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Rather forecast. Noith Carolina Cpoudy with fate tonight op Thursday, turn to snow in west. Warmer to- ing coUth Carolina Rain late tonight Thursday. warmer. or VOL. XXII. NO. 386. PLACING BURDEN FOR A CT OF WAR WITH United States Will Neither Arm Nor Convoy Mer chantmen at Present. NO ESCORT FOR STEAMER ST. LOUIS Government Acts on Policy of Americans Having Right to Freedom of Seas Waits Outcome of the German' Blockade Before Making ! Next Move. (Bv Associated Press.) j . . ' iv, n rr a . i can liner. St. Louis, will not be given! a convoy it he decides to sail for Eneland tnrough tne uerman subma rine zone, it was announced at the State Department today, "it i? understood that the govern ment is acting on the policy t,hat Americans have an inalienable right :o traverse the high seas, that the German submarine blockade is en tirely illegal and that any sinking, wKhout warning of American ships would immediately lead to hostilities. A statement of the position of the government, on the sailing or Ameri can vessels, is being drawn up at the State Department, but will not be nor! 1V1 h'r.r here although it mav hoi nnripnnhlic here althmieh it mnv v- it , 'it is understood to be President Toon's desire to have the govern- ,,mt ,nnMr to tro nut nf itc wQ'rJ fffke ?n" official public announcement ! c the ouetij! j h a!o staged that as vet nn sh'r-! t are havo mnrlp "a fi' -vri ram-iaa i ' ' ui""Ct reOUesL Tr ;! imHer:lnnH T-i-.r ' ever, that the question hub been dis- crssed informally and that it has i thoro -.t-o nnW been learned that there are not enough American war vessels avail able to convoy the whole American merchant marine plying through the V5? 7nnp Tcdav's anmuncement is under-' sjaent nor Congress can be justi smnrt tn hp that tho TT-n itoH ctot.e ia fied m driving this Nation into war or going ah ad just as though the r.-i- man blo'hpile order had never been issued mi.' lhat no preparations such as convoying or arming will be adopt ed. It rests with Germany to commjt overt act that President WTiIson f?.id would lead to war. In linp with it rrvl i nmhinir m "fn0 ffh Z to 15 i v. v. iUl. IU1 tlill t-l 1 U ktiens with Germany, it was official- j y reiterated today that the Adminis tration is taking the greatest care to fee that no right, of any foreign gov ernment or foreign property is vio lated. It wa? added that the government' has nowhere seized German ships or!bee claimed titlp nf n nrt t to-m suc Secretarv Rairor .nvo r.t t, ' fr,i ' 'owing statement 1 fearful act by this threat against the ''In the harbors jf Manila and else-1 liv4f ?f her pepleJ , M . fere in the Philippines and at Co-! 'T?1S government cannot shield it hm. Panama, the German merchant! ?el? from the fearful responsibility i sels were discovered to have had if bo"nd accept for this dreadful certain parts of their machinery re- We have continued from moved and, in some instances, evi-1 at time on to aid the enemies of oences of preparation for the sinking Germany in the same war We have of these vessels had been made ot been neutral as a nation; many . "SolPly for the purpose of protect-! of our people have not attempted to as the several harbors and other conceal the fact of their unneutrahty. &P?ing and property therein stens If we had been wholly neutral, as we fe- been taken to revS dkm ge Professed to be, we would never have Jm none of the ships has been seized bf fought to our present relations the Government of the United Wlth Germany. Stes and in acasef th? comSS . "That Germany has violated the and crew-- have been informed rignts of our People on the sea, under th,; thfl goveVnt6 0f the Un'?ed : International law, no one can deny, ss had made no seizures claVms'but so has Great Britain and SO WOUld noriehr : n.?.f.ei?8:.cla!ianv other belligerent nation fighting -1 ; ' vessH s Mnri nnpe lint 1 'e right of the commander and crev-- '0 OlSinanllft tho wasolc if tViov fir 50 long as the destruction is i i, 111 av ivuiuu will iiui, t.-)truci- n a vio-o i.i .-.-i j- or endan; " ifefiuir; puii waters or m- Pi'Opfrtv . ouxb v,. Ti!p bn ifh or riini-.o sels found in that zone, with certain fc'e th Ltrt t tZ ' exceptions, will be sunk. What would VnM,a F nes iZ rL SL w'be our choice under such conditions? 'WihXJ to keep our ships and our peo- or ihc; .-ijiijucoe nlo iese s w n r ;imv.' i- - x r i (TOWS to tltti amrarmnQTif f . Ln:ifld Stat ! tes or iorfeited their to our hnei,i!t tv.. Imoved." f!?ri lu necessary ponce n ' Prevent iniurv tn the 1 di f nmitrt,! i- t; of J'!!-' ''f others or the obstruction i waters." CLEAR ING HOII5F makes new record Ww v !y Assciated Press.) orn fo k Feb- 7- A new high rec tione r a day's hearings and transac- Vork fV estaDlished by the Ufarmg House yesterday. New Ex- , wprp fc1 010 : on nec j iu.! trails -Was 547,171,287.. making total i d Hiw f 1 ,J1 i,oo,ro8,u4. ray suW approximately $250,000,000 for ernJS11?"3 to the new British gov usnai V oan contributed to the un- -Wllurevious high record was made ' cho ' Xi ui iast vear. when ex-. neZ 1 l' or Iast year, when ex-, balaw iotall?d $1,152,738,921 and the mington, Mrs. M. E. Orrnsby, Lake ,., " ce was $4 Q7Q qj I land T?la two brothers. Mr. M. B. tactions of $1,201,718,874. Goes to Elizabethtown. Tod av S Riln;T. t i ier: "uicjfiu iNews ana -'if. (', l ( Monn 1 A Obser super- EliJk0!' cit' Playgrounds, will go tolthe side of her late husband, in the TV. f' 'nU0Wfl Thursday to assist Mr. ! old family burying ground, a few niunitv ,uny m conducting a com-,miies rrom nof&y ramu ana ri sch01- He will lecture on The entire community joins in sym firRt "onatrate rural education and pathy with the bereaved family in ul" ' tho injured methods." their sore bereavement V . ( VAfl . . I GERMANY1, i SENATOR IRKS TURNS LOOSE ON WILSON POLICY Republican Declares United States Has Not Been Neu tral In the War. AGAINST BREAK" WITH GERMANY Admits Rights Have Been Walked On, But Does Not Believe Cause of War -Ships Keep Away. (By Associated Press.) Washington, Feb. 7 Asserting that the United States has not been neu-ihe f Cali- .ator Works, Republican,' of rnia, protested in the Senate today gainst the action of the President in severing diplomatic relations. benator Works said he did not I tral as a nation and that if it had the to be transmitted to Ambassador Wil- lost D? iorrj -seven to nuy-one, but a (countrv never would have been lard' makes it possible, however, that new bill which compromises on six ! " , "ma .,.naIe Deen Mr r,or.rH hac r,f lQf o k,,. teen, was Introduced. The Senate bar, uiuugm 10 a Dreacn witn uermanv. "wc "nuaujr, uul - question the ood faith of the Presi - dent and gave him credit for "con - scieRtious mtives and patriotic pur-Jtion POSeS, i'iuicbicu agamai uiiis 01 aLLJ uluel Uiovement mat tenas lO' ward ar wlth Germany for no great- n yet oeen given us. 1 insist," said the Senator, after reviewing the German negotiations and the President's determination to uphold American rights on the seas, "that neither a private citizen nor the endangering its peace by any such, false sense . of courage or National ; prestige or dignity." Reviewing the Lusitania case ahd branding it as a "cruel und unjust wrong to our people and to the Na tion.'Mhe Senator said it was well to consider how far "we, ourselves byj our own course or action contributed this loss of American lives. "Our government knew what was ! threatened, but we allowed the ship to sail carrying American citizens into the very jaws of death. Germany was fighting for her life. So were Eng land and France and other nations engaged in the war. What could have expected of Germany under circumstances? What moral TiSht had we to tempt her to thisi success. So would we do, I ap prehend, under the same circum- stances. "The German government has de- clared a danger zone about its ene- m.eg giyen n()tice that any veg. a nf fhia Hsmr wine nnt 1 the war is over or the embargo is re- Miv wuv, n . w DEATH OF MRS.. SANDERSON. Passed Away Monday Night After Long Illness Funeral Today. (Special to The Dispatch.) Rocky Point, N. C, x'eb. 7. Mrs. Wm. Sanderson died Monday night after a long and painful illness of many months. Mrs. Sanderson was 51 years of age and had been a consistent member of Union M. E. church, South, for many tn. O V V o iViot QhiHino faitli in her Saviour which did not fail, but seemed to strengten her as she near ed the border land. She leaves to mourn their loss one son, Mr. Wm. A. Sanderson, of Wil mington, one daughter, Mrs. M. W. Nelson, of 'Rocky Point, besides two sisters, Mrs. m. in. jjuucan, oi wn- land Fla.. two brothers. Mr. M. B Bloodvvorth, Rocky Point, and Mr. James E. Gloodworth, of Bartow, Fla. The funeral will be conducted at her late home on Wednesday morning by her pastor, Rev. C. N. Phillips, and the remains will be laid to Test py n -r- 1 , . Tv ? M 4- FULL WILMINGTON, NORTH S SAFE OFF GERMAN SOIL COMES THE NEWS Cables American Ambassador at Madrid, But This May Be An Error. v NOT EXPECTED LEAVE BEFORE SUNDAY Cable News Said He Had Reached Berne, Though He Was Reported In Berlin Yesterday. (By Associated Press.) Washington, Feb. 7. Ambassador Willard, at Madrid, reported to the State Department today that he had- received a dispatch from Ambassador Gerard sent from Berne, Switzerland. Although jio word came from Ambassador-Gerard himself or from Am erican Minister Stovall, at Berne, the State Department interpreted Mr. Wil lard's dispatch as indicating that Mr. Gerard had left Berlin and gotten as far as the Swiss capital. The fact that Mr. Gerard was not expected to leave Berlin before Sun day, coupled with the possibility that may have sent a dispatch to Berne officials exPect further advices during I the day In Berlin Tuesday. Berlin, Tuesday, Feb, 6. (Via Lon- don, Feb. 7.) The foreign office thus j far has received no definite informa- in regard to the former German ambassador, at .Washington, Count von Bernstorff . which pf obably must arrive before the details of the Am bassador Gerard's departure can be decided. Mr. Gerard has not yet received his passports and does not know definite ly when he will depart, although he has decided upon the route via Switz erland. The rush cf Americans seeking pass- tg and 1nformation at the Ameri can embassy lessened considerably to day and at the closing hour, of the; work had Jieen completed by the of ficials )vod - employees. Will Come on Spanish Liner. Paris, Feb. 7. A Havas dispatch i from Barcelona, Spain, says that Am- I Vo tftzn A rV norowl rill coil f r-Ti tlint portfor the United States on a Span ish liner. Denies He Had Ever Been a 'Go-Between for the Secretary of Treasury. (By Associated Press.) Washington, Feb. 7. The Congres sional investigating committee con tinued today its inquiry with the ques tion of concluding the hearings stills undetermined. Democratic committeemen are said to believe that a "leak" on President Wilson's peace note has been estab lished through admissions of J. Fred Essary and W. A. Price, Washington newspaper men, that they furnished forecasts of the note to New York and Chicago brokers. The Republican committeemen, on the other hand, are urging continua tion of the inquiry and complete ex amination of Mrs. Ruth Thomason Vis conti, who is alleged to have stated to . Thomas W. Lawson that Mr. Price acted as a "go between" for Secretary Tumultv "and others" in Wall Street GERARD mho s a COES ON STAND ideals. She will be called to the wit-1 ness stand. , J.Ialcolm R. McAdoo, a brother of i Secretary McAdoo, hotly denied at the ; inquiry today that he had ever acted as a "go between" for the Secretary j and C. D. Barney and Company., of i New York, brokers, in a Wall Street j deal, as reported tov the commitee byt Thomas W. Lawson. ! McAdoo declared most of the news-1 papers probably would not print his ! -X- denial as they were "too anxious to libel somebody." T T, "RntlRr. of thp local brokeraee firm of .T. L. Edwards, testified that I nn December 20. Walter P. Ramsey, a local investor, told him that F. A. Connolly and Company had a "tip" on , the coming peace note. He said Ramsey alleged the "tip" was on Con nolly's board. W. B. Hibbs, a local broker, testi fied that his house paid N. O. Messen ger, a reporter on the Washington Star, "not to exceed" $100 a month riurine session of Congress for advis ing them of current events at the cap- j Up to noon the days reports of itol. When Congress was in recess, vessels sunk in the new German sub Hibbs said, Messenger was not paid marine campaign totalled ten of an regularly, and if he received anything at all. it was a nominal amount. The committee, in executive ses sion; decided to let its counsel, Mr. Whipple, decide whether to call Ruth Thomason Visconti, the woman who Lawson testified told him Secretary Tumulty and others had profited by tho alleged leak. LEAS ED IRE SERVICE CAROLINA, WE JESDAY I SPEECH NLF OF CONSENT BILL Brought ' rth Warm Reply From Two of His Col leagues. WOULD RE-DISTRICT STATE FOR JUDGES Four More Districts Provided! d. c : j. A i o . . I Game Commission Proposed. j (Special to The Dispatch.) 1 Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 7 Grant's pow- f erful speech in support of Dalton's age of consent bill, raising the year:; from fourteen to sixteen, was the fea - ture of the hottest session for debate today. The New Hanover man had been priming himself for a big effort, and so passionately did he preach the gospel of sound living that it brought Ray, of Macon, .and Grier, of Iredell, to warm reply. Grant declared he could not go home and face his wife and children if he denied to womanhood the pro tection afforded in the bill. It was pa5, Cleveland won over Gaston in the squabble over the county line, tho vote being eighty-five to nine. Gas ton failed wretchedly. Grant's new bill todaj' prohibiting the appearance Solicitors and judges in recorders' courts has interesting: features as does his cf yesterday . regulating- the sale of gasoline. The Warren bill creating four more j Judicial districts, and providing fori emergency judges was -passed by the ! Senate this morning, receiving , the ! practically unanimous support of the body, and with not a lawyer making a protest against; its passage. The measure will result in the redisrict ing of the State, with a view to re lieving congestion of dockets, and ev ery judge would serve as emergency judge when he came to a small dis- trict in the eastern part of the State, ; ard another in the western, which are ijftfovided . for; in thk .. . - The bill of Kelly, or Bladen, creat ing a State game commission to su persede the Audubon Society, and to enforce uniform game -aws in the State, with its expenses paid through a system of license taxes, was pretty well plucked of its fatheYs this morning by the Senate. " Fifteen or twenty counties were ex empted by amendment from the pro visions of the measure before the bill i passed second reading. Unless some body's mind changes there will hard- . S i GRANT MAJi BUT K 'I U-BOATS REAP BIG HAR VES T OF SHIPS FOR A SINGLE DAI Up to Noon Total For the Day's Work of New War fare Amounted to Ten Vessels. ONE BIG BRITISH STEAMER A VICTIM . . o ir D J j Paris today reports a German attack 1 WO r atallties OO r ar Kecord- on a French salient near Embermenil, ed Germans Penetrate the ! in Lorraine, the German bemg driven . n . . ivy . out by a counter attack of advanced Trench rositions in West-, positions captured in the initial Ger TUnatvo Rut Wy Hurl-! man charge. There have been sue- , n , rj, a i i ed Back leuton Airships Busy at Verdun " , & -x- -x- . -xy-x- -x- -55- -x- ONE DAY'S TOLL. -x- -x- (By Associated. Press.) I) ! -X- London, eo. .--lioyas an- v.- -X- nounces the following reported - X - sunk: -X- British steamer, Vestra, of 1,- -x- 021 tons gross. Br tish stelmer, Crown Point, ! Sc, A ' j&i I Peruvian bSk " Lorton of 1- S l q EES ross J Jr 419 tons gross. a -X- Two British steam trawlers -X- Two fishing boats. X- Italian steamer, J erruccio, or w 2,192 tons. Two lives were lost from the -X-X- British steamer Wartenfels, ' of -5- 4,511 tons, reported sunk yes- terday, the agency also an- -X-X- nounced. .. & & -x- -x- -x- -x- -x- x- - -X- -x- -x- aggregate oi iuuib mau n,uuu iuu. The largest of the reported victims . a 4-l n -i a nnn 4.n was the British steamer Crown Point, a 5 218 toh vessel. The probable sinking of the British steamer Azul, of 3,074 tons, aleo is announced. Besides four steamers and a bark the':-'iinkiagd' included two trawlers and two fishing boats. ' OISPA AFTERNOON, FEB. 7, 1917. REVOLT IN SENATE O VER WILSON'S A CT TOWARD GERMANY TEUTONS OFFER NOiNORWAYNOTFOLLOW SIS FOR peace! ! Declares Kingpin Opening Parliament Today En tente to Fight On. (By Associated Press.) London,, Feb. 7. King George, in ! opening Parliament today, said that j the response of the Allies to the invi- tation of the President of the United ; States outlined their aims as far as could be done at present. The King added: Threats of further outrages upon i public order and the common right of rfit nf humanity serve to steel our determi nation." , King George's speech follows: "For the third time in succession, I summon you to your deliberations in the midst of war. Certin overtures of which you are aware have been made bjy the enemy with a view to opening peace negotiations. Their tenor, however, indicated no possible basis of peace. My people through- rsnt tVir' omniro nnH tiv fnitllfnl mid heroic allies" remain steadfastly and!0! the cabinet with Uie replacement unanimously resolved to secure the just demands tor reparation and res titution in respect to the past and guarantees for the future which we regard as essential to the progress of civilization. "In response to an invitation by the President of the United States of America, ew have outlined so far 'as can be done at present the general objects necessarily implied by these aims." PERUVIANS GROW BITTER WITH GERMANY (By Associated Press.) Peru, Feb. 7. The Lima, Pruvian djres5. is unan-impus in condemning the action of 'tSermahy in respect to naval warfare. Several newspapers de mand that Peru declare itself on the side of, the United States. The gov ernment is communicating frequently with other American countries with the object of formulating a common policy. lv be enough counties left under the workings of the bill to pay the ex - pense of any complicated sort of sys tem. Thprfv- were two fatalities aecompa nying these submarine operations, ! twn members of the crew of the Brit- ish steamer Saxon-Briton of 1,337 1 tons being killed while London ad ! vices state that two lives were lost I from the British steamer JWartenfels, ' reported sunk yesterday. ' Desnite the cold weather, there has been jrather spirited activity in some Rpntnrs of the Franco-Belgian front. cessful patrol operations by French troops in other sectors. French and Germans Clash. Paris Feb. 7. German trpops after , ieu. . wsiuiciii yv a spirited DomDarament yBSLeiua, forced 1 thoir wnv into I1 renCU DOS1- I at thP salient of the battle front ! at tne salient oi tue ud,LLie . iu ui j tions T near Embermenil, in Lorraine, but ' were driven out again by a French counter attack, says today's war ot- in tne ixrraine uisuict and a spirited bombardment in the Ember menil sector, the German forces yes- terday attacked the salient of cm lines. A counter-attack followed im- mediately and the enemy was driven out of the advanced positions, where a fnt;nw Our no he had secured a footing. V- I H 1 1 .1 IX OCU-ACU a. iwwi-nif,. w was entirely re-established. 'iWe have taken , some prisoners in the forest of Parroy, south of Grame-" cey, and in the Domevre sector. "On the right bank of the river Meuse during the night we conducted successfully several raids which brought us in about 20 prisoners. "In upper Alsace an enemy attack in the region of Seppois was com pletely checked by our fire. "During the day of February 6th, three enemy airplanes were brought down by French pilots. These ma chines were the twentieth enemy air planes to fall in an engagement with T.ipntenant Huerteaux. the fifth for Adjutant Casale and the sixth for Ad iutant n Madon, "German airplanes yesterday threw down several bombs on Dunkirk. No one was injured and no damage resulted." TGH L I Will Dec.de ItsAction Accord- ing to Its Own Interest, Asserts Paper. (By Associated Press.) Christiana, Feb. 7 (via London.) Norway will not agree to President Wilson's suggestion in ; regard to breaking relations with Germany. The Aftenpost says. This newspaper asserts that European neutrals must decide their policy toward Germany i attul"ms iu meir own interests, not . according to uerman sentiments. ' Members of the cabinet decline to discuss the subject of Norways atti ture toward the new German subma rine war. They even refuse to state whether any protest will be sent to .Germany. It is assumed generally that the government will adhere to its policy of waiting. Several of the leading newspapers express dissatis faction, declaring that the situation is the most critical of any time since the war began. They urge reconstruction of members of the "present govern? ment who lack -the confidence of the nation or of foreign governments. Philadelphia a Busy Scene For Army arid Navy Women Preparing. For , Work. (By Associated Press.) i Philadelphia, Feb. 7. While every place of military importance was girdled with guards today and Naval and Army officers were preparing for any eventuality, women's organiza tions were working at high speed so that hospital facilities may be at top notch efficiency. Four United States . destroys slipped out of the Philadel- phia Navy Yard yesterday for patrol duty "somewhere along the coast." While this quarter of swift vessels was speeding to their destination, preparations were under way to pro tect the navy yard from aerial attack. A space was prepared in the center of the drill field for an anti-aircraft gun. Rigid disciplinary measures have been imposed at the Navy Yard. Ev ery ship's crew is being put through two drills daily, including landing practice, handling of artillery pieces and loading and aiming of small arms. Twenty-two machine guns have been mounted about the Navy vYard, their - crews having orders to in case of necessity. About the time that these destroy- ers were leaving the Navy Yard two Russian munition ships, the Albatross and Vologda, loaded with high explo sives, were leaving Carney's Point, N. J., on the first leg of a long and per ilous ocean voyage. They are bound for Kola Bay, Russia. It was reported yesterday that the EAD OF AAA RAPIDLY SETTING READY FOR IAR machinery grease on the interned aux-. see for myself but one duty and that iliary cruisers, KTonprinx Wilhelm is stand by and support the recognized and Prinz Eitel Friedric was found Constitutional auohtrity of the , Gov mixed with sand. All grease cans eminent. aboard the two vessels were taken ; if we exhibit divisions we exhibit ashore. . I weakness and that weakness will ba A guard barracks is underv construe- a temptation that will bring aggres tion at the Frankford arsenal. It!si0ns that will result in war. Let us wil command the Delaware riverside 8how the world that when our Presi- ,of the Government munition plant, pOT,navivan,-n raiirnnri hririo , spaning the Delaware river between x .j-cV.lir Kplair N .T,. was i.iiuwU-.D -- nim in our miupm iayatMiy ui auici- placed under Infantry guard last,ican citizenship." nigbt. j senator Smith, of Michigan, Repub- ; 'lican; said: "I do not believe that theImperial 1VII ICU rmrnN I TQPTI 1 MAKING EXPLOSIVES (By Associated Press.) Washington, Feb. 7. American mu-'and Americans and we must face the' nition manufacturers used 898,015 future with calmness, candor, courage equivalent to 500-pound bales of cot-.and fidelity." ton fibre, including linters and pull Senator Vardaman, Democrat of 'fibre, in 1916, the Census Bureau an-(Mississippi, waV Che first Senator to nounced today. This was equivalent j disapprove of the resolution, stating to 583,710 bales of . bleached cotton I that he could not vote for it because fibre, against 244,003 bales consumed; he did not believe the President's in 1915. The loss in preparing lint- course vas justified, ers and hull fibre for gun cotton and) "But," said Senator Vardaman, "if other explosives is from 30 to 40 peri war must come, there will be no falt cent. Jering on my part or on the bart of ; i imy constituents. I shall vote to give 4'44j4ai4,44,4,4aa4,4,4i'1 the President men and money to the 4. !last soul and dwindling farthing in the WILSON VISITS HIS CHIEFS. Nation's behalf. 4J 4. T do not endorse murder on the (By Associated Press.) 4 Washington, Feb. 7. President 4 Wilson left the White House this S' afternoon and ' walked to the ' State, War and .Navy Building 4 for conferences there. ' neutrals. Germany and Great Britain 4. 4jare both culpable. Their crimes dif- 'l':fer only in degree." FINAL EDITION j PRICE FIVE CENTS. Republican Leader Rises to Defense of the Demo cratic 'President. ALL PLEDGE HELP IN CASE WAR BREAKS Vardamann Assails the Wil son Policy and Scores Great Britain Stone Press es His Resolution Endorsing the President Works a Bitter Opponent. (By Associated Press.) Washington, Feb. 7. Dissension over President Wilson's breaking off diplomatic relations with Germany broke out in the Senate today, when Senator Stone brought up his resolu tion to put tke body on record in en dorsement of the President's action. Two Democratic Senators Varda mand and Kirby announced at the outset that they would not vote fo the endorsement, as did one Republi can,' Works, of California. Other Senators who objected to the President's action, announced that they would vote for the endorsement for sake of National unity. All, how ever, pledged their support if the country went to war. Senator Lodge, Republican, proba bly the President's most frequent and bitter critic in International affairs, pledged his whole support to the Pres ident's action unreservedly and called upon his colleagues to follow him. Senator Stone, chairman of the for eign relations committee, called up for action in the Senate today his res olution endorsing President Wilson's course in severing diplomatic rela tions with Germany. Senator Stone began by reading a dispatch from London the day the President severed relations, which de clared it mean America in the war on the side of entente allies. "A great number of articles of this importsjiidenatpr Stone, "hw been appearing from day to day in the American press. Whatever may be the result of the regrettable Interna tional entanglements, in which we are now involved, I do not know, but I want to express my conviction and hope that we will not lose our equili brium and be swept off our feet at least at the instance of a foreign pow er, or under the influence of a propa- ganaa put rorth for the purpose or ex citing us to war on the side of one of the belligerents. It is a matter that must not rest on foreign dictation. No matter what comes we should take our own course in our own way. "I hope the officials and people of the United States will avoid any par tisan speech calculated to excite pas sion. I presented this resolution be cause I think we ought to let the world know that we support the Pres ident whenever he acts within his Con stitutional powers and speaks for the country." Senator Lodge, ranking Republican member of the foreign relations com shoot to kill".mittee, then spoke: 'Tn my opinion," he said, "tho President did what was demanded by the,r honor, safety and future security ofthe United States." j "Under the circumstances party lines vanish and any criticism of the past or any criticism of the present silenced for me," continued Mr. I Lodge. "When my country is in con- troversy with a foreign nation I can 'nt anoaka ho haa thf Congress and T, rr ... t,.4.., ycupic ui liic uuncu j.a..o, i matter Df what race or origin behind .. i j o a Government of Germany would Inten- and we must be very careful not to aggravate any bel ligerent state nor struggling lor exist- "ence. Our first duty is to America mign seas, nor ao 1 countenance we extent to which Great Britain, inso lently, cruelly, and ' persistently has violated International law nor her con- temptuous defiance of the-rights of 1 r .. -r '1-