The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-04-19
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BEFORE HOUSES
Relations With Germany Dscoms 90
Gravsi Wilson 70 Discuss Matter
In Presence Of Legislature
RUPTURE IS HELD IMMINENT
Executive Prepares Message, but II
Won't De Given Out Till Osliv-
lsersd TO Connrees.

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Wilson will go before congress to.
morrow and lay the entire German sub.
marine Issue before both houses. A
break in diplomatic relations is said
to he imminent. sss
Secretary Tumulty went to the cap
itol after today's cabinet meeting and
took up, the question with Majority
Leader kitchin Of the house, Major
ity Leader Kern of the senate and SEN
ator Stone. chairman of the foreign
relations committee. They immedi-
ateIy went into conference with Speak:
Ell Clark Of the house.
Completes Message.
The president already has cOmplet-
ed the communication he will deliver
to congress. Up to the present it has
been thought he would send this com.
municatiOn to Berlin. 1t was decided,
however, that the situation has be-
come 90 grave as to require more seri-
Gus drastic steps.
Arrangements were made at the
capitol for passing q resolution imme-
diately providing for a joint session
of both honses tomorrow to receive
the presidents message. The con-
tents Of the message will be kept con.
fidential and copies of it will, not be
given out until after its delivery to
congress.
Pass Resolution.
Both houses passed promptly res
olution providing for joint session
in the house chamber tomorrow after
noon at | O'Clock. There was no an.
nouncement as to the purpose OF the
presidents coming.
No official Of the administration
could say definitely what course had
been decided upon Some kind OF
communication will go forward to Ber-,
lin, probably tomorrow. but apparent
ly none but the president and the
members of his cabinet will know
what it will be.
1t has been stated and reiterated
that before taking any step tending to
lead to a rupture in diplomatic rela't
tions or war the president would lay
the situation before congress.
Drastic Action lmpends.
On this action, when unofficial word
\of the nature of the message to be de-
liyered tomorrow began to circulate,
it was taken for granted on both sides
of the capitol that drastic action was
impending.
The presidents decision was reach
ed after long consideration of mass
OF, evidence that Germany had been
violating solemn pledges regarding the
conduct of submarine warfare. A long
list of disasters to peaceful vessels,
many of them under neutral flags and
many carrying American citizens. was
gone over carefully by the president
and his advisers and was understood
to have been included in the cOmmun.
icati0n drafted for dispatch to Ger.
many.
This document, had not been sent
late today and there were indications
that At would not 80 until the presi-
dent had addressed congress.
oernstorff Presedts Memorandum.
Count Won BernstOrff, the German
ambassador, presented to Secretary
Lansing today memorandum said to|
be similar to the one delivered on the
sinking OF the liner Arabic, retterating
assurances that Germany would con-
duct submarine warfare according tOI
international law and was ready to|
give satisfaction for an unauthorized
or nnintentional violation OF neutral
rights.
Mr.. Lansing said later that the am
bassad0r's visit would have no effect
upon the course already determined
upon by the American government. Hel
is understood to have informed the
ambassador that he could not discuss
the subject with him at this time.
President Wilson will discuss theI
submarine crisis tomorrow at 10
O'Clock with Senators Stone and Lodge
and Representatives Flood and Coop
er. the ranking majority and minority
members OF the congressional foreign
affairs committee.