Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-14
Little Opposition Among
Representatives to War
Appropriation.
LOAN TO EUROPE
LIMITED TO ALLIES
Speeches in Favor Of Making Loans to
Nations Friends in Europe Bring
Forth AppIause-Extension of FL
nancial Aid Held to Be First Duty
and Only One Open at Present II
Commission tS Russia.


fore night Of the $7.00O,0O0,O0O war
revenue bill by the house by an almost
unanimous vote was assured today.
The measure was taken up in the
house at II o'clock this morning under
agreement to discuss amendments
under five-minute rule.
An amendment was added to limit
Specifically distributions of the $3,O0O,-
100000 foreign loan which the bill
would authorize to the countries ac-
tually at war with Germany and only
during hostilities
An amendment by Representative
Shackleford to levy an additional In
come tax with view to preventing
any net income of over $4,000 an
nually to any person, was ruled out
OF order on objection by Democratic
Leader Kitchin.
Townsr Proposal Defeated.
A proposal by Representative
Towner, Of Iowa, to eliminate the pro-
posed $4,000, 100000 loan to the allies
was eliminated also. Gl
Speeches by Republican Leader
Mann and representatives Rainey. OF
Illinois: Fatxgerald, OF New York. and
Gardner. OF IN ,tsetts. urxtnHl
adoption Of the broad, ia lures ef4 the
administration plan were applandeds
4 Towner explained he did not think
power should be vested in the secre-
tary Of the treasury and the president
to manage the loan. He declared he
was not opposed to the proposed loan
itself.
in the result Of the vote on the Towner
amendment test Of their strength.
France 40 years ago, when our
credit was gone" declared Representa-
tive Rainey, amid applause, "loaned us
millions and millions without Discus
sion or debate. The thing to do is to
pass this bill quickly and say to the
world we propose to help our friends"
"Drasasd Into War;"
Representative Fitzgerald aroused
great enthusiasm by declaring he
favored making the loan at once, not
because OF desire to he1p another ma
ton but to help maintain the rights
Of the United States.
Whatever we may owe to France
is not enough to justify our entering
this war. We have been dragged into
war by another nations violation OF
our rights. I have no sympathy with
the statement, that we may or may not
get our money back. We may, or We.
may not, but that is of no, difference.
Money now beingsall we can give the
allies. Representative Mann declared,
It should not be denied them.
1--WE are not prepared to place men
in the field" he said. I'VE can do little
with our navy because Of lack of op-
portunity to use 1t. But there Is one
way we can engage in the war. That
is to help finance those who are fght-
ing our enemies.
Best W. Can Do Now.
."This proposed appropriation is for
SO, OO0. 100000. doubt now that be-
fore year that amount will be
doubled. Let us hope that We can end
the war by extending our credit. Our
highest duty1s to give aid to those
who are fighting our enemies. hope
and pray that aid thus given will be
effective enough to- end the war;
Several amendments, including two
by Representative Lenroot. to exclude
neutrals from the loan and make its
tenure the duration Of the war, were
accepted by the ways and means COM
mittee.
Commission TO Russia.
Official confirmation that the United
States Is considering sending q COM
mission to Russia to determine in what
ways this country can be Of aid to the
new government was given today at
the state department. II was stated
that while no Anal decision had been
reached the commission would cover
all phases Of Russo-American CO..
operation in the war.
Naval Recruiting Gratifying.
Friday, the 18th. produced q net
gain OF about 1890 men for the navy.
Should similar percentage OF re-
cruiting be maintained, thirteen more
days would attain the navy's maximum.
authorized strength OF $1,000 men. j
Stimulating Food Production.
Activities Of the government in
furtherance of its campaign to stimu-
late food production in United States
during the war continued unabated tO-
day. Chief among the activities were:
Secretary Houston, of the depart
5ment Of agriculture. conferred with
leaders about measures
- regulate and AZ food prices y neces-. I
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