New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 6, 1916, Page 5

i i NEW, BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, JANUARY &', 1916. SUBMARINE ISSUE DEBATED IN SENATE, * Strong Sentiment Shown to Keep Americans OI Belligerent Ships Washington, Jan. 6—President Wil- ,Som’s effort to keep the submarine is- sue out of the debates tn congress for | the present has failed. Yesterday the senate plunged into a an discussion of this subject with abandon that surprised the more con- servative members and that finally led Senator Stone, chairman the foreign relations committee, cut of to Off the debate with a call for an exe- | cutive session. The debate in the senate disclosed a surprisingly strong sentiment in favor of legislation curtailing the rights of American citizens to travel the high seas on belligerent vessels or on vessels of any other character which carry munitions of war. Most Important Developement The disclosure of this sentiment was the most important development in the submarine situation yesterday and is likely to be reflected in the ministration’s handling of the c the Persia which was sunk United States Consul McNeeley board. It has been known for some time that there was considerable feeling in the senate against any drastic action by the United States in the submarine y that might lead this coun- into war. It was not that the feeling would find expression so soon or so frankly. of with on Two Bills Introduced The sentiment against American citizens endangering the peace of the country traveling on merch ships was further empha sized by two bills introduced by Sen- ator Gore of Oklahoma, one of tt democratic leaders, who has been us- ually a strong administration support- er. | One of these bills prevents the is- suance of passports to any citizens ex- cept upon his making affidavits that he will not travel on a belligerent A vessel. A Blow to Shipping. The sccond bill prevents belligerent ships from entering or clearing ports of the United States If they transport American citizens as passengers. This bill also would withhold protection from any American who travelled the high seas without a passport obtained in conformity with the legislation proposed. This second bill goes still further and forbids Americans from travelling on American or vessels of neutral na- tions which are engaged in carrying ad- | expected, | ¢ J. | Stephe belligerent | % STes, RN teas ars, YOU BET WE MAKE THEM Goop—JUST NATURALLY GOOD’ WATCH IN THIS PAPER TOMORROW! contraband of war and passengers at one and the same time. Conferred With Bryan. Senator Gore introduced these bills after he had conferred with William Bryan. Yesterday Representative s of Nebraska, Mr Bryan's friend, intrdduced a bill of similar port in the house. It is apparent that Col. Bryan and his friends are pre- aring to push these measures with 11 the er at their command and vesterday’s developments indicate they will have support from quarters usually are not sympathetic with ryan. Senator Jones Starts Trouble. Senator Jones of Washington start- ed the trouble in the senate when he read an editorial article from a news- paper which held it to be unpatriotic for an American citizen to invite com- plication by taking passage on a bel- ligerent ship. Senator Nelson of Minnesota, re- publican, inquired whether Senator Jones meant to say that it was un- patriotic for American Consul Mc- eley to have boarded the Persia to travel to his post. Before Senator Jones could reply Senator Owen of Oklahoma, demo- crat, interposed with a suggestion that “if an official of the government had no other way of getting to his post the United States should send him on a warship. O’Gorman on His Feet. This brought Senator O’Gorman to his feet. “There was a neutral ship on which Mr. McNeeley could have gone,” said the senator from New York. ‘“He should have taken the Dutch ship sail- ing in that direction, as recommended by his superiors, but our citizens con- tinue to take these needless chances.” Borah Enters Fray. Then Senator Borah of Idaho, re- publican, another member of the for- eign relations committee, jumped in- to the fray. “The right of neutrals to travel in safety on merchantmen, even of bel- ligerent countries is unquestioned and as long as this government did not warn against the practice certainly it cannot be called unpatriotic,” said Mr. Borzh. Unpatriotic Too Strong. 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Of course it was alleged like- but in that case the German govern- ment was misled by a false affidavit.” No ship safe. Senator Nelson of Minnesota re- marked that travel on a neutral ship did not insure safety, for ‘“as many neutral ships as belligerents have been blown up. No ship is safe. One neu- tral ship w torpedoed within Sweden’s three mile limit. Even the TFord peace ship might have been torpedoed.” 1 Senator Borah suggested that “if the Persia was unarmed persons on | board had as much right to consider themselves protected by international law as if they were on a neutral ship.” “But everything that happens, re- plied Senator Jones, “shows that they are not safe. Every American going on one of these ships knows the dan- ger he runs not only for himself, but of compromising the country. It is not very considerate to say the least.” Senator Works of California, repub- lican, recalled the case of a promi- nent citizen of his state who was lost by the sinking of the Lusitania. Sailed Despite Warnings. “He received both the public private warnings against taking the trip, but he went,” sald Senator Works. “The officers of our govern- ment knew that the ship was loaded to the gunards svith munitions for one of the belligerents. In not warn ing its citizens from such a ship th government was morally responsible for their death It did not go into discussions with clean hands and it continues to permit trav- el on these ship: Senator Poindexter progressive, sugested tor from California had grave charge against our ment.” “Can he state by what this government could have ed travellers from sailing on ships?” asked Mr. ndexter. “Only advice would have been need- ed.” replied Mr. Works, Robinson Atds At this point Senator Robinson and of Washington, that the sena- made “a govern- authority prevent sa these Pcindexter. of Arkansas, iief of Senator Poindexter. “But would not such advice implied that'the right of neutr travel on these ships did not exist?”’ queried Mr. Poindexter. “I concede that our citizens should be careful how they travel, but at the same time the government should hesitate to waive their rights by implication.” Senator O'Gorman, who had been following the colloquy closely, inter- posed here: “Under expressed treaties our citi- zens have the right to travel and re- side in Mexico. Does the Senator think those rights were prejudiced when the Government warned Amer- icans to leave that country? Great Britain a few yvears ago, without con- ceding the right advised British snh—i jects to keep off ships liable to at- tack.” democratic, came to the re- A Moral Obligation. Senator Works in reply to sugges | tions that had gone before added: “The right to travel by belligerent | ships may be conceded as lawful, but 1 surely there is a moral obligation on the Government and our citizens to avoid being drawn into this war. 1] will go further back than that. At | the very beginning of the war I op- | posed the shipment of arms to bel- ligerents, particularly after Great Britain blockaded the ports of Ger- many. & “If at that time we Great Britain: ‘If you blockade the | ports of Germany against our trade we will allow no more arms to go to vou' we might have brought England | to terms. We have become prac- tically parties to this war by shipping arms to one side only. We are not | neutral, but we are hypocritical say- ing we are neutral.” Reed Answers Wecks. Senator Reed of Missouri, combat- ted Senater Works’ that because the United States permitted the export of arms to Great Bri the Government violated neutrality. “Doesn’t the Senator from California know,” interposed Mr. Reed, “that the first act of the kind of this country | after the outbreak of the war was the' floating here of a loan of $25,- 000,000 to Germany without protest from the Senator or from anybody else? ! “Germany got arms here just as long as she was allowed to transport | them. We have treated all alike our markets have been open to | all. Tn the light of his how can the Senator say we have not been neu- | tral? Germans Can’t Reach Us. had said to suggestion 3ut side to reach Senator Works. “The Senator as it has been impossible for one our markets,” replied a fair man,” re | plied Mr. Reed, “will admit that this impossibility arose from nothing done by our Government, but from the fact that one of the belligerents | overcame its enemy on the sea. Should Stop Sale | Hon W Mr. Worl )| don’t doubt that the Americans now | arms to England would sell to Germany If they could make deliv- eries. observed selling They are doing it for money, but our moral responsibility does not relate to our selling arms to only one side. We should sell to neither.” Senator Works admitted that he did not base his position on the rules of international law. His reason was the humane one. He said that the citl- | zens of the United States should not | aid HEurope in killing each other. “Then the Senator must go a step | further,” said Mr. Reed. *“No army : n stay in the field unless their fam- ilies are fed at home. 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HENRY MORANS, Jeweler, value in this country would then de- cline and we would have a financial crisis such as we have never seen.” “The differences between the ator from Missouri and myself,” said Mr. Works, “is that I set a higher value on human life than on prop- not. We are practically the allies of one side by selling them ammunition.” Senator Lodge's View. of neutrality,” interposed Senator Lodge. “Just a word on this question The question is whether the act of a neutral should change a condition created by the war. Our markets were open to all, but a condition created by the war and by the alone closed the market to one side. If by our act we sought to restore the condition existing before the war we war, practically enter the war by our un- | neutral act.” “Does the Senator think the United States under obligations to sell asked Mr. is O’Gorman. Embargo Unnecutral. “Does the Senator mean that an em- bargo, which it is our conceded right would be unneutral,” in- O’'Gorman. "go on arms, impose, sisted M “An em replied Mr. Lodge, “would now be distinctly un- neutral. It would place us on the de of the belligerent profiting by the , of Holland and Denmark embargo.” “Naturall man, strued other, an eml expose itself trality.” “I am not disputing said Mr. Lodge, “but the international law is that such an ecinbargo would make us the ally of Germany.” “Does the Senator think,” asked Senator Hitchcock, Democrat and member the Foreign Relations Committes, “that Sweden, Holland, Norway and Denmark are unneutral when they placed embargoes on their exports?” Mr. Lodge replied that he did not. Mr. O'Gor- now returned utral act as favoring one but if the Government go [ cannot think it to the charge of con- the placed would inneu- is side our power, of U. S. Only One Barred. said Mr. “the United only country in the world, | to the Senator” position, | not impose an embargo.” | “Those countries,” replied Mr. | Lodge, “did not change a condition. Their embargo was applied to all alike. All the world knows an American embargo would be to than a million Hitchcock with States is the according that can- W more Germany men.” “Tverybody knows Germany was ‘ Lodge with | beginning the beneficiary of the landward trade . 321 MAIN STREET, NEW BRITAIN, re Mr. Hitchcock “Germany Sul a great loss when England 14 these neutral countries to impos Nobody they unneutrality; indeed, says the United States i country in the world which embargo.” qually As To All. “The case " retorted embargo. says zuilty nator only impose an so’ plain, considerable wrath, it is scarcely while dise Their embargo worked eql as to all; ours would apply to This country might just as well to close down the arms factord Liege, which Germany seized of the war and has running ever since.” “Suppose a belligerent,” Sug Mr. O’Gorman, “the chief benefid of our present policy of exports to disregard our rights as a neul does the Senator think we woul justified in a retaliatory embargo| “Of course, aid Mr. Lodge, would have the right to impose taliatory embargo, but that open new questions as to the causes of taliation. I think even then it m be unneutral.” The Senate at that point went executive s on on motion of tor Stone, worth it.