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Show CONGRESS. Tomorrow at noon congress will assemble as-semble in what may properly be regarded re-garded as the most important session in the history of our national legislature. legisla-ture. Billions of dollars are to be appropriated ap-propriated for war purposes and pro-vision pro-vision made for raising the necessary money by the issuance of bonds and in-; in-; creasing the burden of taxation. The ! question of continuing the loans to the ! allies will also come up, for the seven j billion dollars authorized credits will be exhausted by the first of July and an additional six billions will have to be appropriated to meet next year's re-jquirements re-jquirements if it is decided to continue i the loans, which appears probable in view of all the circumstances, i The war policy of the administration ! will doubtless come up for review and j we suppose there will be some debate ' along partisan lines in view of the ap-j ap-j proaching congressional campaign, but ! we believe politics will be kept in the ; background as far as possible and that partisanship will not be allowed to hamper the president or endanger our ! success in the struggle to free the world : f rom kaiserism. France has recently ! passed through a political crisis and the 'letter of the Marquis of Lansdowne i may bring on a fierce struggle in the ' British house of commons. It is im-, im-, portant, therefore, that a united front jbe presented by the United States. The whole world is waiting for Presi-! Presi-! dent Wilson's message to congress, for i the outcome of the war and the fate of the nations depend in a large measure l upon the position he take?. The almost 'unanimous belief in this country is that J he wiil be satisfied with nothing less than complete victory over the German war lord, without which the war will have been fought in vain. An effort will be made to submit the prohibition I and suffrage amendments during the j coming session and there will be the ; usual routine business to consider, but in the main conqress will devote it? at-tent at-tent ion to the war from the time it assembles until adjournment, which ; probably will not take place until some time in the fail. |