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WHEIM YOU SEE IT INTHECHARLOTTE OBSERVER. ITS SO 1 r PAGES 1 U TODAY WW - ' PUBLISHED AT "CHARLOTTE; THE METROPOLIS OF THE CARP LIN AS" PRICE FIVE CENTS. ' CHARLOTTE, N. Ct SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 3,1917. FOUNDED 1869 mm railEARllEM GERM ; t , BRIGS Y IF WAR GOMES, GERMANY WILL BE AGGRESSOR Because of Flagrant Violation of Neutral Rights, Says Taft. 'OUR CONSCIENCE IS CLEAR' 'Responsibility on President and Congress Heavy' Their Good Deliverance His Prayer.' Washington, Feb. J. Former Pres ident Taft prefaced a prepared speech on the League to Enforce Peace here tonight with a reference to the new German crista, declaring that if the United States were drawn into ,var, Germany would force it by "her dell ance of- plain principles of Justice and humanity which should obtain between civilized Nations." "The responsibility which now rests on the President and Congress Is very heavy," said Mr, Taft "They should know and do know that the American people will back them, to the end In their decision. May God give them good deliverance.' The former President was speaking before the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, answering particu larly criticisms of Theodore, Roose velt. William J. Bryan, Senator Bo rah and others of the League to En force Peace Ideas. "I had prepared this address," he said, "before Germany startled this country and all neutrals by her last note. The actual dangers with which it brings us. face to face may seem to make what I have been discussing theoretical,, tame and Inappropriate. The truth is, however, that this great crisis only emphasises the importance of the purpose and plan' of. the league in the future history of this country. ."Ot Ml .things, we .would avoid war. W are pot prepared for It Its awful consequences we know from Europe's, suffering. Our prayer is for some escape from it in this critical hour, if consistent with . our National honor. But we must face the facts. "In her campaign against her en emies, Germany proposes ruthlessly to wage war upon the property and lives of neutrals, In flagrant viola tions of their rights. She began with Belgium. She now Includes them all Our National conscience . Is void of offense against her. Her cruel and indefensible drowning without warn ing of more than a hundred' inno cent Americans on the Lusitanta we condoned in view of - her pledge against a repetition. That pledge is now withdrawn, and she avows her purpose to resume ber shocking course." . (,... , .. ..r . "If war Is to come between us, she will be the unprovoked aggres sor. , We would avoid , being drawn Into the European vortex by every honorable concession. If she forces us into It, she will do so by her de nance of platn principles of Justice and humanity which should obtain between civilized Nations, r. ' ;; Germany's Weakness. ' "In spite of her great strength and marvelous efficiency, Germany's man ifest weakness has been in a failure to understand other peoples and to appreciate the moral forces working in them. She may not know the spirit of the good-natured, tolerant war-hating giant she now challenges. She may never estimate as she . has done before in the case of other Na tions', the influence of sordid motives, of the inertia of comfort and of dis sentient elements among us which she may expect to paralyse our action. She may stir an active patriotism in our people which she does not sus pect She may shock us into a real preparation for war and the sacrifice it Involves as nothing else might "She may push us at once into a league to enforce a Just peace. She may force us Into an organization of our potential military strength on the one hand, and Into a moral leadership In the maintenance of international Justice on the other. Thenceforth our Isolation from the wars and war fare of the rest of the world would be at an end. When peace would come the eyes of our people, - in spite of warnings of statesmen who are look ing backward, would be opened not only to the wlBdom, but to the neces sity of our leading the Nations into a permanent world league to enforce peace." NEW OFFICERS CATAWBA FAIR ASSOCIATION Special to Tlie Observer. Hickory, Feb. 1 N. W. Clark i Is now president of the Catawba Fair Association, with John Mauser, vice I president ana K, c uensies. trees - urer. The directors will' choose a; bate the Senate today passed a reso- secretary later. A committee on pre-Jlutlon of Senator. Smith, of South mlum lists has been appointed as fol- lows: John Mauser, chairman, Law- jeral 'to Investigate buying and selling rence Bollinger and Henry P. Lutx. .operations of the New Tork cotton ex R. L. Shuford and Miss Mary Rowei change to ascertain if the methods are advisory members of this com- (employed are in restraint of trade. mittee. - A new building for manufac tures and fine arts, extension of the race track and the building of a grandstand are some of the elms of the association before the fair next FalL . , : ' ,TOOK OJT TORPEDOES. , I Newport R. I., Feb. J. The tender Melville, attached to the - destrover force of the Atlantic fleet took on a . large nufnber of torpedoes today. The .Melville will sail tnniorro w . aaoxniax. for Guantanamo to Join the fleet there. - . ; . ' " - ' EX-PRESIDENT DELIVERS PATRIOTIC UTTERANCE WILLIAM. H. TAMT. NO INCREASE NOTED IN DESTRUCTION OF " SHIPPING BY U-BOATS London Reports Sinking of Five Vessels, One of Them of Neu tral Registry. . The second day of the new German submarine warfare ap parently has not resulted in any increased sinking of shipping: Dispatches from London an - nounce the sending to the bot tom of five vessels, including one of neutral registry, and a report -of the sinking of another. The Spanish steamer Algorta. of 2.116 gross tons, was the largest steamer sunk, the others being of less than 1.000 tons including two , trawlers. The Norwegian steam er Heola Is believed to have been sunk. The Belgian trawler Mar celle was sunk by gun Are. On the battlefronts of Europe, . the inactivity of the past - few . days continues. The greatest ac tivity seemingly has taken place on the western front. There, however, only patrol engagements and ; reconnoitering expeditions 4 have occupied the troops - in ad- ditlon to the regular,, artillery "bombardment,"7 Near . Gueude- court In the Somme region, Brit ish troops took 0 prisoners In a raid. : Berlin also reports several successful raids in this area. - Bad weather hampers large scale operations on the eastern ' and Macedonian fronts. Near Solotvina, southwest of Braezany, in Galicla, German troops, Petro- . grad says, entered . a Russian trench, but were Utter driven back to their own line. Petro grad. reports scouting and infan try fighting in Rumania. The French Government has decided . to mobilise the entire civilian population of France be- 'tween the ages of II and 60 for !. National defense. Both sexes will be Included In the mobiliza tion, v.; " ' OFFICERS OF GERMAN t o i tAMER IN CUSTODY While Federal Officials Are In vestigating ; Cause l for Its Sinking. ' Charleston. 8. C., Feb. 2. Federal officials representing the Navy Cus toms Service and the Department of Justice began a Joint irquiry into the winking in the harbor here yesterday of the German steamer Liebenfels, which had been tied up here since the war began. Meanwhile. Fred C. Peters, collector of the port took for mal charge of the steamer, and her officers, including Captain Klattenhoff. were taken in custody by W. V. Howard, inspector of immigration. Officers of the Liebenfels have steadfastly refused to say publicly what caubcd her to sink. FOUR STEAMERS SAIL FROM BALTIMORE ' Baltimore, Feb. 2. Four foreign steamships sailed from Baltimore to day, but only one of them was ex pected to proceed to her destination direct ' Th was the British freighter Ramsay, for Gibraltar for orders. The others which sailed for American port presumsblyMpr further Instruc tions . were the Norwegian steamer Hercules, for Rotterdam; the Pent wyn, British, for Nantes; the Peaaro, Italian, for Gibraltar, and an unknown British steamer. Leading foreign shipping firms here today declared they had not yet re ceived any orders from the British Admiralty . to delay clfarances. At the custom house, Collector William P. Ryan said no extraordinary pre cautions were being taken to guard the three interned German liners here. , IXVKStlCATIOX ORDERED. ; Washington. Feb. . without a. i Carolina, directing the Attorney Gen CONFEDERATE VETERANS . GET MOST OF THE MOXEV Washington, Feb. t. A bill ap propriating; SltS.OOfl-fnr Bull car ried In the Koatbera Slates during the Civil Wsr. previosutly passed by I Ik Hoase, was pasned tonight by the Senate .The sooney goes to null contractors, mostly Confed erate veterans or their heirs. The .BOO claims, hsrebrrn prntlinsJpf, more than half ccuiurjr. PRESIDENT E BY BRYAN IN ADDRESS AT PEACE MASS MEETING - Declares Wilson's Address to Senate Places Him Among Nation's Immortals. New York, Feb. 2. William Jen nings Bryan declared at a peace mass meeting in Madison Square Garden here tonight that it would be a crime against the Nation and the world if the United. States enters the Euro pean war. He praised highly Presi dent Wilson's efforts in behalf of peace, and asserted that the Presi dent's cecent address to the Senate had placed him among the Nation's Immortals. . The mass-meeting was called by the American neutral conference com mittee to voice approval and support of the President's peace policies. A resolution was adopted pledging un faltering support of the President in any effort to keep the Nation out of wan Mr. Bryan asserted the Consti tution should be amended by provid ing for a refenedum on the decla ration of war. No Nation has chal lenged the United States, Mr. Bryan declared, but If any Nation should, this would be the answer, be said, the country should give: "No.- we have the welfare of 100,- 000,000 people to guard, priceless ideals to preserve, and we will not wallow with von in a mire of blood to conform to a false standard. Another declaration of the speaker that caused prolonged applause was "God forbid that we should go to war with a Nation that is not an enemy and does not want war with us. "I have confidence in our Presi dent" Mr. Bryan said. "Never has the President been more anxious to do what is best for our country or what the people believe is best for them." He asserted the President's step was "Just the action necessary in the case," and characterised it as a "cour ageous, heroic epoch-making appeal to the sonscience of the world." Mr. Wry an said he dissented from the part of the President's address to the Seriate relating to the "enforce ment of peace," but he preferred, he assertedT fo walfntiTiW President present his views more thoroughly on that point before venturing to com ment Upon It . - Mr. iBryan was applauded when he saidf the President is a student of history and he knows that "the paths of history are lined with the wrecks of Empires built on physical force." STATESVILLE CHILD CUT IN HEAD WITH AXE Six-Year-Old Girl Struck Unin tentionally by Her Brother and Seriously Injured. Vf Sneclal to The Observer. Statesville, Feb. I. A distressing accident occurred late yesterday, when Reglna, the six-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. DeWItt Hoover, of Statesville, was. struck on - the bead with an axe by hfer 10-year-old broth er Neil, who was chopping wood. The little girl approacnea net brother,-who, unaware of her pres ence, struck ner in ine lop o int head with the blade ot tne axe. ins skull was penetrated. The brain was uninjured, however. Tne eniia was removed to a hospital and the- cut closed with several stitches. It Is stated that the child will recover un less complications set ln. SWEDEN WILL AWAIT EXCHANGE OF VIEWS Stockholm, dweden. Feb. 2. Via Loudon. Feb. 2. The Associated Press learns from a wen-Utformed sou rue that no action win be taken bv Sweden In regard to the subma-i rine situation until after an exchange of views with Denmark and Norway. No formal conference is planned but anexchange of views already has be gun and the Swedish Government hopes that the three Scandinavian countries will atatn find It possible to act ln concert as they did ln Feb rurrv. 115. following the German I nrrwlamalian nf a war IOM SOOUt the British Isles. REPORT THAT GERMANS WRECKED MACHINERY Baltimore. Feb. 2. Rumors which spread tonight that the crews of two of the Germsn steamers which vol untarily Interned here bad wrecked the machinery were denied by agents of the North German Lloyd. It be came knon that two of the crew j of the interned steamer Rhein es-1 caped from the vessel today. Seven! of the crew of the steamer Neckar were caught stealing away from that j vessel tonight by ' customs bouse agnts. They told the guards that they feared trouble and wanted to be ! !aay from-lt . - i , ! ' The masters of the seven Dutch' stesmers in port got orders today to "uspend ailtrg Indefinitely. PASSENGER TRAIN HITS SWITCH AND IS DERAILED! Omalui, Nob- Feb. 2. Chicago, i Itsrllnglosi A Qulacy psmrwgrr train: No. IS ran Into an opra switch jsear: OomwHL Iowa, tat toengbt sad was', fllu-brd. It was a anus nerd at Bar. Ilnjtton . headqsartrrs. A SMssber of prisons were Itjsrrd. It la not known ' If any were killed. " FIRE IN OFFICE OF ' 1 KPARTAXBrRG HERALD ; gnartanfcarg. S. C Fe. X. tlrr , . broke oat In the strrmtrnins; rones of; r and continued cold today; fair The Herald office at o'clock ibis and warmer Sunday. . . . , . , morning. At prexrnl It hs stot beraj - euUiaauKlcr ,-cuuxuL TUe Are iJTh nnx jd&l, a, item la. -hi I bnrning In fine in (lie rxirrotr rear valet is the man who acts as his own of the building. SHIP OWNERS AWAITING WORD Fill LANSING Trans-Atlantic Service Virtually at Standstill for Present. SAILINGS ARE. POSTPONED Advices From State Department Awaited Before Announce ments Will Be Made. New Tork, Feb. 2. Pending offi cial advices from Secretary Lansing, of the State Department President P.' A, S. Franklin, of the International Mercantile Marine, said tonight that no official announcement could be made as to the sailing of the American line steamship, St Louis, scheduled to leave here at noon tomorrow on her regular trip to Liverpool. Upon being Informed that Mr. Lansing had stated. in Washington that the line probably would be advised not to send the ship, he added that naturally he would act in conformity with such a recommendation. Preparations for the sailing of the sMp proceeded today, and when the passenger office .'lowd for the night it was announced that passage had been booked by 280 persons, with only IS cancellations. A large percentage of those booked are American citi zens. President Franklin emphasized a statement that the American line la a "National Institution," having a con tract with the United States Govern ment for carrying mails to Europe on regular dates. . None of the British lines has re ceived any new instructions as to the sailing of their ships, local repre sentatives announced tonight During the dsy five freighters, one of them an American vessel left for trans-Atlan tic ports. The American ship was the Doctor "on Great Britain and Allied Nations, among them the ' White Star, liner AdaCSTTtfrirnaouficed Id saflrtd Complete Tio-Up. A complete tie-up, temporarily at least of Dutch and Scandinavian snip cable .Instructions received by various lines. The 8candlnavian-American Line, whose passenger vessel Hellig- olav? was held In port yesterday, re- ceived word that all sailing of passen ger ships bad been temporarily sus pended. -The Royal Netherlands Steamship Company, which has 10 vessels in American ports loading cargo con signed to the Dutch Government has ordered them to remain in port until further notice. Six vessels owned by the Swedish-American-Mexico Line also have been stopped, pending furth er orders. The Holland-America Line, with the steam r Koordam here loading to sail Monday for Rotterdam with passen gers and cargo, was advised that- the "liner Nleuw Amsterdam, their largest vessel, bad been recalled and It was expected, officials said, that delayed caoles would bring them similar In structions to those received by other neutral foreign lines. Calling At Kirkwall. Ships for Holland and Scandinavian countries have, for nearly a year, been railing at Kirkwall in compliance with ths order or the British Govern ment fcr examinaticn and inspection of psisengers and cargo there. Under the provisions of the German note, as It Is Interpreted by local representa tives, they are barred from going Into the Indicated war zone around the British Isfe. These conflicting orders have added to the uncertainty and serio'jsness ot the situation. - ; initiirrn rrno rurvvo ouomii ilw run BRIDGE OVER POTOMAC Washington. Feb. 2. Plans for the bridge which the Washington-Newport News fhort Line Railroad pro poses to construct across the Potomac near Wetomkin Point Vs., were sub mitted today to General Black, t chief i engineers or ine Army. rwun houses of Congress have panned bills authorising the construction and it awaits the President's signature. J0-J0 SAYS COLOER valet 1 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS RETURN TO WASHINGTON Investigation Into So-Called Leak on President's Peace Note Wlil Be Continued There. New Tork, Feb. 2. Pressure of In ternational affairs today caused the congressional committee that baa been investigating the so-called "leak" on President Wilson's recent peace note. to transfer the inquiry to Washington. Examination of -witnesses will be re sumed there tomorrow morning. Fur ther hearings on particularly pertinent local angles of the case probably will be resumed here as soon as the com mitteemen think their congressional duties will permit The committee has determined to sound at once the source of trans mission of. F. A. Connolly's advance resume of the President's note from Connolly's Washington brokerage of fice to E. F. Hutton Co.. New Tork brokers. .- If possible, George A. Ellis, Jr.. a member of the Hutton firm who put Connolly's information into a telegraphic warning to all of Hutton's correspondents In the United States 10 hours before the note was released, will be the first witness called. Ellis was due to arrive in Washington to night from Savannah. Ga. Connolly's testimony that be sent his information in a message by private wire from bis office to the Hutton house now has been disputed by. every telegrapher In Hutton's employ. The missing link In the testimony of all telegraphers who may have handled the message Is that of the two op erators In Connolly's office. They were early witnesses. Records of all 'long-distance tele phone calls between the two offices during the "peace note period" If any exist also will be called for. Satisfaction was expressed by com mitteemen on starting back to Wash ington tonight over the results of the local hearings. That there was a "leak" of some kind no longer Is se riously questioned by any of them. Discovery of its existence through the testimony of E. F. Hutton. head of the tee. none of Its members suspecting before "comtngtiersthat such mes sages) existed as have been unearthed. : So Important are the Hutton-Con-nolly messages considered that the whole Inquiry now Is centered In un folding all the facts surrounding them, ,Th? com f the lnIry apparently Is " "Ti.V Vh- mmitt. ,' U ln .w m.m ,tt "J" ?poH. n '"JL. limit will expire In about 10 days. MAL0NE INCREASES DOCK GUARDS FORCE Questions Relating to 'Possible Emergency' Are Given Consid eration. New Tork, Feb. I. Upon the re ceipt of special instructions from Washington, Dudley Field Malone. collector of the port, conferred late today with representatives of the De partment of Justice and New I or police. None of those who attended the conference would discuss what was considered beyond saying that questions relating to a "possible emer gency" were talked over. Mr. Malone has Increased bis force of dock guards and special inspectors until be now has more than l.zou men under bis command. Harbor police boats and four tugs of ths coast' guard cutter service, under command of the collector, are at the docks with steam up and their crews sleeping on board. It was learned that the command ers of several of the German ships self-interned here have refused per mission to the collector's office to go below their main decks on trips of inspection. Mr. . Malone declined to discuss the subject except to say that the officers were within their rights Unless he obtained evidence that neu trality regulations were being vio lated. . WIFE OF PROMINENT MILL MAN GOES TO HOSPITAL Special to The Observer. Concord. Feb. 2. Mrs. J. W. Can non, wife of the president of tlie Can non chain of cotton mills, was taken seriously 111 at ber home here Thurs day, and Friday morning was car ried on a special train to Statesville, where she entered Doctor Long's San atorium. The exact nature of Mrs. Cannon's illness was not determined before she left here, but Dr. J. W. Long, of Statesville, and Doctor Pohl of Wlnston-Sulem, who were called here yesterday to attend ber. deemed It necessary that she be carried to a hosoitaX STORM WARNINGS ON COAST CONTINUED Washington. Feb. 2. Storm warn ings were continued along the Atlantic Coast today - from Provincetown. Mass.. to Key West the Weather ISureau predicting northeast gales, diminishing Saturday.' The cold ware struck the South Atlantic 8 tales with full force, a temperature of 10 de grees above aero extending as tar South as Georgia. . CONCORD COTTON MARKET GOES DOWN TO 12 CENTS Special to The Observer. ... Concord, Feb. I.Before ths cot ton market closed Friday It had risen again to IS 1-2 points, and this price has prevailed here all day today. The drop to 11 cents was reported, but It continued butaf e v.miAutea. lbs market rising to It 1-1 cents before noon. . iS'tO Blf OE BRffl IN REIMS WITH SERIN 111 Nothing Has -Developed to Stem Sweep of the Tide, and Official Washington Is Convinced That Crash Is Only Matter of Tlm& and Question of FormNo Attempt Made to Minimize Gravity of the Situation. ' . ' , Long Session of Cabinet and Dramatic Night Conference of President and Senators Develop Unanimity of Opinion That Challenge to Nation's Honor, Must Be Met-Apparently, It Only Remains to Be Determined Whether Some Overt Action Shall Be Awaited, or Whether Ambassador Bernstorff Shalh Be Handed Passports With or Without Warning Note to His Government, but Sentiment of Majority of Senators Is Against Sending Any Further Warnings. Washington, Feb. 9. The submarine menace sweeps on, and every hour draws the United States nearer a break with Germany. No restraining devel opments appear to stem the tide. Official Washington is convinced the crash Is only a matter of timo and a question of form. A long session of the Cabinet and a dramatic night meeting of the Prcsi- dent and Senators at the Capitol developed a unanimity of opinion that challenge to the honor of the United States must be met f ' - ' The means of doing so appears to be the only question undetermined. When President Wilson and his advisers parted "for a night's reflection,'', as the President himself put It, apparently It had I not been detennsnod' whether the United States should delay action until Germany commits an overt act or whether passports should be handed to Count von Bernstorff with or without a warning note to Berlin. v r - . ? - -' ' After the President and the Cabinet had been In session more than two hoars, Mr. Wilson hurried to the Capitol and this statement was Issued at the White Mouse: 1 "The President and the Cabinet thoroughly canvassed the situation, 1 but there Is nothing to announce." Members of the Cabinet, sworn to silence, left the White Ilonse with grave faces. One of them later sufficiently broke the rule of silence to say t "The near future will develop something very, very serious.". Y Aiwtthnr n a hint of the nmhahllttv that some overt act murht be awaited or at least a warning given by saying: . j "The nut chance has not yet gone. While Germany has announced her purpose, she has not et carrled.tt Into .effect; so far-as we know." ; The Cabinet unanimously agreed, however, that the United States could nder no circumstances countenance such an Invasion of its rights Us Ger- many's campaign of ruthlessness proposes, . ' . THREE PROPOSALS DISCUSSED. . . . , At the Capitol, the President had an hour's conference alone with Senator Stone, chairman of the Foreign Relations committee, ana tnen sent out worn that be sought the views of ail Senators. Many of the. Democrats hnnied to his room on the Senate floor. Seated there with Senators grouped about htm In a seml-clrcle, the President gave no indication of a decision of his own, but frankly announced he had come to .hear their opinions. To Induce open ex presslon. he was careful not to specify what ho hod in his own mind, but in vited a discussion of three propositions: To break off diplomatic relations with Germany at once and deliver , Ambassador von BernstorfTs passports tomorrow. 1 : V . To delay action until some overt act has been committed against the rights of the United States. . - To re-deflne the position of the United States, as outlined all through the submarine controversy with a final warning that an offense means a diplomatic break. -. The sentiment of a large majority of the Senators was against the latte coarse. :wS ; ,-:f:jfy'xtf-V::K Senator Stone and Senator Lewis, favored assuming that Germany did not Intend to Invade American rights, but were for meeting any such Invasion with an immediate severance of diplomatic relations. ; Other Senators were so confident that Germany's new war zone proclamation meant Invasion of Am erican rights that they favored breaking off relations immediately. - All understood that President Wilson had not made up his mind whether' to proceed, as proposed by Senators Stone and Lewis, on the assumption tha American rights would not be violated, or whether to consider Germany's ant nooncement as ground In Itself for summary action. ' Without disclosing what decision, If any, he had reached, the President , left the Capitol suggesting to Senators thst there should be a night's reflection and some action by word or deed before Monday. It was said that no joint session of Congress tomorrow , to enable the President to make an address was discussed PRESIDENT BELIEVES THAT NATION IS FACING MOST SERIOUS CRISIS IN COURSE OF ITS HISTORY Washington. D. C. Feb. 2. During j the day, it has been made clear that no communication has gone forward to Germany, nor has Ambassador Ge rard, in Berlin, been given Instruc tions to inform the Government of the state. of feeUng in the United States. That of course, has been done through i the German Embassy, which continues to exnress the firm conviction tnat there is Utile hope of avoiding a diplo matic break. j - President Wilson's every action throughout the day was predicated on his belief that tne unitea states races the most serious crisis in its history. Ha chose the course ol seeking tne advice of other men to compare with his own opinions. Ths overwhelming sentiment from those he consulted was In favor of a break ln relations. Only the time and method were ques tions of difference. But even after his lone talk with the Senators, he re turned to the White Mouse to give fur ther consideration to ths problem. One of the thoughts In the minds of the President and his advisers is that the action of the United States should be so unassailable that It would guide other neutrals. President Wilson was beldly told by most of the li Democratic Senators in conference with him that the German declaration was an affront to the Unit ed States and the -ctv.llied world and that any other course than an im mediate rupture of diplomatic rela tions would be 'Viewed by the world as cowardice." Some, however, urged that Ger many be notified of a definite time at which diplomatic relations would be severed, and a few, others urged that nothing be done until Germany, by some evert act demonstrated her de liberate determination to affront ths United States! Barked by Solid Senate. All the Senators assured the Presi dent -that whatever course he took would be sustained by a unanimous Sena tft Senator, who. jaxUclpatedJtt the remarkable conference were Stone, Heed. Phelan, Myers, Overman, Rans- dell, Hoke Smith, Beckham, Varda- man, Plttman,. : Fletcher, Pomerene, Walsh, Lewis and Johnson, of South Dakota. . . v.-,-: That no Republican Senators at tended the conference was due entire ly to the fact that the President did not reach the Capitol until the Senate had recessed,, and it was with diffi culty that pages and clerks reached those who did attend. The President sent for nq pne In particular. . ' While Senator Lodge, ranking Re publican member of the Foreign' Re- lations Committee, still waa in the Senate when the President first ar rived, he did not know the purpose of the conference and left the building. . At the conclusion of the conference, the President the last to leave, saw the newspaper correspondents and mads a brief announcement ' "Gentlemen," he said, "I Just came to swap views. I wanted light and came here to get It He was asked what would be done and replied: "That depends on how I feel ln the morning." Then he smiled and added: "Of course that remark was only a Joke." He added that there had been no suggestion of a Joint .session of Congress and that he thought no pub lic announcement would be made to night ' EsUbllahed Facts. . From Inquiry among. the Senators present the following facts were es- laousnea:' The President frankly revealing the innermost details of the crisis, told .the Senators he had come to feel the pulse of the people, and that he wish ed each man to speak his mind frankly with the welfare of the Nation and civilisation at heart - At the conclus ion each Senator shook the President's hand and assured him that whatever course he took, whether In accord with their own views or not he would be sustained by an unanimous Senate. "The President said one Senator. ,"left,wwlUi.the . suggestion . of a night's reflection and of action t word or dsed before Monday."