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the situation beyond the point of the
preparation and dispatch of the note.
The next move, he has very frankly
said, is Germany's. This government
can do nothing until the Kaiser's
government acts.
VIII Not Call Congress Together.
Suggestions that he call Congress
together in an immediate extra ses-
sion to prepare for national defence,
he has definitely rejected. His po-
sition is that to take such action at the
present time would be a direct insult
to a friendly nation, which, despite the
sinking of the Lusitania, the loss of
Americans. and other apparent viola
tions of American rights, he holds
that Germany will continue to be as
long as we enjoy diplomatic inter-
course.
The President realizes, his friends say,
that even though the German answer
should be such as TO cause break
between the two countries, there will be
/ plenty of time TO take whatever steps
are necessary to maintain the national
] honor. He does not intend that there
shall be any occasion given to any ma
ton to say that the United States did
not exhaust all of the remedies of hon
orable diplomacy before going farther.
This. il was stated, does not mean
! that the President is not alive to the
/ possibilities that drastic action may
have to be taken. He already has gone
over this with the members Of his cabi
net. At that conference it was pointed
i out that Congress can be assembled N
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national debt is once,ned it is com
II paratively insignificant and that wal
/, credit of a billion dollars for anything
necessary could be voted in a hurry, anC
that because of enjoying this strategi'
position the United States should "mak'
haste slowly" That is what the Presi
dent proposes to do.
Stories that this government would
content itself with breaking off diplo
matte relations with Germany, and tax
ing no further steps. in the event of al
unfavorable reply TO the note, meet witt
little approval in diplomatic cir
cles. 1t is openly asserted tina
this would be impossible. Germany
il is pointed out, is probably the
proudest nation in Europe, and
breaking diplomatic relations would
/. be blow TO that pride which almos
Y certainly would be deemed to demand
n drastic action and would undoubted
a " be followed by the immediate pick
v ing up of the gauntlet by the Ger
I. man government.
, There was also a disposition amonl
officials to resent bitterly the toleran
suggestions of the British government
leaders and British newspapers, tina
4 In the event of war. the United State
should agree to speed up her fac
tories and keep the allies supple
with munitions. possibly lending on
j.. very efficient fleet. but not sendin
y troops TO take any part in the prcsen
!, attempt TO crush Germany. Thi
government, 1t was said, cannot &C
cept any such suggestion which
was agreed the millions of Amer
cans of German descent would b
justified in resenting.
: What win the Answer Bet
n How will Germany answer?
II Interest i'm the question early toda
l. overshadowed curiosity concernin
d the contents of President Wilson
:. MESSAGE to the Berlin foreign Ollie
II The latter had not been made publ
but IL was pretty well understood
what IL contained-in. brief deman
i for reparation for the destruction, a
n, ready suffered. of American lives an
an property. through German submarir
ng activity in the European war zone
esl assurances that such occurrence
IN would not be repeated. so far {
eri Americans are concerned
The German attitude. however. WI