Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-08
FULL EMBARGO PROPOSAL
IS RESTORED BY SENATE
Action Follows Word From Presi-
dent That He Is Not Satisfied
With Modified Section.
HE Is SUBJECT OF ATTACK
For First Time Since Outbreak OF
War. There Is Vigorous Criticism
OF Executive, Directed Largely at
Failure to Consult With Members.
HE Is SUBJECT OF ATTACK
IRy Associated Press.

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WASilINGTON. May 7.-Cnqualined
authority for proclamation of cXpor,
embarSocs by tic President was re-
stored TO the administration espionage
bill by the Senate to-day. after Demo
cratic Leader Martin had explained be-
hind closed doors that President vii
son feared he would lie unable to ac-
complSh The ends desired Under iie
section As it had been modified
The provision as il now stands would
empower the President during tho war
when the public safety shall so re-
Iuirc" to proclaim IL unlawful To cX-
port articles In ANY country named. :"
Last week the Senate voted TO author
ize cmbargoes only against countri
through which foods were found to
be reaching the enemy
To-daya action was preceded bv Il
five hour debate in executive session.
during which for the nrst time sine.
the United States went to war with
Germany there WAS vigorous and long
continued criticism OF President Will
son. Republicans led the attacks
which were not directed at tho rrcsi-
dents conduct OF tho war ;,u, at his
failure 10 consult with members a.:
Congress about the legislation nro-
posed to enable him successfully to
carry il OH.
AMENDMENT WOULD
FMBAKttss PRESIDENT
senator Martin stated when the doors
were closed that the President would
be embarrassed by the amendment M;
in last week. and that the Senate
should now rcversc itself He said
the government has reason to believe
that American exports were getting
to Germany through Holland and
Switzerland
senator Walsh said that one instanc.
| showing tho need of a stronger rru-
vision was found i'm the fact that
spain now is limiting exports OF ser
, tain articles needed by England. which
! she formerly allowed TO go in larger
amounts With "A strict embargo law
III the United states. he suggested. the
administration might help An ally by
restricting exports to Spain
senators Lodge. Knox and Fall called
attention to the fact that tie Senate
hai no advance information or rca
sons for enactment of n strjc, en-,
barge section.
Ihey declared nobody had any idea
that the war was a partisan affair. but
that the President had not consulted
any Republican Senator. nor had he
told any administration leaders until
the Senate modified the provision his
reason for desiring Is passed in
stronger terms II would helm RE-
publican Senators said. if the President
would take one or more Democratic
leaders into his confidence on import
ant legislation, that they might trans
nit il TO their colleagues.
FOUND HIS CONFERENCES
REVEALED IN NEWSPAPERS
senator Williams. A Democratic mem
oer OIL the Foreign Relations Commit
tee' rcpied that the President had
pieo taxing senators into his con-
fidence early in his administration on
the Mexican situation, and later on
the shipping act. but he had founS
tho whole subject of his conferences
roughly revealed in the newspapers
shortly afterward.
Attention was also called during the
discussion to the fact that no Nom.
bcr or the House or Senate was in
vited to the White House functions in
honor of the British and French mis-
sions. Other Senator'S. in a critical
mood spoke of the fact that the Pres
,dcnt mad not called into consultation
on army questions Senator Chamber
lain chairman of the Senate Military
Committee. and had not thanked Rep
resentatiVe Kahn, the Republican
member of the House Committee. who
helped the administration put through
the war army bill
In the open Senate. after the new
embargo section had been adopted
without dissenting vote, Senator
Townsend, Republican, declared he un-
derstood the PURPOSE of the legislation
was TO cocrce neutral nations into the
war on the side of the United States.
II this were true. he said,. this nation
has abandoned the high ideals we
have set as reason for entering this
war;"