Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-03

can have no effect AT this time White
House administration leaders insisted
today. Whether they are sincere in
their declarations. howevere. them
selves alone know The general be-
lief was that if an extra session be-
came necessary the president would
refrain from calling il until next July.
The death of Representative Michael
+. Conry. .Tammany representatives
T from the 18th New York district yes
terday has given the Republicans the
dominating position in the new house.
They have 2l5 members now to 2ti
Democrats and five Independents.
This fact may be a powerful one in
the presidents determination regard
ing an extra session.
Administration officials today were
greatly pleased over the prompt man
ner in which Toxic had repudiated
the suggestion that Japan would be a
party TO a plot against the United
States with Mexico as an ally. 1t was
said that the outcome Of the thinner
mann plot will be to make cordial the
relations between the United States
and Japan Up to the present. how
ever, officials are without word from
General Carranza as to what his inten-
tionG are. The Mexican charge here
has said that the defacto govern
ment will repudiate the entire plot
But there has so far been no contr-
nation of any intention of taking
such action in evidence at the Mexi-
can capital Ambassador Fletcher
has the matter in hand, however. and
President Wilson and Secretary Lans-
ing have the utmost confidence in his
ability to get results,
50 far as the evidence Of addition
al plotting by Germany against the
United States is concerned, there is
no intention on the part Of the State
Department of making public at this
time evidence that il has gathered. 1t
is entirely possible that some addition
al evidence will be furnished to the
extra session of the senate, called to
assemble at noon on Monday to con
firm nominations and take such other
action as may be necessary In this
connection there is no disposition in
0fiicialdom to deny that German gold
really was responsible for the upris-
ing in Cuba; that German agents are
fomenting trouble in Columbia and
Costa RIGA and that attempts on the
part OF the German to wreck the
Panama canal have been frustrated
thru action en- the part of the Ameri
can secret service and the canal
guard.
That General Clarence Edwards has
had the entire length of the canal
guarded by double line of regular
soldiers and that extreme precautions
have been taken in the lock zone is
well known here. This action follow
were very busy in Columbia and that
ed the discovery that German agents
they dominated the government there
They had found willing listeners to
plots because OF the bitter resentment
there resulting from the failure CT the
United States senate to ratify the new
Columbian treaty which carried with
it payment Of $15,000,000 to make
good Colombia's loss of Panama.
Reported that German submarine
oil Va
lombian coast and near Tampico on
Mexican territory have been investi.
gated. 1t is violating ne confidence to
say that ii the reports are true cr-
have been made to take
care OF them in the event that hos
Iilities between the United States and
Germany are forced.
Senate to Pass Armed Neutrality Bill
Washington, ID. c., March 3-The
Legislative track in the senate was
cleared today Tor the passage of the
Dill empowering the President to PRO
Get American lives and property
against unlawful submarine attacks in
he high seas Slecpyeyed senators,
who left their desks at / o'clock this
were back on the job early .
'eady for the RECOMMENDING OF the sen.
tie at 10 o'clock They faced another /
Ill night session.
Democratic leaders believe that
With the armed neutrality bin dispos.
I'd Of and the probable passage of the .
irmy appropriation bill nothing suf-
iciently important remains on the .
3alendar TO force the president to call
IN extra session.