The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-21
SEN. STONE
WILL ANSWER
c. D. ?. TACKS
ON DIPLOMATIC DEVELOPMENT
- WILL DEFEND AOMlNSTRA-
TONS FOREIGN POLICIES -
MEXICAN AFFAIRS.

Washington, Feb. 20.-DiscusAon
from an administration viewpoint O.
! the submarine issue with Germany
will be undertaken in the senate thi,
week. Democrats, led by Senator
Stone, chairman of the foreign rela
tions committee, have determined tc
meet what they term an effort on the
part of the republican senators to
make a partisan issue of the situa
tion that has arisen since the German
admiralty's determination TO sink all
armed enemy merchant ships.
Senators Sterling and Lodge, re-
publicans, discussed the subject last
week, urging that for the United
States to yield to Germany the right
to sink defensiyely armed merchant
ships would be an unneutral act and
step toward war. In announcing
his purpose TO address the senate.
Senator Stone said he would answer
some of the arguments made by the
republicans, but declared that the
situation was one of such grave i'm
portance that it should not be de-
bated in a partisan way. Preparing
for his address, the Missouri senator
has conferred with President Wilson
and Secretary Lansing and his views
are awaited with. interest by both
houses, who do not conceal the belief
that the nation is facing the gravest
diplomatic crisis of the European
war.
Mexican affairs also are to be aired
again in the senate. republican. sena-
tors planning to attack the presidents
report on Senator Falls resolution
asking for information concerning the
Carranza government. Senator Fall
has expressed disappointment because
the president and Secretary L.ansins
did not disclose diplomatic CORES.
pondence relating to political condi-
tons in Mexico which led up to the
of CarranZa. In the for
aign relations committee Wednesday |
he nomination of Henry Prather !
Fletcher as ambassador to Mexico |
will be considered. The general opin-
on is that this nomination will be /
Confirmed before the end of the week.
Haitien Treaty to Be Up.
Other important matters to occupy !
ttention of the senate branch during
he week will be the Haitien treaty,
resolution TO direct congressional
Investigation into charges of ineffc
ancy of the army aviation service.
ontinuation of the inquiry into the
tness of Louis D. Brandeis for the
upreme court: water power lesisla-
ion and further inquiry into the
LEGGED effort of American interests to
lonopolize the sisal output in Yuca-
an.
In both houses the preparedness /
rogram will be pushed in committees
-hich are framing the army and
avy bills. There is general salts
action among administration leaders
yer the apparent disappearance of
iuch Of the earlier opposition to the
ecessity for a reasonable plan for
atioaal defense
The Kitchi1 resolution to repeal
le free sugar clause Of the Under
tariff law may be
.ached late this week in the house.
Ten Democrats lnsursins.
Ten democrats already have notified
.aiority Leader Kitchin that they
i'll not be bound by the caucus de
sion 10 support the measure. Other
embers may Join the insurgents"
inks. it is said. There has vet been /
o attempt by the opposition to per
ct an organization and it is probable /
.at they will do no more than speak
I'd vote against il individually. Ma
.rity leaders aver that adoption Of
e resolution in the house is as
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