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Show PRESIDEHT General Feeling in Administration Ad-ministration Circles, However, That German Ger-man Crisis Will Be Disposed of by Declaration Decla-ration That a State of War Exists. PREPAREDNESS WORK CONTINUES Congressional Leaders Confer on Furnishing the "Sinews of War"; Army Appropriation Bill to Be Passed Before Be-fore Any Other Legislation Legis-lation Is Taken Up. By E. B. SAKTWELL. Staff Correspondent of tne International Interna-tional News Service. WASHINGTON, March 28. With every agency of the government rolling restlessly toward preparedness for the impending war, President Wilson and his advisers devoted themselves tonight to the task of fixing the administration administra-tion policy to be submitted to congress in extraordinary session next week. While the White House was shrouded shroud-ed in secrecy and the president made no announcement, administration officials of-ficials declared that immediate and decisive de-cisive action has been decided on. The sole question now remaining is what form that action shall take and how it shall be taken. . The exact form of the recommendations recommenda-tions which the president will make lo congress in his war address was considered con-sidered today when Colonel E. M. House, the president 's closest adviser, went over the international situation in detail with the chief executive. Resolution Probable. There was a general feeling in administration ad-ministration circles tonight that tho German crisis will be disposed of by a .ioiuf resolution of congress reciting the German violations of American rights and declaring that these violations viola-tions have brought about the existence of a state of war between the two nations. na-tions. Thereafter the activities of the congress will be devoted to placing at the president's disposal all of the means and authority necessary to the successful prosecution of hostilities. Active steps to meet the president's recommendations when they are made, were taken by congressional leaders here. Chairman Flood of the foreign affairs committee and other Democratic members mem-bers of the committee made an exhaustive ex-haustive digest of former war declarations declara-tions and framed a tentative resolution declaring the exlstenre of a state of war. The congressional leaders declared that when the president's views are expounded action hy congress will be prompt and effective. They took up in conference today the problem of furnishing the "sinews of war." Army Bill First. The first routine business to he taken np will be the passage of the army appropriation ap-propriation bill which fnilerl in the cIop- in days of the last session. It would j provide $279,000,000 as framed in the last session, but emeiRenr.y additions made , 1 necessary by the events of the past few i weeks and the dire possibilities of the , I future will bring the total up to prob-lal'lv prob-lal'lv double that amount. I The mobilization of the ffna.nHa.1 re- sources of the nation to prepare for im-! im-! pending war will he taken vip by tho 1 house ways and means committee as soon I as tho house is oranizd. 1 President Wilson and his advisers are at work on a financial programme which, has not been definitely fixed, but which ; mav finally include the extension of I American credit to the entente allies I while the United Rates is making ready for actual participation in the ar if it becomes a belligerent. Money Plentiful. Treasury department officials snd financial experts in congress declared tonight that hc country is fully more prosperous than pvpv before In Its history his-tory and that the only problem before the administration Is the effective use of the great money 'resources ot the nation. The attitude of the administration towa rd the present et te of affairs between be-tween this country and Germany was made clear at the state department today. to-day. Secretary Lansing said that inquiries in-quiries had been dispatched some time ago to the neutral nations of the world asking w ha t their attitude wou 1 d be toward American armed merchant ships entering their ports. Today he explained (Continued oa Page Two.) PRESIDENT 15 MOT READY TO SPEAK (Continued from Page One.) that this inquiry wap not sent to determine deter-mine what the neutral attitude would he to American armed ships during the present pres-ent status of armed neutrality. He made rhe sipnificant statement that the neutrals neu-trals were asked to declare their attitude atti-tude toward American armed merchant vessels if the Untied States should become be-come a belligerent. In this same con-I con-I nee t Ion It was stated that congress had ' heen called to Washington not to express i its views on the pubiua tion, but to receive re-ceive the views of The administration and to net upon them. It was made clear that a definite and arsressive programme will be laid before the representatives of the people and immediate and decisive action wlil be demanded. |