Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-02-07
PRESIDENT WILSON NOTIFIES CONGRESS.
Grim-faced and Solemn as He Faces Congress
Makes UtteFanCo Heard Round WolId.

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during the morning except for q
, brief conference with Secretary
\ Lansing, until he lett the white
house for the capitol shortly be-
fore 2 o'clock.
! In preparation for the history
making event, the Senate and
House has assembled in the hall
OF the latter body. Justices of
the Supreme Court aud members
of the cabinet were present, and
the diplomatic gallery was pack
ed, principally with neutrals.
AS usual, a committee of con-
gressmen met the President and
escorted him to the speakers dais.
The whole body rose and cheered
as the President, grim faced and
solemn, took his place and began
reading the document which is
being heard round the world
Briefly he reviewed how las
April the United States warned
Germany after the destruc ion OF
the Sussex that unless the I'M
perlal government declared and
effected an abandonment of that
sort Of submarine warfare the
United States would have no
choice but to sever diplomatic re-
latlons altogether. Then he
quoted from the German reply
which gave assurance that no
ships would be sunk without
warning and provisions for safety
of passengers and crew.
lie recounted the provision the
German government attached.
which in effect reserved to itself
the right to recant its promises if
the United States did net secure
relaxation of the British res
tralnts on commerce, and then
quoted from the ply of the Uni
ted States which refused to con-
slider a conditional pledge, and
gave Germany final warning that
1t could not entertain or discuss
any such suggestion.
The President did not refer to
the long list of submarine opera
tions which have been conducted
in violation of the Sussex pledges
but proceeded at once to the new
war z1ne order which became
effective February l.
when he told how the German
proclamation left nothing for the
honor and dignity of the United
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and that he had ordered passports
sent to Won Bernstorff ana a re-
call to Mr. Gerard, the assemblage
broke into cheer in which Re
pubIieaus and Democrats alike
Joined More applause greeted
his declaration that only an over
act could convince him that Ger
many intended to violate Ameri-
Can lives and rights, and there
was prolonged applause and
cheering when he concluded by
announcing that should American
ships and lives be sacrificed ''in
needless contravention of the
just and reasonable understand
ing of international law and the
obvious dictates OF humanity"
he would again appear before
congress to ask authority to ''use
any means that may be necessary
for the protection of our seamen
and our people"
Soon after count Won Bernstorff
passpor S arrived United States
Secret Service men threw a guard
about the Ambassador and his
suite to make certain that the
hospitality of the United States
is not violated while he remains
on American soil. The status
of count Tarnowski. the Austrian
ambassador. was undecided, al
though he called at the State
Department to arrange for pre-
senting his credentials to the
President.
The news of the torpedoing of
the American steamer Housatonic
coming almost before the Presi-
dents words in congress had died
away created a tremendous SEN
sation but it does not necessarily
constitute such an invasion OF
American rights as the President
said he would meet by asking
congress for additional authority
to act.
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