The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-04
BEHIND PRESIDENT
tcOntiausd Prom Fir., P.x.,

, with the administration forces declar-
ed their action did not represent the
! real sentiment OF the senate.
Senator FAN. Republican said.
! By your action today you have
! sent 10 tho Kaiser. n you have done
anything. notice that The senate OF the
I United States will look upon his sink
ing of armed merchant ships and the
B death OF an American citizen probably
with some degree OF regret. but that
no action would be- taken against him. 3"
EvasiVe Action.
Senator Borah. Republican. arraign-
( ed the senate for what he character
lied as IT'S evasive action. He said he
! would rather have battleships sunk
/ than TO nave the honor OF this senate
compromised before the world"
on the other hand Senator Kern.
the majority leader. upheld the action.
asserting that Il would proclaim to
all nations that the President. i'm exer-
cising his constitutional powers in the
conduct Of negotiations. spoke not
Tor himself not for his party. but for
an the people Of his country who are
prepared TO back him with their lives
in an insisteuce on American rights"
Emphatically asserting that there
could be no confusing OF the senate
action because OF technical parliamen-
tary entanglements. Senator Lodge
ranking Republican member OF the for
eicn relations committee. said the sen
ate had gone on record as opposing
a warning TO Americans and against
interference with the executive"
The action which effectually dis
posed OF the Gore resolution was a
complex one Senator Stone moved
80. 49, D. a.
ate and Senator Gore then obtained
permission 20 change his resolution.
Retaining the original preamble. he
substituted the resolution with the fol
/ lowing:
Resolved. That the sinking by a
submarine without notice or warning
/ Of an armed merchant vessel of her
Z public enemy, resulted in the death OF
a citizen OF the United States. would
constitute a just and sufficient cause
OF war between the United States and
the German empire"
Senaor NcCumber. Republican.
Immediately introduced a substitute
similar 10 Senator Cores original res
o!utiou. warning Americans off armed
ships. pending NEGOTIATIONS with for
eign powers 20 revise the rules OF in
ternational law TO meet the new condi-
NAbNH OF naval warfare.
Motion Carried.
. Senator pames. one OF the admins
tration leaders. then moved TO table
an proposals-thc McCumher rcsolu-
ton. the original and substitute reso-
buttons offered by Senator Gore. and
all amendments. The motion was car
rIed with CS senators. - Democrats
and q Republicans voting for TO-. and
two Democrats voting against n. The
Democrats recorded ln the negative
were Senators Chamberlain and O'Gor-
man.
After his substitute for the Gore
resolution had been slaughtered in
the general motion TO table. Senator
NCCumber. of North Dakota. reintrO
duccd b. as "a new resolution. lnasmuch
as Dr. contains e provision for "a warn
Ing 90 Americans 20 keep off ships.
discussion may arise again when the
senator gets au opportunity 20 call ~
up next week. Democratic and Rcpub-
lican leaders asserted. however. that
should DO Doe called up 81 would De-
forced TO the calendar where other
business would cffecfually smother IT,
y bitter denunciation Of the Demo
cratic party generally and Representa-
tive Harrison. or Mississippi. particu-
publican. of Wisconsin. marked the
house committee meeting The attack
was prccisit7fDI by Mr. Harrison NOV
ing the pr'to. question ON motion
O. 20 lay the MCLcmore resolution on the
table. No one replied 10 his remarks.
/ Tho committee report was adopted