Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-04
u. S. Will Present United
Front in Negotiations
Over Submarines
GORE RESOLUTION
ORDERED TABLED
Sixty-eight Favor Giving
Executive Free Hand in
Foreign Dealings

Washington, D. c., March s-By a
vote Of 6S to II, greater majority
than they expected, administration
forces in the senate today tabled Sen
ator Cores resolution to warn Ameri-
cans off the armed ships of the >Euro-
pean belligerents, and thereby finally
quelled in the senate an agitation
which has embarrassed President Will
son in the submarine negotiations
with Germany.
Senator Cores resolution, substi-
tute by Senator McCumber, republican
and an attempt by Senator Gore to
strengthen his original proposal, all
were defeated at one time on a roll
call on motion by Senator James,
one of the administration whips, to
table them. The administration vic
tory in the senate transferred the
fight to the house.
It was said at the white house that
the result in the senate was satisfac-
tory and met the wishes of President
Wilson It was added that attention
would now be concentrated on the sit
uation in the house.
Gore Votes to Table.
Senator Gore voted to table his reso-
luton. Senator's Chamberlain and
O'Gorman were the only democrats to
other twelve anti-administration were
all republican. Forty-seven democrats
and twenty-one republicans voted to
table the resolution.
Senator Gore voted to table because
he did not favor his own substitute and
introduced it merely to get an express
sion Of the senate on that issue.
The text of Senator Cores addition
TO his original resolution and which
was tabled with the warning resolution
was rs follows:
"Resolved, by the senate, the house
Of representatives concurring, that
the sinking by German submarine
without notice or warning of an arm
ed merchant vessel of her public
enemy, resulting in the death Of citi-
zen of the United States, would con-
stitute Just and SUFFICIENT cause OF
war between the United States and
the German empire"
Several senator's explained that the
double form Of the question was re-
sponsible for the character of the vote
rs few senators wanted to vote on the
question regarding a cause for war.
President Wilson, after comforting
with Acting Chairman Pou Of the rules
committee, determined to have vote
In the house, even If q special rule con-
tanning a resolution were required
Administration leaders in the house
HI hot ho
necessary to report a resolution in a
rule. It is taken for granted the re-
publicans would fight such rule and
with one exception such action Is un-
sprecedented.
Senator Jones, republican, declared
the tabling of the resolution had fog
ged rather than clarified any issue.
Nothing has been decided today,
except that the senate Of the United
States can be gagged absolutely he
said 1--WE have not passed on the
issue. We have only done like the
ostrich and in the face of danger have
covered our heads in the sand"
Senator McCumber later reintroduc.
ed substantially the same resolution
he had offered as a substitute to the
JOI0 TCSOluLlOu. lue uCSuuU0l AO5O
luton would go to the calendar.
Sherman Fears War.
1--WE are approaching the issue Of
peace or war" declared Senator Sher-
man, republican, who voted against
tabling the resolutions. ultimately,
the way the chief executive is travel
ing leads but to one close. It viii
end in war or national abandonment
and humiliation. There is no escape
from the end of the way he is travel
ing. The action of this senate today
may be parliamentary. Ut may be JUS.
tilted BY the exigencies of the situa-
tion, but it smacks so strongly Of cow
ardice, evasion and Sinking Of re-
.sponsibility that I am justified in ap-
plying to it these critical words.
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