The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-17
Johnnie Get Your Gun!
Maybe We're Going to War!

to discuss it in any way. From SEN
ators who We're called into conference
the fact of the protest became known
and the denials OF Secretary Knox
put down tonight as the result of dip
lomattc necessity.
Although Representative Sulzer
stood firm in his determination that
his resolution should not be amended
II appeared that he would be powerless
to prevent 1t If the senate should de-
eide to act
Ambassador Bakhmeteff, represent
ing Russia who arranged a conference
with President Taft and Secretary
Knox yesterday and served notice on
his government today was silent on
the situation this evening. Reports
We're thick in the air and rumor fol-
lowed rumor Hurried conference at
| the white house: mysterious displays
| OF silence and general activity among
| diplomats, statesmen and executive Of
ficials combined to send through the
capital that thrill which Washington
recognizes as the evidence of an Inn
pending crisis. This eliminated in
| the cabinet meeting which was ar
ranged by telephone. First to arrive
and first to leave was Secretary Knox.
He stepped briskly from the cabinet
room and hurried through the hall, to
his waiting carriage. Newspaper cor
respondents swarmed about him firing
ivolleys of questions.
! Has Ambassador Bakhmeteff sug-
gested that the Sulzer resolution be
modified in senateg' was asked
Nothing Of the kind" he snapped,
increasing his speed through the
door
Not made any intimation?e was a
j query, as he pulled open the door Of
his carriage.
j NO, not suggestion Knox tossed
over his shoulder as he slammed the
J, carriage door and rolled away.
Il Secretary Of the Navy Meyer fol-
4 lowed the secretary of state, smiling
lly denying that the Russian treaty had
been mentioned. Attorney General
i Wickersham and Secretary of Com
merce and Labor Nagel also asserted
that the presidents coming message
was the matter requiring their pres
, ence at a special meeting
!, Secretary of the Treasury Mac
!, Iyeagh was the only other cabinet of
flcer present, Secretary of War Stim
, son and Secretary Of Interior Fisher
being out of the city Postmaster
General Hitchcock and Secretary o.
Agriculture Wnson did not attend
ii 1t was regarded strange that the
illegal BRAIN of the cabinet was a
, the meeting, including the secretarie:
, whose departments are most affected
/ by the present negotiations Senate
, Vim. Alden Smith (rep., Mich.) Ions
i a member of the senate foreign rela
: tons committee who was called int
conference with the president today
said tonight in an interview given tn,
4 United Press.
!, Il have an impression that effectiv,
, plan is being made by the executiv,
, department toward an amicable solu
/ tion of our difficulty with Russia ant
, that we will make real progress b,
> going little slower and avoiding,
possible, any uncalled for haste.
!. Personally, will not submit quiet
E ly to any indignity upon our citizen
ship in whatsoever form it may come
; but think it the Height of wisdom t
3 proceed with circumspection and
! respectful regard for the rights 0
= lother countries.
"The Russian plan of governmen
S is not calculated to excite the envy 0
J our countrymen, but that empire III
j doubtedly has problems OF an exact
ling and difficult character which sh
1 is undertaking to solve according t
t the best light she has and we a
i Americans, also have vexatiou
problems in some parts o
! our own country as annoyin
$ and difficult of solution, and w
8 cannot set ourselves up as interne
!. tional censors without inviting re
O prisal.
t Il feel that it is our duty to insis
. upon the obligations Of our treatie
9 with other countries, and, in my juds
d ment this has never been done witt
v greater zeal than by the administrator
Of President Taft, who will, in all prob
ability, report such progress to th'
, senate on Monday as to satisfy ever.
reasonable and appreciable demand
: This course would have been takei
had not protest come from the Rus
sian government and l feel certain
will come now from the Developments;
/ of this afternoon.
"The traditional friendship of tn,
Russian empire for the United State
in the time of its greatest trial. ough
to at least keep up within the bounds
of reason and good conscience, whil'
at the same time no sensible powe,
can object to the most close scrutin.
| into the treatment that is accorded ey
cry citizen, race or color or religion
of the United States"
Raynor For 1t.
/ BALTIMORE, Nd. Dec. 16.--An
nouncing that in his opinion the sen
4 ata al its session on Monday woul,