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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-02
TILMAN ASKS ARM0R ACTION.
says Other Bills should wait Upon
Hts Measure.

wAsnISGroN. March Senator TILL
man in the Senate to-day gave
notice OF his intention 10 move for
the consideration 81 the bill for a Gov
armor plate factory rs soon
as the water power bill 10 disposed OF
Senator Myers OF Montana. who has re-
ported the bill for the control OF water
power in public lands, rose and served
notice on NJ. T!linan h a he would
move for the consideration OF his bill
after the pending measure had been
disposed of. Senator T.l!man accepted
the challenge and said the Senate could
determine which bill II would take up
when the time came. This led Senator
Galiinger TO observe that Nice-President
Marshall probably would determine the
order Of the bills.
II am respons BILE for one OF these bills
as chairman OF the Committee on Naval
Affairs. and Il - my duty to call attcn-
ton to that bill and try to press II
through the Senatc ~ 400 as possible"
said Senator Tillmau. at is the bill to
provide for a Government armor plate
plant. 1t ought to have passed the
senate four or Ave days 20. but the
time has been consumed with discussing
the water power hill. a bill OF great i'm
p~ortance. | acknowledge. but that bill
could have better waited. Unless the
Government armor plant is authorized
at nee great delay will occur and
much money will be lost
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-02
DEFENDS PARK PUMP STATION.
Nicholson says object Is'to Farther
AVucdUct System.

Assistant Corporation Counsc Sichol-
son. appearing before supreme Court
Justice Finch yesterday in tho tax.
payers suit brought by Gu,.on B"rglnn,.
sculptor, against the Board OF Water
supply to compel the removal Of the
numping station now being erected IN
Morningside Park. insisted that the
structure IL only temporary and that II
vii probably b" removed before next
summer,
Nj. Nicholson said Il may lie found
necessary Ia erect a permanent struc-
tur. there. bur hefoI" Il is done the au.
tho.itV of the Park Commissioner and
the Muuic!pal AZ toinmis sion must he
uh'alr,d. Ito objected to delaying IN.
aqucduc; system. saying that the city
il now paying $1,000. o0o "A year for
pumping water and that this expense
nll end As soon as the tests in IN"
Morniugsidc Park tunnel shaft Justify
t.,. turnu. ON OF tho full water pres.
sure from the tatskill watershed
Couuse, for the plaintiff argued tina,
",he hid'ous structure crossing psr,
Row as an extension Of the ErookNvn
Bridge was originally erected under tire
gu!s. ~ a t"mrntary cul"rg"ncy and has
since remained as an cycsore to City
Hall Park"
TIVE court reserved decision.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-02
REDFIELD PUTS BACK
EASTLAND INSPECTORS
Restores Them to Old Places.
Calling Attack on Them
r'nju>tified.

WksHiNGToN. March Secretary u
Commerce Rsdfcld has transmitted 20
Speaker clark a transcript ~ the de-
cision OF Justice Sessions Of the District
'our, ~ the United States for the West
EN- District OF Michigan generating
Robert Reid and Charles O. Eckliff.
steamhoa; inspectors. from %rsspons.-
bllitv or blame In the Eas;land disaster
at Chicago IN July last. In which more
than 500 persons lost their lives.
Secretary Redfeld announces iu tho
letter u he has restored IN" insp.r-
tors 10 duty, rank and por.
Officers ~ the company owning the
Eas,land and the captain and engineer
OF the steamboat also were cNouerat"d
by the decision OF Justice Sessions.
which was made Ia proceed ugs insti-
,uied 20 remove the men from Michigan.
their ONT - thiNgo. for t,il on three
indictments charging conspiracy Iuvolv-
ing negligence IN inspection and permit
ting the Eas,land. which, IL $ alleged.
was unsea worthy and topheaNy. to carry
passengers.
Secretary RedfeId has WI ,ten ,c,tcrs
30 the two inspectors restoring them O.
| duty. IN the course of which in the ont
10 Inspector Reid, he says in part
II compliment, YOU upon the courage
with which o submitted TO this test
| and upon the success with which YOU
endured IL. and trust that Your res,pra'
ton TO duty with Your compete aCquitta'
will be in some measure y recompenss
FOR your ,gouh'es.' To lns peotor f.cklir
Secretary Redh"!d says:
Permit me to express ny regret n
The suffering which has zen improp
e-ly imposed upon You. | trust you'
fnll a.uni,jll with Nnnr FaefnIl.inn ~
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-02
TO DEMAND APOLOGY.
4. =. WIN Send Note To Austria or
PctrOlite Case.

W~AsnrSdroN. March Formal de-
mard IN ,he Austrian Cover nmeni for
an apology for the subms rine attack last
December on the American oil steamer
Petrolite will he probably forwarded to
Vienna in n few days,
Additional evidence completely contra
dieting the statements OF the Austrian
submarine commander has been obtained
from the officers and crew OF the Stand
ard OH vessel, which Is now at Newport
News. Officials ~ the State Depart
mest. who have examined the new AMI
do Wits declare that II s%ubstantiates the
original reports that the Pstrolite,
though flying the American nag. was
nrcd ON after she obsysd the warning
shot Of the submarine - haul to.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-02
LAW PARTNER JUSTIFIES
CONDUCT OF BRANDEIS
Tells Senate Committee There Was No Inconsistency in
Shoe Machinery and Other C~ases-Explains
Shifts to Different Sides.

TO the leases. appeared before the Les1s-
iature to oppose the bill. ~
Mr.. McCiennen rave the committee to
understand that this was lone as much
in the interest Of the manufacturers as
Of the United company.
"ln the fall OF 1906" said the witness.
the question of conferences between
SIR. Winsiow and the manufacturers
came up, but nothing was accomplished.
In the meantime the effects of the leases
began to be apparent. and Mr.. and
convinced that nothing was to be done.
resigned as q director of the United
company"
Summing up the reasons for this ac-
ton Mr.. McCiennen said they were the
obligation" Of the United company ia
the manufacturers because of the aid
they had given in defeating the bill be-
| fore the Ma asachusetts Legislature. the
| probability % further legislation being
| considered. the question Of the Legality
Of the tying clauses. 'in view OF the de-
velopment of the law and the question
Of monopoly.
"In these conferences said Senator
Cummins. mfr. Brandeis represented
the United company. Who represented
tn. shoe manufacturers?"
Mr.. McClcnnen said lie did no know
but added that he thought IL was Mr..
B%randeis's purpose ito represent what
he believed ought to be lone for the best
! interests Of the company as we'll as oil
| the manufacturers"
II having appeared to Mr.. Brsndeis,
according to the witness. that no re.
vision Of the leases was to lie expected
for the company and that the company's
| policy was In conflict with law as de.
hned In recent decisions he held alooi
from shoe litigation.
In 1911. Mr.. McClcnncn added. rep
resentatives ~ the Shoe Manufactured
Alliance told Mr.. Brandeis NJ their de.
sires to secure relief from existing con
ditions in the shoe machinery business
mfr. Brandcis told them " they were
prepared to carry the thing through fol
the beneht OF the industry he would TIC
glad 10 assist" he added
Subsequently Mr.. Brandeis. accord!nl
to his partner. appeared az the Rrower
opponent Of the United company before
legislative committees proposing l.gis
latlon which resulted In the enactment
Of the Clayton act.
Replying to President Winslow''
charge tina, IN these hearings Mr.. Bran
deis had made false statements Mr.
McClennen said that the statements "
question were based on information
given Mr.. Rrandeis by the shoe manu-
facturers and could not he separated
from the context Concerning the charge
that the United company sought TO rip
pie Plant financially Mr.. Rrandeis, eN
planned the witness. drew his inference'
from facts we'll known in the connu
n,'y At the time.
MIR McCleunen will be cross exam
med tomorrow. There were indicat On,
to-day that the hearings will not b'
' closed until the end of the week.
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WARRINGTON, March Identification
Of the professional conduct Of Louis d.
Bfandeis In his relations with the United
Shoe Machinery Company was submitted
to the Senate investigating Committee
to-day by his law partner, Edward +.
McClennen.
Mr.. McClennen's testimony was In t-
feet a direct reply to that OF President
Winslow Of the Shoe Machinery Com
pany. He answered charges made by
himself for the most part TO statements
Of fact. For almost three hours he was
occupied in telling the story Of Mt
.Brandeis's attitude toward the company,
and his subsequent campaign against Il
before legislative committees IN Wash.
ineton.
Only one other witness. Stephen s
Gregory Of Chicago. was on the stand al
to-day's hearing. Mr.. Gregory was sun
moned as a character witness to testify
principally concerning Mr. Brandels's
reputation outside Of Boston. lie said
that II VA "excellent' and that Mr.
Rrs ndeis wes known a. q lawyer ''o'
ability and character but with strong
convictions and tenacity OF purpose"
Mr.. McClennen's explanation OF Mr.
Brandeis's conduct In the Shoe Ma
chinery case az embodied In his testi'
mony was substantially that his partne,
vas always OF one mind regarding thu
| company's leases and there was no In
consistency In his attack upon the com
psny after he had once acted az counse
for 4. and served on the board OF di
rectors.
lie began by pointing out that Ne
Bmndeis's connection with the onpan
vas due to the fact that he was tn
representative OF the Henderson inter
ssts In one OF the companies absorbe'
By II at the time Of organization an
that he became n member OF the boar
In "a more or less ~perfunctory way I,
protect those interests.
He had been counsel for individua
shoe manufacturers before. said Mr.. Nc
Clenncn. and Was acting mure or les
In tina; capacity during a large part q
the time covered by the legislative an
legal attacks on the United company.
When a bin was before the Massachu
setts Legislature TO limit activities O
the mpan the shoe manufacture
were as much alarmed. the witness sait
~ the company Itself, although they d!
not entirely approve OF the nachiner
leases. Mr.. Brandeis tool up the maj
ter with officials % the an
with the understanding that a confer
ence would I've held with the shoe man,
fsc;urers 10 consider objections they ha
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-02
IRISH PROTEST ON
ANTI.BRITISH RALLY
Meeting Declares Proposed
Conference Won't BE
Representative.
NEUTRALITY IS URGED

The recen, call for q conference 81
men and women of the irish race IN
America AT the Hotel Astor on harch
and s next TO put themselves on record
as not being In sympathy with England
In the war resulted In a meeting OF pro-
test by the executive committee OF the
American Irish Societies In a. room In
the Waldorf early last night.
The call for the anti-British meeting
AT the Aston next saturday was followed
BY a list of hundreds Of names OF some
of the best known clergymen inc Iaty
Of Irish birth or descent in the tnited
States. Lawyer John j. OConnell ana
others who met at the Waldorf last night
said thu the promoters OF the Astor con-
ference had stuck names Of many prom
inent men. especially cierxymen. apo
the conference call without ~consulting
many of those named. some OF whom
have since repudiated the use OF their
names N the announcement"
Those who met In protest last night
said in u statement which they rave OUT
after the meeting that they represented
the New York Municipal Council OF tho
! United Irish League OF America. with
lightweight branches in the metrOpoli-
J tan district, the Ancient Order or HI
! bernians. Eoard Of Erin. numbering 1000
members in this section. and several
Irish county and benevolent societies
Inc sense OF the NdlioTi lH'el'hS "
that american Irish societies should re-
! frain from expressing official or semi
official views on the European situation
~ delicate moments like these.
The meeting. which WAS presided over
by Dr. Joseph T.. Brennan. adopted a
set OF resolutions which said in part:
"Not u single name ~ 4 mi "Y
the Irish Parliamentary party. or OF
q single prominent 1rishman In Ireland,
/ appears IN the cali 1the conference ~
! the Aston. nor a leader or officer Of the
| United Irish League ~ America
9Th. undersigned. ~ representative OF
the Irish race IN America. unsubsidizeh
by any foreign power. and solely for the
purpose of setting the race Ugh with
| the people Of the United States. declare
a. follows:
THAT tn. lrisi, in America. whether
they have reached the boon Of citizen
shin or not. believe In America hrst.
last and all the time. and believe In inc
! strict enforcement of American rights
and Amer can neutrality rs 10 all the
contestants in the European war"
The resolutions end with the thought
tina, THE Irish IN Ireland will not soon
forget the fate ~ Belgium. nor their
centuries old friendship for that dis
trartrd country and france.
Dents j. l~Ianlun. national president
ot the A. q. ~ President stephen Nc.
f'arland Of the United Irish league.
col. Edward Duffy OF the Sixty-ninth
Regiment and many other well known
men Of Irish birth or descent attended
the meeting and subscribed TO the rcso.
lutions condcmnins the coming confer
cntc.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-02
mitchell SPEAKS IN TOLEDO.
blizzard Faiis 10 Keep $500 From
Defence Meeting.

TOLEDO. Ohio, March 1.-The first
blizzard OF the season failed to keep
$500 persons from attending a national
defence meeting az which Mayor Mitchell
OF New York was chief speaker Mr..
Mitchell was frequently and heartily APP
piauded, lie was heckled mildly Al one
point, bu, soon s!lenced his challenger
who said that America ought 10 take
chances as In the past. Mr.. Mitchell
pointed to Belgium and England as
examples OF what 1t means to take
chances,
Martin W. I.ittle,on and Cornelius
Vanderbilt also spoke Mr., Mitchell and
his party left for ~, Louis AT midnight.
During the afternoon they were taken
on an automobile tour and later enter
tanned AT the Toledo club,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-02
STATE ENGINEERS PREPARE.
FIrst DeAnit~ step Taken Toward
Organlsing Reserve Corps.

ALBANY. March 1.-The hrst definite
step toward organizing state engineers
Into the Reserve Engineer Detachment
as a part OF mn official programme OF
preparedness was taken tonight al a
meeting OF 100 Highway Department en-.
ginecrs.
Major NJ. !. McDonough. L. s, A, who
IL In charge OF the Federal engineering
work in the upper Hudson River. gave
an illustrated talk, and Col, John g. TIL
son. T.. s. A.. First Brigade, made a few
remarks. Capt, Spencer declared the en-
gineer detachment would soon become
"A definite organization.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-02
BRITISH SECRET ORDERS
1T They Show Plan to Attack, President May Warn
Americans; if Not, Pressure Will Be
Brought on Germany.

WAsHfNGToN, March 1.-Officials Of
the State Department are still awaiting
the arrival Of the copies of the alleged
'secret orders Of the British Admiralty
directing British merchant vessels TO
use their defensive armament for attacks
on German n Austrian submarines.
Until these copies arrive /, was indicated
his afternoon that the American Gov.
eminent would make no move In the
further development OF the issue with
Germany growing out Of the new SUBJ
marine campaign.
Meantime the Department also liz
awaiting Information from the zone Of
the new submarine operations as to how
the u boats are conducting The cam
paign. Up to IL late hour tonight no
reports had been received OF any ships
destroyed.
The German Embassy apparently Ia
getting nothing from Berlin to she'd fur
! Their light on the rules issued 10 subma-
fine commanders. Every confidence Is
expressed. however. that rigid care will
be taken to avoid sinking any enemy
ships that are not armed.
The general impression in official ctf
| cles 10 that IL the secret orders con.
tain the directions to British merchant.
men by the British Admiralty which
Germany claims they contain the mex
move will be In the direction OF An In
quiry to the British Foreign Onice.
May warn Americana.
As officials here make II plain thai
the United States has never commended
for the right Of Americans to taave
on armed vessels engaged in an onen
sive campaign against submarines IL il
that British merchant vessels are 80 en-
gagged the President may yet consider /
advisable to warn Americans TO avoi,
travel on such ships.
II. however, the secret orders do no
embrace such directions. but merely au
thorixe merchantmen TO defend them
selves when attacked without warning
Il 10 regarded as probable that tn
United States will renew it's pressure
on Germany for a modification OF he
new campaign.
should the notice go unhetded an'
nothing happen In the way OF merchan
ships sunk with Americans on board /
would then remain for the President q
decide whether the fact that the new
submarine campaign had interfered viii
a settlement of the Lusitania case wa
sufficient ground to bring about a break
That a break In diplomatic relation
will come with the FIRST destruction %
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-02
RedneId INits Fer. Peril.

WAsHiSGroS. March l. Secretary
Redneld has fled with tie louise Com
mi,tec on Merchant Marine and Fish
cries a strong protest against ~f"rryboats,
particularly in New Yor, harbor. being
permitted TO run without limitation as
to passengers and with I limited num-
her OF life p~reservers. bill has been
introduced to put ferrybo,ts on the same
basis az other steamboa = carving pas.
sengeIs
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-02

Thirty-eight nurses we're graduated
last night from the New York Hospita,
after completing n two years course ~
training. After receiving their diplomts
In the governors room II the hospital II
West Fifteenth street. the new graduates
celebrated with "A dan'a IN the music of
banjos and guitars PLAYED ny the house
physicians.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-02

American lives under the new campaign.
provided the United states does not warn
Americans of armed linz RI. II an i'm
| preston steadily growing.
Underlying the whole situation as 1t
pow s.ands aud in shs minds If not a
scw Copsressmen who view the outlook
v,,,b ala, =, a .er,ous factor n. the per-
.opai di.savor in which Count Won
Hsrna,orn stands .,,,he Wh,. House.
o,iu,os,,n ,oaora T,'sr,. risv.i a mari
in the development Of the Mexican crisis,
some members Of Congress are appre
hensive that the Ill feeling toward Won
Bernstorfr may contribute toward a
| Diplomatic rupture.
Examination OF the memorandum pre-
sentesd nv tho Ambassador to Mr.. Lam
! sing on Monday. n purported text Of
which xas pubiisbsd in THE SrN this
morning aroused ~onsiderabie comment
frn,, ,b. Zoe, maj .n,irs uhrases in IL
,-orn s,ar, % ari,h u.r. adon,ed bod,ly
- s.,,o,,. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ,,,,,ten nv
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-02
steel Ou,put uncr-a.-..

BERLIN, via London. March THE
Overseas News Agency states that the
German output Of steel FOR January was
l.22&.T32 tons. an Increase OF 59.267 tons
over the output for last December.
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on the Democratic side were conf
den, that with the support they would
get from the Republicans they were in
. position to defeat the President.
Informal conferences held among Re
publlcans to-day disclosed that they
are widely split on the pending contro-
versy and that IL will be impossible
to hold them in line as an organization
n way or tho other.
Representative London. the Socialist
membe; from New York. who for several
days has sought an opportunity to make
"A half hour speech on the international
situation, stepped to the front during
general debate on some miscellaneous
LEGISLATION. lie was prepared TO criticise
nhe House for not accepting its RESPONSE
bility in international affairs, but was
halted.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-02
senate AIsO waits.

ON the Senate side they also had
adopted a policy OF 'watchful waiting"
This course Will be followed In the matter
OF the warning to Americans. n was
understood to-day that no action would
the House acts on one or more Of the
plans proposed for meeting the new sltu-
alton created by the Presidents letter to
Representative Pou.
senator Stone suggested to-day that
the best way OF dispos!ng Of the resolu-
ton would be TO move to table II. which
motion he said he believed would he
adopted. but the senator added that he
did not believe II would b expedited.
There Is a rule OF courtesy in the Senate
that each resolution or bill shat, have a
fair test on It's merits and . motion 70
table is so summary that many Senators
resist such form Of procedure.
There has been no change in the situa
ton in the Senate and there Ia no ap.
parent likelihood that the Gore resolu.
ton a pass. II probably will be re.
ferred to the Foreign Relations Com.
has iu,imated that lie would prefer q
vote or the merits In both houses rathe,
than an indirect method Of disposition.
senator stone was in frequent confer
ence with House leaders to-day. II,
takes Il serious view OF the situation
lie will not ak for publication, but II
IL known that he regards the PRESIDENT
attitude ~ frausht with the gravest con,
sequences 10 the relations OF the United
States with Germany.
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MIR. stone has said to more than one OF
his friends and colleagues that he be-
lieves that We are closer to real trouble
with Germany than ever before. He be-
lieves the Presidents policy leads I'm the
direction OF a severance OF diplomatic re-.
lat.ons and the consequences will be
armed hostility. The President conferred
with Senators Stone and Kern to-day. Al
the conference House leaders were also
present, The Senators declined TO dis.
cuss what happened. On retiring after
the conference they declared the resoIu-
tons would be disposed Of"
In the midst NJ all the turmoil to-day
the fact came out that Postmaster
General Burlcson hod counsellcd the
writing Of the letter to Representa- tive
Por AMI was mainly responsible for
Initiating II, This caused one d!sSusted
Senator to remark that Col. House should
hurry home and look to hA laurels. On
the surface everything is serene In the
Senate. but IN the cloak rooms and uuiet
retreats, Ike committee rooms, the mat.
ter WIS grave'y disc ussed.
Senator Lodge went 10 the House to-
dag and conferred with Leader Mann.
lie declined To discuss the object of his
trip. but /. was associated with q report
curren, that Leader Mann was ready to
vote for the resolution Of warning.
Republicans in the Senate were disturbed
by 4.