The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-21

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declaration OF war. Those VINO op
pose more drastic action at this time
declare the president alone KNOWS az
the elements entering into war oe
cision by the United States now.
For the first time It became kno#n
today that there are many secrets
about the internal political situation
of different belligerent nations In the
. hands OF this government, WHICH
have never been even suspected.
Many of these enter Immediately
into consideration Of this govern
ment's course now.
| But against these points OF view
the presidents cabinet and kilograms
from the country argue along the
following lines in favor OF immediate
action:
Prompt assumption of an agrees
sive attitude toward Germany. The
people are ready for war and neeo
cniy the call
Sounding of single patriotic note
which would imm ediately augment
recruiting in both the navy and army
branches of defense service and
enable the government to man its
war vessels up to full strength; or
Declaration of state of war which
would encourage the entente soldiers
in the field; encourage the Russian
in the prompt and deli
mite formation of a sound democratic
government; materially depress Ger
many; and in all bring peace nearer.
There are some OF the presidents
cabinet advisers who think this gov
ernment's entrance into the war at
this time win result in movement
throughout Germany such as that
which rocked sRussia and thus may
overthrow the German imperial gov
eminent which the entente has held
must be destroyed and further de-
mocratize Europe, one of the express
ed ideals OF President Wilson.
AS one cabinet member expressed
the situation: Germany has punched
Us in the stomach. A state of war
exists. It's up to US to go after
them"
After attending the theatre last
night to get a brief respite from the
early today to resume consideration
of the situation.
says war AiTcd0y GRiSto.
NEW YORK, March 21.-In a STIR
ing appeal to the nation. the Union
League club. one of the oldest repub-
lican organizations in the country is
today pledged to support President
Wilson '.in making immediate and Wig
Iorous use of powers already vested in
him to forestail and repel German at
tacks"
Aroused by patriotic addresses by
Charles E. Hughes, Elihu Root, Theo-
dore Roosevelt and Joseph H. Choate,
the organization five hundred mem
bers adopted resolution to this effect
at meeting last night.
Germany has made and Is making
actual war upon the United States,
the resolution said in part.
1t calls upon congress to pass forth
with bill for universal military train
ing, enlargement of the PRESIDENT
powers for the national defense and
ended with this club asks the Ameri-
can people to face the fact that war
with this country exists by the act OF
Germany"
Probable Course Of Action.
WASHINGTON, March 21.-This is
how one OF President Wilson's cabin
ct members described today the prob
able course of action this nation will
take if war with Germany comes. as
is now expected:
Alignment with the entente allies.
The British and French fleets now
in western Atlantic waters would be
released for duty elsewhere, especial
ly in the submarine zone by being re-
placed by the American Atlantic fleets.
This country does not at present
plan sending an armed expedition to
Europe because the allies have all the
men they need.
Our ports would be thrown open to
allied ships for all purposes. Exten
sion of unlimited credit to the allies so
that they would be able to purchase all
the necessary ammunition, food and
supplies.