The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-07
To Kill MCLemOre Resolution
to Warn Americans to Stay
Off Armed Merchantmen.
RECORD CROWD DRAWN
President Wilson'S Detraotors
Are Denounced by Pou as
''ImpS of He'll"
,sr AusOelAvrp rRasn

WASHINGTON. March 7.
Promptly Mt IL O'Clock the House as
gRmhlcd for the all-dhy fight OF the
administration forces 10 kill the Me-
LGmnre resolution to warn Americans
on armed ships of the European bel,
I llgerents.
Speaker Clarkg was In Lhe chair
and Acting Chnlrmul Pnl, OF the
rules committee was IN lib scat ready
to submit the special rule lndcr
which debate will proceed,
Prospects Of RenRat Nnnl dahate
I attracted "A record crowd to the
House long before the doors opened.
] Men, women and children came rtady
for n long stay. Lunch boxes, mills
bottles. opera glasses and books fotdi@
ed the principal part OF their equip
mcnt. When the public galleries Were
thrown open there was rush anu
scramble and the galleries were
lllled within five minutes.
Az a preliminary 10 tho big fight Ia
tho House. there was fight OF quite d
different nature in the House barher
shop. Two OF the negro barberH tIero,
who cater to the representatives
brought their argument to q close with
/ a fuHBllada of toilet water bodies aud
/ other barber shop accessories, accom-
panied by a running fire Of Language,
which was far from parliamentary
The house police forcc onded the ROW
! by clapping both tho combatants into
jail. The spirit OF combat seemed 10
be In the air.
\ As'soon as the Journal had been read.
/ Mr. Pnu offered the privilege rpsoiu-
tlon containing the special rule He
asked unanimous consent pt ninety
\ minutes debate on. the rule Therc
/ was no objection aud the debate began
Mr. PDt took the door 10 npen the
fight. The first otitbnfat OF applause
came at the outset Of his speech when
he said:
"All the inps Of he'll never deyiscd a
more infamous llo than the declaration
that has bpar niado that President
Wilson wants war
Representative Campbell, OF Kan
sns. Republican member of the rules
committee, announced when Mr.. Pow
concluded that lf' the motion 10 close
debate on the rule were defeated. he
would offer q substitute for the Me
T.emcre resolution, which would be
q direct warning TO Americans TO
keep off armed ships.
AT the end OF debate af an hour
and half on the rule. a vote nm a
motion for the previous question"
IA motion totend the debate ON the
rule Itself was In order. That. un-
der the plan Of the leaders, would be
the flrst roll call.
Then n vote. on the adoption of the
rue itself was in order making O sec
ond roll call.
The adoption OF the rule meant
four hours debate ON the Mel.emore
resolution itself with another roll call
at the close lnn a motion for dlBpusi-
tton OF the resolution. This gener-
ally, was expected TO be a motion by
Chairman Flood, OF the foreign ar
fairs committee totable it.
The expectation OF three roll calls
was based on the assumption that the
rule would be carried and did not
take into sconEld ion any unexpect-
ed afllameptary tactics from the op-
position
AIR. Pnu attacked the McI.emore
resolution at the outset
II means In effect that IL an
American dfsregaris @ warming that
the United States government will
fold It's hands, ~ said he
lie thore "a single red -hlonded cit
izefi in this house or thfs epnntrv who
wan q do that2 II Is charged that
the pre- dent wants war All the
trnps of hell never devised more in
famoua charge. No man since Abra-
ham Lincoln has gone through snch
test as the president has gone
through In the last slx months. He
has tried To preserve peace. He
would not sacrifce a single life 10
make himsel pre "a dent for life time!
He has support OF both sides OF this
chamber. He has support ON the
Democratic side and distinguished
support on the other side. Only the
other day / read q statement or for
mer President Taft supporting him. -
2 Applause on both sides of the
chamber followed his remarks.
When Representative Campbell.
Republican. arose tn4speak he read
substitute he said he would propose
II Ia motion to end debate ON the rule
did not carry. II was as follows;
Resolved that I'm the opinion OF
the House OF Representatives citizens
of the United States under existing
conditions and irrespective of their
legal rights ought TO refrain from
taking passage ON armed vessels OF
bellieerent nations except in case OF
imperative necessity
There IS no great question OF ma
tinnal right involved in this issue"
declared Mf. Campbell, ''nor is thero
ans great crisis involving the honor
of the United stntes ut this time. Does
anyone contend thar an American cit
zen has q right To travel on an armed
crn'srr of a nation ri war?"
IF this rule is defeated" declared
Representative Harrison. Democrat. OF
Mississippi, an administration leader,
you will not only send joy to the
hearts OF people in foreign capital.
but YOU stab your own president in
the back"