The sun., 1917-02-18
President Visits Capitol and
COnfers With the
Leaders.
EMERGENCY BILL
TO ARM THE LINERS
Extra Congress Session Not
Wanted After March 4
Unless War Ensues.
LYMAN NJ. LAW
SUNK BY U-BOAT
Responsibility Placed on,
Germany According toa
Consular Despatch.

WASHINGTON, Feb. II. - President
Wilson will appear before a Joint ses-
sion Of tho Senate and House next
week and ask authority and the means
with which to protect American lives
and property from the ruthless German
submarine, warfare.
This probably means the passage of
a resolution by Congress empowering
the President "to use the armed forces
Of the United States" in his discretion
to accomplish that purpose. 1t prob
ably will mean the passage also Of an
emergency appropriation OF $4,000
900 or more to be placed at the Presi-
dents disposal to use in any way he
may diem best to protect the lives and
property Of Americans.
This was the course taken at the
beginning Of the Spanish American.
war. when President Mckinley was
given full authority to use the armed
forces Of the United States to expel !,
Spain from the island Of Cuba, and the :
same was accompanied by an appro-
priation of s50,006'0voe' .es'9 ''"7@
PreSIdent's Plans DivuIgcd,
The President does not want an ext a
session OF Congress His idea is to get
the necessary authority and approval Of
his course in arining merchant ships and
taking measures to insure protection for
Americans on the high seas before the
session ends on March 4. If these meas
ures should provoke actual hostiites
Congress would be called together in ex-
ira session to declare a state of war to
exist and pass additional emergency leg
isiation needed to meet the situation.
The plan of the President was made
known to the leaders this afternoon whes
he suddenly appeared at the presidents
room in the Senate end of the Cap,tt1
and began sending for the leaders.
Senator Simmons was one of the hr4
to appear. The President discussed with
him the revenue bill and the plans rct
asking power from Congress to deal with
any emergency that may arise after Con-
gress adJourns
Simultaneously with the appearance q
Senator Tillman. chairman OF the Naval
Affairs Committee. for a conference
with the President the fact became
known that the naval affairs sub-com-
mittee dealing with the naval appropriA-
ton bill had decided n ,ivo Secrato- -,
Daniels n I,,mn s,,,, os srso ooo noo =.
meet ereryenrios IIo ,.iiI no. ~. it,,
tied as n thc exnondi,rra ot ~ -
The suh-comri,,oi. ,iso ,r,nn.S .a
appropriations in the naval bill over
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md Se,otor I,,,ohooa,.
peuher ~ tbo E,r.ir, 80 @sN'' e'
m,ttec and oth., ie,dars =, - 80
known for ser.ra, 49, a., ''' oce"
dant NO: ,o,,a,a.i "t t"e
Congress ,Its ;rtar,io e"s oeioit
more deanite to.day ~. 49,; 'm nv
Senate wh., ,i pi ns 'Hs .a', AZ INC
peared before conaross -, NV, inst APP
submarine situation bo ,1,,,sos r'. slI'.n
that ~ Cerman,. .t., sI ,onsress
no would oo,,o 49, ra, "a ~ i'"'IcN
authorit,. % AL iii, "s"'h 10,
onforna ;,,s w" INC SITUATION and
p..,.
support
II was made known to some OF the
Republican leaders a few DAYS ago that
the President did not desire an extra
session at this time and the Republicans
were sounded as to whether they would
be willing 10 join in plan for giving
the President the authority TO deal WITH
any emergency growing out OF the
strained relations and the means To
carry II out and the response was
promptly in the affirmative. The Presi-
dent and his advisers feel that he would
be embarrassed II Congress were in ses-
sions and speeches in criticism Of Irs
policy were being made.