The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-02-25
WILSON WINS
/. FIRST SK|RM|SH
HOUSE AND SENATE LEADERS
PROMISE NOT To INTERFERE
WITH PLANS At PRESENT.
CABINET IN LINE
After u Session of Two Hours the
Cabinet Members Announced
Were soliily Behind PrcSi-
dents Program.

" -h'f'' W. 49, HHi HNt
Excitement ragged in every depart
ment OF the government today as the
conflicting forces fought the program
to be adopted by the United States
in the dispute with Germany.
President Wilson, after an hours
conference with house leaders. OBJ
tanned the promise that they would
only restrain from interfering up 10
the point where il was thought 10
lavoid war.
The presidents cabinet. after
1.-TWO hours session, declared itse'f
lsohdly behind the president in his
determination not to concede TO the
demands that Americans be warned
to stay off armed ships.
1t was resolved that the Lusitanla
case should not be closed while Ger
many's new decree threatens to in
validate the promises already given.
The resolutions in the senate took
a new form today. A resolution
was introduced by Jones of Wash
lington asking the president not TO
break off diplomatic relations with
tany country and not to place the
country in position where il could
not with honor avoid war The sen
late was kept from an outbreak by
going into executive session to con-
slider the nomination OF Henry p.
Fletcher as ambassador to Mexico.
w. j. Bryan entered the fight to-
day by sending kilograms to friends
in the house urging them against
the warning resolutions and an
nouncing that he would come to
Washington.
That limitations has been placed
by Chairman Kitchin, Chairman
Flood and Chairman Stone in their
support of the president was not UNI
derstood until today, when Stone ex-
planned:
1--WE told him that the house was
in favor of passing a warning res
olution, and told him the house
would pass it if necessary 10 avoid
war, but also told him we would
not embarrass his present course and
postpone action until war crisis
was reached"
Stone was skeptical of the hope
first expressed that Germany might
lpostpone action. He pointed out that
| these reports might have been cir
culated to persuade the president
that he was going too fast.
1--WE can't discuss every idle ru-
NOR" said Stone. 81 heard the re-
| port Yesterday but was unable TO
get to its source There is nothing
we can rely on"
Excitement in the senate was
ouieted after President Wilson's let
fer TO Senator Stone was read. Stone
announced that he would take no
action on Senator Cores resolution
To keep Americans off armed YES
sells. n look for the excitement to
die out" said Stone.
The influence of Bryan wac
thrown against the presidents pro-
gram in the house. A telegram
from Bryan endorsing their plan TO
warn Americans TO stay off armed
ships was received by Representa-
tive Bailey and was circulated among
the house members on the floor to-
eav BRYAN also said he would
reach Washington March 4 and d.
liver an address on peace In locai
theatre March 6. Bryan's friends
in the house declare that he viii
rot make an active fight for the
massage of the warning resolution
Big Jeff" McLemore OF Texas is
the author of a warning resolution.
He said he would ask for hearing
nm il tomorrow before Chairman
Floods commission on the resolu-
ton.
II don't expect to get IT," he said.
they have shut off all discussions.
Floods mail was piled high with
letters urging the passage OF warn
irg resolutions. They came from
All classes of people and from all
narts of the country. He also had
stack OF letters demanding that
Congress not interfere with the pres