The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-03-09

the United States Will look upon Ills
sinking of armed merchant ships and
the death of an American citizen
probably with some degree of regret,
but that no action would be taken
against him.
Senator Borah, Of Idaho, arraign-
ed the senate for what he character
lied as it's evasive action. He said
he would rather have battleshlps
sunk than to have the honor of this
senate compromised before the
world
On the other hand, Senator Kern,
the majority leader, upheld the ac-
ton, asserting that it would proclaim
to all nations that the president in
exercising his constitutional powers
in the conduct of negotiations with
central powers spoke mot for him.
self, not for his party, but for all
the people of his country, who are
prepared to back him with their lives
in an insistence on American rights. y
Emphatically asserting that there
could be no confusing of the senate
action because of technical parlia-
mentary entanglements, Senator
Lodge, of Massachusetts,, ranking Re-
publican member of the foreign re-
lations committee, said the senate
had gone on record as r"opposing a
warning to Americans and against
interference with the executive.'
Senator Hardwick, of Georgia, issued
a statement saying that the presi-
dent had succeeded in preserving
peace with honor and should be sup
ported.
To Avert War.
Senator Broussard said he voted
to table because he wished to stand
by the president in a crisis. He
would support the president as long
as he could avert war.
The action which effectually dis
posed of the Gore resolution was
complex one. Senator Stone moved
to bring the resolution before the
senate and Senator Gore then obtain
ed permission to change his resolu-
ton. Retaining the original pream-
BILE, he substituted the resolution
with the following:
"Resolved, That the sinking by
submarine without notice or warn
of an armed merchant vessel of her
public enemy, resulting in the death
of a citizen of the United States,
would constitute just and sufficient
cause of war between the United
States and the German empire \
Senator McCumber, Republican,
Immediately introduced substitute
to Senator Cores original resolution,
warning Americans off armed ships,
pending negotiations with foreign
powers, to revise the rules of interna-
tional law to meet the new condi-
tions of naval warfare. ~.
Vote Reached.
Senator James, one of the admins
tration leaders, then moved to table
all proposals McCumber resolu-
ton, the original and substitute res
olution offered by Senator Gore and
all amendments. The motion was
carried with 6S senators, Al Demo-
Gratis and FL Republicans, voting
with the administration, and twelve
Republicans and two Democrats vot-
ing against it. The Democrats re-
corded in the negative were Senators
Chamberlain and O'Gorman. -
Washington, March 7.-President
Wilson today completely and decis-
lively won his long and sensational
fight to compel congress to acknowl-
edge that it stands behind him in
the submarine negotiations with Ger
many.
To the rallying cries of "Stand by
the President" and ''Is it. Lansing
and Wilson, or Won Bernstorff and
the KAISER" a big Democratic ma
jority, and nearly half of the Repub-
licans in the house, three times roll
ed up overwhelming votes against
the movement to warn Americans off
the armed merchantmen of the Eu-
ropean belligerents.
''The celebrated McLemore resolu-
ton, upon which the anti-administra-
ton forces centred their fight, was
tabled, in other words, killed, just as
was the Gore resolution for similar
purpose in the senate last week.
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