Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-03-10
CONGRESS STANDS BY
WILSON TWO TO ONE
PRESIDENT WINS DECISIVE VIC
TORY IN FIGHT OVER WARN.
ING RESOLUTION.

TORY IN FIGHT OVER WARN.
ING RESOLUTION.
After seven hours of a tense, tur-
bulent session, which the Associated
Press described as the most sensa-
tional congressional spectacle Of .
decade. probably uneQualled since
the declaration of war with Spain,
President Wilson Tuesday complete
ly and decisively won his long tight
to compel congress to acknowledge
that It stands behind him in the sub
marine negotiations with Germany.
The vote was 276 to 140, or practi-
cally two to one, in support Of the
president.
To the rallying cries of "Stand BY
the president" and "Is 1t Lansing
and Wilson or Won Bernstorff and the
kaiser?" big Democratic majority
and nearly half the Republicans III
the house rolled up overwhelming
votes against the movement to warn
Americans of armed ships Of the Eu-y
ropean belligerents, q movement
championed by william Jennings
Bryan. former secretary Of state.
Resolution Is Killed.
The celebrated McLemore resolu- ,
tion, around which the anti-adminis-
tration forces centered their fight,
was tabled-in other words. killed
Just as was the Gore resolution for =
similar purpose in the senate last
week.
From the very outset Of the light
the presidents supporters. without
regard to party, swept over the oppo-
sition. It was q personal victory for
him as well a. victory for his ad-
ministration, asf 1t meant the defeat
of the Bryan element in his party IN
the first clash over q vital question.
President Wilson. calm and confl-
dent. heard the early results of tie
voting In the cabinet room at the
White House with some Of the cabi-
net grouped about him. He told
them he was much grati6ed With the
support Of congrass.
Released from tho bonds Of embor.
rassment forced upon him BY the dis-
sensions IN congress. which haye beon
represented in forslgn capitals y n
dicating that he was making his de-
mands on Germany In direct oppoei-
tion to the sentiment Of the elected
representatives Of the people. PreGl-
dent Wilson immediately resumed tho
submarine negotiations with the cen-
trail powers.
Answers Berlin Reports.
The president and his advisers ~
gard the action OF congress a. : sum-
cient answer to reports circulated IN
Berlin. sent from Washington. that
congress stood two to one against
him III the crisis.
"Stand by the president and do not
embarrass him in his diplomatic me-
gotiations with foreign countries"
was the whole burden Of the argu-
ment of the administration leaders.
To a man they insisted the president
did not want war. No one attempt
ed, as was the case In the senate last
week. to say that anything the presi-
dent had said indicated that he ex-
pected war.
1T Is charged that the president
wants war" said Acting Chairman
Pou Of the rules committee, who
opened the debate. "All the imps OF
hell never devised more infamous
charge. No man since Abraham Lin
coin has gone. through such q test -
the president in the last six months
to avoid war. He has tried to pre-
serve peace. He would not sacrifice
a single life to make himself presf-
dent for his lifetime"
In the final vote, 1872 Democrats,
90 Republicans and 1 Progressive
voted with the president. OF tho DEL
egation from this state, Congress-
men Dill. Democrat, and johnson.
Humphrey and Hadley, Republicans.
voted with the president, and Con-
gressman LaFollette on the other
side