The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-09-30
Senate Adopts Resolution Re
questing President to Furnish
Information Regarding Landing
Men at Trau, Dalmatia.
REPUBLICANS ACCUSED
OF HECKLING WILSON
Senator Hitchcock. in Debate on
Resolution, Charges Deliberate
Attempt at Filibustering to De
lay Action on Peacy Treaty.


further sharp criticism by republicans
OF the senate and house today of the
landing Of American sailors at Trnu
after Italian forces had taken POSSES
sion OF the port. the senate adopted o
resolution by Senator New. republican.
Indiana. requesting President Wilson
to transmit report OF the Incident
10 the senate.
The resolution caused i.v,iy raw
In which Senator Hitchcock. demo
crat, charged the republicans with
'heckling President Wilson and also
with deliberately filibustering to de-
lay action on the peace treaty.
Republican Leader Lodge denied
there had been any filibustering and
said there would be none.
Objects To Prosiding.
There II no objection TO the resolu,
ton" said Mr Hitchcock. but its
rather discfrditabie to the senate 10
be forever nrudding and annoying the
administration while It is doing the
best u can under serious circum-
stances
Senator Hitchcock reiterated that
the American troops we're landed un-
der orders Of the supreme council at
Paris to prevent "lnwless outbreaks
probable between the Jugo.Slavs and
Italians"
senator Fan challenged Senator
Hitchcock To name the American
member Of the war council and Hitch
cocks reply that be would not at
tempt TO do so brought laughter from
republican senators.
You have been holding up this
treaty BY systematic fiiihustcr."
Senator Hitchcock continued. "Sena-
tors know the upheaVal In Europe
continues; the terrible problem Of
Dalmatia: that Italy is threatened
practically by resolution Of her troops.
We ought to act on this treaty.
The Hall amendments have been be-
fore the senate for several daNs and
vet they have not been discussed at
all. The leader are using anything
to delay while they think They're get
ting political issue. ! warn scnutors
that they may find 1t and regret II
afterwards.
Denies FIIIbustcr.
There has been no filibustcr and
there is no desire for one" said Scna-
tor Lodge In reply. "Our desire is to
get this treaty through as rapidly as
possible"
Regarding the new resolution.
Senator Fall said tho president is
commander In chief of the army and
navy, and not q military dictator"
An act OF mlliihry interference
without the authority ~ congress IN
the act Of a Dictator" said he.
senator Swanson. democrat. Viz
ginia, interrupted To protest against
what he said were insinuauons that
the landing OF marines WAS an act OF
war against ltay.
Before YOU condemn your govern
mcnt In these complicated foreign
affairs you should get accurate in
formation" he declared THAT IN
what We are irSing To do" rctortnd
senator Fail.
senator poindeNter. republican.
Washington. declared the American
peace delegation injected itself de
libcrntcly." into the settlement Of the
Fiume question. and that therefore
the United States WIS responsible for
bringing Italy TO the verge of civil
war and war with the Jugu-Slavs."
Dis,NssTi In Housr.
The landing ~ the Americans ai
Trau was discussed In the house hy
Representative campbell. republican
Kansas who snid the people had a
right ~ tais time TO have u word ui
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