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Show DEMOCRATS TO DECIDE! BILL Wilson Favors Government Owned Merchant Marine and Will Urge Passage of Measure. i Washington, Sept 28. -Whether the bill for a government owned merchant mer-chant marine shall be pressed at this fscion of congress or abandoned, uill be determined at White House conferences today and a meeting of House Democrats tonight. President Wilson said he had not changed his cpinlon of the necessity for such a bill and Indicated he would use, his influence in-fluence for lt6 passage. Facts presented pre-sented in the conferences, he said, however, might change his view. There is some oppostUon In congress. The president expressed the opin ion that an adjournment of congress in October was likely, but he added he was not a very good prophet |