Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-08
"Lansing and Wilson or
Won Bernstorff and the
Kaiser" the Cry.
PLEASES PRESIDENT
Most Sensational Spectacle
Since Declaration Of
War on Spain.
kX1 1AsHINGTON, March 7.-rresi-

VIZ AsHINGTON. March 7.--Presi-
w dent Wilson today completely
and decisvely won his long and sem
sational fight TO compel congress to
acknowledge that it stands behind
him in the submarine negotiations
with Germany.
= To the rallying cries of stand by
the president and lis it Lansing and
Wilson, or Won Bernstorff and the
kaiser?" a big Democratic majority
and nearly half of the Republicans in
the house rolled up overwhelming
votes against the movement to warn
Americans off the armed ships of the
European belligerents.
The celebrated McLemore resolu-
tion, around which the anti admins
tration forces centered their fight, was
tabled--in other words, killed - just
as was the Gore resolution for sim
liar purpose in the senate last week.
From the very outset of the night TO-
day the presidents supporters without
regard to party swept over the opposi-
ton on the first vote which was Il
parliamentary proposition to prevent
opening the McLe more resolution TO
amendment, and unlimited debate the
administration forces carried the day
256 to 100 on that 1872 Democrats
63 Republicans and one Progressive
voted to support the administration
Twcnty-one Democrats. 132 Republi-
cans, five Progressives. one 1ndepend-
eut and Representative London. the
lone Socialist of the house. voted
against it.
Sensational Session
This was the crucial vote of the
fight, the one point on which admins
tration leaders were uncertain. with
victory in hand they moved on to the
next proposition, the adoption OF a
special rule for four hours discussion
Of the McLemore resolution. Again
they carried the day. this time 27l TO
13S and then pushed their victory to
! q conclusion by tabling the Mclemore
resolution, 216 to l42.
In seven hours of tense, turbulent
session. in which the administration
opponents charged that the president
.yas contending- for doubtful legal
right and was shifting the RESPONSE
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congress, the house swayed back ana
forth in the most sensational congress
sional spectacle Of a decade, proba bly,
unequalled since the eve of the decla-
ration of war on Spain.
President Wilson, calm and con-
fident, heard the early results of the
voting in the cabinet room at the
White House with some of the cabinet
grouped about him. He told them he
was much gratificd with the support
of congress.
Continue Negotiations.
~ Released from the bonds of en-
barrassment forced upon him by the
dissensions in congress, which have
been represented in foreign capitals
as indicating that he was making his
demands on Germany in direct op-
position to the sentiment of the rep
resentatives of the people, President
Wilson now stands prepared to go on
with the submarine negotiations with
the central powers.
The next step probably will be an
answer to Germans last proposal to
settle the Lusitania case, in which the
United States probably will ask for
such further assurances as 1t consid-
ers sufficiently broad and complete
to guarantee that the new submarine
campaign which began on March
and in which notice has been given
that all ships carrying guns will be
sunk without warning, will not en-
danger Americans travelling the seas
>on merchant vessels.
The president and his advisers re-
gard the action of the house today as
u sufficient answer to reports circU-
lated in Berlin sent from Washington
that congress stood two To one aagnst
him in the crisis.
one of the days surprises was the
failure of the so-called Bryan influ-
ence to develop any appreciablc
strength against the president
Tribute Paid to Wilson.
''Stand by the president and do not
emharrass him in his diplomatic ne
eotiations with foreign countries +,
was the whole burden of the argu-
Inont OF the administration leaders
they paid little attention to the in
volved legal phases of the situation.
IL was enough they argued, that the
president had said the reported atti-
tude of congress as opposed to his
policy was embarrassing him abroad
and to that they stuck.
Tributes were paid to the president
by almost all the Democratic speak
ers. from Acting Chairman Pou of the
rules committee. who opened the de-
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