New Britain herald., 1916-03-02
SENATE, FRETTING
 AT DELAY, EXPECT' ID OUTSTRIP HOUS
Preparations Being Made to Ia Vote Supporting President
 Wilson's Foreign Policy
HOSTILE RESOLUTION WILL
 BE SMASHED, SAYS JAM

AOInintStFatIOn IIcauerS SaftSffcQ
 Have Sufficient Votes to Show F
 cign Powers Chief Executive M
 Support of Legislative Branch
 Government-Whi House
 Accept No Compromise.
 Washington, March 2.-Administl tion forces faced with delay in house, turned today to the senatej carry out President Wilson's demd for the defeat of resolutions warn| Americans off armed ships of Eul pean belligerents.
 Chairman Stone of the foreign lations committee, announcing opd from the floor that he was not in cord with the president on the is3 proposed, however, that the sen take an adjournment instead of other recess and thereby get intel new legislative day, relieving parliamentary situation which q far has held Senator Cores resd ton from coming to a vote. His tion was taken after conference administration leaders who were isfied they had the votes to defeat Gore resolution and demonstrate Germany that the dissensions agal the presidents foreign policy do have the support of congress.
 Tt has been decided to bring resolution up for action as soon| possible, but probably not todd said Senator James of Kentucky, of the administration supporters. 4 have got the votes in the senate smash it."
 The International Situation
 Senator Stone at the outset proposal made a statement of W international situation as he ur stood it. "A sharp issue has defined between Germany and Gj Britain as to the status of armed nl chantmen," he said. Germany d tends that armed merchant vesI are the equivalent of auxiliary vessels and has announced her pod to be that after March l armed nl chantmen would be regarded as VI ships and subject to the rules of1
 ''On the other hand Great Bria contends that under international merchantmen have the right to armed for defensive purposes and tD armed merchantmen are entitled der the law to the same immulf as unarmed ships without regard cargo. She has announced her tention to carry out that policy.
 That is the issue between tf& two governments.
 Where U. :. Comes in.
 Between these two government
 Now where does the United Std come in? In this way: If both 1A sist in these courses, neither yieIdk to each other nor to the importr} ties of neutral nations, and if GI many attacks an armed merchaE man and any American citizen is jured, the question is presented this government what our attit { would be. If no American citiE were on board we would have cause to interfere, unless we proce ed on the altruistic theory of obliN Nons of humanity
 ITO my mind this emergency isl high importance. The president, s ators and representatives shol speak with each other and with F country, free from political bias. F. should wear our hearts on our slee so we may know our position actly.
 Presidents Attitude.
 The presidents attitude is thi
 He supports the contention tM belligerent merchantmen have wight to bear arms for defensive D poses, but he does not say, nor dcM and I doubt if any one does, WI constitutes defensive purposes. #
 "Furthcrmorc if a German w ship without warning should attfN and sink a merchantmen, the ord dent proposes to consider the tack lawless act. He will be e posed to hold the German gove nent to strict accountability, andH he German government persisted @ would be tempted to sever dipiomaN relations and submit the matter which under the constiN ion, is the war making body.
 eff it must come to this, and must disagree with the president, Al f I must disagree with my colleagu [ must not face this as a politi question My duty is clear. I cant put believe that if a belligerent md is armed, whether for ensive or offensive purposes. if if ransporting war materials it is il he equivalent of war vessel
 President Opposes Warning.
 "I cannot discuss the question nd put will merely state that in d1 O myself, to my constituents 2 o my country, l will discuss here k ength in the near future. The prd#