Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-03
Reported About To Make New Move To End the
TO GIVE
PRES1DENTALLTHE
POWER HE WANTS
House Foreign Affairs Com
mittee Forced to Await
the Appointment of Re
publican Members.

Washington, April 3.-The war con-
gress will do President Wilson'S bid
ding and give him whatever he wishes
for fighting Germany.
Congress leaders announced this to-
day and the senate foreign affairs COM
mittee gave concrete evidence of that
spirit by quickly reporting out war
resolution" That measure turned over
to Wilson the fullest military power
of the United States and pledged all
the other resources Of the nation.
The house foreign committee could
not act at once in the absence of ap
pointment of Republican members. but
the house this afternoon heard the Re-
publican choices for the committee and
then that group got down to business.
PAcIFIsTS ON COMMITTEE.
The Republican assignment re-
turns Representative Copper, Wiscon-
sin, pronounced pacifist, to the foreign
committee.
On the senate side. war kilograms
from all parts o. the country were read.
Most Endorsed universal military
training. A single pacifist message
came from Senator Gronna, North Da-
kota, one Of the "wilful Dozen"
It was tourist day" in both galleries.
Hundreds, chiefly women and girls,
watched the house session. Long be-
fore the galleries opened the throngs
were in great masses through the cor
ridors awaiting a chance to see the war
congress.
Some still wore their peace armlets,
Keep us out of war" but there was no
real pacifist demonstration.
TO REPORT PROMPTLY.
The house committee planned to re-
port out a war resolution" favorably
in quick time. 1t intended to show the
world that the United States Is ready
for war and determined to prosecute it
to the last trench.
Republican house members, espe-
cially Minority Leader Mann, talked of
baking on having pay-as-you-enter
war-a war raid for chiefly by this
generation. But tn Democratic ma
joritS said that idea, voiced by Wilson,
would be needed. Bonds will have to
be provided for present expenses, it
wa sthought, but hereafter the country
itself must pay largely for the burden
Of war.
a heavy tax on excess profits and
by big incomes will be the means of
raising the bulk of the war revenue, it
was indicated. Just as England takes
GO per cent of the war profits ard Ger
many 25 per cent, so will America lay
a heavy burden on the surplus Of those
especially favored in income Of profits.
TO EXTEND CREDIT.
President Wilson'S suggestion for
extending credit to the allies will be
needed by congress. In fact, one OF
the foremost leaders informed the
United Press today:
The president can have what he
wants. We will pass the credit for the
allies and we will see to it that there
is sufficient money to make this war
a success"
As for raising an army on the prin-
ciple of universal liability to SER
vice." the congress undoubtedly will
put 1t into effect.
That is almost a fo.egone conclu-
sion," said the leader, after last
nights demonstration in favor OF it
when the president spoke"
TO MEET TOMORROW.
After obtaining a. full membership,
the house foreign committee this af-
ternoon decided not to meet until to-
morrow morning. 1t had been inform
ed that the senate intended to stay in
session until it passed its amended war
resolution and the house body expected
to adopt that.
I'VE are ready to do business" one
member announced.
During the informal morning session
the house body merely discussed the