Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-21
IS DEFENDED
I'VE Should Suspend Judg-
ment," Says McCumber.
CONDEMNS RAYNER SPEECH
Holds American People Much to.
Blame for Titanic Disaster.
PAvES WAY FOR TREATIES
Senate Acts Favorably on Resolution
Giving Impetus to Maritime
Regulations.
CONDEMNS RAYNER SPEECH
PAvEs WAY FOR TREATIES

The Senate paved the way yesterday
Tor international cooperation in more
complete regulation Of ocean traffic
when the body. by unanimous vote
agreed to the MARITIME resolution ad-
vising the President that the Senate
would favor treaties with other mari
time governments to regulate lanes of
ocean traffic. tire speed, lifeboat, wire
less, searchlight and other equipment
OF passenger craft.
In the House number of bills de-
signed to accomplish the same end
were introduced.
Senator McCumber of North Dakota,
member Of the foreign relations COM
mtttee, condemned the speech made
Yesterday by Senator Rayner censur-
ing j. Bruce Ismay, managing di-
rector of the White Star line. Ap-
proving the MARITIME resolution, Mr..
Yesterday one man connected with
the Titanic disaster was tried, con-
vlcted, sentenced and executed here in
the Senate Of the United States, and
as senator and citizen I desire to
OF any one connected with the running
OF the boat without fair, honest and
full consideration.
Blames Americans.
"The Lord knows that the habit Of
hearing is bad enough, but it is not
fraught with so much danger as our
condemnation in a crisis when pub
lie feeling is wrought up and demands
victim At such a time we GER
tainly should suspend judgment"
Mr. McCumber declared the Ameri-
can people to be more ito blame than
any one else for the Titanic catas-
trophe
We conduct every. enterprise in the
spirit of sport and constantly demand
an increase. of size and speed in our
boats he said. When the Lusitania
!pade her record we appiauded regard
have been the same as that of the
Titanic and her equipment no better"
Senator Lodge said that the law had
been largely responsible for the Titanic
accident and that the proposed treaties
would encourage better laws.
Senator MARITIME of New Jersey, au-
thor Of the resolution. said the resolu-
ton would tend to promote Better con-
ditions generally in oceanic navigation.
He characterized as barbarous the
practice of supplying ocean going YES
sells with only one-fourth Of the life
boats necessary to accommodate the
people aboard.
House Committees Action.
The Alexander resolution calling upon
the President to invite the maritime
nations to confer on the establishment
of ship lanes in the north Atlantic
ocean was favorably reported by the
House committee on merchant marine
yesterday.
That the danger from fog and ice
to vessels has been known and that
it is desirable TO lay down routes by
international agreement. and make
them compulsory for swift steamers,
has long been regarded as necessary
to the safety of life and property at
sea-" the report says.
Excerpts from the report Of the inter-
national marine conference Of 1889 are
quoted. The report of the committee
on ship lanes Of this conference urged
uniformity Of travel and pointed out
the necessity for harmonious action
by the ship lines of the various coun-
tries.