Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-03-22

President Wilson met the constantly
increasing probability of war with
Germany by summoning congress to
assemble in extraordinary session
Monday, April 1.-TWO weeks earlier
than the date he had chosen before
the latest assaults upon American
rights on the seas.
When the president addresses con-
gress he is expected to show how a
state of war actually has existed for
some time because of the unlawful ag-
gresstons of German submarines
Congress is expected formally to
declare Il state of war existing, vote
a large sum for national defense,
probably half a billion dollars. and
clothe the president with authority to
use the armed forces of the United
States, as it empowered President Nc
Kinley in 1898.
Technical Declaration.
Such action would not be a declara-
ton of war except in technical
sense, and whether the United States
and Germany actually go to war in
the fullest acceptatlon of the term will
depend on what the imperial govern
ment does before congress is assem-
bled or after 1t acts
Dispatches from abroad tonight de-
olaring that the German government
expected a state of war within the
next forty-eight hours placed an om-
nous aspect on the situation.
Much to change the presidents
present intentions or the course OF
the government in the crisis may de-
Velop before April 9 The first Ameri-
can armed ships will by that time
have reached the war zone. Tho ruth
less destruction of one of them un-
quesllonably would be an act of war.
Germany May Act.
On the other hand, sinking of a
submarine by one of the armed mer-
chantmen probably would be met as
IN act of war by Germany. Even the
Nrnlng of American ships, with the
aNoWed purpose of defending them
against submarines may be declared
such an act
In any of these events, practically |
nothing would remain except for con-
gress to acknowledge n state OF war
existing from a certain specified date
probably last Sunday when three
american ships were sunk with loss
of life.
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