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Show CIS II ET President Wilson Makes Complete Review of the German Crisis With His Advisers and Acquaints Them With Facts He Proposes to Lay Before Congress. "WAR MESSAGE" TO BE VIGOROUS Representatives of the People Will Listen to j Recital of Wrongs In- flicted Upon This Country and Be Told That It Is Up to Them to Take Action. By E. R.. SARTWELL. International News Service Staff. WASHINGTON, March 30. The final form of Presidont Wilson's war message to the extraordinary session of congress was agreed upon tonight after the president had made a complete review re-view of the German crisis with his cami-net. cami-net. Following the cabinet meeting it was learned that the president's address will be "direct and to the point," and it will leave no doubt as to tho conviction convic-tion of the administration that a statu of war exists between tho 'United States and Germany. The war message will bo framed in vigorous language and will recite the German aggressions which have forced the issue between the two countries. It will leave to congress the duty of determining what steps shall bo taken I to meet tho war conditions, which the , president and his advisers declare hao j been forced upon this country by con- I tinued and inexcusable violations of ' American rights and premeditatod killings kill-ings of American men and women. j Action Imperative. J The message will place before the representatives of the people the steps i taken by the executive branch of the j government to meet tho situation and will point out that immediate and of- ! fective legislative action is imperative if the honor and dignity of the nation i are to be properly safeguarded. It waa ! stated tonight that tho address which tho president expects to deliver on Tuesday will be a complete and el- ' ; fective refutation of tho declaration 1 mado in the German reichstag by Chan- I cellor von Bethmann-IIollweg that the : United States would be responsible for war if war conies. The responsibility will be placed squarely on Germany for I the consecutive steps which have forced the break between the two nations. The president's address will bo closo-ly closo-ly guarded up to tho moment that he uriFfs to address the congress in joint i session. Cannot Be Tolerated. j The president will be prepared to take advantage of any change in tho situation which may occur up to that time. But, based on conditions today, without a drastic change in the Gorman submarino campaign, the address will make it plain that the continued destruction de-struction of American lives and American Amer-ican ships in violution of the laws of nations and of humanity cannot be tolerated. tol-erated. At the close of today's cabinet meeting, meet-ing, President Wilson 'hold a lengthy conference with Kccretnry of War P-aker and Secretary of the Navy Daniels on the preparedness activity 'in their departments. de-partments. The steps taken to bring the nation's war-making machinery to the highest possible point of cftici'eiicy and the plans for further preparations for war, v.ere laid before (lie chief executive. ex-ecutive. The department heads likewise, suumitted their jews as to the lecln-tion lecln-tion timt will be needed immediately to further the war plan?. Cabinet Approves. The cabinet approved of a plan under which minor officials of the various departments de-partments will take over the work of i preparedness organization in the field of industry, commerce and biiHiriess, in cnrt'iectirm with the Council of National Jcj.-nse a'Uipory cmmiL-tiion. This will leave the cabinet members free to handle the preparedness work di- (Coutlnuod on Page Three.) I CABINET AGREES Oil FORM OF ADDRESS (Continued from Page One.) rectly before their various departments and "will practically turn over the mobilization mob-ilization of the resources of the nation to the civilian organization of the defense de-fense council. It was stated tonight that the president pres-ident and his advisers were satisfied that every possible step toward preparedness prepar-edness tnat can be taken without legislative leg-islative action has been ordered by the executive branch of the government, and that only congress can secure further fur-ther progress toward placing the nation in readiness for impending war. A complete com-plete programme for war legislation will be ready for the legislators as soon as they get down to business after the organization or-ganization of the new congress and the dolivery of the president's address. Menace in Future. Officials believe that Germany is making war on this nation because she has taken more than 240 American lives on the high seas, because she has destroyed American 6hips by the wholesale, whole-sale, because millions of dollars worth of damage has been done as a result of German plots in the United States, because be-cause she has attempted to set on foot a conspiracy with Mexico and Japan to dismember the republic, and finally because be-cause of the belief that Germany triumphant tri-umphant will constitute a future menace to the peace of the world in general and the United States in particular. The United States, it is emphasized in official quarters, has not in the past and does not now desire war with the German people; but on the German government gov-ernment responsibility is placed for terrorism ter-rorism on land and sea which, now that it has been directed against American citizens and American interests, must be combatted actively. Just what part the 'United States will plov is a question the government has vet to determine. The subject has been discussed generally within the administration, adminis-tration, but the broad policy to be pursued pur-sued will be developed only after the nation's status has been defined by congress con-gress aud urgent defense stops completed. com-pleted. Army of 1,000,000. After the president has drlivcre.1 his address congress is expected to t.ike under un-der consideration promptly the granting of a Inrgo credit to the government and to provide for the raising of an army of perhaps 1.0'Xi.fioo men. Other measures sufh as a censorship bill, a spy bill, the regular army appropriation bill and emergency legislation for the army and navy also will be submitted. The government, so far as is known, has no plans for a political alliance with the entnto allies, although a degree of military co-operation of course will be essential. Always in the president's mind, it is believed, will be the ultimate permanent perma-nent peace for which he already has outlined his programme a league of nations backed by moral and military force. As summarized today everything that the government believes can be done without congressional action to arm against Germany either has been dono or has been planned, livery government govern-ment department is engaged in somo work of preparedness. Lessons taught by the experiences of Europe are being utilized as far as possible. Day Not Definite. What day the president will appear beforo congress to deliver his momentous momen-tous message will not bo fixed until it is seen how long it will take the house to organize. The administration hopes this will not. take more than one or two davs. It is realized that theTe will be some opposition in congress, but summaries of public opinion collected by officials have convinced the administration that the nation will stand almost solidly he-hind he-hind any action the president may recommend, and no doubt is felt about the result at the capilol. The pacifist element both inside congress con-gress and outside will make itself hcrml before a decision is reached. .Monday delegations of opponents of v.nr will come hore to attempt to influence congress. con-gress. Prior to today's cabinet morling the president, giving up his usual morning game of golf, shut himself in his study ;ind begnn the preparation of his address. ad-dress. He has entirely recovered from the cold whieh kept him in bed recently recent-ly for more than a week. Late in the afternoon he took a walk through the downtown section of the city and appeared ap-peared to be in perfect health. Many Important Questions. While the details of the eonferenec between the president and Secretaries Baker and Daniels after the cabinet, meeting were not made known, both of the cabinet members have before tliem manv questions concerning the strengthening strength-ening of the defenses nl" the nntion. Among these questions are: The curly graduation of the first class at West Point., the putting of the enast and geodetie survey, with its fleet of vessels, under the navy depart merit ; transfer of supervision river privately owned wireless plants from the efun-merce efun-merce to the navy department; collection collec-tion of larte number nf privately owned boats suitable for submarine chaTs. and purchase of snpphes of ail kinds tor the army and navy. One of the first problems facing the govern rient is thnt of making certain Dint HH'n and women do not o into thft nrrny or njivv who are better fitted for jjiduHt rial work. .Special clforU are to ho made to keep HkiUed worker of all kinds out of tin; military brwnr.hnB except, ex-cept, when they are needed. Additional national fuard nnit wre 'ailed out todav to protect public property. prop-erty. Thfre in understood to be a ptronc probability thnt there will be hi vera! important, shifts of officers both in the nrrny ami navy p o o n . Sinen the severance of reliitionB with German v e wry tiling possible has been done towards p'dtin Amfrifflnn out of that c nun t ry. Wit h the last four eon-s'ds eon-s'ds safp on Swiss soil todav very fow Americans p-main under German control .ri-; it f or? v-peveri relief workers, who si ill have two weeks ' ' n'vri rma ran l.i ne " to fulfill under their .'iLTcfrrii-nt. A few other citizens remain in f.ermanv despite full warn-ie'. warn-ie'. but they are thought to bo largely (, iTmmi A itiei 'jeans who remain hj prei'ereuce. 1 |
