Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-02-26
Following Declarations ip
Letter Quiet Is Re-
stored.
GORE WILLING TO
WAIT A FEW DAYS
However, There Are a Few
Who Are Bent on Caus-
ing Trouble.
WAITING ON KAISER
WAITING ON KAISER
Delegation Calls on Pres
ident and Plain Terms
Are Used.

w WAStiINGToN, Feb. a5. - Con-
w gress settled down today to
await developments in the submarine
controversy between the United
States and Germany with IAN over
whelming majority of both houses
apparently very definitely determined
to take no action which might en-
barrass the administration in the
present stage of diplomatic negotia-
tons. A few of the more ardent ad-
vocates of legislation to keep lAmeri-
cans off armed ships continued their
activities and former Secretary Bry-
ans support for them was shown In
the form of "A telegram, but even most
of them admitted there was no pros
pect of immediate action.
So far as the administration il
concerned, 1t was stated authorita-
lively tonight that while any agita-
ton of the issue Just now was unde-
sirable, there was no disposition to
oppose a vote on the pending armed
ship resolutions If their sponsors tried
to force one. II was declared that
reports from the capitol during the
day showed conclusively that both
the senate and the house would stand
behind President Wilson in his re-
fusal to permit any abridgement of
the rights of American citizens on the
seas, as outlined in his letter to Sem
ator Stone last night
Use Plain Terms.
The president reiterated his state.
ments in that letter to Speaker Clark.
Majority Leader Kltchin and Repre-
sentative Flood. chairman of the
house foreign affairs committee, early
IN the day when they called at the
White House to tell oi the situation on
TIER side OF the capitol and hear the
executives views. There was Dlain
speaking both by the president am.
his callers Mr.. Wilson said plainly
that his efforts to keep the country
at peace were liable to be hindered by
impressions sent abroad by congress,
and the congressman were equally
frank in giving notice that a strong
sentiment existed at the capitol
against risking the possibility of war
by permitting Americans to travel on
armed bellieercnt ships Whatever
might be their rights under interna-
tional law.
Although wholly different reports
came from other sources during the
day, speaker Clark declared he oc-
licved a resolution to warn citizens off
armed vessels would carry in the
house by two to one ii it reached a
vote.
The house delegation went back to
the capitol with word that the presi-
dent stood unalterably by his posi-
ton. There the situation rests and
while there probably viii be many
more conferences and possibly some
speeches the generally accepted opin-
ion is that no further serious effort 70
bring about action will he made unless
a
of relations with Germany imminent
The cabinet discussed the matter at
length today and one of the secretar-
les said afterward that the members
stood behind the president ito u
man"
Still Await Reply
There was no change in the diplo-
matte status of the situation. The
state department still is waiting
response from Germany to its request
for assurances that the announced
policy of sinking armed merchantmen
without warning will not effect prev
ious pledges given regarding the con-
duct OF submarine warfare. Members
of congress heard during the day OF
intimations that the Teutonic powers
would postpone Inauguration of their
new policy from February 29 until
April or May. No information of this
kind had reached the state depart-
ment, however.
In spite of the prospect of inaction
there really was more evidence of
concern apparent in the senate today
than before. Many senators conferred
with house leaders and Senator Stone
held open house in his committee
room for consultation with his col
leagues. Some told him they were
opposed to the presidents policy while
others insisted that congress should
stand firmly behind the admlnistra-
ton and frankly asserted that they
did not believe any of the proposed
measures could get the approval Of
the senate.