Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1917-03-30
Nations Leaders Believe u.
S. Must, Join in Crushing
/, Military Autocracy.
BERLIN HOPEFUL,
FOR DRAW ONLY
Same Officials Believe Kaiser Anxious
for u. s. to Enter War That
AutOcracy May "Save
Its Face"

Washington. March 29-While it is
assumed from the defensive meas
fure salready taken by the militiame.l
of the government that President Will.
son in addressing congress next week
will ask for war against Germany, or
a declaration that state of war
exists, it is known that he will speak
along broad lines, dealing lightly
with incidents leading I'D to the pres
ent crisis.
when the incidentals should be dis
cussed, and that henceforth only
fundamental questions of both the
present and future safety Of the
American nation should be consid-
cred. The general situation has not
been changed by the speech of the
German chancellor, Won Bethmann-
Hollwegg, today, according to the
view tonight of officials who read
the press reports of that portion of
the address dealing with the United
States and with submarine warfare.
Germany, it was said, has consist
emily attempted to lay the blame for
her actions on other nations. Only
complete abandonment of unrestrict-
ed submarine warfare could change
the attitude Of the United States, 1t
has been said semiofficially recently,
and press reports indicate that the
German chancellor did not even dis
cuss that possibility.
The president, who will meet his
cabinet tomorrow for the last time
before actually writing his MESSAGE
to congress, is hopeful that no time
be lost in organizing the house, SD
that he, may deliver his address as
soon as possible.
Seeks Attitude of Public.
The attitude of both congress and
the general public is being sought.
As to the former, the president is
anxious not to transg1css the consti-
tuti0nal prerogatives of congress as
war-making body. Public opinion.
it was said here, as indicated by
clippings from newspapers in all
parts of the country, unquestionablX
favors decisive action. Belligerency
is not confined to the Atlantic and
Pacific coasts sections, if Indications
gathered by the administration are
true index.
Demand for action by congress
comes also from the interior sections.
between the Allegheny and Sierra
mountains.
The greatest points under consid-
Grafton by the administration IS
whether Germany has not unmistak-
ably shown, through long success
sion Of violations of international
law, that the United States must
definitely unite with the liberal dem
ocracies of the world against the
foremost complete autocracies, bo.h
its present and future safety.
All hope has been lest, as shown
by the note to Germany as to the
treaty Of 1928, in the good faith Of
the present German rulers. The
Belgian invasion and deportations,
the ruthless submarine warfare, the
attempts to embroil .>sptral countries
in plots and the general conduct Of
the war, has convinced many Off
Gals that the German military sys-
tenn as at present directed is perma-
nent danger to the worlds peace.
Germany's plots in this country,
running back almost to the beginning
OF the war, and finally eliminating
IN the Zimmerman note to ally Japan
dnu mexico against TINS country, was
regarded as evidence of the villainy
OF the present system.
More to Zimmerman Note.
The administration has much mate
rial not yet made public, and it is
understood, moreover, that the COM
plete text of the Zimmerman note
has not been published. Further dis
closures of intrigues may be ex-
pected at any time.
Full cooperation with the entente
allies is generally favored here as a
necessity to Americas future safety.
A German victory now. 1t is said,
might lead to direct attack on this
country later, and would at least
necessitate extensive armament. "A
deadlock, at,the same time. would be
tantamount to a German victory, on
the basis that while. after peace,
Germany would become stronger, the
entente might fall apart, and Ger
many be left relatively world SUI
preme.
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