The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-07
To Kill MCLemore Resolution
to Warn Americans to Stay
Off Armed Merchantmen.
RECORD CROWD DRAWN
President Wilson's Detractors
Are Denounced by Pou as
"Imps of He'll"
tsT ABEneIATEp FREHHi

Promptly at il o'clock the House as
semhled for the aIl-day fight Of the
administration forces to kill the Nc
Lem0re resolution to warn Americans
on armed ships Of the European bel
llgerents.
Speaker Clarks was in he chair
and Acting Chairmnu Pnu, of the
rules committee was in his scat ready
to submit the special rule under
which debate will proceed.
Prospects OF senaat nnaI debate
attracted record crowd II the
House long before the doors opened.
Men, women and children camo ready
for a long stay.@Lunch= boxes, milk
bottles, opera glasses and books forr1-
=ed=the princinal part of their equip
ment. Wien the public galleries were
thrown open there was u rush and
scramble and the galleries were
filled within Ave minutes.
AS preliminary to the big fight in
the House, there was a fight of quite a
different nature In the House barber
shop. Two of the negro BARRIERS there.
who cater to the representatives.
brought their argument to close with
n fllssilade of toilet wafer bottles and
other barber shop accessories, accom-
panied by a running fire Of language,
which was far from parliamentary.
The house police force ended the row
by clapping both the combatants into
Jail. The spirit of combat seemed to
be in the air.
AS soon as the journal had been read,
Mr.. Pou offered the privilege resolu-
tl1na containing the special rule. He
asked unanimous consent OF ninety
minutes debate on the rule. There
was no objection and the debate began.
MIR. Pou took the floor to open the
fight The first outburst of applause
came at the outset OF his speech when
lie said:
"All the tmns of hell never devised a
more infamous lie than the declaration
that has been made that President
Wilson warts war;"
Representative Campbell. OF Kan
sns, Republican member of the rules
committee, announced when Mr.. Pnu
concluded that IL the motion to close
debate on the rule were defeated. he
would offer substitute for the Me-
I.emore resolution, which would be
direct warning 10 Americans to
keep off armed ships.
AT tho end OF debate af an hour
and half on the rule, vote on a
motion for the previous question"
IA motion TO end the debate on the
rule itself-was In order. That. I'M
der the plan Of the leaders, would be
the first roll call.
Then a vote on the adoption of the
rue itself was in order making sec
ond roll call.
The adoption OF the rule meant
four hours debate on the MeLemore
resolution itself with another roll call
ut the close on motion for DISPOSE
tion Of the resolution. This gener-
ally. was expected to be a motion by
Chairman Flood of the foreign af-
fairs committee to table 1t.
The expectation OF three roll calls
was based on the assumption that the
rule would be carried and did not
take into consideration any unexpect-
ed parliamentary tactics from the OPP
position.
Mr.. Pou attacked the McLemore
resolution ut the outset.
''1t means, in effect, that II an
American disregards n warning that
the United States government will
fold It's hands" said he.
&c there single red-blooded cit
iztn in this house or THIS country who
wants to do that? 1t Is charged that
the president wants war. All the
tmns OF hell never devised q more In
famous charge. No man since Ahra-
ham Lincoln has gone through such
n test as the president has gone
: through In the last six months. He
hns tried to preserve peace. He
would not sacrifice a single life to
make himself president for life time.
He has support OF both sides Of this
chamber. He has support on the
Democratic side and distinguished
support on the other side. Only the
other day read statement OF for
mer President Taft supporting him.
Applause on both sides OF the
chamber followed his remarks.
When Representative Campbell.
Republican. arose to speak he read a
substitute he said he would propose
sc motion to end debate on the rule
did not carry. 1t was as follows:
"Resolyed that in the opinion Of
the House of Representatives citizens
oil the United States under existing
conditions and irrespective Of their
legal rights ought to refrain from
tnking passage on armed vessels OF
Ielligerent nations except in case Of
imperative necessity.
''There is no great question Of ma
tlonal right involved In this issue.
declared MT. Campbell. rnnr Is there
any great crisis involving the honor
af The United States at this time. Does