The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-06
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at the white house today from all
| parts Of the country 1t develops tina.
an Overwhelming majority Suggest
| that the president go ahead with the
course which majority OF congress
approves.
Out OF all the kilograms received 70
iday only one attemp pied to uphold the
hands Of the "litle group OF wilfui
men" in the senate who prevented {.
formal vote in favor Of the armed
neutrality measure.
Out of the rapid succession OF de-
yeIopments in the past few days
exposures Of plots against this coun-
TRY. dilatory tactics and non-actlon
by congress and the armed ship stu
ation-it is tho official belief here
that misinformation might easily be
going abroad
Danger of false reports. miscon-
struction Of the presidents words or
activities, has been pointed out be-
fore and it is understood the presi-
dents address yesterday had for one
purpose putting of this country as
well as the whole world on the
right track as to his aims.
It was pointed out that the pres1-
dent has warned Of the fact the
United States is armed and may il
necessary be drawn Ito a more active
assertion of our rights" and possibly
"a more immediate association" with
the war itself.
On the other hand the president
emphasized that Americas was the
part of those who mean to vindicate
and fortify peace that mere is IAN
interest that transcends the immed1-
ate issues of the war ITSELF and
that he wishes nothing that can be
had only at the cost Of another
people"
The president IL known to have
studied his inaugural address with
tremendous care and concern.
It was owing to the delicacy Of the
international situation and the tend
ency to dispatch confused or mac
curate information to some foreign
countries that he not only used great
care in the preparation Of the docu-
ment, but saw to 1t that 1t was
promptly and accurately cabled to
foreign countries.
We" 0cUASS ONsSs0tOs
WASHINGTON, March 6.-Senator
ex-senator Kern, Indiana, as demo-
cratic floor leader
Martin was chosen chairman of
the democratic caucus that met to-
day.
The position carries the floor lead
ership.
Senator King. Utah. was elected
secretary of the senate.
After two house of caucusing, SEN
ate democ@lts were unable to reach.
the cloture question at noon and the
caucus adjourned. The matter will
come up when the democrats meet
after senate adjournment today.
Selection Of president protempore
of the senate, to succeed Senator
Salisbury, was under way when the
recess was ordered.
Eighty Percent For Him.
MADISON. Wis. Marah ga tele-
gram expressing answering loyalty
to the president and urging him to
omit no steps to protect American
lives at sea, was today sent to the
white house over the signatures of
eighty percent Of the University OF
Wisconsin faculty. Senator Robt. Nj.
LaFollette is citizen Of Madison
and graduate of Wisconsin univer-
i sity.
Those WiIfuI Men.
| WASHINGTON, March 6.-Some OF
the little group Of wilfu1 men" who
prevented seventy-seyen United
States senators from voting President
Wilson the power he asked to protect
American lives and property at sea,
| took UP most of the first hour and
thirty minutes Of the senate's time
when It convened today. Those who
spoke today denied they participated
in a filibuster. They said they
merely insisted on their constitu-
tional right to discuss any question
before the senate"
Those who did not sign the round
robin circulated to show the senate
overwhelmingly favored giving the
president the power he asked, are:
Republicans Clapp, Minnesota;
Gummins, Iowa; Gronna, North Dako-
ia; Kenyon, Iowa; La Toilette, Wis
consin; Norris, Nebraska; Works,
California.
Demonstrations, Missouri; Kir-
i;by, Arkansas; Lane. Oregon; O'Gor-
man, New York; Vardaman, Missis-
sippi.
The president in erferring to them
as the little group Of wilful men"
mentioned eleven" He either in
!tentionally or otherwise did not count
Stone among the number.
Senator Vardanian, Mississippi.
democrat, was the first to take the
floor to express his opinion.
True was among those who
have become famous as the 'wilfui
men, said Vardaman, but did not
take part in the filibuster as charged
/ talked for sixteen minutes on the
bill. am not displeased with the
characters of the other 'wilful men
nor am l displeased that the bill
I failed to pass"
Vardaman said he was sorry the
president was displeased with con
gress-
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