Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-07
MANN SOUNDS
WARNING TO
JOY RIDERS
Has No Sympathy with Americans
Who Would Ride on Armed
Ships, Perhaps Involving
Nation in War,
WOULD LET WILSON ALONE
+ Not Inclined to Interfere with Pres
ident in Discharge of His Con-
stitutional Duties.
SRAvE QUESTION TO CONSIDER


WASHINGTON, March b.-The
house resounded with cheers when
Mr. Mann took the floor today and
assailed Americans who might in
volve the country in war by travelling
on armed ships.
''I hope our citizens never will be
put to the test Of having to fight be-
cause some fool has involved us by
entering upon Joy ride. he
shouted.
When Representative Gardner de-
clared there should be a clear vote
on the subject Republican Leader
Mann announced that he was against
bringing the matter up IN the house
at all
"I have believed" said Mr. Mann,
Gin letting the house attend to its
constitutional duties and letting the
4 president attend to his constitutional
duties"
'"She gentleman from Massachusetts,
Mr.. Gardner" said Republican Leader
Mann, has charged that the member
<hip of the house in this matter has beer
= actuated, first by partisan reasons, and
second by fear OF the votes at home. The
gentleman from Massachusetts is entitled
TO speak for himself but not for any one
else on either side OF this house. This is
too grave a question for the patriotic
men Of this house TO be actusted by base
motives as suggested by the gentleman
from Massachusetts"
bryan at Luncheon.
William Jennings Bryan made his head
quarters today at q hotel almost under
the shadow OF the caIitol. and conferred
at luncheon with many congressman who
are rated as Bryan men.
Mr.. Bryan insisted that the luncheon
was only friendly gathering" Repre-
sentative Bailey's view at the same time
was that it was "a meeting OF those op-
posed TO preparedness and armed ships.
He was especially emphatic In his dec
laration that no Conspiracy was on
foot.
II won't say that shall not discuss
warning American citizens against tax
ing passage on armed ships" Mr.. Bryan
said. ''but / will say that have said
nothing about It thus far"
would stand by President.
Representative Flood. chairman of the
foreign affairs committee. told the house
that the Issue was broader than any ques-
tion of warning people off ships or Of
procedure and precedents. Il was a ques-
ton. he declared. OF whether when the
president is engaged in a diplomatic ne
COLLATION. with a foreign government.
I'VE should stand with our president, or
with foreign power. whether we stand
! with America. or with the government
Myth which America Is negotiating"
when the time comes to act tomor-
row." MIR. Flood added, "I hope that
every patriotic congressman, and l think
every member of this house is patriotic.
viii be found standing behind the presi-
dent. Woodrow WILSON,
Mr.. Flood said the talk in the house
about warning resolution had been cir
culated through the newspapers and II
had gone abroad that the house was IN
favor OF the McLemore resolution. THE
fact that his information got TO the
capital at Berlin" he said. stopped the
negotiations with Germany and hampered
President Wilson. balked him. and left
him in a situation where not to act
would be worse than anything else. Il
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