New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-03

ilization. on his denial will be binding
"Nr President. do not know why
the Senator from Oklahoma quotes me
a. saying" interJected senator
Stone, rising rom his seat.
81 did not quote the Senator as say
ing IL. not 1t all" Senator Gore replled.
Denial by Senator Stone.
Then ! say in all fairness 20 the
President" Senator stone continued
land 20 the facts Of the case, 80 far a.
thcv are within my knowledge, that inc
President never stated 20 me or IN NJ
hearing that he believed in any way or
in anv way entertained the thought
that var between the United States and
the Central Powers would be deslrabl ,
or would result in good to the unItea
States"
che President has q passion 1or
peace" Senator Kern said ~ this point
but because Of illness he did rot rise
and few Senators heard him.
81 will accept the remark OF the sen
ator from Indiana Mr.. Kern that r."
has passion for peace" Senator Gore
responded. eve all have passion LOT
peace. Yet want 20 say at TINS piaaco
that am not for peace at any price.
Asked by Senator James why nc dlu
not ask the President about the re-
ports, Senator Gore sad:
an the first place, ! have no 81,
derce of any confidential relalonshiV
that might lead me 20 ho~e that ! inIbl ~
receive his judgment IN the MAJ. .oJ
bis impressions in the matter ! acteu'
as saw. upon what seemed 20 be re-
liable report OF course, may nav
been in error about il. ! realized INA, ,
at the time acted IN the lufio IIs,s
Of those impressions. Certainly a.
not undertake TO quote what the fres!-
don't said to Senators; nor did mn
mate that the Senator had reported 70
me or repeated 10 me the converse. lol
with the President, but / assume lhae
other Senators received the same i'
mort. and that il it be untrue OF course
everybody must be grained.
House Welcomes Respite.
When the Senate suddenly COX ~"
Load IN the international discussion To-
dav the House welcomed the. respite
and settled down 20 series OF ai-oaS
heart -to-heart talks between mei'Do.
and groups Of members IN an eHoTI "
ind out exactly what could be counte..
mon. The Foreign Affairs committee
met and adjourned again until to-Ihoi
row at 2:3O o'clock, thus preventing
vote i'm the House before SATURDAY ~
Republican Leader Mann called on
Tho president at o'clock and as,
cnssed the situation. IL * beheVeu
that Mr.. Mann took the position OF
opposing the President on the merits
~ arv possible resolution That has so
far been suggested. Last week. the
Ropub lean leader did all he could TO
aid the President by keeping the re
publicans from breaking out IN the
cloak room revolt that was troubling
The Democrats. However, IL u known
that Mr.. Mann's stand at the present
* opposite 20 that Of the President ..
TIE question Of what the RepuDli-
cans in the House will DO was as
cussed. il is understood. and the fresi-
dent learned that the minority parry
is divided on the question
Much depends on the character OF the
resolution which will be reported from
the Foreign Affairs Committee to the
House. 7 he nearest approach TO nm
ished resolution in that committee was
handed around the committee tao!e
this afternoon. when Representative
harrison, OF MirT4HNiP ppm % -,
ministration supporter. declared that
he House could not possibly hope {"
avoid a vote on the subject.
Will Fight for President.
Representative Harrison is a member
OF both the Foreign Affairs Committee
and the Rules Committee, and he de-
clared that II the Foreign Affairs Com
mittee attempted to embarrass the
President, the Rules Committee would
bring in a special rule and force the
House 20 consider the McLemore reso-
luton and the principle OF Anne leans
travelling on armed shiDs.
What the Foreign Affairs Commit
zee has in mind is n recommendation 7"
the House 20 table the McLemore reso-
luton. This would bring vote on
the principle on which the President
wants a "showdown.' Coupled with
this. however. the Foreign Affairs Com
mittee now plans TO offer 10 the House
statement that il is the sense OF
Congress that the President Is dele
gated the authority under the consul
tuition 10 handle the international SIT
uation: that the President is empow-
cred 10 inform Congress when dlplo-
matte negotiations have reached an
end; that the President has not ye"
advised Congress 70 this effect, AID
that Congress assumes il will be ad-
vised OF important changes.
An attempt will be made TO insert
warning that Americans travelling
n, armed belligerent ships show lack
of patriotism. Just how far this latter
insertion will go in committee and IN
The House ia the unanswered question.
II is believed certain. however. that
the President will get the vote on the
principle Of the McLemore resolution