The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-02-02
CONCESSIONS MAY
ATTRACT VOTES
TO PASS SHIP
BUYING BILL
Wilson confers With Progress
ives, Seeking Basison Which
They viii Support Admins
tration Measure.
MEANWHILE DEMOCRATS
PLEAD WITH B0LTERs
Strong Probability Is That
Declaration Of Proposed Gov
ernment Policy Will Be In
corporated Into Act.

CokpOkdtGQ 1Ht0 ACT.
/ Washington. Feb. 2.-whne the
administration senate Democrats
/ caucusod today 10 reorCanlae their
shattered lines and renew the fieht
for the ship bill. President wilson
conarred with progressive Republic
can senators az the White Mousse.
seeking a basis to make the bin
agreeable 20 enough of that wing q
: M the zap sauEed By the sudden de-
, flection OF nine. Democratic votes In
yesterdays sensational coup, when
the anti-admlnistratio senators threw
the measure into the shadow Of de-
feat.
One OF the strong possibilities OF
basis of compromise was that de-
ciaratlon OF principle must be sncor-
porated la the bill saying The govern,
ment Intended 20 buy no ships which
would involve controversies with the
European belligerunts, but that Il
would be 30 framed es not 20 sur
render any Of the rights OF the Unit
ed States.
Scarcely had the cnucun begun
when senator Ia Foiletfs. progress
sive. on whom tli. Democrats are
cornting for support appeared out
SIDE the conference room ana dis
cuseed the situation with admlnin,ru-
ton leaders That the bin would be
amended most OF the Democratic
seemed ready to eoncede.
Seven Of the peln9orass who voted
with Republicans yesterday did not
attend the caucus. They were Bank
head. Camden, Clarke. Hardwick.
Hitchcock. O'Gormah sua vardaman.
Senators Hoke smith and Bryan.
howeN er. who voted to table vice
President Marahalfs ruling declaring
out OF order senator Clarie's motion
90 rscommit the bill. did not ignore
the caucus.
Amendments which the caucus
considered Included those urRed by
senators Norris ana Kenyon. one
by senator Norris would provide that
/ no vessel should be purchased by
the government which "nnlls under
, the flag of any nation al war with
! any other nation which IL at peace
r with the United states. unless prior
20 such purchase an understanding or
4 agreement shall have been reached
+ that viii avoid any International dit
: ficulty or dispute regarding such ship
1 purchase"
: senator Kenyon proposes that a
cabinet officer should not serve ON
the shipping board.
The president told the correspond
: ents at the White House he was con-
= 1dent the bill would pass. When ask
!, ed II there would be amendments. ne
! replied the charges contemplated
would not alter the spirit of the meas-
ure. lie hoped. and was inclined "a
I think such changes as were made
|, would satisfy the progressive tcpuoli.
!. cans who were not asking anything In
consistent with the principle OF tas
bill but wanted chiefly. he said. 10 de,
> clare policy and not surrender q
a right
The president pointed out that ever
n though II we're Intended 70 buy NJ
/. be'iigerent ships legislation restrict
4 ing the right 20 buy them might b
construed az an International pref
. edent surrendering certain rights o.
A neutral.
a Discussing the re-seillng the yes
4 sells II the venture becaue profitable
Afr. Wilson pointed out that any ac
tion taken nov would not OF cours'
bind future congresses even TO TN
\ DoiAt OF the repeal Of tho bill Tn
o president said he was sure the ei'
4 would not be displaced on the senat
a calendar, but u Il were. Il would ~
/: only temporarily.
r As forecastins the purpose OF IN
- administration not 10 buy beliigeren
> ships even though contending for tina
= right, 4 VAS regarded as slgnihcan
that the president declared that IN
= type Of ships most needed could b
n built promptly. Tie said that traml
steamers built TO carry iarge carsoe
A, were most needed now. and In re
A. ply 10 a question said he did not De
IN lieve many OF the German ships nos
IT In American potts we're Of that typs
:" The preside,R stated emphaticali
no foreign government had made an
representations on the subject ans
ID that there had been no protest ~
r. said. however. that there had heel
IN conversations with the re9Fesena
10 tives % foreign governments whic'
10 had given rise 10 the idea that tneti
~ was something formal
l. Republican senRsofp Declared the'
40 were prepared 70 dGoate the OH,
4 necessary. for weeks,
Vice Prealdeut Marshall prepared
X protest against the vote hy whieh ~
ruling yesterday was oserfnled'
AZ tonlghts caucus q u expected
motion viii be prepared as an amFaa