The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-05
SENATE STILL FIGHTING
WILSON ON ARMED SHIPS
Gore May Reintroduce His Resolution, McCumber ia
Push Another-Lodge Denies British Precedent
in Russo-Japanese War.

WASHINGTON. March A.-rhe Senate
10 again confronted with tho issue as
TO how Il shall deal with the resolution
warning Americans OF armed merchant
men Of the belligerents.
The McCumber resolution, which was
tabled yesterday. alons with the Gore
resolution, and which Senator McCumber
reintroduced after tho vote on the Gore
resolution. is lying on the table subject
10 call.
Senator McCumbcr u considering
whether he should call the resolution Up
early next week and rave Il voted on.
or whether hc mould start a debate on
the merits Of the subject matter, and after
tho debate has been exhausted move for
the disposition Of the resolution. The
Senator objects to having lis warning
resolution tabled. lie wan,s a direct
vote on II.
II he could be assured OF . vote on
the merits OF the resolution he said
to-day. he would call It Wy at the
first opportunity, but unless he could
get such assurances he would debate the
resolution first n call Il M for action
later.
Senator Gore has intimatcd hat he
may r~eintroduce his resolution. which he
practically withdrew yesterday when he
substituted the wariike declaration that
the Senate voted down 6S to IL. There
Is nothing IN the rules to prevei the
reIntrviuction Of the original Gore reso-
luton.
Lodge brings II Up.
The submarine question was before
the Senate to-day for more h an
hour. Although the water power bill
WAS the subject under consideration II
did not prevent debate on the Subma !ne
issue. As soon as a quorum had been
obtained Senator Lodge Of Massachu-
setts initiated tho controversy by Ia.
Producing documents to prove that Great
Britain had not warned her citizens on
of beiligerent Ships during the Russo
Japanese war.
SENATOR Hitchcock. who believes thai
American citizens should he prevented
from travelling on armed merchantmen
of the belligercnts. declared that Sweden
Lad issued such an order In the present
war and Senator Lodge as scented to this
The subject thus having been brought
before the Senate. Mr.. McCumber adj
dressed the Senate at length in support
. vi It~tAUltNn Inh IN
senator Clam Minnesota and senator
Tones. Washington fo,iowed Nr Nc.
C,,mh.r reading INTO IN. sen.,. ,o.ord
uewsnaner stories r.,i,,ny hou Shades
Rsl,nvr an A,,.r,,.n ~ "a I,;.rr.non,
street, Brooklyn. who sailed yesterday
on the White star liner Canopic for the
Azores. Gibraltar and the Mediter-
ranean. accompanied by his wife. had
boasted AZ the axci,.ner, .ra ibr,I,s
no mad s.,.rienced IN hinct,de INV
Tn same story reci.ed tha, ,h. can.
tain OF the Canopi,. announced thai he
would take ON arma men, M G,hrait.r
Mr. Bellows was reported N he an i'm,
porter who had made three trims through
the danger zone. senator .Jon.s re-.
s.rring to this ema
This is a concrete example of Tho
disposition of those peop,e who n-onos,
TO travel on these armed merchant ships
The American 'people may no, under.
stand the fine distinction of in;.rn,.
,ionaI law, but they will understand IN.
expression Of such "A desire as is her.
shown on the part Of these travellers.
National Honor Involved,
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people never viii! stand behind such q
proposition"
Senator Lodge, discussing the state,
ments made in debate yesterday and
heretofore tina Great Britain hac
warned her nationals on belligeren
ships in the war between Russia anC
Japan, said:
"There has been a widely circulated
statement that Great Britain during tn,
Russo-Japanese war issued "a warnint
TO her citizens MT TO take passage VI
; belligerent merchantmen. The referenc,
division of the Library OF Congress ex
anined this very thoroughly. The,
found that the only origin Of the report
was in n letter signed by Snc c. I.
sch!ens. In the NEW YORK Sun, In which
he stated that such a warning had beer
issued by the British Government.
They endeaNored TO find Mr.. Schlens
I but his name did not appear in "A New
York directory and nothing could b'
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