Arizona republican., 1916-03-02
President Wilson Definitely Informs Congress Must Go On Record for Or Against Resolutions to Warn Americans Off
HALT SUBMARINE
 NEGOTIATIONS
Will Not Accept Vote of Confidence, As Might Be Construed In Berlin That President Lacks Support of Congress
Republican A. p. Leased Wlre1

WASHINGTON, March 1-Presi- |dent Wilson served notice on congress tonight that he will consent to noth- ing less than a record vote on the anti administration resolutions to warn Americans off the armed ships Iof European belligerents before he goes on with the submarine negotia- tions. No compromise proposition such as "a vote of confidence in the presidents l foreign policy will be acceptable Such an action it is held, might be con- strued in Berlin as justifying the opinion that the president lacks the support of congress and his own par tty in his demands for full obser- iyance of international law while it's only purpose would be to afford
 members of congress way to avoid recording their positions before the
 country on the straight out and out question.
 President Wilson made his position clear to congressional leaders today l in unequivocal terms as the climax to
 a day of confusion, uncertainty and political maneuvering which marked
 the opinion of his first real fight lwith congress
 1 As if to emphasize that the presi- dent absolutely refuses to continue ,the negotiations with Germany until the attitude of congress has been ,settled. it was made known that the Limited States does not consider the latest assurances from Count Von BernstOrff the German amba ssador. as broad or as satisfactory as those
 originally given. No further step will be taken however while the president
 waits on congress. Meanwhile the pending Lusitania agreement will not
 be finally accepted.
 The whole situation in congress, iconfused by the presidents call yes- lterday for a vote, was thrown into a snarl today when at an early morn ing conference the president outlined his position to Senators Stone and
 Kern. and Representative Flood, Ichairman. of the foreign affairs com ln1ittee of the house: Speaker Clark, House Leader Kitchin and Acting Chairman Pou of the house rules lcommittee. {,
 
 As soon as the. delegation returned to the capitol with news of what the
 president had said, it was apparent that some of the leaders who had SC : Icretly supported the anti administra- ton forces and under administration pressure had pocketed resolutions in lcommittee when there was danger of their being adopted realized that the president and his friends had sud- tdenly gained the whip hand. It was plain that they at once, devoted their efforts to attempts to avoid defeat at the hands of the administration forces by side tracking the main is sue and making the fight turn to a vote on resolution of confidence for the president in which they could
 join without compromising their po-- l sition in support of warning Ameri-
 cans to avoid belligerent armed ships. l Practically in control of the machin- cry of the house, these leaders held the situation in deadlock all day while they conferred and sought for
 some proposal which would satisfy 1 (Contini,ad m Papa Thraal