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Victory In the Senate Gives the
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Vote - Oklahoma Senator Issues
Statement In Regard to the Amend
snent 10 His Resolution--What the
LEADERS Have to say.
Washington, March 4.-Administra-
ton officials expressed satisfaction
with the senate's action in tabling the
Gore resolution warning Americans
or armed belligerent ships and with
the action taken by the house foreign
affairs committee. These officials ap-
peared confident that the result would
be to strengthen the presidents posi-
tion In his dealings with Berlin.
The senate gave notice that it is
the sense of that body that congress
ehould not interfere with the presi-
Dent in the conduct of international
offairs, and, following the action of
the senate, the house foreign affairs
committee ordered report on the
McIsemore resolution warning Ameri-
cans against travel on the armed
chips of belligerents, with a recon-
NAOhu1NiO1i lhht NhO bO iulu
On the table. An amendment was in
p0rporated in the McLemore resolu-
don admonishing the president to
aRke no steps In his negotiations with
Germany that would be likely to
plunge the country into war without
Erst submitting all the facts TO con-
gress.
The vote in the senate on the con
troversy aroused between the presl-
dent and opponents of his foreign pol
icy in congress was taken on tle Gore
resolution as amended by Senator
Gore himself. In its original form
the Gore resolution simply warned
ships OF belligerents IN its amended
form the resolution set forth the dec
lhratlon that the sinking of an armed
merchantmen without warning by a
German submarine, resulting In the
loss of American life would be n cause
for war Between the United States
and Germany.
Senator McCumber Of North Dakota
offered a substitute requiring Ameri-
cans to keep off armed ships travers-
ing the danger zones.
Senator James Of Kentucky, who
was the leader of the administration
6orces, brought the affairs to head
by a motion to table the Gore and
GcCUmber resolutions and all amend
ments. This was carried by a vote
,sf 68 to IA.
Only two Democrats voted against
the administration. They were Sen
'Skors O'Gorman. New York, and
chamberlain, Oregon.
According to administration spokes-
men the effect OF the action o. the
aenate will hardly be lost on the coun-
arv. Senator Gore, they say, will get
whatever satisfaction he may derive
s1rOm his coup. While the true import
81 fhe senate action may be misunder
stood abroad and may Furnish further
''sruuse for parleying by German diplo-
~ants. II will have absolutely no sig
AoataGRnce.
Senator Cores Action.
Senator Cores change OF front n
''azplalned In this way. He knew that
AAa r1solution OF warning would be
4<AAen and to save mis- face to some
ssstant he submitted proposition that
40 knew the senate would reject. Mr..
Gore himself voted to table the sub
aS1nosution.
my object in introducing the sub
.ststnte was to prevent the wrong i'm.
Wrgssion to be given by the tabllng
asf the original resolution" said Mr..
Gore In explanation OF his course.
The administration, the newspapers
---.everybOdy- proposed to interpret
cabling the original resolution as a
4feclaration that congress should not
interfere In diplomatic negotiations
which might lead to war. This inter
'pretation would have been incorrect.
MY original resolution was offered
10 preserve peace, / thought its pas.
sage would do so, Az the wrong con.
'struction was to be given generally to
4ts labllng-a certain fate-l offered
mo substitute. In this proposed con.
axness should declare itself clearly and
Wtthout equlyOcatlon on the PROPOSE
don whether the United States should
On Go war with Germany II subma
Dane Kills an American citizen travel
dnK on armed ships"
Now that the senate has acted. all
egns are turned on the house. There
- authority for the statement that
tho toreien affairs committee was per.
.saaded 10 act on the McLemore reso-
'4Rkion upon assurances by Chairman
S4S0d that the president would take
No extreme step without full confer
suce with congress
The meeting OF the house foreign
ehairs committee was stormy one,
The report of the committee was
made possible by the inclusion OF a
statement that the committee knows
the president will advice congress
when he Is approaching the end OF his
rope In diplomatic negotiations. This
latter provision Of the report was Of
fsred as a sop" to the Republican
minority OF the committee and tC
Democrats who nave favored the Mo
Lemore resolution TO warn Americans
rot TO travel on the armed merchant