Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-02
READY TO DECL ARE "STATE OF WAR" EXISTS

| States lOT SOIHe time. n aESe MAJOR
ity in congress take the same view
The minority is divided between those
| who think a ."state Of armed neutral
! ity" is enough for now and the very
few who openly favor peace at any
price,"
Capitol in War Spirit.
The capitol was in n war spirit as
congress assembled. The pacifist del
egations. wearing white bands on their
Farms or white streamers on theil
breasts paraded the walks in numbers
and filled the house galleries and made
calls on their congressman. They
| moved about without demonstrations
and there were no evidences Of hostil-
ity against them.
"The patriotic pilgrims" were hard
to find among thousands Of citizens
who went about the days work wear
| ing flags. The national colors fiuttered
and rippled from buildings, autos and
almost every point Of vantage. The
! street car companies placed flags on
all the cars, and the capitol was In a
wave Of color.
TO Grant Large Credit.
Chairman Simmons, Of the senate
finance committee, conferred with Sec
retary McAdoo on the amount OF money
needed at once by the government. II
WIS agreed not to 80 into details until
after congress takes action defining the
attitude Of the United States and then
Secretaries McAdoo and Baker and
Daniels will discuss the question with
Senator Simmons and also with house
leaders.
Senator Simmons said the amount
put to the credit Of the president by
congress should be large one The
amount ixed, he added. would not
mean that all Of it was to be used or
that much more might not be asked
for later He said there was no longer
doubt that war with Germany would
be declared to- exist, althe the form of
the resolution had not been determined
upon.
Copy Of Address TO Al Nations.
President Wilson's address immed-
lately will be sent to all the foreign
embassies here and will be telegraphed
to American diplomats abroad. It was
admitted today that foreign govern
ments on receipt OF it may interpret IL
as they think best, even to assume that
it so closely approximates recognition
Of state of war as to necessitate the
issuing Of neutrality proclamations.
Whether this viii be done by the neu-
trails previous to formal action by con-
gress is unknown here.
Chaplain Prays for Loyalty.
The house session opened with Clerk
Seth Tri,nble presiding until organi-
zation was perfected The chaplain in
cluded In his prayer a plea for patriot
ism.
Diplomacy has failed" he prayed.
'Moraa pefsqssion has failed. Appeala
to- reason ana 3ustics have been swept
aside, ss4 \ II
eve abhof war and love peace, but
Il war has TO be or shall be forced up-
ON us VIC pray that the heart Of every
American citizen may throb with patri-
otic feeling and that united people
may rally around the president to hold
up his hand in every measure deemed
necessary to protect the lives Of citi-
zens and safeguard our inheritance"
Nearly the entire senate membership
was present when Vice President Mar
shall called for order and after the In.
vocation, the presidents proclamation
calling for the extraordinary session
was read.
Senate for Unison.
In the senate. the chaplain also re-
ferred to the problem sconfronting con-
gress. Amid the confusion and vio-
lence OF the world today we cannot
know the things that may come to
pass" he prayed Load US, o. God.
thru the darl<ness until the day dawns.
and tho shadows hee away. Grant US
courage to defend the truth. At this
critical time in the history Of our coun-
try lead these thy servants in plain
path and inspire them witt lofty prin-
ciples."
Senator Johnson Of California was
sworn in
The senate, after being in session
about ten minutes. recessed to await
organization Of the house. Senators
Martin and Galliger, the two party
leaders, were named to act with the
house committee in notifying the presi-
dent that co2gress is ready to receive
a communication from him.
In moving for recess until 3 O'Clock
today Senator Maitin said:
II understand there Is strong
probability that the house will perfect
itself by 8 O'Clock and the president
will be pleased to address joint ses-
sion as soon as 1t is complete"
Before going to congress the presi-
dent did not take even members Of
his cabinet into hi4 confidence on the
exact terms Of his address. From in.
formation he has called for at the
cabinet meetings they know that he
has concluded thsk war with Germany
seems inevitable. =
Clark and Mann Nominated.
Speaker Clark WAS placed in nomi-
nation for the speakership by Repre-
sentative She'll Of Minnesota, pro-
gressive.
Republican Leader Mann was nomi-
mated for speaker by Representative
Green, Of Massachusetts Balloting
began shortly before = o'clock. The vot-
ing takes about fifty minutes.
The senate. when It reconvened, re.
cessed until 5 p. m. to wait for the
house to perfect organization. Presi-
dent Wilson, it was said; was prepared
to speak as late az 5 O'clock.
HARDING CALLS CONFERENCE.
Governorsto Mset Businsss Men and
AgrieuIturists 10 Consider Crops.
Des Moines. April 2.-Buslness men,
proprietors Of industrial concerns and
agricultural experts today were called