The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-14
House Expected to Finish
With Seven Billion Dollar
Bond Issue
Today.
WAR COUNCIL SOON
Allied Visitors VIII Meet American
Military and Naval Experts
to Map Out the
Program.
[By Carl d. Groat, United Press Staff
COrrespondent.1

[By Carl D. Groat, United Press Staff
Correspondent
WASHINGTON. April 14.-The
first real blows at Germany awaited
! today on two Imminent develop
ments-passage today Of the $1,000
100000 bond issue measure by the
house, and early assemblage OF
prominent allied leaders for consul
tation with American government
heads. The war money bill was
slated to pass in mid-afternoon.
The arrival of allied commission
ers is question of only few days
at the most, although to conceal
their movements from the Germans,
| the exact time is withheld.
| The senate Is expected to get
quick action upon the bill after 1t
| passes the house.
Congress now is beginning to fall
in line Coming to a realization that
| volunteering is contained in the ad-
ministration army bill, as well as the
selective conscription idea, many are
now acceding to administration pres
sure. Confident predictions were
made today that the plan will pass.
What army men now want is speed
and the pressure is being exerted to
that end.
Arrival of Balfour, Viviani, Joffre
and other distinguished guides OF
allied policy will mark inauguration
of the most complete harmony be-
tween America and the entente.
Chief among the purposes OF the
allied visitors will be to council
against the blunders that blocked
the early progress of England and
her associates.
Under this hearing are such prob
lens as military and naval co-opera-
ton; financial aid; distribution Of
supplies.
The allies are particularly inter-
ested in the American plan to build
a mammoth fleet of small wooden
ships-so many in fact that Germany
cannot wear them down without sac
rificing her efforts and ammunition
for small cargoes.
But Little Opposition.
WASHINGTON. April 1.-THE
house will vote to lend $3,0O0,0 100000
to the allies at once and Without i'm
portant reservation.
1t showed this clearly toiay when
amendments offered by democrats
and republicans to restrict the loan
ing and the time for repayment Of the
money included in the administra-
tion's s7,O0O,OOO,0OO bond bill. were
attacked viciously by both sides.
AS the house got down to the final
stages Of the measure am9ldments or
all sorts were offered. Representative
Towner of Iowa, republican, offered
an amendment to strike s3,000,O 100000
the allies share-from the loan.
He said he wanted congress to control
the loan. The amendment was de
feated by 217 to 3. Towner himself
did not vote for 1t.
Another amendment offered by Rep
resentative Moore, of Philadelphia
proposed that the allied loan should
be repaid within thirty years.
Republicans and democrats, plead
ing that the allies are fighting Ameri-
cas- battle, denounced the text and
spirit Of the amendment.
Moore, weakening under the attack,
changed his amendment SO as to
make the time for repayment fifty
years.
SeVerai alnenumentS VI the ways
and means committee, designed to
overcome possible objections, were
agreed upon. One says none of the
money shall be loaned except to coun-
tries engaged in war with a country
with which the United States also is
at war Another says none of the 3d.
OO0, ,O0O, 900 that may be left in the
treasury shall be loaned after the
war. Both amendments were consid
cred unimportant by the committee
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