The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-24
SENTIMENT
FIN CONGRESS TO
REDUCE J.. 5. Risks
essoluions May Be Offered
IA Both Houses Today Warn
ing Americans
MORE CHARGES
AGAINST BRANDEIS
T. Enemies Make Frantic Ef-
torts to Discredit President
Choice for Seat on Supreme
Bench

00aAang1sms EeA. 3a-TAe Inter
ueennl sttaatlen ever.Aaaewed
otee8Aeng else In the House today.
1eneGAA q appsareA that IN open
Ueak hetwssn the lower body and
INeM61snt Wtlsen over the nations
fmeoanNeas~al relations can only be
aNoeSaG ~ careful handling ON the
D93 - leaders. TIE situation to-
n1sAt = seute.
TA0ra = m evervvhelning senti-
aent - the House for passage 81 q
Heooanttsn warnfng Americans 20
atay 81 belllGerent ships. So immi-
neat eeeme1 the introauesfen Of
aoeA resolution this afternoom
tAAt President Wtisea personally
called Chairman Fioea Of the For
e1gn Relations Committee ON the
ae1ephsne and urged Aim to .pre-
NGnf ~ possihieys ANY action until
~ esuId get 1ato conference with
hfM tomorrow. :.
Immediately after this delegation
Representatives from the Democratic
de Of the House called on Senator
lone, the Presidents spokesman In the
knate. and told him that they would
3eist on the passage OF such a resoiu-
6n IL II cost them their jobs"
The Democratic leaders were sue
|ssfui In sidetraci<inE any outburst
IN Afternoon. Chairman Flood round
- the Democratic captains and ar
4 numerous hurried conferences the
ouss adjourned shortly after 5
rlock.
RncsAe Coast sitaatfen Critical.
Kaar- Admiral Badger, OF the Navy
bneral Board. further laid bare to-
III the condition OF the Navy He
(scribed the situation on the Pacific
MT ~ critical. He told the House
kvnl Affairs Committee that appruxi-
Ateiy an entire new feet In Hecces-
Iry for the adequate defense OF the
kcflc Coast. There are now on the
|As& he said, one cid bAttteuiIfp OF an
oolete. type. q dozen third class
|nfssrs. three submarines and ave de-
RuyurL
kAmiral Badger admitted to the board
~ the personnel report OF the gen.
~ board \ year ago was "doctored'
Becretary Daniels. He said the
Aeral Boards report as 1t appeared
fb35ciy was not the same as prepared
the board. Figures. he admitted.
a been lowered
Mew Charge Against nranseis.
geW charges against Louis D. Bran
n were hIed with the Senate Judici-
y subcommittee by Austen Fox. rep
benkinE the organised opposition to
DrAndslsf confirmation ~ an asso
- Justice OF the supreme Court. II
eharGed Mr.. Brandeis was employed
N n. Hartman to engineer the deal
|Akltng Hartman to GUST stuyvesant
III from the Illinofs Central presi-
~; he represented one side and then
ether In the Equitable Life In
3uco ceae: and that he was guilty
sunprof eseionAl conduct In the GIL
~ Safety Raxor Company case.
IL Senate Foreign Relations Com
3foo voted 70 recommend connrma-
- o3 Henry r. Fletcher as ambassa-
- Mexico, Senators Borah and Will
II Alden Smith, Republicans. object
Danator stone, chairman OF the For
r. Relations Committee, announced
md abandoned his plan to reply to
Seef senator Roots attacks on the
nlntstration foreign policy, because
tho delicacy Of the foreign situation.
~ wsalA Keen Americans on ships.
teuAtcr Gore. Of Oklahoma. ANNOUNCE
~ would Introduce measure In
senate tomorrow to keep Americans
A4llfksrsnt ships, but waving In no
IA their technical right to do So
4ta eeptes Or diplomatic correspond.
WITH Korea during tho Russo
AAeee var. showing the fermer
lNsut Roosevelt and Ex-Secretary
eate Root, who now attack tho
1oluent Tor not protesting against
Gesr1An invAsion of Belgium. did
41ng against the jAparese viola
of KorsAn integrity.
ne senate spent n&arly nh hours
Aebate OF the Shields general dam
ana recessed at S:tc o'clock with.
acting.
Representatives. n Webb, Of
Ff6 Carolina, Chairman Of HOUSE Ju-
l&ty Eommittec. tonight circulated
1rg House Democrats petition ce-
in4 any course In the foreign ~
r9 ~ tho government that would
H4 On w4r.
~ petftion watch was quite gem
11y& stenad adds that conditions JUST
~ net such ~ u call for the
100 saeAsures the President u be-
~ To favor.
~ deesmsnt wifi Be- laid before
s1a4tdant tomorrow morning.
S6tity IseaAar Mann tonight indicat-
1ha4 ~ probably would support
6t14r1 Wilson. II ID known that
xiSw hrs been always that the
native br1uck Of the government
~ - esrmittsd to eonduct ths
9n aHairs without 'fnterfsrsnos Of
II lnsur ssstsis presnts I tsnixhf that
81 q IN IN aatbreAk ii the Houss |
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