Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-25

lose its position as defender OF the
= principles Of international law the
leaders in plain language, and they In
turn told him plainly of the strong
sentiment in Congress.
AS a result of the conference admin
. istration leaders in Congress are ex-
=pected to exert their strongest inhu-
-ence to prevent any action at this time.
President Wilson spent practically
~ the entire morning discussing phases
= Of the foreign situation. In ADDITION 10
: comforting with the House leaders, ne
saw Henry Morgenthau. American am
bassador to Turkey, and then took up
the international situation with the
cabinet.
Administration officials said that the
Presidents warning in his letter to
20 Senator Stone that the United states
must defend international law from IN
: fraction by any nation or group OF ma
lions was directed toward all the Eu-
ropean belligerents.
= Note to Britain Ready.
The government is about ready 1t
go was said to forward to Great Britain
: the contraband note which has been
under preparation for weeks and will
push vigorously the protests against
seizure of American mails.
- Senator Stone said today he would
= continue to do all in his power to pre-
vent open discussion. 1t was probable
that he would confer with Secretary
: Lansing.
-pone action Senator Stone said he had
heard indirectly. He was informed. he
said. that it had come to some House
: leaders from an official source. but he
= knew nothing Of it personally.
- Il am not going to permit precipita-
= ton of debate today on this issue If 1
can help it," Senator Stone declared
: discussion. l see nothing that should
give anybody the jim-jams in this sit
uation."
= Cold Weather as Deterrent.
: One reason advanced in administra-
: ton circles in support of a theory that
: the German submarine campaign might
mot actually begin before April 1 was
that the extremely cold weather in the
North sea and the Atlantic about the
: British Isles would necessarily delay it.
1t was understood that the United
States is not inclined to ask for
-postponement of the submarine policy,
because such step might be con-
-strued as recognizing its validity
Hints that the policy might be post
poned have come from German sources
for several days.
Reports taken to the White House to-
day by some administration supporters
in Congress did not agree with Speaker
-.Clark's estimate that a resolution
warning Americans off armed ships
would be passed by the House. The
President was encouraged by a large
number of kilograms which reached the
: White House today from different
parts of the country supporting his
stand and was represented by officials
as being absolutely determined to
= maintain his position.
Letters Urging a Resolution.
On the other hand, letters from many
parts of the country urging passage of
"a resolution poured into the foreign
affairs committee office.
: Committee chairmen and other House
leaders conferred with Speaker Clark
reports of the White House conference
to members.
: Supporters of the agitation expressed
satisfaction over getting the Presi-
dents view into the open and generally
agreed that they were willing to give
him every opportunity to continue dip
negotiations without interfer-
--ence II there were no immediate dan
-ger of war.
Representative Foster of Illinois.
author of the warning resolution favor
ed by the matority of the contenders
for legislative action, said he did not
think 1t should be rushed under the
present circumstances.
Certainly there is no desire on the
part of the House to embarrass the
at this time" he said. II
think the members will be willing to
await developments before taking any
action
Will Ask for a Report.
: Representative McLemore of Texas,
who introduced the original warning
in cd hot he
~tinue to urge Chairman Flood to report
it. but admitted he had no hope of
favorable action.
: Senator Gore today introduced his
resolution to warn Ameri-
cans OF armed ships. and declared he
was all the more enthusiastic in his
purpose in view Of the correspondence
made public between the President and
Senator Stone.
I'm adopting my resolution there
: would be no abridgment of American
lit SO as to express this idea. NY reso-
luton reads that 1t be the sense of
Congress that American citizens fore
. bear to exercise the right to travel
There is in that nothing that could be
. construed as a denial of the legal right
of Americans to travel on armed mer-
Speaker Prevents Discussion.
= Quick work by Speaker Clark pre-
vented an extended discussion of the
resolution on the floor of the House
/. soon after the House convened.
: Representative Hubert of New York.
"a democrat. asked unanimous consent
for the adoption of resolution order
: ing the printing of 5000 extra copies Of
the McLemore resolution. Republican
Leader Mann objected, saying it was a
matter for the printing committee to
determine. Representative Barnhart,
= entered into the discussion, and Repre-
sentative Bailey of Pennsylvania, an
ardent supporter of the resolution,
shouted for recognition. The Speaker
: banged his gaveL
Il think the gentleman from New
York and the chairman Of the COM
mittee can get together and work this
out all right" he said.
Mr.. Bailey Is Shut OF.
Again Mr. Bailey demanded recog-
milton. but Representative Fitzgerald
of New York was recognized, and, with
Mr.. Bailey still striving to be heard.
the House passed from consideration
of unanimous consent proposals to
other business. Mr.. Bailey sat down