The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-21
But President Shows No Sign
Of Last Few Days
Strain.
SPEECH LOUDLY CIIEERED
Mention Of Hope That War Will
Be Avcrtcd Fails to
stir Audience.

vAsHiSGroN. April 20.--Washington
knew before 1t had finished its breakfast
that President Wilson would once more
come before the Congress of the United
States with a message to the people to be
delivered by word of mouth through their
representatives. But on this occasion the
impending crisis in our international at
fairs gave an immensely augmented in
terest TO his corning. II revived all the
interest which the innovation OF a per-
sonal address to the Congress carried,
ard besides It had its pictorial aspect
vastly magnifed by the nationwide inter-
est IN the subject Of the Presidents dis
course.
As a result the procession toward the
Capitol started early. BY 10 o'clock
every available seat in the galleries was
occupied. and despite the fact that the
President was not expected to address
he House until in the afternoon the
great crowd kept its interest at fever
heat and it was with difficulty that Speaker
Clark was able 10 preserve sufficient order
10 permit the humdrum deliberations OF
Unanimous consent Monday" TO proceed.
Al noon the converting hour. the House
was nervously solemn with the certainty
that IL was entering upon the most excit-
ing day since that other April afternoon
Of 1898 when was presented the hostile
resolution against the Spanish misgovern
ment of Cuba. The usual joking and laugh
.er which chara cterizes the assembling OF
the House were absent. Mexico. In
pushed way. WAS the subject Of every
whispered conversation.
Immediately upon the completion OF the
eadng of the journal Representative Tn
ierwocd called up his privileged resolution
providing for the joint session which the
President had requested last night by
.elcphonc from White sulphur Springs.
Galleries Quietly FILLED.
rbe resolution was passed without a
dissenting vote. Then the House went
1to tnc consideration Of bills and resolu-
Ions upon the unanimous consent CAL
.ulaT
M.anwhile the galleries were filling with
iisunsulshed onlookers. shortly after
80 o'clock Attorney General McReyn-
Us APPEARED upon the floor and took a
seat far back on the Democratic side \
NV inmates later Secretary Garrison and
secretary OF the Navy Daniels. heads Of
'le services which must back up Presi-
lCut Wilson's demand for action, APP
peirtd They sat we'll back or 1he Repub-
lean side. There they were later Joined
~ Secretary OF the Interior Lane. and
Postmaster General Burleson t>ok seat
beside the Attorney General.
In the diplomatic gallery a seat had
been reserved all day for Secretary Bryan.
nut he did not occupy II during the read
.Cs Of the message. preferrng a place in
the middle Of the House, where he sat
with folded arms and now and then ner-
yousy pattluS his strong undcsiiD with
The fingers OF his right hand The Secre-
tary Of State was plainly distressed. The
set OF his mouth, the tired look In his
eyes and Oraced effect of his shoulders
Indicated only too clearly that the last
Sor'u!ght had been a season OF deepest
distress 10 the Secretary of state.
A. 80 o'clock the coming OF the Sem
5'e Of the United States was announced
oy The House doorkeeper and the Senator's
'ead'd 10y the Nice-President. Secretary
Plks' a"d tlcir chaplain, filed solemnly
v the well OF the House in columns Of
t~o aud tool, seats ON the first three rows.
Tn President entered a moment later
followed by N. committee. His color was
excellent and his eye clear and bright
marked contrast 20 the wrecked APP
pcarauce Of his Premier The President
Rore afternoon dress with g. four-i hand
sraf " sapphire blue in which elistened
me miniature arms of the United States,
wh"n is his favorite stickpn for cere.
mo'.al occasions
~ On" President assembled the rostrum
me .,e.-" broke into cheers. Every Sem
a'ot ud member. every one in the gal
'ere-, 'v"ry employee upon the floor, stood
mp ana yelled. The applause began with
'hhlclappiug Unfortunately on both
sd's of the chamber. II spread to the
-'..'.,-. grew IN intensity. and then the
Cheering hogan. When minute of the
no' demonstration had expired Speaker
D.m- brought down his gavel with a
"scurdus crash.