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Show CONGRESS EXPECTED TO VOTE FOR MR Extraordinary Session Called by the President Meets Today to Listen to Complaint of the Executive Against Germany Ger-many and to Take Necessary Action. RESOLUTION IS CERTAIN TO PASS Little Group of Pacifists Unable to Delay Vote; Bond Issue of From $500,000,000 to $1,-000,000,000 $1,-000,000,000 for Gift or Loan to France Is Now Under Discussion. WASHINGTON, April 1. A congress called in extraordinary session by the president will meet tomorrow to determine deter-mine the most important issues before the legislative representatives of the people of the United States since the civil war. It is considered a foregone conclusion that it either will declare war against Germany or declare that a state of war exists because of Germany's Ger-many's aggressions on the high seas. President Wilson has completed the messa-ge he will deliver to congress, and is ready to address a joint session as soon as he gets word that both houses have been organized and are ready to hear him. Either before or directly after ha addresses congress, the president is expected ex-pected to confer with leaders of both houses regarding the specific legislation desired by the administration. Preparedness Measures. The war and navy departments continued con-tinued today their preliminary preparedness prepar-edness measures, and are ready with recommendations for further strengthening strength-ening the army and navy to be submitted sub-mitted as soon as congress decides whether the nation is actually to go to war with Germany. Both houses meet at noon tomorrow. The senate, already organized, will be ready to transact business when the gavel falls, but in view of the fact that any war resolution is expected to carry an apprbpriation, it is expected that action ac-tion will wait on the house. Democrats aad Eepublicans of the house have cleared the way for an immediate effort to organize, and the belief was general tonight that the Democrats would re-assume re-assume control with Speaker Clark in the chair within a few hours after the session begins. Big Majorities Expected. There is little doubt that a war resolution resolu-tion will be passed by larere majorities in both houses. There are little groups of pacifists orjposel to war except to resist invasion who will vote and probably talk against any warlike move. There are other groups who have their own idea about what the United States should do in the present situation, but none is strong enough to prevent action or seriously seri-ously impede its progress. In the house There probably will be no persistent opposition unless from members who favor more far-reaching action than the president recommends. The senate has its new cloture rule to limit debata if a small group there undertakes to delay de-lay action. Aside from the war resolution and the appropriations whi'h probablv will accompany ac-company it, there is not much legislation now on the books that leaders believe is necessary before next winter. Probable Legislation. The appropriation measures whi-h failed at the last session, particularly the army bill, the amendments to the shipping at giving the government broad powers over merchant shipping, some chances in the federal rey.'-ne act and legislation to curb spyintr are among the things which probably will be deemed essential es-sential to prosecution of whatever course Is determined upon. Additional revenue legislation and bond issues beyond the authorizations au-thorizations In existence, to be carried In the war resolution, will depend on how active the United States becomes in thews the-ws r. Kfforts are certain to be made to put through a universal military training bill, evpn if President Wilson does not indorse in-dorse it. There will be much opposition to it. pfirti-til;ir!y if the belief cains currency cur-rency that siu-h lecrlslation, would pave the wav for the sending nt expeditionary forces to the Kuropean battleiields. There has been much talk of a bond to. (Continued on Page Xwoi CONGRESS EXPECTED TP DECLARE FOR WAR (Contir.aed from page One.) sue to provide a loan or credit to Fiance of from $500,000,000 to 51,000.000,000. Such a proposal w-ould receive strong support, but there might be enough opposition to prevent immediate enactment of necessary neces-sary legislation. Flood of Messages. Hundreds of telegrams poured into the capitol today bearing on the question of war legislation. Many spoke against war and members in favor of quick, decisive action attributed the flood of messages to an organized anti-war propaganda. Among the measures which will be introduced in-troduced as soon as the house meets will be the general army staff bill, for compulsory com-pulsory military training of men between 19 and 22 years of age, which Representative Representa-tive Kahn of California, ranking Republican Repub-lican on the military committee, will submit. sub-mit. Mr. Kahn said today he believed there was an excellent prospect for its enactment. Compulsory training measures also probably will be introduced by Representative Rep-resentative Caldwell, New York, and others. oth-ers. Representative Montague of Virginia will -Introduce alternative bills for a $1,-000. $1,-000. 000000 or $500,000,000 gift and $500,-000.000 $500,-000.000 loan to France, in recognition of French support in revolutionary days. War Resolution. Representative Flood of Virginia, ranking rank-ing Democrat of the House foreign affairs af-fairs committee, has been working for several days on a resolution declaring a state of war exists with Germany, and is expected to call a meeting of that committee com-mittee as soon as the organization stejs are taken and the president has delivered his address. The senate foreign relations rela-tions committee, which would handle any war resolution, is expected to meet Monday Mon-day afternoon. Representative Gardner of Massachusetts, Massachu-setts, who has been a vigorous critic of the administration's German policy, issued is-sued a statement tonight urging a flat declaration of war against Germany and announcing that he would introduce tomorrow to-morrow a resolution of this purport. Mr. Gardner said the United States should become be-come an active participant In the war and train a large army "for the trenches." Special arrangements to restrict attendance attend-ance of visitors at the capitol during the first two days of the session were cornel corn-el e ted tonight. Admission tomorrow to the house section will be by special card and there will he further restrictions when the president speaks. |
