Show S SENATORS AT S INI IN CLASH ClAS ON N WILSONS N POWER Two Reasons Pointed I Out by Solons in Objecting Objecting Ob Db Ob- Ob to Presidents President's I Plea for Authority Hy Itry 1 S- S 9 If to Tb The 1 ASHINGTON Feb 27 WASHINGTON Both the senate foreign relations relations relations re re- re- re lations committee and the house hOlls louse affairs committee failed to reach an agreement today on measures to meet President Wilsons Wilson's request for authority to deal with tho I German crisis The senate committee recessed soon after noon noon after a two hour session to meet again at nt 2 Both Republican Re Re- publican and Democratic members predicted predicted pre pre- an agreement before the tho conclusion con can conclusion of or the afternoon session The prospect of or the house committee reachIng reach reach- lug Ing an early agreement seemed less favorable Sharp differences of or opinion developed developed devel el quickly when the house committee commit commit- tee considered ered the tho bill authorizing the president to arm anti merchantmen and to employ other instrumentalities In protecting rights on the high seas Wl Widely cly divergent views Jews were expressed ex ex- expressed pressed by br committee members in an executive session lasting more than titan two hours flours I OPPOSITION TO PRESIDENT I There was clearl clearly defined opposition I lion tion to the pr presidents president's program on two grounds First it was declared i i that there was ani only doubtful legal warrant warrant war war- I 1 rant for arming American merchantmen merchant- merchant men bent benl upon carrying war munitions muni t lions to the allies Many members I declared that the tho attack or possible I sinking of oC such a ship b by a German 1 submarine would furnish a poor excuse ox- ox I cuse for the United States tales to go 10 to I war Then there was wu decided opposition to granting tho the president blanket authority au au- to em employ such other Instrumentalities Instrumentalities mentalities and ns IlS may in his Judgment and discretion seem adequate ado ado- quate to protect such ships ship and tho the thoI citizens of or the United States In their I la lawful and peaceful pursuits on the high seas SC t Some members argued that tills this gave 1 the president too much power po It Jl was pointed out that with such plenary authority the tho pre president could go so ahead and und provoke war even thou though h tho the declaration on of or war ig is 8 the constitutional prerogative of oC congress OUTLAW THE SUBMARINE I Finally and because of oC the other two ho objections somo some members took look the rte ground that teat if It the tho presidents president's bill I I should be bo passed without modification tion It would virtually outlaw the subI submarine sub sub- marine Members r who brought bl forward forward for for- I ward argument reflect the lI sentiment senti sentiment ment of or the army and nd navy Tho The military mill mili tary and naval na strategists havo have repe re- re pe emphasized that with its ex cx- extraordinary length of coastline the submarine properly developed can make the United States in it IL its f Isolation Isolation Isola Isola- ola- ola tion absolutely defiant of or thu tho rest of or orthe the world These members take tako the ground that thal tho the United States Stales already is 15 tying lying Its own hands with r respect to the use that may bo be made mado of or n rines oes They The declare rt that It rests largely large large- ly with the tho United States to determine determine determine deter deter- mine tho the future use of or the submersible ble and that tho the precedents established established b in tho the present complications Ill s determine the tho future course courso of or International law with respect to underwater craft Them Thero seemed therefore little like like- that tho the house committee would early carly reach unanimous agreement on the terms of the bill to he be reported It scents entirely unlikely that a bill I can pass tho the house houto which will nu an- u- u Continued on ongO page pago gO 2 SENATORS IN CLASH CLASHI I t I I I Continued front from pa page go l. l 11 1 I time arming of or ships carrying munitions to Germanys Germany's enemy COMMITTEE SPLIT i t In tho the senate committee members I split on the tho qu question sUon of oC dividing tho the 1 presidents president's request Into two distinct propositions Republican members I i u urged od that authority to arm ships be bo I embodied in ono one measure while furs fur further ther then powers asked b by the president I be provided In n measure I After Arter the tho committee recessed Chairman Chair Chair- man Flood lood 8 secured an nn appointment to confer with Pr President Wilson ison at tho the 1 White House Hoase during the afternoon on tho the amendments amendment that had boon been sug sug- Chairman Flood said that the house bouso committee had not n. n reached agreement on the bill during IU Us fl first t session but would meet again BJ ln at nt 4 1 clock o'clock this afternoon to vote yoto on amendments amendment Mr Flood Floo l said that three amendments amend ments had bad been proposed to limit the arming of or the merchantmen to ships carrying Ships eligible eligible eligi eligi- ble hIe to carry arlT guns tuns would b be limited according to these amendments to tn those which do not carry contraband of ot war ns as defined by the United i States or which do not ot catty carry car cargoes LrI Lr- Lr I J goes 5 composed In whole whole or In ID part of at anns arras arms or or car tarn goo goes are aro not In whole or In part art composed of ot articles which the president Droll dent donl hall re regard rd a ax AS contraband Mr Mf Hood Flood declared that the rom com was aJr agreed upon the principle I of or the bill blUe but It U la apparent that t tIt It will come Orne from the committee materially ma ilia I changed change from the Uio o form fonn In inI 1 I which It came 8 from froth the Ole White Hoe Clouse Mr Ir Hood Flood d declared that wa was no pATty party Art division over oyer Ute the changes I demanded |