Arizona republican., 1916-03-03

president conferred TOT an hour With Secretary Lansing over the events in the senate and their effect on the situation.
 Conferences of administration lead CTS in the senate were held as soon as the last word in the long pentup discussion had been uttered on the floor. Senator Stone closeted him. self to work out a plan for sub stitute resolution. Meanwhile other democrats. among them Senators Kern, James, Martin, Swanson Pom creme, Clarks, Williams, Hughes Simmons and Overman retired to a committee room. Their first inn pulse was to discuss the declara- tion of Senator Gore regarding the reports of President Wilson's state ments to congressional leaders. Deep regret over the utterances was voiced by nearly every senator present.
 But this was passed over quickly and the conclusion was unanimous that decisive action be taken with out further delay. Within less than an hour the plan for disposing of the issue without debate had been agreed upon. Then a statement of the attitude of Senator Stone and the republican senators was sought. Senator Stone submitted suggestions for substitute resolution which he thought might meet with general approval of the senate The repubi- cans who were seen stated frankly that they would vote for no resolu- ton which in any way would serve to embarass the president or smack of opposition to his course in the conduct of foreign affairs. Demo- crats argued that to submit sub stitute necessarily would open the flood gates of oratory again and Senator Stone finally was prevailed upon to give up his effort.
 The administration senators then agreed that motion to table the Gore resolution should be made as soon as Senator Gore concluded whatever remarks he might choose to make in calling it up. With this Smoot. Curtis and other republi-
  but thought that some republicans might, upon principle, object to shut ting off debate by voting to table another senator's proposal. When l they had made a canvass of their | colleagues, however. they reported 1 that all but q few had consented to abide by the decision.
 Then the senate was adjourned un- til II o'clock tomorrow. When the usual morning business is concluded Serator Gore will call up his reso- lution, and the motion to table will be offered. This will bring the issue at once to vote.
 | It was agreed to adopt the same course with reference to the pend ing resolution by Senator Jones ot Washington expressing the sense Oi the senate that no ultimatum bC sent tC foreign power without con SGT, of the senate should the Wash ington senator call it up.
 T'Le storm broke in the senate promptly at noon today when Sen ator Stone arose to make state
 nent of his position in the warning controversy. When the senator hat stated frankly that he differed iron the president, but that he hoped ; way could be found to bring thu executive and congress in closer ac cord he urged that prompt actiol was necessary. to rid the presiden of the embarrassment he had com lpla ned of because of congressiona agitation.
 | Distressing as it is to me to b obliged to disagree with the presiden
 as well as many of my colleagues,
 said Senator Stone my opinions hay
 been matured after great deliberatiol
 and my sense of duty is imperative.
 believe that belligerent merchant
 man, heavily armed, no matter wheth
 CT it be called defensive or offensiv
 armament, is in all essential respect
 the equivalent of duly commissione
 war vessel"
 Senator Lodge rose on the republi
 can side to defend the presidents DO sition. He agreed with Senator Ston
 in his conclusion that the issue was b
 far the most important one before con
 gress and that it should be squarel
 met, and urged that the president ha
 right to ask congress for a vote O.
 the precise question of warning em
 bodied in the Gore resolution. In em phatic language he upheld the determi
 nation of the president that nothin
 should be done to abridge the right 0
 Americans to the freedom of the sea: right that had not been challenge for over a century.
 , As the republican leader took hi
 seat, Senator Williams, almost too i , to stand, began to speak. He said ther
 came time for the parting of the way
 among all peoples, all administration
 and all parties, and that such a tim
 had come in the senate now.
 This proposal has not faced us be
 cause of any action of the president c
 the United States" he declared, "bu
 which he has been compelled to con
 front by constant hagging, constan
 quizzing and constant expression C
 opinion in favor of the negotiations C
 a foreign power as against our owi