New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-29
Issues vitality Affecting
Nations Future Must
Be Settled.
BOTH SIDES SEE
PERIL IN DEBATE
Leaders of Each Fear Dynamite
in Questions Arising Out
of the War.

Washington, Nov 2s.-The Congress
which will begin It's work a week from
tomorrow faces more grave problems
than have confronted any Congress for
q long stretch Of years. Il Is the arena
In which the forces will be lined up for
the next Presidential campaign, and its
sessions promise 10 be the most excit-
ing and hard fought In the memory Of
any man now q member. international
In the debates, and both parties admit
that some Of the decisions may affect
the fortunes Of the country for gem
eTations.
The administration goes into the
fight to meet this situation shorn OF
much Of the power IL had in the last
Congress. The majority in the House
has been whitfield down TO twenty
as well as domestic policies will figure
seven. and this is threatened on the
one hand by Bryan, while Tammany
holds enough votes TO turn the tide
against the White House at any mo-
ment. Ii is not believed that the steam
roller tactics used in the last Congress
will De attempted again, and there are
possibilities both that the legislation
viii take on non-partisan character
and that the much divided factions,
none having majority, VIII become
involved in a weller of conflicting pur-
poses and produce little and poor legis-
lation.
The great issues, and those on which
the most bitter feeling is likely and the
most contradictory efforts are expected,
grow out of the European war-the dis
putes with Germany and England, en-
barge and indemnities for slain Ameri-
cans, defence and all its problems, and
the whole vast subject Of national
honor
Violent Discussion Feared.
President wilson's treatment Of the
German violations of international law
will offer grounds for the most violent
and important discussion II 1t IS ever
brought to the floor Of either house.
Leaders Of both parties agree in fear
ing this question, with its possibilities
Of adding dynamite 20 situation al
ready tense, Of stirring up fsctionalism
in this country and of loosing the pref
udice and passion that have barely
been held In leash during the summer
Few hope that they can succeed IN
keeping the door closed on II. Many
Representatives are coming from all
sections of the country ready to make
trouble from one side or the other-to
demand that more vigorous measures
be taken to uphold American rights, 20
sustain American honor and to resent
Americas dead, or to attack ever the
little that has been done as an unwar-
ranted interference with policies which
the German Fatherland must pursue in
her life and death struggle.
Many believe that one Of the first
acts of Congress will be TO demand the
full text of the correspondence be-
tween this country and Germany, and
there Is talk of investigation both OF
this subject and Of the administration
attitude toward the German propa-
gandist activities here. There is little
action that Congress can take on either
subject, but the possibilities Of de-
bate that embraces them are so serious
as fairly 10 alarm the more cautious of
the members.
Almost equally charged with dyna-
mite is the dispute with England.
Hero an attack is almost certain.
There will be demands for investiga-
ton, for reports on trade and on the
activities of American consuls for the
confidential reports which have been
flooding into the State Department, and
for drastic measures TO force England
20 relax the blockade which has cut so
seriously into American business.
One Of the specific demands in this
line will be for an embargo on the ex
port Of the munitions which are filling
the Atlantic steamers. Few men be-
lieve that any such law can be passed,