The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-03

was a matter of deep regret TO many, in
GLIDING myself. That warning has beer
renewed but the criticism of the presi
dents administration for failure TO pro
tect American lives in Mexico has not
ceased 1t is impossible for me TO crit
ieize this administration for failure t.
protect lives in Mexico and then turn
around and publish to the world that
the Americans who exercised an equal
| right on a belligerent merchantmen
should not be entitled TO the protection
of his country. The attitude Of the presi'
dent is the attitude | have always up.
held. If the president is hampered, as be
tells US he is, he has the right to ask for
vote on the precise proposition before
Congress, to know whether Congress
takes the view of the belligerent nation
which he is negotiating upon a right
never questioned in centuries.
Senator John Sharp Williams of Mis-
sissippi, spoke even more strongly in
support of the president, declaring that
the question in his mind was Shall ac-
claim America first or deutschland Uber
Allies Congress had prodded, nagged
and even dared a very patient man until
he now says: Very well, you have given
comfort to foreign negotiators, you have
weakened my hand and partly paralyzed
my power and want showdown. |
will pick up the gauntlet, If the pa
triotsm of Congress is behind me, let's
find it out. II not, let's find it out
again. Or let the people know that am
helpless. You already have done az
much harm as you can by suggesting
your resolution, The only thing to do is
TO table it, Bring on your Gore and
other resolutions and let them be laid on
the table. Senators who want to assume
president when he stands by principle
500 years old may do so. What Germany
wants to do is to change international
law herself and make us particeps Grim
mails.
Senator Gore spoke in his advocacy of
his resolution, discussing it on its merits, |
however, and avoiding references to the
much larger questions which its oppo
nents regard as involved. Senator James
Of Kentucky was prominent in putting |
questions hostile to Gore.
Il introduced my resolution said the
senator, because | was apprehensive we
we're heading toward war" said he. my |
tct was based on report which seemed
20 me to come from the highest author
ty, that certain senators and members
If the House in a conference with the
president received from him the ntima-
ion if not the declaration that if Ger
many insisted on her position the United
states would insist upon hers and that
his would result, probably. in breach
# diplomatic relations, and that breach
# diplomatic relations would probab bly,
,e followed by a state of war, and that
state of war might not be an evil.
night not be ungrateful, might end the
var by mid summer, and thus might rem
er great service to civilization. | can
ot certify to the truth of the report. ]
ell the tale as it was told to me.
'If the senator from Missouri, the
hartman of the foreign relations com
littee, will deny it, that will satisfy me. .
the senator from Indiana says it is not !
rue, viii accept that"
"Well, in fairness to the president"
aid Senator Stone. 81 think | should
tate that the president never stated to
he or stated in my hearing that he be-
eyed or in any way entertained the ;,
bought that war between the United a
tstes and the central powers would be :
esirable or would result in any good or
ould not be ungrateful." )