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Show U.S. MAM IS TESTfpi London Watches Results as President Makes Request On Congress LONDON, May 25. (By the Associated Asso-ciated Press.) President Wilson's request re-quest that congress sanction acceptance accept-ance by tho United States of tho mandate man-date for Armenia is attracting great Interest hero. Tho story Is given much prominence in tho morning newspapers. newspa-pers. Home nowapapers print short explanatory ex-planatory notes, which reflect doubt as to whothor congress will comply with the president's suggestion. The London Times remarks that recent dispatches from Washington have shown that tho people of tho United States have a strong dlstaslo for any foreign commitments. Tho Daily News points out that since acceptance of tho mandato would virtually Imply endorsement of tho covenant of the league of nations and membership in the league. It is hardly conceivable that congress will fall in lino with the president's wishes. "The president's action," tho Dally News adds, "doubtless hn.v 1-icHm'i bearing on the Impending election campaign, In which the poaco treaty and the Issues arising from It will figure fig-ure largely. There also aro somo grounds for reading in it a desire on tho part of tho prcsldont to manifest his own concern as to the fato of Armenia." Ar-menia." Tho Daily Tolegraph says the presl-dent's presl-dent's step certainly will cause considerable consid-erable surprise in peaco conference circles, and that tho decision of congress con-gress will be awaited with deep interest, in-terest, j |