president reached Paris.
 Will Not Call Session
 President Wilson spent an hour at the capitol before adjournment. Later he formally announced that despite the death in the filibuster of the railroad and other bills he would adhere to his refusal to call the new congress before his return from France, and criticised "a group of men" for their obstruction As a result of the filibuster, which held the senate in continuous session for 26 hours, the president had little to do at the capitol, except sign the sI,00e,- 0O0,OO0 wheat guarantee bill and ex- change leave takings with members and friends. Because of the president $ decision on the extra session, members who crowded outgoing trains tonight felt assured that congress would not again assemble much before June l. Leaders predicted that then it would remain in continuous session until the 1920 political campaign.
 During the recess business will be virtually suspended except the resump- ton tomorrow of the Overman's com mittee propaganda investigation and the meeting of the saue time of the house republican committee Un com mittees.
 With the ending of congress scores of statements on the results of legis- lation and the league of nations were issued by members, with democrats and republicans disputing responsibil ity for failure of important measures Most republicans urged the calling oi an extra session early. Despite the ! death of congress. controversy over the league of nations constitution promises | to be agitated continuously by ad- vocates and opponents. Prominent | democratic and republican congress | men already have speechmaking itine- raries planned, with Senator Borah oi Idaho, republican, and Reed of Miss. ouri, democrat, and Thomas of Colo rado, democrat, to speak soon at New York, Boston and other cities in criti- cism of the league constitution. Re. | publican Leader Lodge does not plar to engage in the speech making.
 Filibuster Succeeds
 Chief interest at the finish centereo in the senate filibuster and the leagu, of nations controversy. The filibuste ] continued from 10 o'clock yesterda, morning until 11:20 o'clock today, witt Senators Sherman of Illinois, La Fol lette of Wisconsin and France O Maryland occupying most of the tim
 of the long session. It even prevente, the customary exchanges of courtes, at the finish. In the house, however
 the usual riotous scenes marked tn
 close of the session. The clock wa stopped few minutes for final felici
 tations and for an hour after adjourn
 ment. house members exchanged goo
 byes with music. songs and imprompt
 speeches.
 Senator Pittman of Nevada, demo
 crat, in a statement today discussin
 the Lodge resolution, accused the re
 publicans of attempting to interfer
 with the president and with playin
 petty politics. in their attitude to wards the league of nations.
 If the resolution mean anything, Senator Pittman said, its purpose to compel the president to force tn signing of a treaty of peace with ou enemies, without making any provisio
 for league with any of the nations.
 'The senate is a high and noble bod, Fl but the conduct of it's republican mem bers during the last session has nc added to it's already unpopular. stand ing with the masses of the plaiu peopl 5 A league of nations will be establishe and our citizens will convince the ser
 ate that it is their servant and nc
 their master. The treaty wilb be rat B fled