Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-02
CONGRESS UNDisTURBED
 BY GERMANY's DECLARATION
Worked Away While Calmly Awaiting
 Presidents Action.

Washington, Feb. 1.-Congress work ed. away today in it's effort to clear the congested legislative calendar, un- disturbed by the grave situation brought about by Germany's declara- tion of ruthless submarine warfare There was an air of restrained excite ment at the capitol but the leaders on
 both sides seemed disposed to wait calmly for action by President Will son and to suppress any nasty utter
 ances that might embarrass him in the crisis.
 In the house, the only public refer of Majority Leader Kitchin, who plead ence to the situation fell from the lips ed for a reconstruction Of patriotism to the Union. ses | stIt is incumbent in this grave time upon every American citizen who loves his country" he said, and IS doubly incumbent upon the American repre- sentatives in this house, to do every thing that will promote in this hour national unity, national love, national Fraternity"
 Senators Lodge and McCumber. re- publicans, delivered prepared sp.Eches on President Wilson's world peace ad- dress. prefacing them with words of caution. Senator Lodge declared that the German note had heaped- upon the president great responsibility ana | added, "no word shall fall from my | lips which might in any possible way embarrass him at such time.' Informal Discussion in Cloak Room Throughout the day there was in- formal discussion in clork rooms and corridors of the capitol but so far no member has ventured to infect into | the situation any resolution such as stirred the congress during the armed ship controversy. proposing to warn Americans off armed merchant vessels of belligerents.
 No Word From White House.
 Reports were current during the day that the president was preparing to address congress in joint session to- | morroN or Saturday, but no word had teen sent any of the senate or house | leaders from the White House regard ing plans for a joint session, nor had the president tonight called members of the foreign relations committee in conference. Senator Hitchcock, acting cnaIrman Of the committee, said after a brief call at the White House that did not see the president but thought a conference might be held after the arrival of Senator Stone. chairman 0: the committee, who is hastening to Washington from St Louis.
 Lodge Sounded Note of Warning Senator Lodge in his address sound ed a warning that in international re-
 lations it might be better ito bear those ills we have than fly to others that we know not off, and declared there is no lurking place for peace supported by the major organized force of mankind, g in the utterances of Washington and Jefferson.
 'sThe first service which the United States can render to the cause of peace" said the senator ''is to preserve it's own. This can be done in only one way-by the most absolute and scrupulous observance of every treaty or agreement that we enter into; by tn termination of all treaties for arbitration which we know well we should not under certain conditions and in time of stress regard; and last iy, by the establishment of such na- tional defenses as to insure our coun- try, so far as it can be done, from wanton attack.
 'fThe next thing to which we ought to address ourselves on the concern of this war should be the rehabilita- ton and re-establishment of interna- tionai law. We should try also with in the necessary and natural limits, to extend the use of voluntary arbitration. We can also do much in urging a gen era1 reduction of armaments"