The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-05
CONGRESS- TAKES
UP WAR BILL
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4 center responsibility. standardize ex-
| penditure and, avoid waste" Many
committees now spending public
moneys, promise to balk at this blow
to their powers.
His approval Of the Webb bill, allow
ing export trade combinations, may
save that measure.
The administrations resolution de-
claring state Of war to exist be-
tween the United States and Austria
from noon, Dec. S, 1917. was intro
duced in the house of representa-
| tives this afternoon. AS in the dec
| laration against Germany, President
Wilson is empowered to employ "the
entire naval and military forces Of
1 the United States and the resources
of the government to carry on war
against the imperial and royal Aus
tro-Hungarian government and to
bring the conflict to a successful ter
mination all the resources Of the
| country are hereby pledged by the
congress Of the United States"
Chairman Flood of the house COM
mittee on foreign affairs introduced
the resolution 1t will be approved
| by the committee in formal session
this afternoon and by the entire
membership Of the house. probably
] Tomorrow. The senate will receive
the resolution when it reconvenes to-
morrow. Passage through congress
is certain. The resolution follows:
! Whereas the royal and imperial
Austro-Hungarian government has
shown it's hostility to the govern
ment and the people Of the United
/ States by severing diplomatic rela-
lions and has formally adhered to
the ruthless policy of submarine war
fare adopted by its ally, the imperial
German government, with which the
United States is at war and has
given its ally every support and aid
on both land and sea in the prosecu-
/ ton Of war against the government
! and people of the United States Of
America; therefore, be it
| Resolved by the senate and house
of representatives of the United
| States Of America assembled, that a
state Of war be, and is hereby de
clared to exist and to haves existed
cember, 1917, between the United
! States Of America and the imperial
and royal Austro- Hungarian govern
ment; and the president be and he is
hereby authorized and directed to
employ the entire naval and military
| forces of the United States and the
resources Of the government to carry
! on war against the royal and imperial
iAustro-Hungarian government and to
bring the conflict to a successful ter
mination all the resources of the
country are hereby pledged by the
congress of the United States
War upon Austria will involve
little additional participation above
what the United States has already
prepared for. military men felt today.
The navy may take an active part
in the Adriatic and Mediterranean,
but the army plans will not be alter
ed at this time. Am erican aviators
training in Italy will be free to soar
over the Austrian line. American
ships may aid the Italian navy
against the Austrian fleet in the Adj
Ratio, though for military reasons no
definite statement Of policy is made.
The way military men view the
Austrian declaration. its chief effect
is to make the Austirans in this
country susceptible to registration,
round up and internment.
OF the fifty members who voted mo
on the war declaration against Ger
many, only a handful are expected
to oppose the Austrian resolution,
poll revealed today. Meyer London,
New York City socialist, tenaciously
opposed extension of Americas list
Of enemies to include the dual
monarchy.
"But while l must uphold socialist
principles to the last against war
declaration, after it is passed l will
be for winning the war;" said Lon
don
Wisconsin Representatives Cooper
and Stafford were non-committal to-
day. They said they would express
themselves fully on the floor when
the resolution came before the house.
They were expected to oppose the
declaration.
Through and through the house
fabric. however, militancy was on the
rampage. Shackelford, Missouri, and
other erstwhile pacifists were solidly
aligned for war to the hilt.
Senate pacifists probably will mus
ter only two votes-Lafollette and
Gronna-against the war declaration
A poll of senators today Indicated
that the rest are in accord with the
presidents views. Neither LaFollette
nor Gronna would say outright that
they intended to vote against the
resolution.
Preparing Allen Enemy Bill.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-The de-
partment of justice today is prepar-
ing bill including women among
alien enemies and another providing
that informed aliens who break the
laws be Immediately imprisoned at
hard labor.
More than 100000 men autornat.
ically will become alien enemies up.
on declaration Of war upon Austria.
There aleady are at least half that
number of German alien males hers.
according to John Lord O'Brien,
| special assistant attorney general.
| Frequently we are called upon to
| deal with female offenders as dan
gerous as men," he said, endorsing