11 MARCH 1916, Page 2

President Wilson's boldness has been very handsomely rewarded. He asked

for what was in effect a vote of confi- dence, and he has received it. A courageous statesman may always be sure of such a response when he appeals to his country- men to support him against an intolerable dictation from a foreign Power. The Times correspondent says that the ex- citement in the Senate on Thursday week recalled the days of the Spanish-American War. The result of the voting on Mr. Gore's resolution warning Americans not to travel in armed merchantmen belonging to the Allies was that the resolution was "laid on the table" by 68 votes to 14. To "lay on the table" in Congress means to postpone, or (if we may define one American phrase by another) to "sidetrack."