The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-04
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the President is Doing
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Announcement Made That.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. An ex.
pected attack on the administrations
foreign policy and its course IN tie
latest submarine crisis failed TO ma;
terialize in the Senate today when
that body,after being in session less
than ten minutes, adjourned It'll noon
tomorrow. The reason assigned to
the sudden adjournment by adersson
both sides was that several of sen-
ators who were expected to- haye bus
mess to present did not have it
The motion on which the SenateS
adjourned, however, was IN observe
ance OF the DEATH Of Associate aus,
ticc Lamar, of the Supreme Court.
Earlier in the day Chairman stone
Of the foreign relations commit tee IA
conference with President over the
submarine crisis told the PEesident
he had heard an intimati that some
Senators were going to assatl the ads
mintstration's course and that some
others were going to attack the Mex
lean policy. 1a.-ss1sy -;
The internationalesit situation was IN
permost in tile minds OF menlbefs Of
both Senate and House 90 stheg 80
assembled todnwl for the real Wotlset
the session after the oliday receag:
Senator Fall. r. Republican ct New
Mexico, had ready as resol utton ea "
ing on President Wilson 70 tnfoEah
the Senate to what goSetnmene he
proposed to ,aceredit Henry Prather
'T1etc1le who fhg bee atsd tor
.ambassad ofs to & Mexico: ne WIN IN
1roduce the res6lutt ion tomortoW anu
1t is expected that 3be made
a vehicle for aS gen ralt RepubH can ~
tack not on: Mr.. E,le tehe but npon
the administratio lis Me1ican poltcy
Official announcements thai tho row
eminent will actin the newest Phase
OF the submarines crisis brought on
by the sinking Of the Persia was maee
today at the White House Secfe;
tary Tumulty issued this statemene
for the President.
THE President and the secres
tary Of State are taking every
means possible to obtain the sepla
facts in this grave matter and wiz
act as soon asstheS Information
obtained"
In the absence Of details and speei-
flc information on which TO base the
next STEP EEEe9Lu6HLa lNHll1OnE fSS4t4S ~
the cabinet meeting which WIS 10
have been held today. The grettdeut
is understood to have told, Senator
stone at thei5 interyleB TINT The ads
ministration IS doing all Il could q
protect American rights. The Preei-
dent Instructed Secretary Lansing %
bring immediatelyEto.t heTW White HouEe
and new Information which comes e
hand and then busted himseit read.
ing official dispatches so far Fecetsed
and getting in touch generally With
the situation.
Tho administration Sc depe nding
largely on inquiries which Amheaaa-
dor Penfield has been tnstructep to
make at Vienna sand that Which the
Consuls are gathering elseYhere 70
establish the Nationalist OF the sub
marine which is said to have sunk tlle
Persia and to develop facta In tho
case generally.
who had no social 3interco lirses what
ever but had reason to 3cnlt tyat a each
others acquaintance CONNER
adopted the method of aandtnE their
cards at the beginning OF the yeefs = 70
result was such q burden tpoH ne
postal authorities that eyer sew
m