New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-02
Resolution of Warning.

Thi. resolution is as follows: ,
"Pesolved. That 10 is the sense OF
.bis House that all citizens OF ne
United States should be warned that
serious controversy has arisen IN re-
latlon TO the arming % merchant yes
sells and the method OF waging sub
marine warfare By the nations engaged
in the European war; that the fFesi-
dent is conducting negotiations with
the belligerents for the purpose OF Sc
curing an understanding concerning
the disputed principles OF international
law involved, 20 the end that the honor
OF the United States may be upheld
ard the rights OF her citizens main
tanned; that pending such negotiations
no citizen Of the United States should
take passage on an armed snip OF any
Of the belligerent nations.
II IL probable that the advocates o.
q surrender resolution will agree 70
get behind either this proposition. or
one much like it. II Is known TO have
the approval Of Senator Gore. author
Of the Senate warning resolution.
Friends e. the President object
strongly 20 the resolution being put IN
chs form, and IL u known that the
President emph&tically wishes 10 avoid
q vote on this sort OF resolution. When
lie wrote to Representative Pou, ask
ing for a vote on the warning resolu-
lions, the President had on his desk a
copy Of the McLemore resolution, and
IL was on this he particularly desired
vote.
The McLemoIe resolution contains
many fiat statements IN the "wherea'
section, which would prevent members
OF the House from voting on them
Il l. . Na ii ~
sire 10 warn Americans OF armed
ships. When the President was IN
formed. before writing the Pou letter
tina. not more than a handful OF mem
bers of the House would vote for the
NcLemorc resolution. he was In
formed correctly, but there has never
betn any intention. even on last We'd
rosday, during the wave OF fear. OF
RAISING anything like the McLemore
resolution. before vote IL would
have been reduced 10 simple warn
Ang OF Americans to stay Oft armeo
liners.
Three Calls for Meeting.
Three calls were sent out TO-DAY 90
meeting Of the Foreign Affairs Com
mittee. but the members could not ~
gathered together until late in tn
hl-cInOOf. isehUtiS pl uotH olhro y
the question wanted 20 talk things ove'
beforehand. In the Speakers Office
Senator Underwood. OF Alabama, ws'
called into the consultation VIII
Speaker Clark and Representative
Kitchin. Sherley, Shackleford, Harci
son and Flood.
II was understood following This
meeting that Postmaster General Buy
Lesson was getting tho credit IN The
House Of having brought about the let
te- from the President TO Representa-
tive Pou. Members who believe th'
Presidents contention will not be w
held By large vote say freely tina
Postmaster General Burleson has over
estimated the Presidents chances.
One definite result OF the letter .
L M. Pou WAS -he stiGening OF the att
1 ,ude Of those Democrats who will stan'
~ the President through thick az
Min and the gradual development %
sA.timent on the Republican side Tn
Minority members are not sohdly ar
rsA against the President. but unit
.heyAre allowed TO enter the diplo
matte Sounsels or be taken into tn
Pr.sideA's confidence. II is estimated
here thu they stand against the Presi
dent in the proportion OF seven q
three.
All the Tammary Democrats ar
against the President in solid phslanN
and GU. OF eight New Jersey Rcpuoli
can. six arc against the President
Representative Pou's recent statemen
20 the President that the Rules Com