Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1914-12-09
Pre- PAREON[ SIS Of
j. s. IS LIKE Y TO !
Be INVESTIGATED.
READINESS or COUNTRY 70 FAC g
WAR SEEMS DEFINED 8
FOR PRcBE IN IS
CONGRESS. Rs
S-h!. LODGE INTRODUCES B
RESOLUTION IN SENATE
President Expresses Opinion That This
Would Be UnWise Way of Hand
iinn Question Which Might q
Create Unfavoratle Inter S.
national Impressions.

Washington. Dec. S.-Preparedness
II lEc United State. for war seems
i-st.ned for investigation in CONGRESS-.
sevtial bills and resolutions beafin,
III the subject have been introduced
and inquiry by congressional commit.
tees is regarded at the capital as Ger.
ain, although President Wilson told
Representative Gardner during the day
that he opposed the latter's plan foas an
INVESTIGATION hy a national security
commission.
The President expressed the opinion
that this would be an unwise way OF
handling "a question which might Gre
ate very unfavorable international i'm
pressions." ty
Lodge Introduces Resolution.
S"rasor Lodge introduced in the
Ser"te a resolution similar to the
Gardner measure pending in the
House. 1t would provide for a ma.
icnal security commission to be com
10: ed of three members Of the Sen
'te three members of the House, and
'hree citizens to be appointed by the
'"os' lent y.
President Wilson let it be known
,f+c" his conference with Representa-
7vn Gardner that he was entirely In
.vr~ Of the fullest inquiry into mill,
E." - conditions by REGULAR committees
" the House and Senate. and added
q there were no facts IN possession
{ tha 4
v""c not at the disposal of those com
nittacs,
In lie with this attitude Senator
'"''rs Hamilton Lewis. Democratic
'i' nf the Senate, introduced reso
'ticn which would direct an exhaust
Va 'noiiry bv the military and naya,
'N'"n1'ttees Of the Senate upon .tAe
,~nendtures OF millions of dollars ap.
"Hnriated in the past for national de.
'e,'se. The INQUIRY would be directed
o ascertain Just what had been pro
!:ded bv the expenditure of late years
md to ascertain actual military condi-
ions. The resolution was referred to
he committee on military affairs.
To Probe National Defense.
Another military measure submitted
" Senator Chamberlain of Oregon,
h"'rman of. the military affairs com.
n'ttoo. proposed the creation of a
'o"ncil of national defense to consist
= the Secretary of State as president
he Secretaries Of War and Navy, the
'hairmen of the appropriations, mill
~. naval and foreign relations com
nittees Of the Senate and House. the
'''ief of staff of the army and an officer
# the navy, the heads of the army
nd navy war colleges.
Such board would be authorized to
INVESTIGATE conditions of national de-
'orsa and make recommendations for
'|,,,rovc ment
Senator Hitchcock had passed by the
Sen"te. without debate. a resolution
calling uDon the Secretary of Com
niece for information as to the extent
IT eTno"tation of arms and munitions
# wa" from the United States to bel
@oerent foreign nations or to Canada.
visiting contracts in this country for
nvnortation of such materials and the
normal condition of exports of such
materials in time of peace.
Later Senator Hitchcock introduced
= bill which would prohibit the sale
7af munitions of war or materials for
,,se in such munitions during existz
nee OF the war except upon proof
'at they were not to be used against
INV country with which the United
States was at peace.