The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-03-10
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GIVES.
PRESIDENTS
VIARP0LICY
ITssUPPORT
Republicans Join Administration
Democratic Defeating lemore
{! Resolution Amid Most Sensa-
* fiOnal Scenes Of Two Decades
STAND BY PRESIDENT
: III. rs SLOGAN " OF BATTLE

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Peace AT Any Price Advocates In
Lower House 81 Congress Rou-.
ted In Fight That Means Teu-
'tonics Must Respect Demands
!, ,AssOcis.sd Press b. FsasraI wirslsss.J
Ut, AsHINGToN. March r. s.--No
wv doubt femAins Of the strength
wv Of President Wilson in con!
gress. Any that may have raisSd It's
head yesterday morning died, suddenly
late In the afternoon, w hen the house
Of Representatives turned upon the
3tpeace 1t any price faction and
.tahied, by a vote Of 276 to l42, the res.
olution, introduced by JET MULemore
of Texas, warning Americans against
travelling upon merchant craft carry.
Ing arms for defense against German
submarine attacks, 2. :. o., .'.'%ass-.
The President waited for the result
In the cabinet room az the Capitol.
He was greatly, eratifed, he said. ,.,c
IL Prom the moment that the house got
| down, 20 work < the issue was never In
| doubt, and n the enthusiasm for the
presidential policies grew greater and
greater a. t9te after vote showed the
Volume 81 sentiment IN favor of sup.
| porting Mt. WILSON, when the anal
| vote was iealled it3 was taken amiii
scenes the most Spectacular the cham.
Der has witnessed Tor moro thaH a 40.
eade ". I. ee-sS,sfqti 4 !; = ~ ~ "a ~
Stand ~ ma, fr.siaen.,. ~ o. LIZ, &.
| Republicans and Democrats working
shoulder 10 shoulder for the support of
the Rrssidents and the tabiing Of the
resolution shouted and yelled as n6Hie
/ after name was called 4, r.
L J. Stand by the President, Z was one
ofrthe alogahs alepted early 81 the
battle end II rang through tie house
99e after time sas the fight grew
s..Is !; y to hs wilson and Lansing y
Won Bernstoff and the Kaisef,s' was
smother ,ery, snd y also was heard
,Ths arst vote was Oh Ithe. question
pf adding sIhehdhepts 70 the rssoli-
tion, which meant IN attempt at ali.
buster for unlimited debate. & The Irs.
suit o. the tkIlt showed that the "a.
ministtation forces wefe stronger etsh
Than had been suspected. che vote b.
| The second vote, whi9k Was ON the
rule limiting the debate On the resoiu.
ton TO four hours, was won by the
Wilsohites5 R7i 70 lss. ~
Wilson Does Not want Wsr 'R%%s'3
Wilson Democratic leaders declared
i Turing the debate that The President
i did not want uSr and was steadily
striving against it,SwhileY the opponents
insisted that Mr.. Wilson was contend.
ing for q right the legality Of which
was extremely doubtful, and that he
i was attempting to shift the RESPONSE
bility. for q decision which snould be
his own, upon the shoulders Of con.
4 gress " s ~.
i The supporters Of the resolution and
the foes Of the President on this issue
made use Of the, memorandum sent to
the allied Powers ON January ls by
1 Secretary Lansing, stating that he be.
lieved the right of the warning ma.
lions to arm their merchantmen 10 be
| II questionable, lawfulness. ~. ~
Re- I,ntatige Flood, one of the
4 strongest speakers against the resoIu.
tion and in support Of Mr.. Wilson . pol,
ley, pointed ont that in view of the
fact that the Allies had declined to
fisarnn their trading ships, the Ian,
sing -memDrandum-haa not affected the
issue, which renained rthe same as II
the document had no been sent, WV
i MT. Flood told the members, during
the debate, thatSsait il impossible for
the United States 10 yield TO the de.
i mands of Germany unless yoa are win.
4 ing TO confess TO the world that the
destruction Of The Lpsitania was lust,
fled by the rules Of war, and ,sou can
4 not do that % ~
1fsfyAh' Also 81 injected ftestl =
E'TRA victory OF the President in the
hease was the more Significant because
Of the fight against his former chief
hat is being made by William j.
bryan, former sccretary OF state.
l1Iryan yesterday opened his headquar
tiers at his hotel here and began his
peace at any price propaganda. he
gave luncheon at which he had as
guests many of the anti-WiIson mem,
bers of the house, He told interview.
ers that bis luncheon was g simply a
friendly affair." vi. Z 80
|, There was a Slip however, for Re-
Presentatiye Bailey OF Pennsylyania,
who telephoned tho invitations TO the
luncheon to the members OF congress,
asked, admitted that the gathering was
one for those opposed 70 preparedness,
" and in favor Of warning Americans
against making use of armed merchant
vessels. f..EhIfH,@ -" -
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