Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-25

I Supporters OF the agitation expressed
satisfaction of getting the president g
view into the open and generally
agreed that they were willing to give
him every opportunity to continue Dip
lomatic negotiations without interfer-
ence II there were no immediate dam
ger Of war. a
Gore Pushes Action in, Senate.
Representative Fostor, Of Illinois.
author of the warning resolution fav-
ored by the majority OF the contenders
| for legislative action, said be did not
think It should be rushed under the
present circumstances.
Representative McLemore, Of Texas
who introduced the original resolution,
insisted that he would continue to urge
Chairman Flood to report it, but ad-
mitted he had no hope Of favorable
action.
Senator Gore today introduced his
concurrent resolution to warn Amerl :
cans off armed ships and declared he
was all the more enthusiastic in his
purpose In view of the correspondence
made public between the president and
Senator Stone.
| TN adopting my resolution there
would be no abridgment Of American
rights he said. Il purposely worded
1t 80 as to express this idea
May Die in COMMITTEES.
Regarding the possibility Of action
in congress- in case Germany adheres
to her announcement that the admiral
ty order would he effective March !.
Speaker. Clark said 1t would be diffb
cult TO get the warning resolution out
~ committees s 'stf-
"Of course. he continued. some one
might try unanimous consent. but that
would be ridiculous because there
would be many objections, Of course.
| II the resolution should be reported
from the foreign affairs committee it
would take its place on the calendar
unless the rules committee would in
teryene. That would mean we could
not get TO it before July or August.
"The only remedy II we are to get
action soon is the committee on rules.
There Is doubt as to the attitude
Of that committee. week ago, how
ever. members who were anxious to
have the resolution brought on the
floor were given little encouragement"
Issues on Freedom Of Seas.
Majority Leader Kitchen and Rep
resentative Flood declined to discuss
what had taken place at the White
House. It is knewn, however, that
both of them advised the president
that sentiment in the house for the
, resolution was strong.
The president told the house leaders
he felt the United States must stand
for the rights OF Americans to the
freedom to the seas He said he hoped
to conduct the negotiations with Ger
many in such q way that war would
be avoided.
Speaker Clark, Mr.. Kitchen and Mr..
Flood all expressed the hope that the
United States would not go to war
over the armed ship issue. They left
the White House saying they believed
the situation serious.
The president Is said to have de-
clared that IL the United States gives
up the right for which 1t is now con-
leader Of the defenders OF international
law, as5 a 5s ~ q
Wilson Outlines visws.
President, Wilson at the end Of two
days OF agitation In congress for ac-
tion warning Americans OFF armed
merchantmen, wrote a letter Thursday
night to Senator Stone, chairman Of
the senate foreign relations committee,
(stating that he could not consent to
the abridgment Of the. right of Amer
lean citizens in any respect.
The president expressed hope tina:
explanation of the declared inten-
tions Of the central European powers
TO sink all armed merchant ships with
out warning, would put q different
aspeut oii5;a situstioIt - !s..sc.!: G.. " .:c..g
seemed to present insupepable OBJ
stacles. z
I'VE have had no reason to question
their good faith or their fidelity to
their promises in the past" he added,
and for one feel confident that we
shall have none in the future" '
The letter was In answer TO one
written late Thursday afternoon by
Senator Stone, outlining the situation
existing at the capitol. where. since
Wednesday morning, persistent de-
mands had been made for some action
which might lessen the possibility Of
war between the United States and
Germany.
The Letter. s5:.s
NY Dear Senator: / very warmly
appreciate your kind and frank letter
OF Thursday and feel that 1t calls for
an equally frank reply.
You are right In assuming that !
shall do everything in my power to
keep the United States out OF war.
I think the couutry viii feel no un-
eaeinesa about my course IN That re-
spect. Thru :many anxious months /
have skriven for tlsat object amidst
dtnl0ulties more mAnifold than can
a.