Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-03-07

Is no complaint to speak about over VIA.
the Presiden, has done Certainly not
on the Republican side, and l think none
asking that We vote On a resolution On a
great question dare say that few
members would say THAI the Ac1-emore
resolution expresses their sentiments.
Blu, 1 would also that il the majority
OF the members were TO express their
opinions they would say that American
citizens AZ this time ought not to COM
p!ica,e the situation by travelling on arm
ed merchant vessels"
rs the gentleman Of opinion NJ
Gardner asked. that II these people fail
20 heed that warning they should be
abandoned by this government
We ought 10 meet .hac question when
i comes" Mr. Mann responded.
A Broader Question
Representative Flood. chairman OF
the foreign affairs committee today told
the House that the issue was broader
than any question of warning people
OF ships OF OF procedure and presidents
II was question. he declared. Of
" 4--tEtE HEcG INC 1.cSiVGAN IL cIEokcI
in diplomatic negotiation with a for
eign government We should stand with
our President or with foreign pow
81 whether we stand with America or
with the government with which Ameri-
ca i negotiating.
When the time comes 70 act tonor-
row" NJ Flood added, I hope ,ha.
every patriotic congressman. and !
think every member Of this House IS
patriotic will be found standing be-
h:-d he President"
vi. Flood said The talk in the House
about warning resolution rad been
circulated through the newspapers. and
il had gon. abroad that the House was
in, favor of the McI.ernore resolution
The fac; that This information GO,
TO The capitol a, Berlin" Re said. stop
,ec the negotiations Will. Germany ard
iampered President Wilson, baked hi:l
and left him in situation where rot
% ac- would be worse than anything
else. It. IS the duty OF every patriotic
congressman to stand with the PreSi-
dent We recognize his constitutional
rights"
Urge Support for Wilson
Representatives Ragsdsle Of South
Carolina Neeley Of West Virginia and
Adams Of Georgia, Democrats and Kahn
Of California. Republican, urged that
Congress leave the President uhhamper-
ID in diplomatic negotiations Repre-
sentative Sterling Of Illinois. Republ-
can, commended that a straight vote
should be taken on warning Tesolu-
ton Representative Mondell. Republi-
can Of Wyoming. author Of warning
resolution. insisted that il was TO time
10 appeal 70 patriotism TO change the
attitude of the House If this House
voted its convictions on warning pas
sengers a resolution would carry by a
two-thirds or three-fourths vote. ne
said This Is so true that certain gen
tIemen have been lodging The issue 50
that there Will be no straight rote.
Representative Shirley Of Kentucky
Democratic. declared that the McLe-
more resolution was not only one OF
warning. but Of reputation
Men in this House he said, have
reralded 10 the world that the McLe-
more resolution would pass here bE
vote Of TWO 20 one and that informa-
ton has been carried abroad go as 70
paralvze the arm Of the executive The
President is justified III asking such &C.
ton as will say the President does OF
does not represent the view OF America.
Men here in Congress by foolish talk
have been giving. not Intentionally. OF
course. aid and comfort 10 the nations
which are controversing with US"
Threatening Information
Representative Focht, Republican.
Of PENNSYLVANIA. said that members OF
Congress had reports that there was
information in the archives OF the
state department that would make US
tremble."
If war is as close as that" he add
ed, and there is information availa-
BILE to prove it, l would like to know
what patriotic citizen. be ne President
IF the United States or another. would
. withhold such information from this
Congress"
Asks for Message
Representative Moore, Republican.
Of Pennsylvania. asserted that the
House did not know what the President
. wanted II to vote upon, that at one
time the President sought to ''smoth-
err the McLemore resolution in COM
mittee and later urged that it be re-
ported. He insisted that the President
ought to send a message to Congress
on the subject.
Representative Lenroot Of Wisconsin.
| Republican member OF the rules COM
mittee. said that as he understood the
question the House would be asked to-
morrow to determine whether 1t would
sustain the President on the interna-
tional question of armed merchant
men to any extent that may be neces-
sary to maintain tie position he had
: taken.
Germany or any other belligerent,"
said Mr.. Lenroot, lis interested in the
attitude Of this House only in one re-
spect, and that is. how far will the
Congress of the United States go in
sustaining the President? In this IS
sue the Congress has only one CONT
tutional prerogative and that is in
the making of declaration OF war.
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