El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-03

and in whispers the chief magistrate
has been prOdded and nagged ana
dared. To do what? To surrender the
initiative the constitution placed
with him and let congress take the
lead in foreign relations. He has picked
up the gauntlet and said; II the
patriotism of congress is behind me
let's find it out and if il is not behind
ME, let's find that out
THE time has come when for me the
question states itself this way: snail l
excIaim. America first" or shall l sing
Deutschland uber allies
For the politics in this question, sen
ator williams asserted he had the high-
est contempt
Gore Henrs Wilson FnvOrs war.
As senator Gore asked recognition
from the chair, news of the debate had
spread to the house ana Ihe senate
chamber was crowded Win '9I ia
tives standing in every aValapIe space
on the floor ,. g.,
Il introduced my resolution because l
was apprehensive we were meaning To-
ward war" he said. My act was paseu
on a reDOrt which seemed TO me 10 come
from the highest authority that certain
senators and members of the mousse, IN
a conference with the president, re
ceived fom him the iritimation, II not
the declara ton, that if Germany insisted
on her position, the Unlteu otd1es Mouiu
insist upon hers and that this would
result probably in a breach of diplo-
matic relations; and breach of diploma
tic relations would probably be 1ol-
lowed by a state of war, that a state
If war might not be an evil, might not
be ungrateful, might end the war by
midsummer, and thus might render
great service to civilization. can
not certify to the truth of the report
l tell the tale as il was told me- Ihere
were such external and internal MARKS
of truth that 1 feared that 1t might
be the truth.
IF the senator from Missouri. the
chairman of the foreign relations com
mittee will deny it, that viii satisfy
me. If the senator from Indiana says
stone Denies Report.
ct do not know why the senator
auoted me-" replied senator Stone.
Il did not quote the senator" re-
spended senator Gore.
well, in fairness to the president"
said senator Stone, Z think 1 should
state that the president never stated
to me not stated in my hearing that he
believed or IN any way entertained the
thought that war between the United
States and the central powers would be
desirable or would result in any good,
or would not be ungrateful"
@PnssiOn for Peace"
1T is well known that the president
has a passion for peace interjected
flat denial of senator Gore charge.
q have no passion for peace sena-
tor Gore responded. 7 do not believe
that all peace is honorable or that all
war is dishonOra BILE"
Stone kgain Denies.
Senator Stone jumped 10 his feet
second time.
The president Of the United States
made no such statement as quoted by
the senator of Oklahoma senator
Stone declared emphatically. What
ever the president did say is something
that do not care to repeat Whenever
I go to the white house for a confer
ence with the president, what he says
to me is sacred. have not repeated
the conversation I had with the presi-
dent"
What Really Happened.
While no official statement was
given out, an authoritative account
was obtained Of what happened at the
various conferences between the presi-
dent and the members of the senate
and house
The president declared, it was said,
that to warn Americans to keep off
armed ships Of belligerent nations
would be, in effect, acknowledging JUS
tificatiOn for attacks on such ships
He cOntended that unless he was sup
ported by congress and the nation he
might find il impossible so to steer the
politics Of the government that the