Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-20
ing among all the nations of the world.

ing among all the nations Of the world.
and
Whereas. our government has pro-
claimed strict neutrality and given
assurance to American citizens of all
races and to the belligerent powers
themselves that we shall give aid and
support to none, and by our acts as a
nation, break no bonds of friendship
with the countries with whom we are
at peace and create no discord among
our citizens here. and
Whereas. this country has recog-
nized the right of our government 10
withhold war supplies from contending
armies when she laid an embargo on
munitions of war when the feeble
armies of Mexico were arrayed against
each other, but now permits it's citi-
zens, without protest, to offer their
limitless supplies to the mightiest
armies that We're ever assembled in
battle array. thereby assisting in keep
ing alive this great military conflasra-
ton, and
Whereas. we the members of this
body are in sympathy with the chris
tian endeavor OF this nation to appeal
to the God of Nations that peace may
come, and reject as hypocricy and ma
tional sacrilege the commercial spirit OF
the country that is answering our sup
plications for peace by sending the
instruments of destruction and death
to the serried armies arrayed IN strug-
gle thru the empires of EUROPE.
Therefore. be it resolved that we.
the senate of the state of Iowa. duly
assembled, hereby dec.are that II is the
imperative duty of the congress of Ne
United States TO pass the necessary
laws forthwith that will enable the
president of the United States TO lay
an embargo upon all contraband of
war, save and except foodstuffs alone.
and thereby withdraw from the con-
tending powers all aid of this republic.
and be il further
Resolved, that copies Of these reso-
lutions be sent 10 our representatives in
congress, in the house Of representa-
tives and the senate with the request
that all legislation looking to this end
be given their loyal support"
"Retrenchment' in Doubt.
Now what is going 70 become Of the
report of the committee on retrench-
ment and reform OF he las, legisla-
ture when it cornes before the pres
ent one? AS has been stated before
this was the basis of the Only real
fight for committee chairm&nships in
the legislature. 1t oVersna4ow all
else. Until the presiding eiticers q
the two houses name the democratic
members of the committee Il VIII not
be entirely clear just how the present
committee will stand as TO The work OF
the last committee. It is recalled that
the former committee employed ffr!n
Of efficiency engineers from Canada
70 make an exhaustive report which
was filed publicly and all its details
given TO the public last winter. Then
the committee has made n report rec
onsmendiug a very exhaustive reform
in the executive branches Of the gov
eminent and some very slight and IN
important changes in matters Of legis-
lation. This report is before the leg!s-
lature An ex-legisIator has been com
uissioned to prepare The bills to carry
out these changes.
Two of the senators on the old COM
mittee are on the new one-Ailen and
Francis The eight other nam bers OF
the committee are not on il now. One
Of them. Miller, Of Bremen probably
will be named in the house. The new
members are Savage. Ring, Barry and
Anderson Of Greene. Neither one of
these men took any part in the con-
troyersies in the Thirty 9th general
assembly. They are, SO far as the pub
lie knows, nom committal. They say
they are open minded ard VIII be fair.
They Will not want TO do anything but
that which is safe and sane. Pre-
sumably al bills on the subject of re-
form Of the government. especially the
executive branch Of government, Will
be referred to this committee. Its rec
concentrations will have much weight.
AS bearing on the same question
Senator Doran fled with the secretary,
as petition or memorial. the follow
ing action taken by some people in his
county;
Whereas the legisIa ture Is soon 10
begin session that Will be OF vital
TO the taxpayers Of the
state Of Iowa, and
Whereas, the advance copy Of the
report of the committee OF retrench-
ment and reform is now printed, and
it sigualizes q disposition on the part
Of that comInitte 70 return to that form
of government to free Is from which
our fathers bled and died Oh the bat
tlefields of Lexington and Concord and
that is today filing the streams and
trenches of Europe with human blood,
that form of government which cen
traliZeS all authority in one man and