Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-02


they combined elements Of strength In
surprising ways 70 encompass their
ends. The Bryan strength IN the
house, the pro- German power, based
on the open threats from Germnn
constituents that they would do up the
mon who were mot fair to Germany
the Panama canal tolls crowd. still
sore al the president for his victory
over them two years ago. and the
Clark men who have not lost hope Of
landing their idol IN the White House
.-all these were ready TO combine
against the president
State Department Makes Misstep.
hut the president held them as in
wise until February &c. when the
state department Is alleged to have
addressed a note TO the allies suggest
ine that arms be kept off their mer-
chant ships, but dlsavowing any inten-
ton TO change international usage in
this respect on our own motion. But
the final paragraph OF this note de-
clared that this government had been
seriously considering instructIng It's Of
ficials to the effect that they should
treat armed merchantmen as auxiliary
cruisers
Takes Back Track.
While this note was being discussed.
Germany Issued her new rules for
sinking armed merchantmen on sight
and without notice and Immediately
the row The president
backpedaled vigorously, as his letter to
Senator w. j. Stone showed, and his
heat was so manifest in his confer
ences with members Of the house and
senate that they went hack to their
colleagues and whispered about that
the president was going to shove them
into war.
Opposition l. Terrified
The whole storm was thus let loose. |
The pacifists. Bryanites. pro-Germans
and Clark men saw the president, !
nearly over to their side, suddenly slip I
the moose and get away They were-l
mad, erazed with fear that he might
at any moment appear at the door
with war message.
This they thought they could beat in |
point Of time, with resolution warn !
Ing Americans off armed ships and
leaving 70 their fate those who in spite I
If warning exercised their immemorial /
rights Thursday night and Friday
sufflced to clear the atmos-
phere of this scare.
War Scare Dissipatcd.
We were not going to get into war
Immediately.
The questions with Germany were /
still academic. The documents on
which to base an opinion of the cx-
ent Of the new German orders had
lot even reached this country. So con-
yress, which was in good deal of a
buster Gained down and went back
o its postoffice bills, it's private pen
zion bills and the other things II de-
lights to bury itself in.
Peace reigns but both the president
md the house majority had good
care.
Republicans Only Winners
The only group who came out of
he furry with credit were the repub
lean senator's. led by Henry c. Lodge
md Thomas Sterling. who put them
elves on record informally as against
my ohanee IN international law on the
of any one or two powers
without the consent of all, and the
rouse majority under James Il. Mann,
which kept Il ignfed attitude of
Waiting until It knew something. def
nitely.
The democratic majority again
howed. as Judge Patrick III. Kelley. a
uge humorous representative from
iichigan, expressed it. that 1t wants
o do something but does not know
ow."
Cyclone Lcader Gained.
jeff MoLemore. the Texas congress-
1an whose paciflst resolution raised
he riot in the house, tells in his con-
ressional biography that he was born {
n Friday, March 10, year not stated, :
! storm. Hence II may be that he /
accustomed to cyclones. :
But McLemore has had enough of i,
ghting for the present. He issued n
tatement in which he declared that r
e would not press his resolution but I
oud turn foreign affairs back to the !
resident. =
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