New Britain herald., 1916-03-06
BANISH POLITICS ! IS WILSON'S PLEA
 TO REPUBLICAI
President Makes Direct Appea Bonnet and LenrOOt, 6. 0. ]
 Members of Rules Com.
PARTY CONSIDERATIONS
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Foreign Situation Discussed for IA
 But Details of Conference Are
 Given-Armed Ship Issue CcA
 Up Tomorrow and DemoclA
 Leaders Arc Confident of Cont2
 ing Safe Majority.
 Washington, March 6.-Presil Wilson appealed directly to Rel sentatives Bonnet and Lenroot, red lican members of the house II committee, today, to consider armed ship issue without partil bias, and assist in getting a votd a resolution warning Americans armed ships. For an hour he cllssed the foreign situation with two republican members and them of the necessity of denI strating that reports abroad that majority of congress was not him are erroneous.
 After the conference MT. LenI said the republicans had no inten cf bringing party consideration the issue. Both he and MT. Bef refused to discuss the details of conference. They left the w house to attend a meeting Of rules committee.
 Issue Beginning to Boil
 With the return of President son and member of congress f weekend trips, with the meetine the house fules committee, and presence here of William J. Bryan terest in the fight over the armed issue was revived Action on posals to warn Americans off ar merchantmen, defeat of which been urged by President Wilson strengthen his hands in the mega tions with Germany, had been D poned by the house until tomor because of the absence of so m members on week end trips.
 The task before the rules comi tee today was the framing of a to bring before the house tomor1 the report of the foreign affairs q mittee that the McLemore warl resolution be tabled after limited bate. The rule also was to set fd that the president should be mitted to handle diplomatic affl without congressional interferencel
 Democrats Claim Majority. Administration leaders said \ were assured of a full democratic N m committee and a majority on floor to table the resolution. Fl declare there was a substantial ral ing to the colors in the presidel congressional camp.
 Although MT. Bryan has declaI that he would not actively particiI in the armed ship fight, his lunch| engagement at a hotel where Spea| Clark. Representative Shacklef and six other congressman mi their homes, attracted great inter
 There will be further debate on armed ship question during the VI in the senate. Chairman Stone, the foreign relations committee, prepared long speech on the wh sl bject of the position of the Uni States as related to the European VI Senator Sutherland of Utah, repl lican member of the committee N reply. Senator McCumber of Nol Dakota, has announced that he I erdeavor to get a vote on his wal ing resolution. Administration led CTS backed by republicans who sq pCrt the president in this crisis pl to force the resolution to the seni calendar, there to remain for the mainder of the session.
 The house rules committee tod agreed on and will bring into q house tomorrow q special ra for four hours debate on the M Lemore re Mutton warning America oc armed ships of tine European bl ligerents. This action puts the mud discussed resolution into q parll mentary position where administd ion leaders are confident they q Kill it.
 Administration Wins Point.
 Republicans on the rules comnI ee voted solidly against the riI while democrats unanimously sr ported it. .#=
 In the house itself the administa ion forces got the McLemore rel ution where they wanted it by gs ing onto the calendar from whE t can be called up tomorrow.
 Representative Gardner declaa| n the house that there should clear vote on the subject, Repu| ican Leader Mann announced tll le was against bringing the matt ID in the house at all.
 "I have believed" said Mir. Man| in letting the house attend to constitutional duties and letting il resident attend to his constitution utieS.
 The four hours debate on the M ,emore resolution itself will be evei |, divided between the administr' ion forces and those opposed to