New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-04-13
BREAKS
WITH AMERICA
DEMANDS PASSPORTS AND SAFE
CONDUCT FOR HER EN-
BASSY AND STAFF.
PROGRAM OF CONGRESS
SPEED ASSURED ON LEGISLATION
TO MAKE U. S. GREATEST
FACTOR IN WORLD-WAR.

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Washington, April 10.-Austria has
espoused the cause of her ally, Ger
many, against the United States. She
has officially broken off diplomatic re-
lations with the United States; hand
ed Ambassador Penfield and his staff
their passports and recalled her am
Observation-Disclosures, Count Tarnowski,
Baron Erich Zwiedinek, the embassy
staff and all consular agents.
New York.-The Austrian steam
ships Martha Washington and Hima-
laya, self-detained in port here, were
seized by the customs authorities.
At New Orleans three Austrian
steamers, the Clara, Anna and Teresa,
the Budapest at Newport News, the
Franconia at Philadelphia and the
Erny at Boston, were also taken in
charge.
Santiago, Chile.-Chile will main
tain an attitude of neutrality, so long
as she is not made the object of a
direct attack, according to assurances
given by government officials.
Rio Janeiro,-An early rupture of re-
lations between Brazil and Germany
Is expected.
MISUNDERSTANDING of the
fourth day of the war centered on
Capitol Hill. There Congress got
down to business, to supplement it's
authorization to the President to ac-
cept Germany's war-challenge. 1t had
before it in its several committees
of the men and money resources of
the nation to make the nation the
most powerful factor in the great
world-conflict. Briefly summarized,
Congress, within the next fortnight,
hopes to provide:
Naturalization of the state militia,
bringing it and tho regular establish
ment to war strength; creating of a
volunteer army of 100000 men with
provision for the raising of similar
units as fast as training facilities are
available, until 1900, 900 are ready for
land service.
Increasing the strength of the navy
and marine corps so that it will be
able to undertake offensive and de-
fensive operations against Germany.
Authorization of a bond issue which
will enable the United States to Ak
tend a credit of 5000, 000,0 900 to the
entente, especially France and Russia,
while expanding 81. 000, 900 to perfect
its own military establishment.
Completion of a new system of taxa
ton to permit the nation to in part
pay as it goes" which will raise a
billion and three-quarters to two bill
lion dollars annually.
An espionage system which will end
anti-American activity in this
country and provide for the arrest of
aliens and German sympathizers who
are plotting against the government.
A system of conservation which will
enable the nation to prevent waste of
all commodities, especially foodstuffs.
A system of conscription to apply to
labor and especially trained
men in every walk of life, whose serv-
ices will increase efficiency and
the conclusion of the war.
Cooperation between the entente
and the United States in the form of
operation Of government ship lines,
and providing for adequate insurance
SO that the German submarine at
to starve the entente will be
rendered impotent.
Madrid, Spain.-The official journal
published a decree declaring the neu-
of Spain in the wal between
the United States and Germany.