The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-02-26
WILL NOT ASK
POSTPONEMENT
LANSING AND SENATOR FLOOD
CONFERRED AT LENGTH ON
WARNING RESOLUTION.
REPLY IS RECEIVED
Hut state Department WI Not Dc~-
lgnatc Which og tlsc Entente Pew
ers Made Reply to Uissrina-
mcns Note.

WASHINGTON. February IS
THAT only one OF the entente powers
replied to the United states suE-
gesiion that All merchantmen be dis
armed caused surprise among OF
ticials here Tney aad expected thar
"a Joint reply would be made by all
the allies.
What The answer lg and from what
country II came il unknown
The state department made II clear
today that the reply viii have 40 -.
feet on the difficulties with German
The belief was expressed that tho
lreply was from France "a II has be,n
expected that France would take lit
tie interest Ia the united states pro-
posal TO disarm shipa aimee she has
never practiced arming vessels. ito s.
ever. IL was doubted II France would
question the right claimed BY Eng
land under international law
Germany Will NOT be asked 10 post
pone putting into effect her decree
that all armed merchantmen viii D.
sunk without warning after March
II. without being asked It Is not
expected that Germany viii postpone
such action
There was less excitement =
Washington today over the inter-
national situation than there has
been for aeyeral days This wss
largely duo % restrictive measures
adopted by the administration Lead
ers Of congress Discussion Of the
issue WAS kept from the floor Il
both hoas\ asnatbr stone holding
the lid on IA she eehate By prevent
ling the Introduction OF even local
bills, saying that no opportunity
would be given for debate In the ssu-
ate.
Secretary Lansing and Chairm1n
Flood OF the house foreign relations
committee conferred at some length
over the possibility OF warning res
olution Flood wishes 10 offer In the
house Neither Lansing nor Flood
would comment on what was said o.
what aas agreed upon. Flood de-
ciared that he would issue stats-
ment later tn the day.
The reply OF the unknown nation
20 Secretary Lansing's ucdua yivendi
reached the state department late
last night. Officials Of the adminls'-
tration refused To state from .hat
country IL came o. what WAS tho Ea-
ltare of the reply Whatever the ~
ply this government cannot ask Ger
many and Austria 10 postpone their
DEGREES 10 sinking armed merchnet
ships beginning With March /. II
would put this government 10 the
pone an act which Ia admittedly il
Icontrayention TO the accepted iutor-
national rules OF law The very
feet that the central powers issued
"a warning that they we're going =
attack all armed vessels without
warning. according 20 officials. Is an
act that is a departure from estab-
ilshed laws bearing on the izsuo.
This attitude was taken by the goT-
ernmen, year ago ia which IL was
declared that tho original submarine
warfare OF British ships IN a PR
seribed war zone around the British
isles
II vas pointed out that this gov
ernment might ask the Central pow
ers To postpone putting into effect
this decree since Germany has made
known that the order win be re-
setnded IL the allies viii promise
To disarm all merchant ships
senator Lewis. democratic whip.
after eanvassing each senator, re-
ported 10 Chairman Stone OF the SEN
ate foreign relations committee that
opposition 10 the president could
not prevail and renewed the request
that the resolutions by Gore and
Jones be- allowed 20 come 10 vote
as soon as the authors desired.
Lewis also has prepared resolution
/ TO introduce in the senate endorsing
the course OF the president.