Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-22
After Conference at White
House Senator Stone Gets
Ready to Explain Foreign
Policy of the Administration
ROOT INCONSISTENT
WITH OFFICIAL RECORD
BIameS Wilson for Not Going
Outside Treaty to Aid Bel
giumi Roosevelt Broke
Treaty With Korea

Washington. Feb. 2l,~-President
Wilson held a long conference ON
foreign affairs at the white House
tonight with senator stone and Rep
resentative Flood charmen Of the
congressional foreign affairs com
and Senator Kern, majority
leader In the senate. When the CALI
crs lcft after a stay of more than an
hour they declined to talk and White
House officials were equally reticcnt.
Unusual interest attached to the
conference because of the admitted
gravity of the situation between the
United states and Germany and Aus
tria. resulting from the recent notice
of the Teutonic allies that after March
/ all armed enemy merchantmen
would he attacked without warming
Stone Prepares speech.
Senator stone requested the meet
ing While he was at the White
House Secretary lansings secretary
delivered to him a letter understood
to contain information to be empod-
led in speech on foreign relations
Senator stone plans to deliver in the
senate later this week After leaving
the president, Senator stone was the
guest 1T reception given by Vice Pres
ident Marshall. and there had long
talk with Secretary Lansing.
Position Not Changed.
Administration leaders resent what
they believe to he erroneous impress
stone regarding recent negotiations
over submarine warfare which have
gained circulation recently and Ii IS
understood Senator stone viii be en-
trusted with the task of making the
administration position clear There
is particular objection to the reports
that the United States changed It's
position toward the arming of mcrch-
antmen for defensive purposes when
the Lustania case apparently was Vir-
tually settled one member of the
senate foreign relations committee
stated tonight that many senator's fa-
vored the passage OF a resolution
warning Americans to keep off arm
ed ships. but senator Stone denied
toned ut the conference
Word From Germany Expected.
Word is expected from Berlin to-
morrow or Wednesday indicating
Germany's reception Of the attitude
of the United States toward the tor
pedong of armed merchantmen.
Count Won Bcrnstorff has Informed
his government that the United states
viii not accept settlement of the Lusi-
tania case unless German specifically
states that previous assurances that
liners will not be attacked without
warning are not changed by the re
cent notice regarding armed morch-
antmen.
licscnts Roots Statements.
Tho senate today adopted u resolu-
ton by Chairman stone Of the for
eign relations committee asking Pres
ident Wilson to submit the corrc-
spondence between the United states
ana Korea when Japan occupied the
Hermit kingdom during The Russo
Japanese war Administration lead
ors. it was said want to use the in
formation in reply to Elihu Roots
attack on the president because no
protest was made against the occupa-
tion Of Belgium.
Round 10 Aid Korea.
Administration officials said today
they proposed to show by the corre-
spondence that the United States was
bound by treaty to aid Korea where-
as the treaty with Belgium provides
only that the United states should re
spect the neutrality Of Belgium.
Tho treaty of tSS2 between the
United States and Korea contains the
following article,
Term of Treaty.
II other powers deal unjunstly or
opprcssivey with either government,
the other win exert their good offices
on ocing informed Of the case to bring
about an amieabln arrangement thus
showing their friendly feeling"
They declare that both COLONEL
Roosevelt. as president ana Mr. Root
as secretary Of state, ignored an np-
peal from Korea
ttbbt itttn StfFfldIA.
Mr.. Root was secretary Of state
when Japan took Korea.
senator stones resolution calls upon
the president 70 transmit n not in
compatible with the public interest
or so much thereof AS
in his opinion may he made public,
between official representatives, OF the
United States government and the
representatives. Of Korea relating to
tho occupation of Korea and estah-
lishmcni at "a proteetoratc over said
country by Japan during or as AN in
cident Of the Russo-Japanese war IN
1s0i-05.
Have Correspondence.
The foreign relations committee
discovered today that some Of tho