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UPHOLD MI. SCH
ON ARMED SHIPS
Senate Tables Res ,Iuii0a BY
Vote Of 65 to IS.
TWO DEMOCRATS VOTED NJ
Attitude Of White House in Forcing
Action 10 Bitterly Assaiied-Gore
Voted With Administration.

Washington, March 4.-By vote OF
s. to IA, a greater majority than they
had expected, administra. forces
In the senate tabled the resolution OF
Senator Gore, Democrat, of Oklaho
ma, to warn Americans off armed
merchant ships of European beli5er
ents.
BY so doing the senate put itself on
record as unfolding President Wilson
In his controversy with Germany over
submarine attacks, at the same time
Quelling an agitation which, the White
House had declared. made further ne
gotiations with Berlin impCs sib g.
Later, action was taken in the house
saving the way for that body to follow
the action of the senate. The house
foreign affairs committee voted II to
3 to report resolution by Repres IN
tative Porter, Republican, Of Pennsyl
v1nia, providing that the resolution
Of Representative McLemcre, Demo
crat, Of Texas, warning Americans OF
axmed merchantmen, be laid on the
table, and declaring that diplomatic
negotiations should be conducted by
The president without con ressional
Interference.
Before the vote in the senate was
taken Senator Gore offered correc.
ton to his resolution to make the
measure declare it the sense of the
senate that the death Of an American
oitizen on an armed merchant ship
would be Just cause for war.
Senator Gore, himself, voted to table
His resolution. Senators Chamberlain,
Oregon, and O'Gorman, New York,
were the only Democrats to vote
against the administration. The other
twelve administration votes were all
Republican. Forty-seven Democrats
and twenty-one Republicans voted to
table the resolution.
It was said at the White House that
the result of the senate was satisfac-
tory to the wishes of President vii.
Son. It was added that attention
would now be concentrated on the sit
uatton In the house of representatives.
Senator McCumber, Republican, Of
resolution to express the sense of the
eenate that the rules of international
hW should be revised to meet new
conditions Of war and that pending
aegotiations with foreign powers,
Americtns be requested to refrain
erom endangering their lives by ira.
Yelling on armed vessels. This meas.
IRE he previously had offered as a
substitute for the Gore resolution,
and 1t was tabled, together with that
measure. The second McCumber reso
tuition will go to the calendar.
Notwithstanding the action taken
By the senate, there apparently still
3 . bitter opposition to the presidents
stand In that body. Dissatisfaction
vas freely expressed by senators, sew.
sfal of whom voted to table the Gore
resolution, because the measure had
been laid before the chamber in such
. way as to prevent debate.
Among those who criticised the
president was Senator Borah, who de-
clared that in forcing the vote, the
White House had "Germanized" the
senate. Senator Sherman made a
long argument on the right of mer-
chant ships to carry armament, and
Senator Kern, of Indiana, the majority
leader, said If no diplomatic negctia-
tons had been in progress, he unhesi,
tatingly would have voted for reso-
tuition warning Americans off armed
DoNigerent ships.