Wilson Warns Capitol Britain Reveals Orders To Armed Ships
President Wilson warns Congress that warning armed merchant ships would imply acceptance of attacks, arguing the United States must uphold freedom of the seas while staying out of war. British admiralty publicizes October 20 1915 orders on armed merchant vessels stressing self defense, avoidance of hostile engagement, and proper signaling before firing.
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Wilson
Capitol
Britain
London
Admiralty
Fire mystery hits Providence Journal office
A March fire in the Providence Journal office caused $2,900 damage. An explosion occurred minutes after the blaze began in the managing editor’s newsroom among files, spreading to an adjoining editorial room. The unoccupied room lacked electrical wiring and sprinklers initially worsened the flames. police concluded the fire was not accidental.
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Providence
R. I
Providence Journal
Wilson Allies Reported Allies Peace Talk Details
Washington star correspondent George H. Miller reports President Wilson favors Allied peace aims yet sees no German capitulation until militarism is crushed and the United States cannot act while armed. Ford reportedly discussed peace efforts with the President at the White House on November 28.
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Washington Post
Detroit
Mich
George H.miller
Washington Star
Detroit News
Wilson
Henry Ford
Ford
Europs
Minter
Illinois primary ballot row over Roosevelt and armed ships
Buffalo Democrat Cheries B. Smith argues the United States should not be drawn into the submarine dispute or armed merchant ships. He cites constitutional war powers and Paria Armistice history while opposing any pledge to back aggressive action against Germany without clear cause. He notes Roosevelt's rejection of a presidential bid and stresses readiness to act if national honor demands it.
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Eha
Cheries B. Smith
Buffalo
Foreign Affairs Committee
Wilson
Smith
Congress
Belgium
Springfeld
G. Brevengan
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Illinois
United State
Stevenson
Paria
Germany
Lansing Waits Action as UK Submarine Rights Shift
The Senate turmoil contrasts with a quiet State Department as Secretary Lansing hints negotiations halt until Congress acts. Officials note a shift toward British view that merchant ships resist capture and determine attack, while the U S would investigate Germany sinking even without American casualties.
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State Department
Congress
Department
Lan- Bing
Capitol
Roosevelt Avoids Name in Presidential Candidate Circular
Circular sent to 30,000 prominent men drew 3,000 replies with Roosevelt refusing to have his name listed. Among responses Burton Hughes Root Borah and two Democrats Wilson and Champ Clark dominated, with support leaning heavily to Wilson and Clark for the Democratic side. Prominent views cite satisfaction with current conditions and mixed opinions on candidates and policy.
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Hughes
Men—Colone
Lst
International News Service
New York
Col
Roosevelt
Henry Green
Green
Root
Senator Borah
Wilson
Champ Clark
Big Bankers Oppose War Entry by U S
Two leading bankers, Frank Vanderlip of National City Bank and George M Reynolds of Continental and Commercial National Bank, publicly oppose U S entry into the European war. Vanderlip calls war deplorable and says it would not shorten the conflict. Reynolds says he is opposed unless provocation makes war unavoidable.
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Los Angeles
United States
Frank Vanderlip
National City Bank of
York City
George M. Reynolds
Continental and Commercial National Bank of Chicago
Arlee
Russians Closer to British Positions in Mesopotamia
A dispatch from Petrograd reports Russian forces moving south toward British positions in Mesopotamia and approaching within 40 miles of the Persian Turkish border. Delayed dispatches confirm advances as Russian conquerors push toward key border areas.
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Oxar
Washington Post
Petrograd
Mesopotamia
Kermanshah
Deadlock in Maryland on Harbiston amendment
Special to The Washington Post reports a day of legislative changes ends with both houses adjourning at 11 36 p m in deadlock over the Harbiston question. The pending plan is to substitute an Amendment for a referendum affecting Baltimore City and wet counties, echoing the Anderson antifaloan local option law defeated two years ago. Debate on the prohibition amendment continues into Tuesday.
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Washington Post
Angepolis
Baltimore
Gore Resolution Forbidding Passports to Americans
A historical draft text shows a Senate House concurrence declaring that the government should not issue or renew passports for travel on armed ships of belligerent powers. The measure asserts allegiance to the United States and limits travel on vessels that may be armed, aiming to restrict citizens from voyaging on such ships.
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Gore
Senate
House of ‘Representatives
Congress
United States
Sineo the Further
Secretary of State
Hiza 'To
United’ States
Is Republican Factor T R Has Few Delegates North Carolina
North Carolina Republicans show a Roosevelt tilt in county conventions but delegates from Southern states are uninstructed and open to conviction. Kentucky backs Fairbanks while North Carolina elects Morehead as national committeeman, signaling no binding early directive for the convention. Tennessee waits to see if Fairbanks gains strength before committing.
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Washington Post
Atlanta
Southam States
South
North Carolina
Roosevelt
Kentucky
Fefrbanks
Morehead
Charlotte
N. C
Mr. Fairbanks
Tennesse
Fairbanks
Underwood and Bankhead Clash Over Armed Merchant Ships
Birmingham March 2 Senator Q W Underwood opposes American sailing on armed merchantmen and Senator Bankhead supports warning Americans. In letters to Dr Livingston T Mays the Alabama senators outline their views on the war situation and U S stance. Underwood favors staying out of Europe conflict while Bankhead endorses caution though cites lack of international law familiarity.
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Mays—Underwood
Birmingham
Q. W. Underwood
Bankhead
Livingston T. Mays
Central Baptist ‘Church
New Cscater
Ala
United States
Canada
Underwood
Europe
Gore Resolution Put To Table Vote In Senate With 60 To 18
A Senate poll shows the motion to table the Gore resolution likely to fail with 60 Yeas and 18 Nays. The listing notes Democratic and Republican names by faction, before reporting doubtful, absent, and combined totals, indicating divided support and crossovers.
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Gore
U-Boat Must Take Its Chances Under Laws of War
Secretary Lansing stated the United States rejects the German claim that submarines are entitled to greater immunity from attack. He said merchant ships carrying cargo and noncombatants are presumed armed defensively until they act offensively, and Washington will expect authentication of British ships’ defensive armament used offensively.
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Lansing
United States
Berlin Believes Congress Stands Five-To-One Against Wilson
The State Department reports circulating in Berlin indicate officials believe Congress is opposed to the President in the current crisis. Washington sources say Berlin thinks Congress would back Wilson only by a narrow margin and that Berlin fears misinformation.
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Congress
Toa
Wilson
State Department
Washington
Keep Americans off Armed Ships by Senator Robinson Tells Lawyers
Brooklyn speech by Senator Robinson of Arkansas urged keeping Americans off armed ships of European belligerents. He reviewed Germany tensions and arming merchantmen, praised the President for efforts to preserve rights and peace, and urged restraint to avoid further complications pending negotiations.
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Brooklyn
Arkansas
Brooklyn Bar Association
Germany
Pennsylvania Republicans Split Over Armed Merchant Vessel Issue
Pennsylvania House Republicans Stephen G. Porter and Henry W. Temple met after a private dinner to align views on arming merchant ships. Porter argues the United States should bear responsibility for actions at sea by Americans aboard foreign vessels, while Temple opposes voting for any bill that would compromise citizen rights. The dinner was secret, and attendees now acknowledge deeper differences in approach to the war question.
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Pennsylvania
House
Stephen G. Porter
Henry W. Temple
Porter
Yes
Terday
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L.ed
Supreme At Sea
Rider Fight in Congress Spurs Labor Union Action at Armory
Gompers and Morrison slated to speak against the Borland rider as Office Workers' Union reports surge in membership. President Giles and Miss Estelle Stewart organize a mass meeting at National Rifles Armory to mobilize opposition, with support from John H. Ferguson and Thomas H. Fsherty. President Stockton warns GWU tuition and night classes would rise if government hours lengthened.
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J. Edwin Giles
Office Workers’ Union
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Estelle Stewart
Gompers
Morrison
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Right
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Maryland
District of Columbia Federation of Labor
Thomas H. Fsherty
National Federation of Post Office Clerks
Ouray
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la Follette-Lloyd
Congress
George Washington University
Stockton
German Editor Affirms German Americans Loyalty to Wilson
Paul F. Mueller of Chicago president of the National Association of German Americans told President Wilson he believed the great majority of German Americans were loyal to the United States. He said the call was commercial, not political, and noted there was no political significance. Mueller accompanied by State Senator Keller of Illinois. He asserted a German American news service was being arranged from Washington for German American papers. London dispatch reports avalanches in the Tyrol killing twenty and injuring many.
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Kern
Paul F. Mueller
Chicago
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Abenpost
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Unitead Btates
Keller
Illinois
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Publishers’. Association
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Washington
Southern Republicans foresee candidate impact on Kentucky votes
Southern Republicans believe his candidacy will not prevent Kentucky from returning to uninstructed delegates. Terneance may also send uninstructed delegates as Tennessee emerges as a Southern battle ground for national factions. Louisiana shows two Republican wings with uncertain supremacy while Georgia faces intraparty strife over the State chairman’s selection. In Tampa an agent says German contracts have been signed for 200000 tons of phosphate for shipment after the war.
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