Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-03-30
NATIONS INTEREST CENTERS ON
SPECIAL SESSION OF CONGRESS
Whole Country Eagerly Awaits Presidents Address and
dations-Advance Reports Indicate Assembly Will
State of War Existing Will Authorize Government
ced Vigorously Defense Of American Rights Against German
Aggression.

Aggression.
the international situation the special
session Monday
present details Of the strained relations between the
United States and Germany and also expected recommend
definite of action by this government.
of the fact that Monday will probably be required to
perfect the organization of the house representatives including
of the speaker is expected that the president will
address the body until Tuesday morning.
presidents recommendation will take is not
reported that he will his address into final
shape until the last moment because OF possible changes in the stu
alton
May Declare State Of War Exists
The general opinion national capital that the likely
ogram adopted by will include declaration that
has existed between States and Germany for
of Germanys dprations American ship
ping high authorization for the president to the
armed forces protect its rights the granting of
large out its policy Of
sorsp bills for the employment OF
additional secret service agents
With army navy and preparedness meet
German going as rapidly possible President
Wilson his cabinet taking consideration of what further
steps may be necessary after congress acts
drafting resolutions which will be before congress
decision Immediately after the presidents address has been
delivered.
Press DISPATCHES from the national capital the proposed
resolutions will declare the of Germany state OF war
places at the disposal OF the the
vigorously prosecuting the and thereby
of peace Present plans of the committee 1t IS iurner
reported contemplate drawing the resolution along the
That wanton violation rights and property of
our citizens Germany her repeated acts OF bad
and disregard solemn treaties have constituted
for our part -. :, w.,
That Grmany's acts such justify the United
States before world in esorng remedies however
That anxious desire avoid rupture orebore for
months to assert rights and continued by amicab
to seek redress suffered the hope that Ger
many might yield pacific counsel and demands of justice
That this hope the United States was disappointed
Time Has Come for Decisive Action.
That time has when this country must vndicate de-
herb
That Of state OF war exists between
the United States and that the OF the
United States disposition OF the president the means
vigorously and thereby fastening the
tOraOn OF peace
The resolution will liberal provision for sustaining
and increasing the army and navy.
Administration Opposes Declaration Of War
Pressure to have the United Germany
coming influential political will be resisted IN
circles leading members of the senate
affairs committee this week indicated that there
is no sympathy with such apparent at present
believe that the United States best serve the
declaring through resolution OF congress-
exists entirely through the acts of aggression OF
many. ,
Administration the president has not the slight
est doubt in his mind Germany actually is
making United States and he will tell The
matters not decided they those OF polcy
Presidents Course Predicted
There is the highest possible authority for saying that unless
Germany before next Tuesday completely her sub
marine standa possibility which everyone agreed utterly
and mprobable-Predent
will unmsakbe language constitute
of And the president will ask congress officially recognize
this fact and take the with
Incidentally administration officials who handling the
atve problems that while
initial stages declaration that state Of exists they
wwh single possible excepton-suppor
the majority is record to that effect
While the president is Of open mind insofar receipt
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