Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-04-01 | Page 7 | Williams may be Chosen to Handle War Resolution

WILLIAMS MAY BE CHOSEN TO HANDLE VAR RESOLUTION WASHINGTON, March 31. Senator Stone, chairman of tho foreign relations committee, broke his silence todav on tho international situation and said" that war appears probable; that he will vote against a war declaration, but will give President Wilson his unlimited support if war is decided upon. Senator Stone said ho did not know the president's programme, but would co-operate in enabling en-abling congress to promptly express its convictions. The forwigu relations committee will meet at 3 o'clock in the afternoon of the day th president addresses congress. con-gress. Senator Stone intimated that the handling of the war resolution in the senate would be left to some other senator sen-ator acceptable to the president and the committee. Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, Ne-braska, next in rank to Senator Stone, has told the j. resident that he opposes a war declaration and it appears probable that Senator Williams of Mississippi, the next in line on the Democratic side, might be chosen.