The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-03-03
SOLONS PLEDGED
TO SUPPORT OF
WILSON'S STAND
Gore Resolution Warning Citizens
OFF Armed Merchant Ships
Already Beaten
okLAHoMAN SPRINGS REAL
SENSATION UPON SENATORS
Ta.t .t4---
Says Wilson Said War With Teu-
tons Might Have Crate ''
ful Effect
IAssocia.ed Press By Federal wirslsss.I

" dght against the foreign policy
~ Of the President is believed to
be over, with Mr.. Wilson an easy vie.
tor. Administration leaders in the up
per house last night declared they are
satisfied that they have secured enough
pledges to safely table the troublesome
resolution introduced by Senator Gore,
the blind solon from Oklahoma this
morning. III ~ So. @E
In the house of representatives the
democratic leaders are confident that
they have mustered enough strength IL
stife all opposition to Mr.. Wilson 5
stand for American right to travel the
high seas in the armed merchant craft
OF any of the warning powers.
Cores Sensation Il.
One OF the sensations of the struggle
in the senate yesterday came when Sen
ator, Gore, standing at his seat In the
upper house, declared that his reason
for introducing his resG.ution was that
a report had reached him TO the effect
that the Presid. "a had told Senator
Stone, chairman 81 the senate commit.
tee on foreign affairs, that "war be-
tween Germany and America might
have the grateful effect Of ending the
European war by midsummer.
This statement by the Oklahoma sen
ator caused the solons to gasp, and
Senators Stone, John Sharpe Williams
Ollie James and Lodge Of Massachu
setts, sprang to their feet demanding
the source Of his inforEation.
"a. o..ks ro.,...... -
''It is n rumor,'' admitted Gore
"and one which / personally shOulC
be glad to disbelieve upon the denia
of any one competent to contradict it. ,
"I'l contradict it at once" shout
ed Senator Stone. 'There is no wore
of truth in such a statement. Th'
President never said anything like tha
to me. / am not in position to re
peat what Mr.. Wilson did say to me. /,
was said in confidence and at such {
time and in such place as this mus
regard that confidence as absolutely
President Issues Genial
The President also went to the lengtl
of issuing fat denial Of such a re
port. 49,, -.
The debate in the senate which fol
lowed this scene, brought out NOR
clearly than heretofore the attitude o
the various senators. Senator Stone
who is from Missouri, announced tina
in this question he is not in accor'
and Williams declared that no matte
what their personal convictions nigh
be they believed that their higher dut!
is to support the President In thi
crisis.
Compromise Imposabls
Earlier in the day Mr.. Wilson tool
the opportunity totfeiterate his position
regarding the right of Americans I,
travel upon vessels carrying defensive
armament. In talk with Representa-
tive Flood, chairman of the house com
mittee on foreign affairs, the Presiden
insisted that he intends to accept moth
ing that savors of a compromise on thi
question. 1t is, he pointed out, on
that affects the future of the peopl
most vitally, striking as it does at tn
very root of the entire submarine con
tToversy between this country and tn
Central powers. He told Mr.. F1oo'
that he wished to have the question pu
as squarely as possible before tn
Democrats and Republicans of bot
houses, and to have a vote upon it tha
would show beyond all doubt just wher
congress stands.
Berlin Reports Faulty
The fight between the chief executiv
and the members of his own party o
this question is attracting the after
tiOn of the entire world. Intense il
terest is being shown in Italy, Par
and London, and reports which haV
reached the state department show tn
attention with which Berlin is wat.l
ing developments The state depar
ment announced last night that it ha
received information from Berlin tha
reports are being widely circulated
the German capitol that the Presider
is losing in his stand as Congress
five to one against him. Such report
added the state department stateRen
serve to show how grossly misinforme
Berlin is upon the real state of affail
here.