The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-07

to deal with grave international
TodaNs discussion II best under
stood by remembering that II the
House tomorrow defeats The rule the
AcLemore resolutions will siupiJ he
laid aside, and no attention viii he
paid to the Presidents request for
fullest di9russion and action"
If the rule is passed by vote of the
House. the question will then arise on
tablinE the resolutions. Should the
motion TO table be defeated the unes-
tion Of the adoption of the resolutions
IN their present or any amended form
will be before the House
Gardner Opens Debate.
Representative Gardner opened to-
days debate ny saying;
For the last four or five DAYS the
House OF Representatives has been
going through one OF those perform
ances which exasperate the man on
the street. the kind of thing which In
furiates the average man and ma k es
him wish TO strangle US. Half Of us
have been emharking on a vancouver
70 prevent a cold hillside yea and nay
vote on the McLemore resolution, and
the other half of us have been jockey
ing go as to set resolution which
would help our side more than the
ether
''It makes me indignant to read n
the newspapers that the Republican
members OF this House are almost q
unit against any rule being reportei
because we want to duck It, They had
q meeting in my Office this morning
and Immediately afterward seven or
eight petitions started out among the
Republican side of the House asking
that rule be brought out,
Should Not Delay Further.
If we wish to retain the respect Of
this country in this House OF Repre-
sentatives we must do either ono OF
fEe things, We must not longer de-
y lay square vote on the McIemare
resolution. And there "a another
thing we must not do. II we consider
q substitute resolution we must con-
slider a genuine warning resolution and
not fake warning resolution. What
] mean by a genuine warning rcso1u-
Ton. Is resolution like the McLsmore
resolution. badly and improperly
drawn as 1t is. but resolution which
Gays to American citizens: II you dig
regard this warning, and II you trave
on those steamers thar belong TO bel
ligerents. we wash our hands Of you
end the United States government will
not back YOU ~ip. Now that Is n true
resolution.
\ Fake Resolution.
But here tx what | call a fake rcso-
tuition. A fake resolution Is resolu-
fion that recttes that such and such
things are our rights but in the
eap!ent wisdom of the House OF Repro
eentatives II would he better II the
travellers did not exercise their rights
Ct the present time. What sort Of a
resolutions does not mean anything On
earth, but that IL a resolution theS
Vtll be trying to put through, b@cauS'
~ will 20 out TO the country witr
cutie fishing all around lit viii 90
Gil over the world, that some Kind OF
a warning resolution has been passed
and yet that is not the kind of a warn
ing resolution that anybody In tbs
country wants They either want nc
warning resolution AT all. or they
want TO warn American citizens thai
III they GO on those belligereut vessels
we will not protect them. That is the
zeal issue
Representative Mann took the hoor
amid an outburst Of applause and
eaid:
The gentleman from Massa chusetts
tAr. Gardner) has charged the mem
bership of the House, In the considera-
ton of the matter to which he referred
OF the moor, Win having UFNi4 stNtG
ated, first, by partisan reasons, and
second. nv fear of how their constt-
ruents might treat their votes in the
House The gentleman from MAssa-
chusetts In such matters is entitled to
sneak for himself but for no one else
in the House.
Il do not believe that either side ~
the House. in giving private considela-
ton and discussion TO the questions
a, issue to which the gentleman has
referred has been actuated either ny
partisan motives or by fear or votes at
home If there IL anything 10 the
ouestior at all, II is too grave and
great for the patriotic men Of thus
House to determine how they small
act bv base methods as liz suggested
bv the gentleman from Massachusetts
II have not been In favor of brin&
4ne the matter before the House at
ali have been quite content to lei
the House attend to its constitutional
duties. thinking that II at any time
the President desired the action OF the
4 House he could come before the house
ov Congress and Say so. There mas
been no complaint TO speak OF. al ieas'
y Y0fced on the floor of the House In
crfffcism OF what the President mas
xfone. certainly mot from the Repuoii-
srar ode of the House. and think NOT
frcna the Democratic side of the House.
I Buf. gsatiemsn, now Insist that we
shall RECORD eur views-upon what ?