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mand for showdown, broke in the
senate this morning. There were
cwo hours oil tempestuous debate
and no final. vote was taken.
! Senators Stone, Lodge and Williams
demanded showdown. In answering
Senator Gore, Senator Stone denied
that President Wilson had minated
that war with Germany would be
desirable.
The possibilities of this nation go
ing to war were openly discussed.
Williams charged the Democratic
insurgents with 'nagging and defying
the president"
Lodge demanded that the senate
stand behind the president and not
behind Germany.
Senator Gore said:
81 believe the holders of the half
billion dollars worth of allied bonds
would like to have us insure their
cause. Our whole welfare should
not be placed in the hands of some
| mad cap American who might sail on
an armed ship. To prevent engulf-
| ing the nation in the terrible blood
| shed. such legal rights should be with
drawn during the war. 1t is the
same principal as the state depart
ment refusing to issue passports to
Americans desiring to visit the bellig-
erent nations"
Senator Borah asked Senator Gore
| if his resolution passed and a sub
marine killed hundred Americans
| if the president should refuse to act
Gore replied that the passage of
the resolution would prevent just
81 \ slaughter.
1lruout the afternoon, the charg-
es We're renewed that President Will
son has determined to go to war with
Germany. They created quite SEN
sation,
The debate scene in the senate has
not been paralleled since the days
just prior to the Spanish
war.
Every senator was present. The
galleries We're crowded and many of
the representatives were around the
senate chamber.
The president has invited Repre-
sentative Mann to confer with him
this afternoon.
In opening his depate Senator
Stone said that President Wilson con
tended that the merchantmen had
right to arm for defensive purposes,
but that he would not say what con
stitutes defense.
"My viewpoints" he said, care if
the merchantmen are armed, and used
as transports and for The movement
of munitions or contraband," it then
becomes warship."
Senator Lodge said the president
needs the aid of all the senators re
CARELESS of their party.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Mar. g.
By vote of Is to Ia, the senate de
feated the Gore substitute resolution
declaring that the killing of Ameri
cans by submarines would be the
cause OF war with Germany.
| hOGt DlItItu Illt buDoLlJuIe DIS an
amendment to his straight fesolu-
| zion demanding the warning of all
Americans, because he said the sub
stitute was the real issue. Cores
teal ultimatum to Germany caused
several of the senators to change
their vote. Stone and Vardman fav-
ored the straight warning resolution,
but voted to kill the substitute.
By a single roll call the senate
tabled both the original and the sub
stitute resolutions, and formally no.
titled the world that that body will
stand behind the president.
The fight this morning lasted but
IL minutes.
Vice President Marshall uniformly
prevented debate upon the subject.
Senator James, leading the admin
istration forces roared down the OPP
position and forced tho final vote.
Borah vainly protested against the
gag rule.
Senator Jones withdrew his warn.
ing resolution.
4 The house is expected to vote to-
morrow to support the president, thus
clearing the way for Lansing to re-
sumo the Lusitania negotiations with
Germany.
4 While pstensibly debating the water
power bill the senare broks out in 4
fierce international debate, which the
rules prevented when the vote was
taken on the tabling of Senator Gore.
. resolution.
, Senator Borah declared the action
of the senate to be degrading.
, Senator Sherman said the action