The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-01-12

leading part. It preceded the adop-
ton without opposition Of resolu-
tion offered by Senator Fall calling
on President Wilson for all available
information bearing upon the recog-
milton of the CarranZa government
by the United States.
Senators Fall and Lodge insisted
that the president should inform con-
gress fully concerning the situation
before the nomination Of an ambas-
sador to Mexico was confirmed.
Senator Williams diverted atten-
ton from Mexico by commenting
upon questions arising from the
European war. He said an embargo
on exports of munitions would "ham-
string" the United States.
Senator Borah wanted to know
whether the Mississippi senator
thought that after the war some
European government would attack
the United States "out of a pure
spirit Of conquest"
"I am not anticipating an attack.
in the first place." Senator Williams
replied. IT am anticipating bullying
first, and I am anticipating the fact
that the American people will not
consent to be bullied. I will tell the
senator why anticipate bullying. a
great power in Europe to-day be-
lieves that we have virtually made
ourselves allies of the other belliger-.
ent, because whatever was the princi-
pie of international law and what
ever was the traditional policy of the
federal government, the effect upon
them has been that when we export
ed munitions of war to both the bel
ligerents equally on paper, but to ono
belligerent only in fact because the
other belligerent haC no sea power
and no means Of transportation, and
that we have virtually become the
allies Of their enemy. We have rails
ed some very delicate questions with
that power They remain to be set
tied. There will be plenty Of diplo-
matte talk and there will be plenty
to quarrel about.
"They are in the field Of diplo-
macy now and the president of the
United States has very wisely at
tempted to keep them within the field
of diplomacy, and I am sorry for one
that congress had to meet right now.
l think the management Of our dip
lomatic affairs would have been more
wisely handled by man long Wis
ioned and deep visioned and tender
visioned than we have. He has all
three Of them. They are apt to be
when they are made a
game of battledore and shuttlecock
on the floor of these two houses,
even when 7 am one who plays the
game
"You ask me what we are going |
to expect aggression about. My an
swer is, we have already had it If
assassinating women and children on
unarmed merchant ships on the high |
seas wherever they go be not aggres-
sion, and If after having that fact
brought to the attention OF a great
power, the great power talks, and II
while it is talking it perpetrates the
same crime on the same crew Of the |
inferior ship, and after having made
an apology it perpetrates the same
crime upon the crew of still another
ship, and if then it has agreed that
the future policy shall be limited by
our demands, another ally OF the
same power perpetrates the same
crime on still another ship, and then
tells US in high toned dogmat.sm of
diplomacy we have never discussed
the matter with them and they had
right to murder women, children and
men non-combatahts on an unarmed;
ship after their allies agreed not to
do it on the high diplomatic grounds
that we had never discussed it with
them"
Referring to alleged attempts to
weaken the Democratic administra-'
ton through airing Of views on the
war, Senator Williams asserted:
81 for one decline to bring great
question down into the
dust and sweat and turmoil of politi-
cal discussion. I will only say that
there is in the White House at this
time one who has deep vision, long
vision. vision which after it sees
and before it advised action, consid-
ers thoughtfully not only American
humanity, but humanity all over the