Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1916-02-25
President In Collision
With Houses of Congress-

when Congress passed a resolution for
an embargo on expectation of NUM-
tiOns.
Receipt of Germany's reply to
Americas refusal to recognize the
armed merchantmen decree was ex-
pected soon, while the administration
was resigned to the belief that it
would be unsatisfactory.
Friends of the president feared that
perhaps it would he necessary for him
to depend upon Republican members
to stave off passage of the warning
resolution.
Representative Cooper of the House
foreign committee said, however, that
many minority members stand with
the Democrats in favor of a warn
ing.
Among the difficulties confronting
the president was the fact that both
Senator Stone and Representative
Flood favor warning to Americans
to keep off armed ships rather than
to risk war with Germany through a
break in diplomatic relations. 1t is
believed, too, that the majority of
both foreign committees favor the
same idea as the chairmen. Repre-
sentative Webb and others had pre-
pared petitions asking the president
to issue warning. And it was re-
ported that a canvass of congressional
sentiment would be presented to the
president as soon as possible, perhaps
today.
On the other hand, Senators CALM
ger, Lodge and Smoot and other prom
inent Republicans sustain the presi-
dents position.
Minority Leader Mann is also with
the executive.
The administration is trying hard
to postpone action by Congress, and
those supporting the president believe
that in the meantime the excitement
will subside. The presidents friends
pointed out that passage of warning
resolution would mean reputation of
the presidents policy and would en-
barrass, if not actually kill, his eff
forts to maintain peace and friendship
with Germany and still preserve
American rights at sea.
The White House received messages
from many points today. Many urged
passage of warning measure, while
others approved the presidents stand.
Former Secretary Of State Bryan has
taken no part in the agitation for
warning, his friends said.
Representative McLemore and 9TH
ers were prepared to bring up the
warning question in open debate, while
Senator Gore insisted upon his right
to make stirring speech for a warn
ing.
Will Tell State Secrets.
Berlin, Feb. 25.-If Republicans at
tack President Wilson's submarine
policies in the Forthcoming political
campaign, American Ambassador Ge-
rard may stump the United States in
support of the executive, it was broad
ly limited today.
He plans to visit America before the
June convention and if he finds Will
son under fire fo.' his dealings with
Germany he may explain to the coun-
try a few things about the submarine
controversies which the people do not
know now.
Gerard also expects to urge tariff
at least high enough to shut out cheap
products with which he is convinced
Europe is preparing to flood the
United States after the war. He may
also advocate a tariff commission to
which the president is already commit
ted.
In addition to these moves, the en-
voy may explain why German thought
at the beginning of the submarine
controversy that America was "bluf-
fling" in her demands.
Gerard tried for some weeks to i'm
press German officials with the Sc
riousness of the situation. Meanwhile
the then Austrian Ambassador Dumba
informed the Vienna foreign office