The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1917-02-06

MARINE DiOCkdue mas Deen taken up
and is being considered as one of tn,
: next moves by this government.
Neutral Governments have been no
titled of the action of the United
States and have openly been invited
to follow its action if the new sub
marine campaign violates their rights
Precautions to safeguard nava
stations, army posts and arsenals and
other service property constituted the
military measures taken by the Gov.
eminent following the severance of
: diplomatic relations with Germany.
President Wilson conferred brief
ly after his address to Congress with
Secretary Baker and Secretary Dan
lels. The conference, it was stated,
had to be entirely with precautionary
steps, although the secretaries also
probably gave some general informal
ton as to the nations preparedness
for war.
1t was made clear that the Admin
lstration had no desire to take war
like measures unless forced to do so
by some act of Germany.
The Philadelphia navy yard virtu-
ally was placed upon war basis Sun
day. The informed German auxiliary
cruisers kronprinz Wilhelm and Prinz
| t,ltel Friedrich were seized by order
of the Navy Department and their
crews imprisoned in an isolation bar
| racks. The seizure was followed by
the placing of an armed guard at the
yard entrance, while marines were as
signed to patrol the land side limits
of the Government preserve. Motor
! boats and other light craft with ma
chine guns aboard patrolled the river
and prevented vessels from coming
within a prescribed area. Command
ant Russell issued orders recalling
shore leave of all marines and sailors
Visitors to the yard were strictly for
hidden.
An attempt was made Sunday to
scuttle the United States torpedo
beat ''T;r. NJ Jacob J,'ei by OPEN
boat destroyer Jacob Jones by open
ing several of her sea cocks at the To-
cal navy yard, according to unofficial
but reliable reports.
Leaders in Congress without re-
gard to politics expressed freely their
approval of President Wilson'S course
and of his address.
Senator Lodge, ranking Republican
member of the Foreign Relations
Committee: 81 most thoroughly APP
prove and cordially support the Pres
ident in giving the German Ambas-
sador his passports and in recalling
our Ambassador from Berlin. 1t is !
the right thing to do and is demanded |
both by the honor and the safety of |
the American people" !
Speaker Clark: Il do not think |
there is going to be any war | do |
not think the Germans will blow up |
any of our ships. ! think the Presi-
dent stated the conditions exactly"
Senator Cummihs, Republican: 81
entirely approve of the Presidents
course. | do not see how he could
have done anything else in view of
the American position. Whether or
not war comes depends, of course, on
whether Germany carries out her
threat. ] agree with the President in
the belief that Germany will not 90
that far"
Count Won Bernstorff, the German
who is sent home, said:
$50 it really is true. I'm so sorry.
However. as you know, | expected it.
never expected anything else. There
was nothing left for the United
States to do. | wonder how | am go
ng to get home. suppose | will get
ny passports any time now. But !
certainly am not surprised at the ac-
ion that has been taken. Ny people }
n Berlin will not be surprised either. :
lhey knew what was coming when +,
hey declared unrestricted submarine :
warfare. However, have simply been =
lere to carry out the orders of my
Government and | have done So"
The Louisville Anzeiger, the Ger i
nan printed paper there, comes cut a
oyally for America first, declaring 9
hat all citizens of this country, who g
re of German blood will be true to {
he Star Spangled Banner" !
Bryan issued statement Satur- $
ay night to the American people APP
ealing to them to let the President &
nd Congress "know what the peo- I
lie at home protest against entering n
his war on either side with its fright g
ul expenditure of blood and treas
ure; that they are not willing to send I
american soldiers across the Atlantic !,
0 march under the banner of Eu- O
opean monarch or die on European Ii
oil in settlement of European quar- s
els" 6
A dispatch from Washington says n
nat two hundred Americans at least s.
ave gone to their deaths through
erman and Austrian submarine OPP s
rations. Most of the Americans lost
ere travelling on unarmed merchant
hips, and under the practices of in o
irrational law and humanity, be- "
eyed themselves secure. d
Taft Favors Conscription. e
Nov the war is on u.s. former Fl
resident Taft told an audience at Ii
he Brooklyn Institute of Arts and m
cience Sunday night he believed 81
he people "would support Congress 81
enacting a conscription law max Ii
g provision not only for the present Il
ut for the future after the war shall is
nd. "Conscription was needed" 81
H. Taft said, to teach native Ameri- as
IN young respect for authority and /.
our millions of newly created citi- 3,
ms loyalty" ri
Germans Removed from Canal. u,
Twenty Germans have been remov. w
from the working force on the &C
lnama Canal and about eighty 9th va
Germans will be sent to New York tn
| the United States transport Kill to
trick. of
100000 Men Available. va
In serious emergency, nearly l8 hi
lllion men are available for mill tr
ny service, according to an esti- ne
ate made by the executive commit co