The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-03-09
JOY RIDERS At
SEA HIT BY MANN
REPRESENTATIVE SAYS THEY
MAY CAUSE WAR FOR U. S.
W AIMING ELL BEFORE HOUSE
President Wins Point on Action OF
Rules Committee on Resolution
Fo'T Hours Debate
40 Permitted.

40 Permitted.
Washington, March 7.-President
Wilson won victory by the action of
the house rules committee, which
agreed upon and will bring into the
house today a special rule for four
hours debate on the McLemore warn
ing resolution.
Besides the four-hour discussion on
the resolution provision has been
made for 45 minutes debate on each
side, to discuss the rule.
There will be three roll calls under
the present plan; one to cut off dis
cussion of the rule; another on the
adoption or rejection of the rule and
the last on the disposition of the Nc
Lemore resolution.
Mann Opposes Action.
When Representative Gardner de-
clared in the house that there
should be clear vote on the subject
Republican Leader Mann announced
that he was against bringing the
matter up in the house at all.
Il have believed" said Mr.. Mann,
in letting the house attend TO its
constitutional duties and letting the
president attend to his constitutional
duties.
Il think if he deemed the help of
the house necessary he would come
before 1t. There is no complaint to
make about what the president has
DONE
4 dare say that few members would
say that the McLemore resolution ex-
presses their sentiments. But would
also say that If the majority of the
members were to express their opn-
ions they would say that American
citizens at this time ought not to com.
phcate the situation by travelling on
armed merchant vessels.
Fears War From SOY Ride"
Il hope our citizens never will be
put to the test of having to fight be-
cause some fool has involved us by
entering upon Joy ride" he shouted.
Representative Flood, chairman of
the foreign affairs committee, told the
house that the issue was broader than
any question of warning people off
ships or of procedure and presidents.
1t was question, he declared, of
whether when the president is en-
gagged in a diplomatic negotiation with
a foreign government I'VE should
stand with America or with the gov
eminent with which America is ne
gotiating."
When the time comes to act today"
Mr. Flood added, Il hope that every
patriotic congressman will be found
standing behind the president"
Rumors Baked Wilson.
Mr.. Flood said the talk in the house
about warning resolution had been
circulated through the newspapers
and it had gone abroad that the house
was in favor of the McLemore reso-
luton THE fact that this informal
ton IT to the capital at Berlin" he
said stopped the negotiations with
&c, many and hampered President
Wi on, baked him, and left him in a
situation where not to act would be
worse than anything else"
Representative Sherley of Kentucky,
Democrat, declared that the McLe-
more resolution was not only one of
warning but of reputation.
Germany or any other belIigerent,"
said Representative Lenroot, lis in
terested in the attitude of this house
only in one respect, and that is, How
far will the congress of the United
States go in sustaining the president?
in this issue the congress has only
one constitutional prerogative, and
that is in the making of declaration
of war. I am not willing to vote to
sustain the president to the extent of
war on this issue, nor am I willing at
this time to say that under certain
circumstances | would not so vote.
Those in favor of a declaration OF
war If Germany will not yield on this
issue of course will vote to adopt the
rule" I
Bryan Meets Supporters.
William Jennings Bryan made his
headquarters at a motel almost under
the shadow of the capitol and con-
ferred at a luncheon with many con-
gressmen who are rated as Bryan
men. All of them strongly favor a
resolution to warn Americans off
armed ships, which Mr.. Bryan advo-
Gates, or are against preparedness
About twenty members of congress
were invited to the Bryan luncheon. !
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