The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-03

asked Martin to permit him to seno
to the clerks desk resolution tc
be printed in the record.
Martin firmly objected.
/ 81 move that the senate adjourn
until ten o'clock tomorrow, ne re
Ipeated, his lips drawn to tight line
Vice President Marshall put the
question and with chorus of ayes
and a faint echo Of noes, the SEN
ate adjourned
| A BUSY Day Ahead. !.
by Carl d. Groat, United Press stan
| Correspondent
| WASHINGTON, April 3.-Congress
started today to make war with Ger
many a success. Foreign committees
of both house and senate met TINS
| forenoon to consider the war reSolu-
ton" Other committees tentatively
considered what shall be done with
the appropriations, raising men, pro-
viding means of prosecuting the war
with vigor, checking German espion-
age and intrigue with this nation and
Of so censoring news of the struggle
that this nations enemy may not De
informed in advance Of United States
moves.
| Congress may debate considerably
some phases of President Wilson 8
recommendations But It will be a
congress united on the central theme
that war is here and that it must ne
waged to the last man and the last
dollar in order that democracy shall
not perish from the earth.
The matter Of extending credit to
the allies will probably cause extern
siye discussion. Congress recon-
mended that suggestion last nlgnt
with only luke warm applause. But II
the loan Is not charity, then the con-
gress will doubtless approve 1t.
The feature that shows the greatest
sign Of temporary trouble is the mat
ter Of raising revenue. President VII
son urged that the nation insofar as
possible pay for it now, in the present
generation The fact that the repup-
| lican committee assignments were
| still awaited, made it Impractical TO
proceed with committee work on nm.
ance and other vital matters. But the
minority proposed to make its cholces
today and from now on there will be
! no delay in furnishing the "sinews OF
war"
Anticipating that the republicans
| "CUtC iudhS Tie ScA1iO oSoaohAhA~ -
last session on the foreign committee,
Chairman Flood Of the house commit
| tee called that body to meet at ten
a. m.
He proposed to discuss the war
resolution fully" urge a favorable re-
port hastily-and get it.
| AS matters stand. the resolution
may come back to the house for con
sideration by night, though Chairman
Flood said it might be Wednesday be-
fore the house placed its approval up
on the resolution and got the war real
Iy under way.
| AS for financial matters, congress
will heed the advice of the. chief ex-
ecutiee, though 1t may go through
some brief verbal gymnastics before
passing the revenue bills. Moreover,
congress will follow the presidents
! lead in the matter of other vital pro-
posals concerning prosecution OF the
struggle.
On the whole, the spirit of congress
is unanimous behind the president.
What he asks will be granted, leaders
say. .E
! In any event the pacifists are expect
ed to offer little objection. Senator
ILaFollette heard President Wilson's
speech without any outward evidence
| of. its impression on him.
Senator Stone, who opposes war,
has not decided fully whether to
speak against the war resolution, but
after it is passed he has said he will
back all the war measures full
A canvass of congress today showed
that it approved President Wilson's
speech and his recommendations.
The best speech he ever made"
was the most frequent characterization
on both sides Of the capitol. In view
of that hearty endorsement from re-
publicans and democrats, there Will be
no question about the big issues. The
president will get what he wants ana
congress will see to it that the war
is pushed to t'bring the German en-
pire to terms and end the war"
Senate Plans.
WASHINGTON, April 3.-Despite
slight opposition to the state OF war
resolution introduced by Democratic
Floor Leader Martin in the senate, II
was believed it would be fayorably
reported out OF committee before
noon. The plan was to have the sen
| ate consider it Immediately.
| Chairman Stone of the foreign re-
1ations committee announced he
would not pilot the measure.
II will pass it on to Senator Hitch
cock" said Stone.
[ Hitchcock, ranking democratic
member OF the committee, handled
the presidents armed neutrality
measure.
"If Senator Hitchcock is not In
sympathy with the measure" safo
senator Stone, 1--WE will leave 1t te
/ Senator Swan.
| Problem Of Finance
| WASHINGTON, April 3.-The
problem of financing Am erica's part