Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-05

X Washington, D.. 1.-The curtain will rise Monday on an epoch-making congress-. The stage is set for one of |he most momentous sessions in the |hitory of the nation.
 The acute international situation Eipe to the world war. the question of ElsQuately preparing the country for Fttense, the problem of trying to turn Eldeiicit into a surplus in the nation N pocketbook to meet heavier expen- ss than ever before. the partisan Pickering always to be expected in t presidential election year, and 8 Multiplicity of other important pieces Eei legislation will combine to fill the session from beginning to end with Ehimation.
 Some of the leading role will be Ephyed by history-creators of by-gone Etongress-men who "return from Ebe" after two years exile following Ehe 1912 uphaaval The chief ex- Eperienced actor of this class will be f'Uncle Joe" Cannon, de,hroned as Flpeaker four years ago and exiled tvo years ago. Another of the old [tne stars will be William B. McKin- EAy Of Illinois, manager of the Taft Eampaign in 1912.
 Lots of New Talent.
 There will be host of new talent, |lowsver. In the house approximate " lOO seats will be taken by new |s0ngressmen. The senate will see a FnV new faces. Of chief interest 'nong these will be oscar Under ssoo' who gives up his leadership in |,ae muse to don senator's toga. |suius, Of Kansas, is a "come-back" saator, being one of Ghe conservative sepuollcans driven out in 1912. ereussard, of Louisiana, will move aom the house into the senate. Two me most conspicuous absentees ,al be Elihu Root, of New York, and .asedore Burton, of Ohio. Their Eaces will be taken respectively by suss Wadsworth and Warren G .sn,a,ng, sn both of whom will :. be en- Snea in the comm only regarded con- s,'atlVe element of the senate.
 NJ nsre are some of the problems
 - which congress will begin ..s'nag day after tomorrow: sauonal defanse, tariff tinkering, sa' sssl credits, conservation, merchant
 .ne, seamen's bill amendment, Iil, il,'sacy bill amendment, antitrust
 .. amendment, the international ,saspn the far-Eastern question, an eo on arms, Mexico, the Phil- ss sSs, Porto Rico, Haiti, the Colom- ana Nicaraguan treaties, the sas Dus pefecit in the national reve- ns;., nj continuing tn war tax, taxing mo r.s'ol of war profits, building an ,ss i plate factory, prohibition, suf- . ss, codification df the federal ssss ss, and good road building. ,ns n.y. are all On the present schedule.
 more entertaining questions
 uound to develop after congress n full swing.
 s... .Mparg0 on War Muniti0nsY
 ms. sulnent of large element in the
 jrs y IS considered certain to in-
 s0ms members to renew efforts
 M embargo on munitions of war [tros, allies. If such a measure is i]l SSaced, So as it in all probability latr.';. ; some lively argument on the
 .y sr question may be expected. ne pesldent is known to be of the
 una now on this question as hhars iast session, that is, that an sa ns, On arms, far from assuring |, 0uited % States impartiality in the
 ioo "oaid actually be in direct vio-
 ' or true neutrality. The agita-
 d, ". ns an arms embargo has shown
 $ c.alefly in German communities,
 ,isns ~ IS felt that Germany is being
 ilI.n against because of her
 rssy y 70 obtain munitions from
 s''0ns of the bitterness to