The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-02
MAY DECLINE
NOMINATION
If Congress Does Not Sup
port President on For
eign Policy
WILSON WON'T AC-
CEPT COMPROMISE
Demands Test Vote on Res
olution Warning Ameri-
cans Not to Travel

Washington, March president Will
sons demand that Congress take action
on the McLemore resolution warning
Americans against travelling on belliger-
ent armed ships is so distasteful to the
leaders of last weeks rebellion against
the administration that a move was
made yesterday to frame compromise
measure.
The president is not prepared to accept
any compromise. He wants the McLe-
more resolution disposed of in the House
and the Gore resolution disposed Of in
the Senate.
The compromise resolution that the
leaders desire to act upon would be in
effect no more than a vote of confidence
on the presidents foreign policy.
Congress made this mess and Con-
gress has got to clean it up, / want ac-
ton on the original resolution"
These are the words attributed to the
president by one of the Democratic lead
ers with whom he conferred yesterday.
There is no doubt here that the move
made by the president is a portend OF big
political and international developments.
Ii is conceivable that the Democrats in
Congress should fail to reject the Nc
Lemore resolution which is supported by
ma iority sentiment in the House never
theless, if they want the leadership of
President Wilson in the coming cam
paign.
Politicians who credit the president |
with absolute sincerity in his declaration |
that he will accept a denomination only |
in response to public opinion declare
that if Congress should put through a
taking foreign affairs out OF
his hands he would decline renomina
ton.
Before the president demanded action
by Congress administration advisers had
made certain by poll that if vote
on McIemore's resolution was forced the
resolution would be defeated.
When the McLemore resolution is re-
iected, the president is expected to send
a short, direct indication to Berlin as
to the unsatisfactoriness of the last Won
BernstorH memorandum. This intention
s subject to modification only if the So
allied British secret orders show inten
lion on the part of England to violate
law in directing her mer-
hantmen to take the aggressive against
An abrupt close to negotia-
ions with Berlin is to be expected if
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ion, and if the British secret orders do
lot amount to all that the Berlin govern
nent has claimed.
The state department had no new in J
diligence yesterday as to when the Brit
sh secret orders may be expected to ar
i've, and the belief is growing that the
iplomatic mail pouch from Ambassador
ierard containing these "orders" was in
by the British authorities. b
meeting of the House foreign affairs p
ommittee was scheduled for late yes p
erday, when it was expected that dis y
ussion would center ON a form of a com f
romise resolution, which the Democrats d
Duld support without oonceding too n
luch to the president and which would
OF preclude future action to keep Amer
ans of armed ships II crisis with
ermany should develop.
The president went into conference at
o'clock yesterday morning with Chair
IAN Stone of the Senate foreign rela- p
ons committee, Senator Kern, majority
'ader of the Senate, and Chairman Flood
the House foreign affairs committee.
hat conference lasted nearly an hour
Chairman Flood of the House foreign
fairs committee made the following al
,atement: re
president Wilson's hands will be sup II
orted by Congress. Even men who be- &c
eve that resolution should pass Con- NJ
'ess calling on Americans to stay off
med ships during the present stage of
le European war will not put them
Ives in the position of repudiating the
,sition assumed by President Wilson, b
hich, he says, is made necessary to
aintain the nations honor.
"The House foreign affairs committee
III prepare a resolution to-day indorsing ~
e presidents position. 1t will be re- N J
,rted under a special rule which will oI
rmit its immediate consideration. am 81 81.
rtain that such resolution viii be ~
ssed." va