As ships piled up in home ports, American commerce threatened to come to a standstill affecting the entire national economy. The Cabinet grew seriously alarmed. Although Wilson possessed the executive authority to arm ships, he was reluctant to take the step that would inevitably start the shooting. He preferred to ask Congress for authorization, thus touching off the great debate and filibuster on the Armed Ship Bill.

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Terrence Schmidt

13 June, 09:27

As ships piled up in home ports, American commerce threatened to come to a standstill affecting the entire national economy. The Cabinet grew seriously alarmed. Although Wilson possessed the executive authority to arm ships, he was reluctant to take the step that would inevitably start the shooting. He preferred to ask Congress for authorization, thus touching off the great debate and filibuster on the Armed Ship Bill.

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Johanna Ali · Answer 1

Hi. I am not sure if there should be a question or missing details in your post. I searched these statements and it looks like this is an essay made by Barbara W. Tuchman regarding how the United States entered the World War I. This was written last April 1967 during the 50th anniversary of America entering the Great War.