Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-26
Sees Danger Of Complications
With Foreign Governments
Should Administration Mea-
sure Become Law,
REPUBLICANS DENY
fILlBUSTER TACTICS
Williams Declares President
Wilson and Secretary Bryan
Can Be Depended Upon toll
Preserve Neutrality,


Washington. Jan 2s~-afave feat
that tilc pending government ship
purchase bill II carried into effect
would Involve The United States "a
serious International controversies.
WAS expressed IN the senate today by
senator Roat " New York. Address
Ing himself largely 10 the legal As
poets 81 the measure and what the
administration plans TO do under L.
the senator also charged the demo-
crnts Nith attempting "a rush the
bin through by brute force and
weight Of votes and solQmnly warn
cd his colleagues against the danger
~ reducing the senate 20 a mere
registering agent Of legislative
body
senator Roots speech aroused the
majority members who. for several
duyK had rrmnined silent while re-
publican speakers attacked the bill
aud drew sharp replies from Senators
Williams. stone and simmons
Sharply Attacks N1Adoo.
The purpose Of the administration.
The New York senator asserted. was
g buy informed German ships for
thc proposed government corpora
ton He attacked the opiniua of so-
heitor johnson Of the state depart.
nent IN this connection, and was
particularly caustic IN commenting
upon the attitude ~ Secretary Me-
Adoo. OF the treasury. declaring he
WIS fitted With apprehension by the
ideA 81 putting vast powers into the
hands u q man Who thinks there II
no ground for difficulty
Mr.. Root went deeply into inferna-
tionAl questions and pointed out for
the period ~ the war Great Britain,
France and Russia had adopted "a
their rule q modified form OF the rule
agreed 10 Ia the declaration Of Lon
uon' that transfers Il siips during
the war only would be valid when the
vendor Of ships had proved that the
transfer 81 such ships was not nude
10 escape the danger 81 capture or
ether consequences uf war.
secs Grave Danger Ahead.
None Of these great powers Will
permit citizens IL an enemy Ia rob
them or their trade ~ transfer Of
Hisips they are entitled 10 rapture on
tho hlgh seas. % a neutral flag. he
insisted. We cannot measure the
number OF Cur steps one nnneaifal
step VIII lead 10 further unnoutrai
steps ~ others until We are In the
thing
am not arguing against buying
Il ship, bur against buying an inter.
national quarrel with every ship. n
We are O. maintain neutrality we
must hold close % e II you precipi-
tate this country into an Information
~ controversy when Europe may feel
that We have taken rides We will
rend ourselves The only safe course
y % keep Out 81 such controversies
Senator Williams tn reply, declared
That, IN his opinion. Great Britain
would % glad 70 see the entire Ger
man merchant marine transferred 10
american ownership. and that Ger
many would. Ia time. be glad 10 see
tnElsnd's ships IN the same position
40 20 the probability of danger, the
Mississippi senator said
Williams Il Confident.
As Washington and Jefferson. In the
Trench republican Napoleonic war
heRt the United Stales out 81 trouble.
~ VIII Wilson and Bryan maintain
neutrality now, ] have no idea that
uiasf who viii cpnlroi this proposed
government esss:; .-.,ss..-s=.ti..n would
hc stupid ul' foolish enough to bny
"a informed ship 81 htlligereui
Without previously, hy diplomacy.
fstf'sh 'h+t II @NAtAA "ttfsh tAttlah Nffe
gecle8 a. IL
al the outset q his srssss1. soma
sos Root had referred ID tie attitude
q the democrats 81 the shipping Bin
~ % conspiracy 0f silence and dep
leeatsd the fari that eneh debate had
Nni beer permitted rs would enable
fhe epunlry 10 form 4 correct iUas-
nient 90 the measure Hr expressed
ffsret thst any shade - party poll
tics had fallen Oh this bill, adding
wish we could consider Il nov
As Americans earnest for the peace
~ oar country There Is mo crIp,e SO
wicked as consideration of our for
fsu affairs with b view Is party adj
enfsFe fhe man Nhp i considering
h.a political future afia his party
aayHntaKe should keep out OF interna-
iianal relations
THIS assertion tlFeu I. ystaYt ftt.s.s