The Washington times., 1916-09-07

BIG ARMY AND NAVY VOTED

S.oeo o"'"o''~Ne ePp' ~N'N-'
Ss, "ppIop .a $1,000 60. ,ss ."e ne.. 10
Under the latter head were annropria-
ion. a, ssoe nm In the f,rth.r urg.n, AZ
ac,encv 81. sss ooo In ,ha ,aa,s,a.,y.
execu,iv. .nd ,,d,oI., h,,l. 90 os7 on Tor
liver. "a 10 g.. Z, ,o1 ooo oarr,.a a.,
the civil s,,ndry act. and sos. ose. iIs in
the naval ACT, The total in appropria-
lions and Contracts Authorised accord
up to 81 'si7. Pa 0ts' "a
The anal Iegisiative meamr.. NIT
were the eirbt.honr hi, to
avert the nation.w,de. railroad str,ke,
and the revenue law az sy so which BE- the Coy
nrovides Tor The seriSy commit. smn ""''"
In this rsyan,,a ,,,a.. vra aIsn - ann.
IN ined tho nrov,s,ons nv witch ,ha presi-
dent is given power drasticsiiy TO retail
tho Rs,t,.s ,nau se,,mra. q, tho
r,n es'ue an.s OPINION. ,ore,sn gIve,h
United e ststss ~ not n,rtic, WnlSn 'hs
shown OWL, to be discr rhr against
tn",o,,,sS sn"ppe.s, sn.ps vi 'ne na.,un
~, ,,', su an 'ne nn'p cap
. .s. hnprlsoneo. Use OF 'ne mai,s. inter-
phone and telegraph lines can be re-
L s,s 10 citizens OF governments which
nerciai ,na,,ar. 'e'''a"' j" e'"''
An EVentful Session.
Inheriting its most pressing prob
lens from the Euronean war ana Mex.
hah oandits. the sixty-fourth CON
gress. now In Its last hours, probably
will 20 down in history as one Of the
rstion.s most eventfui .e..,on.
den, tn . ~ u,h1oh a, oa sSn, sh s,,rsiv
n.ean, va w,tn E.rm.nw and .c,uei
~ appropriatinR millions for the Mex
lean nunitive esnad,t,nn ~ newerthe-
, rss,i iou , LINE LOT nait uoHen 90
.pr.nmn.aun. a'oI ""po ., .sme.
., rouahav, T.. 80, M
nrnurta,Io ne n'a sp
In psace linn snd IN. mas n ex hnttnna
Is.Sest army puoeet, were approved.
ch,iS eeT"o,S 49,
STU S, apor; IuraI Greoits, Unlieo
CON, was the cry OF indus
tn 1hoppg RESPONSIVENESS ne mamo.,.,,o ,,r ,.vor
To-, tne pemoeraue parry never
tGst It's h9id on legislation. and
.msusn fresIdent wilson AZ all times
as .ne aomItted phot. not single
,ensuIe passed po'h houses on strict
party lines
One Sensstional Episode.
r.. -
and McI,smors -.so,u, Vre ' wsr nT,
Americans OFF armed merchant ships
after Germany had given notice 1t
intenoed torPedoing them. Avowedly
,tap,. bro NY ~ S ioreIsn poncy;
Congress into aha con fIict anu
Leaders OF Congress called on the
President and warned him u the reso-
lulons came TO vote. they would be
answer was summ,ry demand ,nat
they, he tabled. Three or four DAYS
passed while the fight was orga nized
from the White , House: Then his con-
resolutions were overwhelmed. After
that. Congress-except for one hating
exception - ACCEPTED the Presidents
leadership IN foreign affairs without
4 short conflict doomed when the
President personally visited the Capt.
tol. and told Congress he had sent Ger
many .,T virtual ri,i sa over the svs,
thousands OF kilograms. in five or SIX
identical forms, poured in from every
section Of the country Astoundcd.
congress w ~sn, In i,s ss,itude. ma,
Ing exposed the demonstration as back
ed and financed by a German-Ameri
organization. OFFICIALS OF the latter adj
mitted It. and the affair became n
cioak-room Jest.
M.x;.., Do. p.:,..
"n W always no"'hs.
from the time the session opened. the
pot OF Mexican affairs never ceased
rolling. Half a dozen Rcpublicans-ied
by Fall and Rorab in m. Sa,,,,-uoro
,ns,s,nm, Observation-Disclosures, -. .e se'a ar.
n1,,. .e"''oha'lsts AS the
oahu'' raios Into american territory
developed, border Democrats became
restless.
"watchfui waiting" was ,eerod NJ n
policy productive only Of bandit con-
tempt ana continued outrages. Each
interyentionist oratorv a',.1'' ,nns LIT
guardsmen and troops were sent TO the
border. The movement was supported
* r DaH Par.es' aI.hi,"u.Eh Repunncans
a military stem p'"'a' 'a'"er ina"
Senator Lafollette pushed through a
resolution pledging the country against
intervention. Alone OF Republicans he
praised President Wilson's policy
With the calling Of the State troops.
new principle IN American military
history was established. For the first
trne. tne PRESIDENT was enabled to send
= nationai guardsman beyond the
D,ounaaIies OF ms country without
cnns 'he suarasmans or his states
e pmscn L. unIr .ne fay-Champerlaln
ni". retUrSanisa.on aet they were sim.
Rittar nro az ,e ,eoeraI reserve.
eondad >, pSs ir0m dependents
ars os W. ume |spatoi. wives and moth
,hs,r i,,at,h era 'Sneu su9denly from
Tw,n 1922 ra.,' Tppeareu personally.