New Britain herald., 1917-03-21
CONGRESS- CALLED 5 ID MEET APRIL 2
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 sefhment, the United States was placed 'ineA sfoSation svh eres alltsprecedents Of centuries were pressing 1t toward war. All official Washington openly ac- Eknowledged that nothing less than Germany's abandonment of her newly Announced campaign of submarine sruthlessnes could prevent it, and no one here supposed that Germany would change her determination. All the allied nations openly gave i4dications of their belief that the United States soon would be involved -M the war and that possibility was recognized in Germany before the hewa submarine campaign was an-. nOunced. when Foreign Minister Zim- merlnann, working through Count Won Bernstorf and the German minister in Mexico. attempted to unite Japan eseaNnd Mexicans in an alliance :. to War on us, ,ss E. .si sss Kell the resources of the United saes, industrial as well n. military as speedily being. moha1fred 2eNs,, nation ihsthd hlleat fe IT !ads: Is for any eventuality Seor the present the responsibility Ir as with the navy. which lis arIning Gerfean merchant ships,e placing
 orders for submarine cha4efs,. }. ading $115. 100000 by special au- A A4rity of congress to hurry the esnaval z etruction already under waN. ad- Slcing the graduation of claf at
 aapo1is, protecting Amerfcan har-
 cF against invasion by German sub-
 lines and marshalling the industrial Spurces necessary to stand behind N feet
 Malay Call For 500, 900 Volunteers. 5 Hlaps foret army are not so fully 2 I4ured. It is believed, however, that 14sident Wilson will recognize the |IS Mobility of the army's participation ilears when he addresses congress by Fd lussing the need of universal mil1s tj$ training. In. a tentative way plans s& marshalling the full strength of '13 regular army. the National Guard 5&4 the. raising of a volunteer army of t& 900 men have been worked out in |t6T Army war college. The volunteer Ay of, 500, ,000 is planned as a nu- fs of what eventually may be an sd hy of 8,000, 900 and would be assem. E1 @ in training camps.
 2 ths mobilization of industrial re- sl frees has gone much further. l ndreds of great corporations & ough the efforts of the Council of 7 fionaf Defense, have prepared
 mselves to utilize their full effi- X hey in the defense of the nation When the president addresss con- ; ess he is expected to go into the ' Balls of the situation very fully, par ' uiarly as to how 1t affects the fu- 2 p of the. United States. E While 1t is not known here how
 
 igest to congress as necessary to S4t the situation, leaders in the sen-
 have held the view that not less
 n $500, 0oO, ,000 should be granted
 bnce in case of war.
 EWhen the word that the president "a summoned congress went krpughout. the allied embassies this Afning it was received with ac-
 lhn. 4
 tenator Lewis. the democratic tlp, said at the White House today xsbelieyed congress should pass a
 Aluuon, reciting acts of aggression
 Germany and giving the president,
 Schief< executive of the army and 6y;a full authority to defend the
 hts and interests of the United
 tes.t
 A declaration that a state of war
 It's, the senator said. would have
 Se. disadvantages because of inter-
 nce in the conlmercial relation
 with foreign nations. :SAfs9.<: '
 enator Lewis declared he believes
 Ers&& would be virtually united
 Ind the president.
 o(i for Party Leaders.
 Rils for party leaders in congress
 urry back to Washington went out
 ksdiately. Speaker Clark is on his
 sh1oine from, New Orleans and is
 here Friday. Democratic Leader
 eheu ia ip. North Carolina and. Re.
 af. <;
 Ems for the party caucuses Will be