The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-03-08
Cores Warning Resolu.
ton Tabled
BY A VOTE OF So TO "A
Gore Himself Votes With Ad.
ministration Forces-Tw0
Democrats Voted Nay.
WORDING OF GORE RESOLUTION

Washington, March By vote
of 6S to IA, a greater majority than
they expected, administration forces
in the Senate to-day tabled Senator
Cores resolution to warn Americans
off the armed ships of the European
belligerents and thereby finally
uuelled in the Senate an agitation
which has embarrassed President
Wilson in the submarine negotia-
lions with Germany.
- Senator Cores resolution, sub
stitute by Senator McCumber. Re-
publican, and an attempt by Sena-
tor Gore to strengthen his original
proposal, all were defeated at one
time on a roll-call en- a motion by
Senator James, one of the admins
tration whips, to table them. The
administration victory in the Senate
transferred the fight to the House.
Of the fourteen who voted nay,
only O'Gorman and Chamberlain are
Democrats.
Forty-seven Democrats voted aye.
Senator Gore himself voted to ia
BILE his resolution. Senators Cham
berlain and O'Gorman were the only
Democrats to vote against the Ad-
ministration. The other twelve
anti-administration votes were all
Republicans orty-four Democrats
and TWENTY-FIVE Republicans voted
to table the resolution.
The text of the Gore resolution
follows:
Whereas, number of the lead
ing powers of the world are now en-
gagged in war of unexampled pro-
portions; and
Whereas, the United States is hap
PLY at peace with all of the bellig-
Aerent nations; and
whereas, 1t is equally the desire
and the interest of the American
people to remain at peace with all
nations; and
Y Whereas, the President has re-
Gently afforded fresh and signal
proofs of the superiority of diploma
cy to butchery as a method of set
Ting International disputes; and
Whereas, the right of American
citizens to travel on unarmed bellig-
erent vessels has recently received
renewed guarantees of respect and
inviolability; and
Whereas, the right of American
citizens to travel on armed bellig-
erent vessels rather than upon un-
armed vessels is essential neither to
their life, liberty nor safety, nor to
the independence, dignity or secur-
ity of the United States; and
Whereas. Congress alone has
been vested with the power to de-
clare war, which involves the obi
cations to prevent war by all proper
means consistent with the honor and
vital interest of the nation: There
fore be 1t.
Resolved by the Senate, the
House of Representatives concur
ring. that 1t is the sense of the Con-
gress. vested as 1t is with the sole
power to declare war. that all per-
sons owing allegiance to the United |
States should. in behalf of their own |
safety and the vital interest of the |
United States. forbear to exercise
the right to travel as passengers
upon any armed vessel of any bellig-
erent power. whether such vessel be
armed for offensive or defensive pur,
poses. and II is the further sense Of
the Congress that no passport should
be issued or renewed by the Secre-
tary of State. or by anyone acting
under him, to be used by any person
owing allegiance to the United States
for purpose of travel upon any such
armed vessel of belligerent pow
err"
II was explained that Senator
Jahes had moved to lay not only the
Gore warning resolution. butt also
the so-called corrected resolution on
the table. II was necessary then for
Senators to express themselves as
for warning and on the question of
killing an American on an unarmed