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TO Demonstrate That Con-
gress Stands Behind Pres
ident in Negotiations.
HOUSE THEN EXPECTED
TO TAKE SIMILAR ACTION
White House Authorizes I'm
qualified Denial of Charges
in Gore Statement.
GREAT NoNpARTIsAN DEBATE
Dissension Reported rs Being Used
Deliberately in Berlin to Weaken
Hands Of Wilson.


WASHl NGTON. March 2.-Uut OF 4
days developments In President WIZ
sons fight With Congress. crowded 10
the utmost with elements OF the scnsa-
tional and dramatic. the administration
forces in the senate tonight emerged
with pledges of enough votes TO kin.
once and for all, Senator Cores rc=olu-
tion 10 warn Americans off armed ships
OF the European hclliScrcnts and dom
onstrate that Congress stands behind
the President in his negotiations with
Germany.
Action in the senate. it is believed,
VIII be followed promptly ny stining
OF sentiment in the House against Tho
Presidents foreign policy
In one OF the greatest nonportis,n
debates the Senate has seen in venrs
Chairman stone. OF the Foreign Rcla-
tons Committee. dccla re, he WAS nor
IN accord with the President: senator
Lodge. the ranking Rcpublican. pledged
ms support to the Presidents determi-
nation TO secure TO Americans their
rights on the high seas and Senator
John sharp Williams. just from, n sick
bed. delivered a whitening dcn,ncia
ton Of tho Presidents opponents. The
Senate adjourned until to-morrDw-
morning mt II o'clock when the adj
n'inistra ton leaders plan to bring uo
the Gore resolution and table it, dis
posing OF II finally as m cmbarr;,ss-
mcnt 10 the President in his conduct
of diplomatic negotiations with Ger
many. They have found tina, not mors
than
tered against them.
In the House. where the prcsidont
was faced with further drlay. th,
promise OF administration victory In
the senate gave signs of breaking up
the opposition, and the leaders were
confident tonight of similar action
there
hiSSENSiON IN CONGRESS
USED TO WEAKEN WILSON
While the Senate debated. tb,re
came news TO the State Department.
from Berlin which convinced officials
mat inc d!sscnSion in Congress was
DcinE used deliberately to weaken The
freSidchtS hand in Germany Con-
identiai adviccs stated that reports
circulated in the German capital aa
having come from Washington declared
that Congress stood five To one against
the President
out o' ihe Senate debate came a turn
which, for tho moment. threatened 10
orershadow the real features OF tho
''"'es'' ana probably disclosed the
""9'S tor the agitation AT the Capitol
senator Gore, while The Senate sat
'apt in amazcment, related a story trat
PRESIDENT Wilson. at his cunfercnc.
WITH Congress leaders Il week ago had
declared that i;er,rou,.'S
nef position iii tho submarine contro-
Nersy probably would result in -
breach OF diplomatic relations. thai /,
pfeach probably would be followed nv
VIII ana that n state of war ui.sbt
not be %! Itself ana of necessity an
eNil 10 this republic. hut chat ths
IhItet states. 10y entering upon war
now, might he able To bring il 30 ),
conclusion by midsummer. and thus
render great service 20 civilization
Mr. Gore declared that he did not
say the story was true. but tina, il
came 10 him with such concurrence
o' testimony and such marks Of truth
'h'' ne did not feel that he could dis
'h"FSo nus duty as Senator and with
hold it,
chairman stone, OF the Foreign RE-
iations Committee, at once replied tina.
the President had never stated to INN
Aor In his hearing that he believed or
in any way entertained the thoucbt
mat war between the United States and
Germany would be desirable or would
result In good TO the United states
tN0tALIFiED DENIAL
FROM WHITE HOUSE
When the White House heard what
senator Gore had said. this statement,