The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-08

duilns tue resolution careful check
ing later proved that he total was l42.
Now tina; votes have been taken IN
both the senate and house. and the
state department il preparing To go
on with its diplomatic negotiations.
President Wilson hopes that there will
be as little further discussion OF the
issue as possible.
Chairman Stone. OF the senate for
eign relations committee. con.erred
with the President tonight. Although
be would o talk about his confer
ence. IL is understood h. will not make
the speech on the subject of armed
ships which he announced recently he
would deliver In the senate this week.
lenroot Opposed.
Mr.. Lenroot. Republican. Of WisCon-
sin. said he would vote against tabinC
the McLemOre resolution. He read
from the Lansing memorandum 10 the
allied powers. written January Is. ex-
pressing the view that the arming OF
merchantmen was q doubtful legal
right which may De- denied on ccoun
OF new conditions.
Representative Temple. Of Pennsyl-
vania. a minority member OF the for
eign affairs committee. Expressed re-
eret hat the question ever was
brought before the house. Represen-
tative lgoc. Democrat. of Missouri.
said he could not soc how those who
having warned Americans TO stay out
of Mexico could now oppose a warm
ing to Americans TO stay of OF armed
merchantmen.
Representative Porter. Republican OF
Pennsylvania. also a foreign affairs
committeeman criticized the Presi-
dent for having written a personal
letter 10 a member ~ the rules com
mittec instead %. communicating with
congress itself. lie said h letter 10
Representative pou was the vice ot
the whole situation and Insisted That
the President had not properly adyis-
ed congress.
Representative Madden. Republican
Of Illinois. declared that if a straight
warning proposition vas pending It
would pass tho house overw helmingly.
"Cowardly. unfair. and ~Sidestepping'
was the way Representative Mckinley.
Republican Of Illinois criticized tho
days proceedings He said ninety per
cent of tho people IN his locality iay-
orcd a warning TO Americans 10 travel
on American and other neutral ships.
Denied Newspaper Article.
Representative Cooper. Republican
Of Wisconsin. referred to an article in
a New York newspaper today alleging
that gel OF the German-American
Alliance We're lobbying in congress for
proGerman legislation, and stating
that Representative Cooper was in lea
que with the Alliance and could be re-
lied on by II.
Il have nothing TO say about that
except hat 30 Is a deliberate false
hood" said Representative Cooper.
stand by the President. continued
Mr.. Cooper. In order for me To stand
by a man 10 is necessary that that man
should stand still He should be rea-
sonably stationary" He advocated q
warning resolution.
Representative Rogers. OF MasSa
chusetts. Republican. urged the house
10 support the President.
W are all agreed that peace shoub
be maintained IL 10 can be done with
honor" he said. We are an agreed
that war is horrible and the surest,
soundest. wisest way TO avoid war Is
10 support the President and not TO
tie his hands"
Representative Fozs. Republican. OF
Illinois. declared the effort 10 adopt
a warning resolution was clearly an
attempt TO take out OF the hands Of
the President the handling Of foreign
relations.
Mr. Foss declared that members o.
congress individually could warn
Americans not Co travel on armed
ships. but for the government 10 do i,
officially was unspeakably Cowardly
and humIIiafing
Regretted the Question.
Rcpresentativo Hamill, Democrat, OF
New Jersey. said
i deeply dcpIore the necessity at
this time OF differing with the Prcsi.
dent Of the United States. I'm %
ing 10 vote against tahlinE the Nc
Iemore resolution because will Ho,
become a partner bon any proceeding
To plunge this country into the Euro.
pean inferno OF slaughter and then AZ.
tempt 10 Justify my trca,hcry ON ID
fimsy pretcNt NJ party loyalty
Representative NoLemore. 81 Texas.
the author Of the resolution. had thirty
seconds for q speech. He stood m
front Of the speakers rostrum and
said a few words insudihlc 20 the mem
bership and the galleries alike.
Represcufatiyp Shrrl'y. OF Ken
lucky. Democrat spoke for ten min
'Ifs one thing. DO said. for
men TO think that people ought not Co
travel on the merchant ships of q bel
ngcrcrt. ite another thing for con
gross Co. sol'mnly make such "a 1eDlafa-
ton
Reviewed the Law
fir reviewed International law re-
garIirE tho arm.nE OF ships fog do
Tense and declared chat 10 was Tor