The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-03
WILL STAND BEHIND PRESIDENT
 ON GORE RESOLUTION
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olution which in any way would serve to embarrass the President of smack of opposition to his course in the conduct of foreign affairs. Democrats argued that to submit a substitute necessarily would open the fioodgaees of oratory again and Senator Stone finally was pre- vailed upon to give up his effort.
 The administration senators then agreed that motion to table the Gore reso- lution should be made as soon as Sen ator Gore concluded whatever remarks he might choose to maRe in calling it up. With this decision reached, Senators Lodge, Shoot, Curtis and other repub- hcans were informed Of the plan. They at once agreed to it's wisdom but thought that some republicans might, upon prin- ciple, object to shutting off debate by voting to table anotheS senator's pro- posal. When they had made a canvass Of their colleagues however, they re- ported that all but few had consented to abide by the decision.
 ADJOURN TO TODAY
 Then the Senate was adjourned until Il o'clock tomorrow. When the usual morning business is concluded Senator Gore will call up his resolution, and the motion to table will be offered This will bring the issue at once to a vote. 1t was agreed to adopt the same course with reference to the pending resolution by Senator Jones of Washington, ex- pressing the sense of the Senate that no ultimatum be sent to foreign power without consent of the Senate, should the Washington senator call it up.
 The storm broke in the Senate promptly at noon today when Senator Stone arose to make stater>.lt of his position in the warning controversy. When the sena- tor had frankly stated that he differed with the President but that he hoped way could be found to bring the eX-
 
 he urged that prompt action was neces- sary to rid the President of the em- barrassment he had complained of be- cause of congressional agitation.
 NOT WITH WILSON
 Distressing as it is to be obliged to disa gree with the President as well as with many of my colleagues said Sena- tor Stone, my opinions have been ma tured after great deliberation, and my sense of duty is imperative. I cannot but believe that belligerent merchant man, heavily armed, no matter whether it be called defensive or offensive arma- ment, is in all essential respects the equivalent of a duly commissioned war vessel"
 Senator Lodge rose on the republican side to defend the Presidents position. He agreed with Senator Stone in his conclusion that the issue was by far the most important one before Congress, and that it should be squarely met ana urged that the President had a right to ask Congress for vote on the precise ques- tion of warning embodied in the Gore resolution. Tn emphatic language he up- held the determination of the President that nothing should be done to abridge the right of Americans to the freedom of the seas, a right that had not been challenged for centuries.
 WILLIAMS DEFENDS WILSON
 As the republican leader took his seat, Senator Williams, almost too i'll to stand, began to speak. He said there came a time for the parting of the ways among all peoples, all administrations and all parties, and that such time had come in the Senate now.
 This proposal has not faced us be- cause of any action of the President of the United States" he declared, but it is one which he has been compelled to confront by constant nagging, constant quizzing and constant expression of opin- ion in favor of the negotiators of a for eign power as against our own.
 The time has come when for me the question states itself this way: Shall I exclaim America first" or shall sing Deutschland uber alles :" s.-zs For the politics in the question, Senator Williams asserted he had the highest con tempt.
 ''To be an Anglo-maniac," he said lis
  sion. There is only one thing that is more contemptible and that is to be an Anglophobe. To be a Teuto- maniac is contemptible, but there is something more oontemptible than that, and that is to be Teutopkobe."
 As Senator Gore asked recognition from the chair news of the debate had spread to the House and the Senate chamber was crowded with representatives stand ing in every available space on the floor Senator Gore spoke at length on the issue before reaching the senational statement regarding the President which Irecipitated the climax of the day.
 Senator Cores startling statement, which aroused the Senate as it has not been aroused in years, came toward the close of impassioned remarks in defense of a warning resolution.
 AFRAID OF WAR
 'I introduced this resolution" Sena- tor Gore declared, because was ap- prehensive that we were speeding headlong upon war Perhaps l ought to go further and say what I hitherto avoided saying that my action was based on a report which seemed to come from the highest and most re- sponsible authority that certain sen ators and certain members Of the House in conference with the Presi- dent of the United States received from the President the inLOfnlatlOH, II iiot the declaration. that If. Germany 1n- sisted upon her position the United States would insist upon her position and that it would result probably Tn a breach of diplomatic relations, and that a breach of diplomatic relations W would probably be followed by state of war, and that state of war might not be of itself and of necessity an evil to this republic. but that the Uni ted States by entering upon war now might be able to bring it to conclu- sion by midsummer and thus render a great service to civilization.
 ''I cannot say what rne truth may De. tell the tale as it was told to me. This came to my ears fin such a way with such a concurrence of testimony, with such internal and external marks of truth that I feared it might be the truth. and if such thing be coneeiv- able. did not feel that discharging my duty as a senator could withhold what ever feasible service I might render to avert the catastrophe of war.
 EXPLAINS HIS CONDUCT
 '.Now I do not know that this report is the truth I simply suggest it as ex- plaining my own conduc<. I think the senator from Massachusetts and the sen ator from Mississippi are right in saying that the President has right to Know