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UMTED CONGRESS WILL
FURMSH LOY.il SUPPORT
Both Honses Follow Policy of "Amer
ica First.*'?Merchant Ships Will
Carry Arms.?House Passes Bill to
Give Authority For Broad Action.
{ Vfeshinsrtjon. March 1.?President
Wilson tonight, in response to the;
senate's call, laid before that body
official information that the United
States government is in possession
of evidence which establishes the au
thenticity of the sensational document
which disclosed how Germany in
trigued to ally Mexico and Japan with
her to war on this country.
In response to the resolution the
liresiueiii ii aubuiuiea a. repuru irum
Secretary Lansing stating that the evi
dence had come into the possession
of the United States within the last i
-week and that the authenticity of I
Foreign Minister Zimmerman's -in
struction to German Minister von
Eckhardt in Mexico City is establish
ed as revealed by the Associated J
Press. M'?!
The president's reply to the senate I
ic&uiuuuu ana otxicicii / jjai-'smss 1 e
port are as follows:
"To the Senate
"In response .to the resolution
adopted by the senate on March
1, 1917, requiring the president to fur
nish the senate, if not incomptal- j
ble with the public interest, whatever ,
information he has concerning the:
"The White House.
note pubiiajsd in the press of tnls I
date DurDOi-ting to have be?n st?m I
Tanuary 19, 1917, by the Gernui.i soc
reiary fo; foreign affairs to the C.er
irian minister to Mexico, I transmit
herewith a report by the secretary
of state which has my approval.
(Signed) "Woodrow Wilson."
Washington, March 1, 1917.
"To the President:
"T1 e resolution adopted by the
United tSates senate on March i, 1917,
requesting tnat tiiat Doay De rurnisn-j
ed, if not incompatible with the pub- :
lie interest, whatever information you
Tiave concerning the note published in
the press of this date purporting to
liave been sent January 19, 1917, bv
the German secretary for foreign af
fairs to the German minister to Mexi
co, I have the honor to state that the
government is in possession of evi
dence which establishes the fact that
the note referred to is authentic and
mat it is m possession 01 tne govern
ment of the United States and that the
evidence was procured by this gov
ernment during the present week; but
that it is in my opinion incompatiblt
"with the puiblic interest to send the
senate at the present time any fur
ther information in possession of the
government of the United States re
lative to the note mentioned in the
resolution of the senate.
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed) "Robert Lansing."
"Department of State, Washington
March 1, 1917."
The senate without comment or- j
dered the report and letter printea <
and referred to the foreign relations
committee. . j
Day of Debate.
Adoption of the resolution asking j
for the information came at the close (
of a dav nf solemn debate which'
reached a climax with Republican
senators joining Democrats in con
demning tfc#,., attitude of Senator
Stone, chairman of the foreign rela
tions committee, who declared the
story of the plot was given out by
the government to affect public opin
ion and insisted upon asking the pres
ident whether the information was
received from the representative of
any belligerent nation.
Serator Fan, Kepuoncan, saia nf
did not wonder that the ' president
decided to reach public opinion
through the press in view of the at
titude of members of the senate who
ought to be his advisers. The sub
ject came up soon after the senate
assembled and engrossed attention
nearly all day in spite of the mass
of legislation awaiting action. Sena
tors on both sides of the chamber
expressed amazement at the story
snH if ft a/prp trnp thp ?.PT>-1
ate should be informed.
Sehator Swanson, the fourth Demo
cratic member of the foreign rela
tions committee, announced that he
had been authorized by the president
to say that the note from German
Foreign Minister Zimmermann to the
German minister at Mexico City or
dering and outlining the plot was
"substantially" correct as published.
Senator Lodge at once moved that
the president be asked to inform the
senate whether the Zimmermann note
was authentic and to furnish any
other information about it not in
compatible with the public interest.
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i nis was reierreu to me ivx eigu i cia
tions committee, which soon reported
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Chairman Stone, voted down by
his committee, carried to the floor
the fight to learn how the note came
into the government's possession. He
insisted that if any of the nations at
war had furnished it the senate and
the country should know it and pro
posed an amendment embodyiag the
question.
Hoke Smith Takes Hand.
During the long debate Senator
Hoke Smith made a suggestion the
importance of which was promptly
recognized and which served to over
+ o /-if moni! cortJlt.orQ 3%
to the propriety of questioning the
president in regard to so grave a mat
ter on which he had not seen fit to
communicate voluntarily. The Geor
gia senator pointed out that for the
executive on his own initiative to send
such a document as the Zimmermann
note might be construed as a re
quest for action, whereas he prob
ably would be gratified to have in
the senate's hands at its own re
quest. The senator offered the foi
imvinor a substitute for the resolu
tion and amendment:
"Resolved, That the president be re
quested to furnish to the senate what
ever information he had concerning
the note published in the press of this
date purporting to have been sent
January 19, 1917, by the German for
eign secretary to the German ambas
sador to Mexico which in his opinion
is not incompatible with the puibllc
interest."
Senator Hitchcock, speaking for the
committee, declared that to ask the
president s opinion ana mcu uuos ex
amine him as the Stone amendment
proposed would be an affront.
He read from the president's last
address to congress expressing his de
sire to keep out of the European con
flict to show that he was averse to
any step that will lead the country
unnecessarily to war.
"This solemn statement of the pres
ident," said Senator Hitchcock, "was
made to us only a few days ago and
I feel justified in saying it was made
after the note now in controversy
came to the attention of the pres
ident."
"If it is true that this note came
froin one of the belligerents, should
not that fact be called to the atten
tion of the country?" asked Senator
Hardwick.
"iNo,'' Senator Hitchcock answered.
"I simply think we ought to ask the
president for a definite statement of
his opinion regarding its authentic!-!
ty."
"But the material fact to us and
this country is whether some one
who is interested in getting us into
war has given the note to us,** insist
ed Senator Hardwick.
"Not at this stage," replied Sena
LUI nUt'Ut'UUiV. 11 WC wci ^ bU uv^vauv
for peace or war it might be but we
ire not."
Left to President
To an assertion by Senator Hard
wick that the public mind has become
Inflamed by publication of the note,
Senator Hitchcock said:
"If the president feels that the pub
lic mind is not to be inflamed he
irill talrft the nrouer 8teDS in send
ng the senate his informatron to re
iuce it."
Senator Kirby read a newspaper
3tory that the administration was
:onvinced publication of the note
svould influence congress to pass the
armed neutrality bill.
"This newspaper statement is no?
verified," said Senator Hitchcock
"There may come a time when it
might be desirable to investigate this
note further, but now the people want
to know only if it is authentic." j
Senator iWilliams urged "cool and
dispassionate'' consideration. "If the
Zimmermann letter is authentic," he
said, "it must have come from the
n^rman pmhassv in some of those de
vious ways governments have of ob
taining information. The question
here is that 'is the letter authentic?'
instrumentality whereby the United
States got possession of the letter
does not bear in the remotest degree
on its authenticity or its existence.
There will be no trouble because of
this letter alone. The letter ^ only
one of a chain of circumstances to
demonstrate at least that Germany is
careless about whether she goes to
war with us."
Senator Williams said ne was op
posed to the Stone amendment as
was the rest of the committee.
Senator Lodge, author of the reso
lution, said if the story of the Zim
mermann note was untrue it ought to
he stamped as untrue at once."
One Person Kn-'-ms.
"The president of the United
States," he said, "is the one person
who can give us a decisive answer
on that question. I think we should
not inquire into the source of his in
formation."
Senator O'Gorman inquired what
action the senate would be requested
to take if the president says the note
is authentic and whether the senate
was 4ito take action solely and alone
upon the opinion of the executive.,,
The president's opinion, he said,
would carry great weight, and added:
"Suppose it would be disclosed that
agents of the iBritish government
handed this letter down to officials of
our government.. It would not be
the first time that one belligerent re
sorted to forgery to line up support
against her enemy."
Senator Smith of Michigan, a He
publican member of the committee
said he thought the senate should
have the information asked for be
fore actimr on the armed neutrality
bill, "in order that senators may have
the whole view of our international
complication."
Senator Fall, a Republican, bitterly
HonnnTifPf) the Democrats, declaring
Democratic senators by suggesting
that the letter was given out to in
fluence public opinion were "accusing
the president of the veriest trickery
and impossible practices."
Never sir^e the impeachment of
Andrew Johnson, Senator Fall de
clared, had he heard such "insinua
onoincJ o r> r OC i fl PI t frf>m hlS
own party." You are saying to tlia
president in this resolution," he went
on, "that you want him to declare
whether thi3 note is authentic and in
your speeches here you are saying
you will not believe him when he
says it is authentic if it comes from
a ibelligerent government."
Senator Fall aiso declared that it
the president had at all times felt he
could trust those in the senate wno
olinnlH V?o Vtie arlvicprM hp nmhah'v
would have sent this information di
rect to the appropriate committee,
i In view of the attitude of certam
i Democratic senators, he added, he did
I not wonder that the president havl
j decided to appeal to public opinion
i through the press. "Give the people
] information and they will make you
i here act as you should act. I am
i grateful to whoever gave this infor
! mation to the public."
]n a heated speech Senator Sauls
bury, Democrat, the president pru
tempore of the senate, indorsed Sen
ator Fall's sentiments.
Senator Pomerene, Democratic
member of the committee, reminded
senators that the president and the
j secretary of State, as well as they
had taken an oath of office. The
I oonato hp said was nrrvnnsinp" rn
treat them "as if they were witnesses
in a police court." He said the hour
had struck when any doubt about
the question should be resolved in
favor of the president and secretary
of state.
JPorim.
Purim, which this year will be cel
ebrated Thursday, March 8, begin
ning the 7th, is one of the minor holi
days of the Jewish calendar. It com
memorates the deliverance of the
nf Persia frnm the nnwer of Ha
man, the vizier of Kink Ahasueru3.
Haman had cast lots (hence the name
"Purim" which means 'iots") to de
termine which month was to be set
for the massacre of all the Jews in
Persia. Mordecai and his niece, Es
ther, becoming aware of the plot,
succeeded in deposing Haman and in
obtaining royal permission for the
Jews to attack and master their
enemies on the 13th and 14th of Aaar.
The deliverance of the Jews rrom de
threat of anninnauon ana meir vic
tory over their enemies have ever
after been celebrated as the Feast of
Purim.
The Feast of Purim never attained
as high a degree of spiritual influence
as did some of the other festivals.
The usual Psalms of praise read on
I rtthor ?srp nmiffpd on Plirim.
| The one characteristic of the Purim
I ritual is the reading of the book of
; Esther on the evening of the 13th day
of Adar.
As a folk celebration, Purim made
up for whatever influence it may have
lacked as a religious fesitval. It was
celebrated as a carnival; masks were
worn by old and young; Purim plays
were given re-enacting the drama of
Esther and Haman. in addition to this
merry celebration of Purim there
arose the custom of giving gifts to
the poor. Every Jew, no matter how
poor, would give something to some-,
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the day of popular rejoicing was
touched with the elevating spirit of
benevolence.
A La Billy Sunday.
Observing the success of the "Billy"
Sunday methods in the matter of con
versation, Puck arises to sugest that
the attempt be made to apply the
same methods to other church cere
monies and activi*'rc. proposing the
following formul"
"Fasior <(cnr . ag miantj?mnat
do you want to ^ is hunk of ex
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Presiding Parsor ?What miserable
mutt giveth this skirt to be married to
this gink?
The Bride's Father?I'm the guy.
Industrious Usher?Slide you ice
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PasRino- the Plate?Come across
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House Passes Bill by Almost Unani
mous Vote, Opposition Mustering
Only Thirteen Votes Against Pas
sage? Republicans and Democrat:?
Rally to President.
Washington. March 1.?A bill to
empower the president to arm mer
chant ships, but not extending the au
thority he requested to use "other in
strumentalities" in defending Ameri
can rights against the submarine
menace, -was passed by the house to
night by a non-partisan vote of 403
to 13.
Speaker Clark announced the vote
amid enthusiastic applause ana cheer
1 ing. Opposition to the bill had faded
during the day before the patriotic
appeals from leaders on both sides of
the house and when the roll was call
ed only nine Republicans, three Dem
ocrats and the one Socialist voted
in the nagtive. They were: Repub
licans?Benedict of California; Cary
! of Wisconsin; Cooper of Wisconsin;
, Davis of Minnesota; Helgesen of
| North Dakota; -Lindberth of Minn'e
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, of Wisconsin, and Wilson of Illinois.
Democrats?Decker of Missouri;
Shackleford of Missouri; and Sher
wood of Ohio.
Socialist?London of New York.
The measure was sent over to the
senate, where it is expected the sen
.'ate committee's bill approved by the
j president and authorizing not only the
i arming of ships but the employment
I j-if "rvtVior irtafrnmontalitips" will hn
j submitted.
I All presented amendments to the
! measure except those added in com
: mittee were rejected by the house
j under an avalanche of votes. Never
! since questions arising out of the Eu
! vnnoar> a-jr lip<?an tn agitate the
i house, almost three years ago. has
j there been such a display of patriotic
i non-partisanship as was witnessed to
day in the chamber.
i Democrats and republicans, even
most members who heretofore have
'aligned themselves with the extreme
! pacifist group joined in fighting far
i the bill. Representative Bailey of
' Pennsylvania, generally recognized 2*
! reflecting the views of William Jen
1 nings Bryan, voted in the affirmative j
and announced his intention in ad- j
, vance. Both Democratic Leader Kit- j
chin, who heretofore always has stood ;
aMthe administration Drepared
' ness plans, and Republican Leader I
Mann, whose utterances often have
been strongly opposed to president's
i international policies in many partic
ulars, voted for the measure, the lat
ter having supported it in a vigorous
speech.
Prom the time the rule for consid- \
eration of the bill was brought up In
the house shortly after noon un
til the final roll call was taken, 10
hours later, the result never was In
doubt. Predictions that the negative
vote would not exceed a dozen were
frequently heard.
Led by Representatives Cooper of
Wisconsin and Campbell of Kansas,
both Republicans, opponents of the
measure made a determined fight,
however. They were not unitea uu
any one specific objection. Represen
tative Cooper based his opinion on
the contention that the bill would
; authorize discrimination against Ger
many in that it would permit the arm
, ing of ships carrying munitions to the
: allies and that by arming such ship3
| the United States would commit an
| act of war. Representative Campbell
| contended that passage of the bill
i Tr-nnU hp univalent to surrender by
congress of its right to make v.ar.
A little group of avowed pacifists op
posed unalterably the use of arms
for any reason but played oniy a small!
part in the fight.
The house leaders expecting the
senate to pass its bill as a substitute,
say they can put through the senate
bill if it comes to them.
The house bill besides eliminating
the phrase "other instrumentalities"
also carries a committee amendment
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i wmcn wuuiu 'piuuii/i'b mo ? 0 ?
munition ships under the war risk
: fund to which the president is author
I ized to transfer a part of the $100,
000,000 derived from the bond issue
provided for in the bill. Such ves
sels are not being insured by the gov
ernment now-, but the amendment Is
considered undesirable by the admin
istration. The final vote was preceded
by a roll call on a motion by Repre
sentative Cooper to send the Dili oacx
to the foreign affairs committee,
which was beaten, 295 to 124.
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Lawrence of Massachussets said to
night.
"It will be at least two weeks be
fore a final statement can be made as
to the amount raised," said Bishop
T.on.-(.flnr>o "hut it ia Dossible to an
nounce that at least $6,500,000 lias
been subscribed."
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make it possible for the fund to as
sume obligations of the general clergy
relief fund, today consolidated with
the church pension fund.
The newly created pension system
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of the Episcopal churcn on reacamg
the age of 68 will be eligible to re
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under seven years and $200 a year for
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