Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-03
W|LSONACCEPTS
KENY0N'S IDEA
Agrees to Amendment to
Ship Purchase
Bill.
NOT TO BUY SHIPS
OF BELLIGERENTS
To Add Provision Barring Leasing Of
Vessels to Private Corporations For
Period Longer Than Twelve Months
Democrats Decide to Ignore Bolt
ing Party Members and Depend on
Progressive Republicans to Pass Bill.

Washington, Feb. 3.-Close!y guarded
plans Of the senate democrats for saw
ing the ship bill developed today as
leaving the boiling democrats out OF
the reckoning entirely and making the
bill agreeable to enough progressive
republicans to overcome the defections
The plan, as finally agreed upon. was
to instruct an amendment to the mo-
ton to recommit, the commerce COM
mittee to return the bill with amend
ments providing that the government
should not lease ships to private cor
porations for period longer than
twelve months and that no ships OF
belligerent nations be bought which
would disturb the neutrality Of the
United States
Clapp Rebukes President.
Senator Clapp, of Minnesota, resent
ing interference by the chief execu-
tive, delivered sharp rehuke to the
president. He told the president that
he looked upon the White House ef-
forts on the shipping bill as unwar-
ranted executive interference on the
ject of conversation between the
president and a United States sena-
tor under existing circumstances.
Senator Poindexter. Of Washington.
sent his regrets to the White House
for inability to accept the presidents
invitation to discuss the ship purchase
1, 1 Len r;-I,,% 1,nI
gagements.
Wilson Anglers Democrats.
1t was reported at rhe capitol that
the terms of support FOR the ship pur-
chase bill made by Norris and Ken
yon had been agreed to IN part by the
president. This angered Senators
Smith, of Georgia, and Bryan, Of
Florida, and they We're prepared tc
bolt support Of any ship purchase bill
drafted along the lines suggested. ,~-
Senator Kern, democratic leader OF
the senate, reported to the president
it was said, that there were only about
twelve democratic senators who stood
"hitched'' to the ship purchase bill
This condition was demonstrated in
the senate democratic caucus during
the morning, when positive refusal was
given by Senators Clarke, Hardwick
Vardaman and other opponents of the
bill to return to the support of any
hybrid" plan to save .ne face of the
administration" T.
Committee Seeks Peace.
Senator Stone saved caucus bolt
by having appointed special COM
mittee to make terms of peace with
the enemy. This committee consisted
Of Senators Fletcher. Martin and Sim
mons. They worked during the early
hours and succeeded in bringing about
the senate without vote smothering
the bill and under promise of another
democratic conference at which nc
attempt would be made to adopt tc
binding pledge.
Senator Cummins of Iowa presented
to the senate a substitute for the ad-
ministration bill providing for the ex-
penditure of 100000 raised from the
sale Of Panama canal bonds for con-
chant ships and auxiliaries to the navy
but subject to lease in times of peace
to American citizens to engage in for
eign trade.
Endorsed by Grange.
Endorsement of the ship purchase
bill and the rural credits legislation
was given to President Wilson today by
representatives of the national grange,
the National Dairy Association, the
Farmers Alliance, and the National
Rural Credits League.