The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-02-26

\, the senate. lie thought IL probably
would be Introduced first IN the
house SO a. To carry the credit. a bill
rather than resolution combining a
grant Of authority and the appropria-
tlou probably viii bc drawn.
senator simmons. chairman OF the
finance committee, said ne believed
$500. 00O 900 would be sufficient at
this time aud that It might be pro-
,ided by an amendment to the rove
nuc bill now before the senate
some Republican senators declared
they did not want tp sign blank
check Tor the president and predicted
flihuster against the legislation III"
requests for the purpose of forcing an
extra session Of congress.
Those Republicans expressed view
that the presidents attitude was not
sufficiently definite. They would not
say however. that an extra session
which they regard az imperative.
would he used To- fight the legislation
the president requested.
/ The view taken by Dcm,c crat- Is that
the president has made no unrcason-
able request
/ Chairman Flood of the foreign at
fairs committee. announced he would
introduce late today bin granting
Z power to- the president To- arm ships
and an other authority necessary.
] Sentiment generally m the house
seems to bc that ( the legislation pro
poscd limits the president to armins
ships or supplying conVoys IL will
carry Republicans particularly how
ever. oppose an attempt that might br
IA. .Ha.H. =. Ha.H
thority which would involve the coun
try in war Chairman Flood sdiI
that his bin would meet tn. ohjec-
pinn The president hc believes. has
no desire to be entrusted with power
10 make war
President Wilson arrived AZ the cap
iul lust before I O'Clock and prompts
at that hour stepped NJ {" the clerk
desk In tNc hall OF the house where
both branches of congress, meeting h
special joint session, were assemble,
before him Tie spoke a. follows.
"Gcutlcmcn of the cougross:
Il have again asocd the privilege of
addrcssing YOU because Nc are moN'
ing through critical times durin-
which % seems to me To oc my duts
to keep m close touch with the house
OF congress 500 that neither Couus"
uur action shall run at cross purpose
y between US
"Ou the third uf February, oih
[, cially informed you of the sudden an'
, uncNpcctcd action of the mp'ria
, German government IN declaring II
, intention to disregard the promises B.
had made go this government in Apr
last. and undertake immediate sub
I maj inc operations against al com
{ mcrcc. whether ui belligerents or 81
e. urutraI~. that should seek tu ap
y proach Great Britain ana ireland, IN
y Atlantic coasts Of Europe, or the har
= burs 81 the easter Mediterranean an
to conduct tuosc operations without
= regard tu the established restriction
- OF international practice, without re
gard to any considerations of human
=, ty which might interfere with thc'
!, object That policy was forthwith pa
, into practice. II has now been In oct
i've cScrutiun for nearly four weeks.
q. Commerce HAS suffered.
o Its practical results are not ,uii
u disclosed Tho commerce of uthc
- ucutraI nations is suffering scNore'
= but not. pcrhap very much more s.
II y,rcN than IL was already -uitcr.n
" before the hrsi ~ February when Oh
now policy of the imperial govern
" mcni was put in,o operation. We ha>
Isl, askcc the cooperation of the oth'
i, neutral governments 90 prevent lh"'
Ia deprcdations but / fear none OF the'
thuught IL wise tu join us la any con
imon court ut action our own con
Is mcrcc has suffered b. sunerIug, ruth'
u u apprehension than loo fact rath'
Il because so many of our ships al
- tmidly keeping TO their home por
20 than be,ause American ships h"'
'n been sunk.
= Two American vessels 1nNr nr'
SUM-. the Housntunic and the lAW'
NJ Law. The ease ot the Huusdtou
!. which was carrying food-tuns cu
signed a. London. was essentially l
,, the cas-. uf the Fryo iu which. il "
ri uc recalled the German Ro'ernme
M admitted its liability tor damages Al
ur the lives uf the crew as .n the ca