New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-26

a surrender resolution that he wouio
welcome vote on the question: MS
friends say. Letters and teleRramS
have poured into the White House urs,
ing the President too stand firm, anl
assuring him Of popular supper, m a"
sections Of the country. ne Aomlh's
tration will not force tho lighting IL Is
announced. but is ready for any sssaut
that may be made by those VINO favor
bowling 10 Germany
II is no, believed al the White House
that vote will be taken on the resoiu,
ton warning Americans on armed
ships. The President, however. mas
taken the position that whether sucn a
vote is taken or not Is immaterlsl' anu'
while ne il not challenging the trouble
makers. he believes that most or them
would not dare face their constituencies
after voting for such resolution
Begun by Pro-Germans.
Sunnorters Of the President say the
trouble in Congress is due 10 three ele-
uents. Ii was begun. they assert, among
the rro- Germans. the hyphenates of the
House. whose leading exponent is Rep
resentative Buchanan, Of Illinois, now
under indictment IN connection with
the prosecution Of Labor's National!
Peace Council by the Department OF
Justice. Closely allied with the Ger
manic element are the pacihsts,, the
Bryan followers, egged on to-day by
telegram from the Peerless Leader
This element, il is declared has WORKED
with the hyphenate crowd since the
opening Of the session.
The third faction of the surrender
party is declared TO be composed OF
'.plain towards" This element. accord
ing TO the Presidents friends. will fol,
iow the line Of least resistance ana
least danger. They will rush to the side
Of the President. il is thought, as
rapidlv and as numerously as they
Cooked 10 the support Of the surrender
resolution. Their original stand was
taken because, panic stricken. they be-
lieved il 10 be the only salvation from
war
The President has now persuaded
them. his friends say, that the course
they adopted would lead more surely
10 war than any other. lie sent To-Day
through Speaker Clark, Majority
Leader Kitchin and Chairman Flood OF
the Foreign Affairs Committee mes
sage that is believed TO have been 1l-
rected chiefly at the safety hrst e'e-
ment
Must Present Solid 'FRONT.'
"A divided country" the President Is
reported to have told them, lis an In
vitation to attack. If you want 10 re-
main at peace you must see TO IL tnst
fhe United States presents soma
front 10 any possible enemy, unoroken
hy internal dissension, unshakeh Oy
fear" T..
lining I'D solidly behind the president
Those who were most opposed 10 ms
Vacillation only few days ago express
the wArmest sympathy for ms new
stand. and declare they Will support
him as long as he maintains II.
@Tbe President should learn from
.be present demonstration in his ia
Vor" one Of his former critics SAID,
chat the people of the United States
will ALWAYS support the patriot against
the coward. For a time 1t seemed as
II Mr.. Wilson had forgotten the lessons
lis own historical writings had taught
others He seemed to think this peo-
Me should be neuter as well as neutral
that il was, indeed, too proud 10
fight He can see now that he was mis-
led and that the people will flock 10 the
support Of leader who stands for ma
tonal honor" e
Interesting from polltlCdi pOAiN VI
view was the effect Of the telegram
from William Jennings Bryan 10 Rep,
resentative Warren Worth Bailey, Of
Pennsylvania. Thinking that he hela
in his hand a package Of dynamite, tn
news Of which would result IN a STAN.
pede Of the House and the passage OF
surrender resolution, Representative
Bailey. timidly admitting that he had
telegram from the former Secretary o;
State. refused TO divulge its contents
until he had seen Floor Leader kitchin'
a close friend Of Bryan.
Bryan Causes No Excitement.
Mr.. Kitchin stopped just long enough
10 read the telegram, after which he
urged that IL be made public at once.
Mr.. Bailey Immediately released a huge
number of copies Of the resolution
which he had made prior TO consulting
MIR. Kitchin-but there was no explo-
sion. If anything, the telegram had a
soldering effect on the House and. taken
in conjunction with the message from