Show SENATE INDORSES WILSONS REQUEST APPROVES ACTION IN REQUEST ING TERMS UPON WHICH PEACE MIGHT BE DISCUSSED democratic leader declares no more excuses go and that peace in europe Is essential to peace here washington approval of president Wll sons request for a statement 0 of peace terms from the european belligerents was voted by the senate friday night at the conclusion of three days of stirring debate action came dramatic suddenness when democratic Democrat le leaders decided to accept a form of resolution that would not compel the senate to in dor of the whole pt of the presidents note and ten republicans of the progressive group joined the majority in making the vote 48 to 17 the resolution adopted was as aa follows the senate approves and strongly indorses endorses Indor ses the request by the president in the diplomatic notes of december 18 to the nations now engaged in war that those nations state the terms upon which peace might be discussed senator lewis of illinois regarded as aa the spokesman esmau tor for the tion created a sensation in the senate when in closing the argument in behalf of the passage of the hith hit h cock resolution tor for indorsement endorsement indor of the presidents peace note to the warring powers he declared that continuance of the conflict would inevitably involve the united states in the struggle he asserted that the united states would not again accept as an excuse tor for injury to her citizens or their property through warfare a misconception of orders on the part of officers or an excess of zeal in carrying them out |