Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-01
Conference in Senate.

vote.
Conference in Senate.
Senators Stone, Kern, Overman. Mar
tin, Swanson and Gore, the latter au-
thor of the Senate warning resolu-
ton. held a brief conference, at the
conclusion of which it was agreed tnat
nothing should be done in the Senate
today. oo
Senators were inclined to wait 10 see
In what form the resolution Woulu
leave the House before saying no"
they would vote or what the de.io'
of the Senate would be. 1t was sus
gested that proba bly, a substitute reso
luton in some way approving ,He
stand taken by the President, pu' III
such form as not to cause any VI nv
legislators to appear to stui.,ls un,,na
selves, would be laid before the House
and voted upon.
Senator Lewis of Illinois. the demo-
:, cratic whip of the Senate, mas pre-
: pared such a substitute resolution 10
offer in the Senate, and he may do so II
occasion warrants.
Tries to Get All in Line.
Chairman Flood of the foreign af-
fairs committee sought to bring demo-
Gratis in line on his measure, to be re-
ported out of his committee. and also
sought Intellectually to get assurances
of republican cooperation.
THE esident positively did not ask
for sucn resolution, Mr. Flood sald
in speaking of the new proposal. This
form has been preached since l re-
turned from the White House con-
ference.
Pending the sounding of sentiment
on the resolution, the meeting of the
poned from l o'clock to an indefinite
hour.
Meantime leaders hurried about con-
ferring on the new proposal. 1t was
argued by some that this was way
out for all without getting the House
on record on the armed ship PROPOSE
ton. The views of the White House,
which We're understood to be for a
strict warning resolution vote, were
awaited eagerly. Predictions that the
President would not indorse the pro-
posed resolution were freely expressed.
Two Other Resolutions.
Mr.. Flood also prepared two other
resolutions. One, after setting forth
that it had been reported that state
ments had been circulated in foreign
capitals that Congress and the Presi-
dent were divided on the warning reso-
the sentiment of Congress that this
issue was matter of executive and
not legislative concern. The other
was a combination warning and in
dorSement resolution.
Leaders who last week were positive
In their assertions that warning
resolution would pass, today were ST.
lent. They insisted that there was no
way to tell the temper of the House
except by a poll. and that was impos-
sible.
Republicans were said to be divided
almost as badly ON the proposals as
the democrats. Representative Mann
continued to decline to make a public
statement of his views, nor would he
commit himself to republicans. He
told all of them that the present situa-
ton was a very serious one,'' and
that was all.
Position of Extreme Pacifsts.
The extreme pacifists took the posi-
ton that the President should have
made known the danger of war before
asking a vote.
Il want to know if we are going to
have war if we do not warn Americans
on the boats" Representative Hensley.
a leading pacif1st, said. IF we are,
then it is our patriotic duty to warn
them off. But l, like many others, do
not know just where we stand"
Representative Shackleford. the un-
official leader of the friends of the
hours. He constantly hurried from the
floor to Mr.. Kitchins Office. thence to
the Speakers room, and back to the
floor for conferences.