The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-10
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ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch. ]


Washington, March By a vote
of sixty eight to fourteen, a greater
majority than they expected, the adj
miniStration forces in the senate ta-
bled the resolution of Senator Gore,
democrat, of Oklahoma, to warn
Americans off the armed ships of the
European belligerents, thereby finally
quelling in the senate, the agitation
that has embarrassed President Will
son in the submarine negotiations
with Germany.
The Gore resolution, a substitute by
Senator McCumber, republican, OF
North Dakota, also an attempt by
Senator Gore to, strengthen his origi-
nal proposal, were all defeated at one
time on roll call on motion of Sen
ator James of Kentucky, one of the
administration whips to table them.
The administration victory in the
senate has transferred the fight to
the house.
1t was said at the White House,
that the result in the senate is salts
factory and met with the wishes of
President Wilson. II was added that
attention can now be concentrated on
the situation in the hoose.
Senator Gore himself voted to ia
BILE his resolution. Senators Cham
berlain and O'Gorman were the only
democrats to vote against the admin
istration. The other twelve anti-ad-
ministration votes were all repub-
licans. Eorty-four democrats and
twenty-five republicans voted to ta-
BILE the resolution.
Cores effort to strengthen his resO-
luton was offered in the form of Il
correction to make it declare the
sense of the senate that the death OF
an American on IAN unwarned mer-
chant ship" should be just cause for
war. McCumber's proffered substi
tute expressed the sense of the SEN
ate that the rule of international law
would be revised to meet new condi-
lions of war and that pending negO-
tiations with foreign powers, Ameri-
cans should. be requested ITO refrain
from endangering their liyesNby trav-
cling on armed ships
After the Gore resolution, its cor
rection and the substitute had been
tabled, McCumber later re-intro-
duced the same resolution offered as
a substitute. This McCumber reso-
luton would go to the calendar.
Standing BY Wilson.
limited Press Dispatch.J
Washington, March .3.--If the re-
plies received from seven democrat
ic and two republican governors to
the question whether in their opin-
ion the country SHOULD stand by the
position of President Wilson in regard
TO armed merchantmen really show
the drift of public sentiment, it is evil
dent that the country is back of the
president All nine of these replies
were in support of the president the
two republican governors being those
of Pennsylvania and Oregon. At the
same time, most of the state execu-
tives did not answer, preferring not
to commit themselves or the people
of their states.
Votes in Senate For Wilson.
UNITED Press Disnatchl
Washington, March AT IL a. M,
today it developed from the votes in
the senate that that body would stand
by President Wilson in his foreign
policy on submarines. and all indica-
lions pointed to fhe conclusion that
congress and the president would
prove to be one 1t is now generally
agreed in official circles that the dan
ger of this country being plunged in
to a foreign war is grayer than at any
time since the days of President Nc
Kinley.