Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-30
PRESIDENT IS GATHERING
 OPINIONS AND SUGGESTIONS
As to the Sort of Address to Make
 Before Congress Monday.

Before Congress Monday. Washington, March 29-while it is assumed from the defensive measures already taken by the military arm of | the government that President Will son, in addressing congress next week, will ask for war against Germany or | a declaration that a state of war ex- ists, it is known that he will speak
 along broad lines. dealing lightly with incidents leading up to the present crisis
 President Gathering Opinions.
 Officials feel now that the time is
 past when incidentals should be dis
 cussed and that henceforth only fun | daznental questions of both present and I future American safety should be con- | sidered. AS a result. the president l is gathering opinions and suggestions | from all sides as to the sort of ad- | dress to make in the coming crucial | hours. No Change in Situation. | The general situation has not been Chancellor Won Bethnann- Hollweg to- | day according to the view tonight of officials who read press reports of the
 portion of the address dealing with the United States and submarine war fare.
 Germany Shirks Responsibility. Germany. it was said. has consist entity attempted to lay the blame for her acts on other nations. On pre- l vious occasions President Wilson has , taken the position that Germany is in no way justified earring on submarine I ruthlessness because of the British blockade.
 Only complete abandonment of un- restricted submarine warfare could | change the attitude of the United States, it has been said semi official ly recently and press reports indicate that the German chancellor did not l even discuss that possibility. President Will Meet Cabinet Today. The president will meet with his cabinet tomorrow for the last time his message to congress and there fore it is expected that the German situation will be dealt with very fully.
 He hopes no time will be lost in organ iZing the house. so that he may de- liver his a6Sress as soon as possible after the extra session convenes. The attitude of both congress and public opinion is sought in order to represent both as fully as possible. As
 to the former, the president is anxious
 not to trangress the constitutional pre-
 negatives of congress as the war mak-
 ing body. It is realized that in the
 ultimate analysis. regardless of what
 the president may recommend, the re-
 sponsibility for decision rests there.
 Public Favors Decisive Action.
 Public opinion. it was said here, as
 indicated by clippings from newspa-
 pers in all parts of the country. un-
 mistagably favors decisive action Bel
 ligerency is not confined to the Atlan-
 tic and Pacific sections if opinions gathered by the administration are a
 true index Demand for action on the part of congress and the president comes also from interior sections be- tween the Aneghenies and the Sier- ras. The views reported by some midwestern congressman as to the apathy of their constituencies is con- sidered more local than general. q
 The greatest point under consider action at the present time in whether Germany has not unmistakaEbly shown through a long succession of violations of international law. that the United States must definitely unite with the liberal democracies of the world against the complete autocracies, both for its present and future safety.