Show CONGRESS WILL SILL TAKE WAR ACTION ON Sinking Held Worst Affront to United States GRAVENESS Of CHIS CRISIS IS AROUSES CArlT CAPITAL Al Congress Divided on Request Request Request Re Re- quest to Take Insurance Insurance ance Risks on Amer American American i ican an Merchant ant Ship ip I V 4 CN A iI t rIf A le 18 Tte n. f WASHINGTON Feb 27 After to today's days cabinet meeting it il became known that the adminis administration ration will oppose any vital vita change in the proposed legisla legislation tion to authorize President Wit Wi Wison son to protect American lives ani an rights The administration expect that while a number of change may be suggested the bill as no noi framed will be adopted by hothouses hot ball houses without material alters altera tion By John Edwin Nevin I. I N. N S S. S Staff Correspondent aSHINGTON Feb 27 WASHINGTON With the highest law Jaw officials dials dais of the government admit ting ling that two American were slain absolutely in ill viola viota lion Ion of or international law tho iho Unite States this afternoon was Waft taking sloe Mod of or Its ito international relations Th sinking of the has hns forced horn ham to o officialdom exactly what the tho ne net unrestricted German lerman submarine can roan really Is Summed up in simple language th tb situation confronting President S Woorow Woo ool t row Wilson who succeeds himself anoon a n anoon noon on Sunday next and his adviser this evening was The Thc sinking of or the Cunard liner L coma conia with its Ilg loss 1088 of or American won en admittedly was entirely in viola J tion of or international law Jaw r CONGRESS SPLIT Congress was divided into basin camps campson on the presidents president's request tea tha t it It h by resolution confer conCer on him at nt thorny thorH to arm American merchant merchantmen men and resume Ballings on tho the Ai At Atlantic lantic 1 Congress was also divided H seen cn hopelessly oil ou the tho resident president request for money moncy to take tako tho o real Teal Ir Burance risks necessary to send Arner Ame II Ican fean vessels through the war zone Con Congress exclusively having f th power to declare war waT was seemingly groping In tho tiro dark for tor li fa formation as to what attitude th president and anti his cabinet havo have ar ac toward tho the I aconia case raso Secretary Lansing hurrying from rom his hlA brief relaxation at Will la Su Sn Springs grimly declared that fa by bl did not care arc to comment on dovel t ment but was awaiting orders Iron fron his bl chief The cabinet In cs session lon this after afternoon afternoon noon considered plans plan to lo arm Amer Atlantic Atlantic- the tho can an vessels to traverse Incidentally lIY these plans are arc understood under unde stood tood to bo be en entirely tI reI Independent o n whether con congress r s confers proxies ancash ancash an an- cash upon tho pr GRAVE POSSIBILITIES The situation confessedly wa ws' fraught with extremely grave There Them is 18 not nol a single lo off oW of or the government o who does docs no believe that the moment that tho the press president 1 lent dent orders tho ho American mall mail caming carl cam In ing liners which float the tho Stars am ant Stripes to resume their e- e which will be he to Liverpool Liverpool and and order artier them armed that 01 they will bo ho pub Buh eel to attack without warning b hOerman h by German submarines An assault such Buch vessels will be accepted not nota a a.- a. Ii d |