Show I SENATE IN INDORSES WILSONS WILSON'S RE APPROVES ACTION IN REQUESTING REQUEST EST EST- ING TERMS UPON WHICH PEACE MIGHT BE DISCUSSED Democratic Leader Declares No More Excuses Go and That Pe Peace ce i j in Europe is Essential to Peace Here Washington Approval Washington Approval of President President President dent Wilsons Wilson's request for a statement of ot 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 suddenness sudden udden ness when Democratic leaders decided ed to accept a form of that resolution would not compel the senate to Indorsement indorsement In in- of the whole of the presidents president's presidents president's presidents president's dents dent's note and ten Republicans of the he Progressive group joined the majority majority ma- ma in making the vote 48 to 17 The resolution adopt adopted d' d was as fol- fol follows lows The senate approves and strongly indorses the request by br the president In n diplomatic notes of December 18 to o the nations now engaged In war that those nations state the terms upon which peace might be discuss discuss- ed Senator Lewis of Illinois regarded as the spokesman for the administration tion created a sensation in the senate senate senate sen sen- ate when in closing the argument ln in behalf of pt the passage of the Hitchcock Hitchcock Hitchcock Hitch Hitch- cock resolution reso for indorsement of the he presidents president's pr peace note to the warring warring warring war war- ring powers powers he declared that con continuance contin continuance in uan of the conflict wo would ld inevitably involve the United States In the struggle struggle gle gl He asserted ass ed that the United States would nut not again accept as an an excuse for Injury t to her citizens or their heir property through warfare a misconception misconception misconception mis mis- conception of orders order on on the part of officers or an excess of zeal in carryIng carry- carry lag Ing ng the them out |