New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-03
Resolution Warning
Americans To Be
Killed To-day.
LODGE STANDS
WITH WILSON
GermanyUSingDissensiOn
for Own Ends, Con-
gresS Learns.

ate will line up behind President
Wilson tomorrow in his negotiations
with Germany.
Administration forces tonight OBJ
tanned pledges of enough votes 70
Kill Senator Cores resolution 70
warn Americans off armed ships Of
the European belligerents. Most Of
the Republicans and about half Of
the Democrats will vote 10 back tho
President.
The action of the Senate. it is be-
lieved. will smother the sentiment in
the House against the Presidents
foreign policy and demonstrate that
Congress stands with Wilson in his
negotiations with Germany.
These developments closed a day
crowded with dramatic Incidents.
In one of the greatest non-parti-
san debates the Senate has heard in
years, Chairman Stone, of the For
eign Relations Committee, declared
he was not in accord with the Presi-
dent; Senator Lodge, The ranking
Republican, pledged his support to
the Presidents determination to Sc
cure to Americans their rights on the
high seas, and Senator John Sharp
Williams, just from sick bed, deliv-
cred whitening denunciation Of the
Presidents opponent.
Senate Acts To-day.
The Senate adjourned until to-
morrow morning at IL O'Clock. when
the Administration leaders plan to
bring up the Gore resolution and
table it, disposing Of it finally as en
embarrassment to the President in
his diplomatic negotiations with Ger
many.
While the Senate debated there
came news to the State Department
from Berlin which convinced officials
that the dissension in Congress was
being used deliberately to weaken the
Presidents hand in Germany. Con-
.idential advices state that reportI
circulated in the German capital, II
having come from Washington, ~
clared that Congress stood TO 1
against the President.
Gore Makes Charge.
Out Of the Senate debate came a turn
which for the moment threatened TO
oyershadow the real features OF tho
contest and probably disclosed the basis
for the agitation at the capital
Senator Gore, while the Senate sat
rapt in amazement, related a story
that President Wilson at his conference
with Congress leaders week ago had
declared that Germsny's insistence on
Ler position in the submarine contro-
versy probably would result in a breach
OF diplomatic relations; that breach
probably would be followed by war, and
that "a state Of war might not be OF
Itself and of necessity an evil TO this
Republic, but that the United States BY
entering upon war now might be able
70 bring it to a conclusion By midsum-
mer and thus render a great service 70
civilization"
Mr. Gore declared that he did not say
the story was true, bat that il came
20 him with such concurrence Of tes-
timony and such marks Of truth that hs
did not feel that he could discharge his
duty as a Senator and withhold =.
Chairman Stone Of the Foreign Re-
lations Committee at once replied that
the President never had stated to him.
nor in his hearing, that he believed, OF
in any way entertained the thought,
that war between the United States and
Germany would be desirable or would
result in good 70 the United States.
White House Makes Denial.
When the White House heard what
/ Senator Gore had said this statement
was issued:
when the attention Of the White
! House was called TO certain statements
in Senator Cores speech this afternoon
+ the Presiden. authorized sn unqualified
denial of any uttersnce TO which any
such meaning could be attached
I Chairman Flood OF the Foreign Az
fairs Committee also denied that tho
/ President had made any statement in
his hearing that would justify Senator
Cores statement. He said:
"The Presiden. never lid anything
in my presence that could be construed
Z as justifying the report heard by Sens-
tor Gore that war would not be unwel'
come. On the contrary. the Presidents
has said tha. he was working night ana
! day to keep the county, out OF war.
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