Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-08
BY TWO TO ONE
Vote HOUSE IS
WITH PRESIDENT
Resolution of McLemore, Warning
Americans Off All Armed Mer-
chant Ships of European
Belligerents. Ditched.
RESOLUTION GOES TO TABLE
Ballot Taken After Day of Debate
and Roll Call Shows 276 for
and 143 Against.
FLOOD LEADS WILSON FORCES

- WASHINGTON. March THE
house tonight by vote of 276 to 143
tabled the McLemore resolution to
warn Americans off armed merchant
ships of European belligerents.
Representative Flood of Virginia
at 5:46 o'clock had taken the floor
to close the debate for the admins
tration.
At the close of his address at 6:06
o'clock, Representative Flood moved
to lay the McLemore warning resolu-
ton on the table.
Representative Cooper of Wiscon-
sin moved the ayes and nays, and the
roll call was begun on the final vote,
nays, 14S.
Pou Attacks Resolution.
Mr.. Pou attacked the McIemore reso-
luton at the outset of the debate
1T means in effect, that IL an American
disregar5s n warning that the United
States government will fold it's hands, -
he said. rs there single red-blooded
citizen in this house or this country who
wants to do that? 1t is charged the presi-
dent wants war. All the imps o. hell
never devised more infamous charge
80 man since Abraham Lincoln has gone
Through such at test as the president has
gone through in the last six months. He
has tried to preserve peace. He would
not sacrifice a single life to make hins-
self president for lifetime. He has sup
port on both sides of this chamber. lie
has support on the democratic side and
distinguished support on the other side.
Only the other day read a statement
of former President Taft supporting
him."
Applause on Goth sides Of the chamber
followed his remarks.
Campbell Suggests Substitute
When Representative Campbell. repub-
lican. arose to speak he read a, substt-
elte he said he would propose IL o
motion 20 end debate on the rule did not
carry. It follows:
Substitute is Read.
Resolved. That in the opinion of the
house of representatives citizens of the
United States under existing conditions
and irrespective of their legal rights
ought to refrain from taking passage on
armed vessels Of bellgerent nations. ex-
cept in the case of imperative necessity"
There is no great question of national
rights involved i'm this ISSUE" declared
Mr.. Campbell, NOR is there any great
crisis involving the honor OF the United
States at this time. Does any one con-
tend that an American citizen has right
to travel on an armed cruiser OF a ma
ton at war?
The thing today is to avoid war. The
question ought not to have been brought
here" he continued. Now 1t us here.
vote squarely on a resolution warning
citizens of the danger they are in when
they get on armed ships OF belligerent."
Scattered applause from the democratic
<side greeted Representative Gardner. re-
publican. who spoke on the parliamentary
status of the McLemore resolution.
IF you want to stand with the presi-
dent and two ex-presidents you wifi vote
more resolution" he said.
No Thought of war.
THE thought furthest from President
Wilson's mind is desire for war" de-
clared Representative Bennett, repub-
lican of New York. He attacked the
rule, however. as "cowardly, evasive and
treacherous." He complained that the
house gave many hours to routine bust
ness and would give only four hours to
consider resolution involving war"
Representative Graham of Pennsylvania.
republican. declared;
To-day | don't want to be pro- Ger
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