The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-25
Will Canvass Sentiment Of Con-
gress On Proposed Warning 70
Americans Against Trayelilq
On Armed Merchant Vessels
SUBMARINE ISSUES MAY
BRING WAR WITH GERMANY
Wilson Gives Solemn Warning To
Democrats But Words Go Un7
needed; Rights Of travelling
Citizens Also Utterly FIouted
tAssOeiatsa PROM ~ Rsasral wlrsIsss.,

A ~ " IL.
N.Y. Dsreoayding the nsotssts =,
w President Wilson over the sug,
gestion of abandoning the broad brini
ciple of the right under international
law. given American citizens to travel
In safety on the merchant ships OF
belIiperents, and refusing to consider
the announcement of the President
that the action they propose will EN-.
barrass him in the negotiations Ne is
Wv conducting with Germany, the
Democratic pembers Of the house com
mittee on foreign affairs voted yester-
day to canvass the sentiment of the
house members on the resolutions be.
fore the committee warning Americans
not to travel on any armed ship of the
Allies. aEgT ..tE
The open clash between the admins
tFat,on and the Democrats Of the for
eign affairs committed, who are believ-
Ell to have the open support of many
Democratic leaders in both house anil
senate, has forced the hand of the
President to such an extent that he has
broadly intimated the possibility of
war between the United States and
Germany over the, pending submarine
ti"pS-
President Stands Pat "a.
The President last night. in endeay.
oring 10 secuTe n Cessation az eonorea.
sionsl a4tivitv in nrenarat;o1 For tbe
dare ,,non which both C3ermanv and
Austria have Announced thew would
cease to regard merehantmen CARVING
arms as other than warshipa. whie n
they would attack without warning.
Announced that he WAS determined h
stand upon the nosition he haa form.
ally assumed in the American renly
10 Berlin and Austria that merchant
vessels armed only for defense are
within their FIGHTS "a non.eamhatant,
and that Americans must be aIlowed
To travel on .sueh vessels a messenger,
without danger from unwarned attack
That he was determined to bring the
dispute with Germany TO settlement
without any further prolonged neg0tia-
tions was announced by the President
although he believes, he said, that II
hs 10 forced to break of diplomatic
relations because of the failure Of Ger
many to meet the American position II
. WI mean war between the two ma
tons. '''..
BourbOns Ignore Warning -,
In the face Of this solemn warning
from the President and despite his OBJ
jecti6ns to what he designates as an
effort to surrender American rights
the Democratic leaders are going aheae
with their Efforts to press vote the
resolutions warning Americans not u
use the ships OF the belllgerent Powers
~ tney carry any armament Whatever
II Is daeiared that the Democratic
majority ID the senate - ~ iavcr o.
ihe aetloh takeh py the Demoeratic ma
Hr'S OF inc house. cohinhtlee. ON TOT
Fl2n ahalrs'
, heIt''ehiatiNe martin a. loster o.
I'l'""iS anu hePrfser tatiVe Jei NJ;
= i""o'e I'll irNas nave anea1t Ire
I"''" ies"iu'iohs - 'e Presehts ~
So'" Us 'hS general sentiment o. III
htu[ m'hI srt Is known, ana Il Is seer
lu'f tue re'oiutions VIII De tavoflG,
n.gu Hlth. DlnerlnG put Sicily
I'm w., 'eSo'u''ops aufnorlze ffesiden'
s aus 10 Issue Proclamation hrgln;
vans, ,sans hot 70 traSe' uPpa IN
"th'u shiPs " any penlgsieht rowe,
a"i waning mem tllat sush ttsNet vii
'pno AZ ne PaSso"EsI own ris'A'.
would Bar Passports
senator Gore has rev resohitica q
ih'Se,ince iht" the senate today, gani
intfher thar IN his previous reseN
nlh, when "onid oniy warn American
OF We uakger or traNehng on sh1ns FRO