Bisbee daily review., 1917-04-01
Washington Predicts House Will Be Organized Monday, Speaker Chosen and Action For War Taken.
PRESIDENT ALMOST
 FINISHES MESSAGE
Only Senator Stone and Few
 Others Disfavor War. Mex ican Situation Worries U. 5.
(By Review Leased Wire)

WASHINGTON, March 31-A
 ists between Germany and the
 United States is expected general
 ly to follow close upon the as-
 sembiing of congress on the extra
 ordinary session Monday. Today
 the government bent every effort
 to hurry preparedness measures
 as though actual war was an i'm
 minent certainty.
 Indications that a wave of war
 sentiment is sweeping the coun-
 try came to the White House in
 messages conveying resolutions
 adopted at patriotic mass meet
 ings in different states, and in re-
 ports from senators and repre-
 ssntatives that the nation stands
 ready to back up the President.
 Predict War Monday.
 Predictions were general at the capitol that the house will be or ganized promptly so that the Presi- dent may deliver his message making recommendations for congressiOnal &C., tiOn. Unless there should be an un- looked for change the speaker will be chosen Monday.
 Sinkings Were Expected.
 Sinking of merchant ships by Ger man submarines and the resulting loss of American lives increased the ten sion only slightly. For some time the general feeling has been that Germany has already shown utter disregard of American rights and actually was making war on the United States.
 Plans for Big Army Ready.
 Secretary Baker conferred with the President and afterward announced that more than 1000 additional na- tlonal guardsmen had been ordered out for police duty in different states. He also said that complete plans for raising larger army had been made. Plans in the navy for securing many submarine chasers and organizing them with a coast patrol went forward rapidly. and the national defense coun- cil perfected a plan for cOOrdinating in a practical way the nations in dustrial preparedness.
 Message Shaping.
 President Wilson almost has finish ca his message @ congress. He re- mained in his study much of the day. and also was in close touch with the war. navy and treasury departments regarding preparedness plans.
 All Up to Congress.
 It was indicated that tentative plans of the administration for providing men. money and supplies for war pur- poses await action of congress whether a declaration of a state of war is ro be adopted Careful 10 observe the prerosatives of congress. the President and his advisers are de- sirous of doing nothing to be construed as an act Of war beyond armed neu- trality and making ready for war if it comes
 Stone Obdurate.
 Plals of pacifists for attempting 10 keep congress from declaring a state ui war dllIdtttu SNiilt dNNtullOU. Oul most of the reports to the administra- tion indicated the nation as a whole believes the time for war has come. A statement by Chairman Stone Of the senate foreign relations committee to- day that he would vote against war but would support the government in any policy decided upon. was the most noticeable anti-war development
 Disturbances Feared.
 Outside of the Mexican situation the decided chief attention within the administration is directed to guarding against possible disturbances in the United States. That such danger ex- ists was generally admitted but off cialS believe the situation is we'll in hand.