The Pensacola journal., 1917-03-25
PREPARATIONS
BEING MADE
FOR LONG WAR
Military, Naval, Industrial
and Financial Measures
Before Cabinet
CONTRACTS PLACED
UP TO LIMIT
Twenty-four Destroyers
Ordefed-Industrial Mo-
bilization Is Mapped
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

3 4 AS0OSJ1A1E FnCSO0-
Washington, March 24.-Having
taken every defense measure possible
before the assembling of congress,
the president and his advisers are
concentrating their efforts on the
more sweeping steps for which con-
gressional authority will be sought.
It became known today among other
things the general military budget,
and co-ordinating items Of expense
deemed imperative will be laid before
congress when the extra session be-
gins or Monday week. During the
day council of national defense held
a conference with its advisory COM
mittee, which has mapped out the
mobilization plans for the country's
economic resources. The navy award
ed contracts for twentyfour destroy
ers. The war department announced
the failure of the army appropriation
bill-will not be allowed to handicap
the army preparations. Regulations
were promulgated to guide the news
papers in voluntary censorship.
Preparation contracts for quarter
masters supplies of clothing, shoes
tentage, etc.. have been placed to the
limit of available funds. 1t is off
cially stated the country is in better
condition to obtain quickly an a@e
quate supply of army rifles thar
ever before. The national board o.
fire underwriters has offered to or
aanize broad plan dealing with fir
Irevention. The returning congress
sional leaders are laying their plan'
for whatever the president may rec
onmend. The house ways and mean
committee is to meet Wednesday ant
members are talking of a huge gov
ernment credit for the allies but ar
awaiting a recommendation from
President Wilson.
For Long War.
Washington, March 24.-The Unit
ed States government is gettini
ready to put into effect measures o
the most far reaching and aggressiv
character in the event of war wit
Germany. It will not be Statistic
with mere attempts to protect Amer
lean merchant vessels. It's prepare
tions will be designed to meet an
eventuality-a long war if necessary
There will be no half way measure.
This program was Agreed upon q
a long cabinet meeting yesterday an
it guided the national council of ns
. tional defense when it met today wit
? its advisory commission.
The program decided upon include
military, naval, industrial and final
cial measures.
4 The question of sending an arm
abroad viii be left for future consiC
Grafton.
Whether political alliances with II
entente allies will be formed is nj
known, although military as we'll 8
naval cooperation is possible an
the government will furnish bot
money and supplies to the allie
without stint.
Suggestions before President Wi
son today included the possibility I
floating loan of five billion dollal
for the entente.
When President Wilson goes befo,
congress soon after it meets in exit
session on April he is expected
make it clear that the governmel
and the people of the United Stat,
will not be prompted by hostility I
ward the German people, but only |
acts of the German government.
! far the president has given only
preliminary consideration to his a
dress to congress.
The object of today's meeting
the council of national defense wi
its advisory commission was
take an inventory of what had be,
done in the way of industrial prepa
edness and to decide what furth
measures are necessary. The coun,
is expected to take an important pa
IN the conduct of actual warfare.