Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-08
Force of Million to Be Raised by Selective
 Conscription.
DISTRIBUTION OF
 FOOD IS PROBLEM
Herbert (. Hoover to Be Placed in Charge of This WOrk-BOnd Issue of Billions to Aid AIIies-TO In.
 crease Forts at Annapolis.

Washington. April 7.-President
 Wilson's war program began to take
 concrete form today. and with the re-
 assembling Of the house and senate
 Monday sweeping measures will be
 put forward for congressional ap-
 prOval.
 As the first step it is planned to
 give the entente allies out of the na- tons plenty an enormous loan to re- plenish their treasuries against the drain of their military and naval ef-
 forts in the common cause against Germany The president is ready to
 issue bonds up to $5000, 100000 to float such a loan as soon as congress shall authorize it.
 That the United States may be
 ready, if necessary. to bear more d-
 rectly a share of the actual military
 burden, the administration appeals for
 expeditions consideration of the war departments bill to raise million
 men by selective conscription.
 Hoover to Direct Food Distribution. For the important task of conserv- ing the food supply that the country
 may support itself and give to the
 entente the greatest possible advan- | tage of it's broad agricultural re-
 sources, the defense council an
 nounced plans for national food
 commission under the direction of Rerbort c. Hoover, who managed the 1 American work of relief in Belgium.
 At the same time the agricultural de-
 partment appealed to the American farmer to do his share in the war by
 making every farm do it's best for the l country.
 The proposal for a bond issue to make possible a monumental credit for the allies already has been ap- proved by some Democratic and Re- 1 publican leaders in the senate and
 house, and the administration expects
 it to be presented in congress within
 few days and approved by the end
 of the coming week. Some details re- main to be worked out, but it is hoped
 that loan of possibly $2,000,00O,OOO to be extended without profit to the American government will be avail- able in three weeks or month at the most.
 After the bond authority has been passed the administration will urge special taxes and other revenue-rais- ing measures, and then will come the army bill, on which the committees will work while the revenue measures are under consideration on the floors of the two houses. = Not to Send Army Abroad Soon. Today Secretary Baker explained the army bill to the house military affairs committee, and presented the presidents urgent request that it be approved with the selective conscrip- ton feature and without unnecessary delay. The secretary emphasized that the administration, on the expert ad- vice of the general staff and in the light of lessons of the present war, was convinced that the nation could
 accept it's responsibilities only through compulsory service system. He said,
 however, that there was no thought Of sending an American army to Europe,
 at least until the general staff plans for years training could be carried out.
 The president expects congress to fall in line quickly behind plans
 worked out by the executive branches of the government. Should delays de-
 velop in the committees considering revenue and army prOpOSals, however, there are many lesser measures that
 could be presented for passage. Enlarge Naval Cadet Corps. The house naval committee already has under consideration and expects to report during the coming week, three bills to strengthen the naval establishment. One would provide for
 graduating the third year class at the
 naval academy in May of next year. Another would give the president the
 right to commander small boats for coast patrol, and the third would allot ! an additional naval academy appoint
 ment to each member of congress
 Navy personnel increase measures, which contemplate the addition of 63.-
 900 bluejackets and 12,600 marines,
 may also be taken up during the week.