Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-04-04
House WILL Vote
TOMORROW ON THE
WAR RESOLUTION
DepartmentW orks Out Plans
For Successful Military
Campaign
ALL PLANS ARE ON
Three Year BASIS
By the United Press.

WASHINGTON, April A.
The House will be asked tomorrow
morning to take action on the
Martin war resolution.
The House Foreign Affairs
Committee agreed on this today,
when it reported favorably the
Martin resolution, with but two
dissenting votes-those of Repre-
sentative Shackleford. of Missouri,
and Cooper, of Wisconsin.
Majority Leader Kitchin announced
that the House will not start a discus
sion until the bin is passed.
There IS no possibility of even a linn
tied fiibuster i'm the House such as
could be engineered in the Senate.
The House is governed by rules
under which debate may be shut off
entirely and the members required to
vote on bill at any time.
These rules will not be resorted to
unless a fight develops.
Chairman Flood of the Foreign AT
House met announced on the floor
the committees favorable action. He
announced unanimous consent that
the House meet at 10 o'clock tomor-
row and vote on the bill before ad-
lournment.
Members on both sides. afraid they
might not be able to air their views
Of the bill reserved the right to OBJ
iect. The House commenced to dis
cuss the question.
BY the time Congress acts all plans
or assembling all the nations forces
not merely military-to strike at the
Imperial Government of Germany
will be ready for presentation by the
President.
All plans are on a three-year war
basis.
Army legislation, based on selec-
tive conscription OF the country's
goung men as rapidly as they can be
equipped, oficered and trained, is
considered probably the most import
ant.
All men except those exempted-such
as married men. mechanical experts. sci
entists. etc.-will be expected to come
under the colors.
The government will have some des-
ignat.on-a button. probably-which
will be given to those exempted and
otherwise serving the country, but who
are not under training. This is the same
scheme followed by England to protect
those not actually in the army from
being dubbed slackers.
All plans are on a three-three basis
II is the intention of the government
TO train men in ncremnets of 500 OOC
until there are sufficient to beat Ger
many.
No men will he sent to Europe I'M
mediately; probably none will go for
at least six months. The present reg
ulars believe they will be the first eX-
peditiOnary force. leaving the newly
trainpd as home guard until the
second increment of 100000 is trained.
The maximum and minimum age
limits of men for the first is expected
TO be IS and 90.
Pending the raising OF Americas
army this governments is making
preparations to ship unlimited sup
plies to the allies-including not
only money. but particularly food and
munitions.
Inc greatest plODiehl 10 "uillAeNNNiJ
getting the supplies to the Entente
ports.
The big problem before the
navy. according TO navy officers. is
creating effecting means of combat
ting the U-bOat.
Naval cooperation between the
United States and the Entente Allies
has already been planned in detail,
which are naturally secret.
The National Defense Council
President Wilson's advisory war cab
snet-is in daily session, methodically
working out details Of mobilizing re-
soures. plans of economizing in all
these resources and means of hasten
ing supplies for the army and navy
and the Allies.