The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-02
SUBSTITUTE FOR
HOUSE MEASURE
TO Be PRESSED
Debate Delayed by Objections
Of Members,
WILSON NOTE EXPLAINED

By The Associated Press.

By The Associated Press.
NNNiiiNDlON. March Tho
rc'N move m the program oi putting
the Lntcd State, IN state OF armed
neutrality to deal with Germany. was
DELAYED m the senate today BY OBJ
lcctonS Of some members. based on
the oNlgcnClcS Of parliamentary Sit
ration. until O'Clock
Effort TO Substitute.
a. that hour an effort will be made
'o~'uhSttute for the armed neutrality
hill winch last night passed the house.
the senate bill which confer, on tho
president the authority To use other IN
strumcntalltcS IN addition 10 armng
merchant ships
This bill ha, the backing oi the ad-
mniStrslon and il expected TO he
later accepted by the house
German Official Notice.
IhS official notice Of the German
afmiNltv that consideration ior ship
ping ended op March ! and that tho
campaign oi ruihlc,,ucs, now J., IN full
'wlng has NOT changed the situation
although - bold dcclaratlon that no
| special warning would he given to any
boats by submarines was regarded in
sharp contrast with the delayedspor-
tons OF German Foreign Akdis,er 2im.
mermann' speech To the reich.t1g.-
'coken before Gcrmanys plot TO a>iy
l1pan and Mexico with her IN war
IN the lnited State, was revealed TO
the world
Senators who have been curious TO
krow when the United States govern
ment came into possession OF Zimmer-
uann's astounding dispatch "a German
Minister Won Eckhardt IN Mexico City
'tali7cd TODAY that the president last
night IN transmitting Secretary Lam
Nng> CcriiiiCatiou of rs authenticity,
did not say as was supposed at first
rance that the government, had come
INTO possession oi the document within
the last week but without disclosing
wien the government 90, it informed
the senate that the evidence" Of II,
'auIhntiClty' was procured h, the gov
eminent during the present week.
Knew About Document Before.
ms seemed tu confirm the belief ~
MANY that the president probably knew
q, the existence ot the documcn, when
he decided TO delay no longer in break.
lng oil diplomatic relations and that
lie certainly knew oi it when. urging
the senate to ratlfy the treaty with
I olomhia. he wrote Senator Stone t.at
the United States might soon have
ueed ni all the friends II could &c, in
Latin. America
Members az congreS, who have been
looping 10 force an extra session m
March acknowledged today its impfub-
ability, az least until June
Senator Will Not Filibuster.
Senator laFolle,te, the only senator
who II was feared would ilhu,tcr
ah1iuS, the armed neutrality measure
told colleagues today that I've would
discuss the hill a, length but did not
intend 10 illibu,,cr
Democratic leader, nov de- not tx-
poet any extra session ~ all unless,
ut course. there should he cNtfaofdi-
mar, International developments.
The vote on the motion could not he
construed a. test vote ON the bill
iua'much as some senator, opposed il,
consideration then mn the ground that
Vt was violation Of the ,piri, Of The
unanimous consent agreement covering
the naval hill Ihn,c Who voted no
were Senator, Rt,an. Clam. Cummins.
Curtis trouns Jones, klrkby. IaFol-
lclic, Myers Morris. Pace. sherman,
townsend Watson aud Works.
Official Denisls Awaited.
Passing ui the first shock of yeNer-
days authenticated disclosure that Ger
many plotted to inci,c Mexico and la
tan to war against the United States
found government, apenrie, today more
closely united in Spiri, against threat.
cned danger and awaiting with keen
interest official statements from Mex
leo and Japan defining their attitudes.
Officials confidently looked fot pro.
testations Of friendship from both and
con'epuen, collapse Of the German in
ttiguc
The sudden abandonment ~ party
Lines and the appaton, wave Of patriot
I'm which swept both house, during
debate Yesterday. developed one n the
most notable legislative situation, IN
year,
Information Guarded.
Officials toda, guarded other iu-
formation they may have corfcern,ua
the German intrigue. but ,hey Indicated
II sa' widespread ', now appssss