The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-04


threw general confusion into that body.
IT. fact. most Of the Senators were In
doubt as to what they were voting on.
Many werY frank TO say so later and
the speeches mad In explanation OF
Individual votes continued until late in
uhe afternoon.
According to Administration spokes-
mon tho effect Of the action OF the Senate
to-day will hardly 20 lost on the coun-
Try. Senator Gore will get whatever sat-
isfaction he may derive from having put
over a '.jokcr." but the action of the
Senate. II Is generally agreed. can be
construed In only n way. and that is
Nat that body is Of the opinion that the
President shall he allowed to carry on
diplomatic negotiations In his own way.
free from Interference by Congress.
The passage of the Gore resolution. 1t
Is generally conceded. would have
amounted to a contingent declaration OF
war. While the trus import OF the Sem
ate action may he misunderstood abroad
and may furnish further excuse for par
ieying Ivy German diplomats II will have
absolutely no Significance except to In
sure the President freedom from inter-
ference by the Senate In tho neeotia-
lions no is carrying OH to solve tho n
marine problem.
Senator Cores change Of front II ex-
planned In this way: He knew that his
resolution Of warning would be beaten
and TO save his face to some extent
he substituted n proposition that he
knew tho Senate would reject. This Is
the view Of senator Cores action ex.
pressed by persons close to the White
House. Mr.. Gore himself voted to table
tho substitute resolution.
49, H. - A a4N
tute was TO prevent the wrong impress
sion to be given by the tabling OF the
original resolution" said Mr.. Gore in
explanation OF his course.
'The Administration, h newspapers
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to interpret Ia
bling tho original resolution AZ q
declaration that Congress should not
interfere in diplomatic negotiations
which might lead to war. This inter-
probation would have been incorrect.
"My original resolution was offered
10 preserte peace. I thought Its pas
sage would do no. Az the wrong con-
struction was to be given generally to
its tabiing-a certain fate-I offered
the substitute. In this I proposed that
Congress should declare itself clearly
n without equivocation on the propo-
sition whether the United States should
go to wal with Germany II "A submarine
kills American citizens travelling on
armed ships"
Eyes Turn TO House.
Now that the Senate a acted all
eyes are turned on the House. There Ia
authority for the statement that the
Foreign Affairs Committee was per.
suaded to act on the McLemore resolu-
zion upon assurances by Chairman
Flood that the President would take nc
extreme step without full conference
Will Congress.
With the indications that the Nd
ministration Is to win a complete vice
tory in Congress there began a steady
rise in the confidence Of Administration
oficials that there will be no rupture
with Germany.
The President was in close touch
with the situation at the Capitol
throughout the day. Early this morn
ing he conferred with Senator owen
Of Oklahoma, Senator Cores colleague.
and informed him that he had said moth.
ing to Justify the statements made by
Senator Gore in his speech yesterday.
Later the President conferred with
acting chairman Pou Of the House Com
mittee on Rules and reiterated his deter.
mination to insist upon a vote on the
McIemore resolution. even II II should
prove necessary hat his friends resort
to the Rules Committee in order to find
a way to bring about a test Of strength
on the measure.
The President was IN conference with
the Cabinet when news Of the Senate
Roll call reached the White House. Sec
rotary Tumulty took a copy OF the roll
call in to the Cabinet room. Cabinet
members as they left the White House
expressed their qualification at the out
come. Postnaster-General Burleson
who was the first to leave. character.
lied it as "a great victory"
4 stormy Meeting.
To-day's meeting of the House For
eign Affairs Committee was a stormy
ore. The report OF the committee wa,
made possible by the inclusion Of
statement that the committee knows the
President will advise Congress when hi
Is approaching the end of his rope In
diplomatic negotiations.
This latter provision Of the report
was offered as a sop to the Republi.
can minority OF the committee and &c
Democrats who have favored the Nc,
Lemore resolution TO warn Americans
not to trave! on the armed merchant.
men OF bell!gerents.
The report OF the Foreign Affairs
Committee reads:
That House resolution No. 14,,
known as the McLemore resolution.
be reported to the House with the
recommendation that It be laid upon
the table.
Under the practices and preceden,s
In this country. the conduct OF diplo-
matte negotiations has been left with
the President and with this practice
the committee does not feel 1t proper
Tor the houses to interfere. We know
that IT the President reaches a point
In any negotiations with foreign
governments AZ which he believes h.