Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-03-28

Resolutions Being Drawn in Ad-
vance, That Congress May
y
Act at Once.
DECREE IS DUE ON april 3
Declared That, by the Acts Of Ger
many, State Of War Exists; That
Time Has Come to Vindicate
Nations Honor.

"usAhuSIou, MuICH -O.-1uc TcSOlu-
ton to be introduced in congress on
April 3 Immediately after President
Wilson concludes his address to the
joint session will declare that the time
has come when the United States must
vindicate decisively it's honor and its
rights.
1t will declare that, by the acts of
Germany, state of war exists, and
that congress places at the disposition
of the president the means of vigOr-
ously prosecuting the war, and there
by Fastening the restoration of peace.
Congress will meet April 2. The
president expects one day sufficient for
organization, and will address the body
the following day. Tuesday:
Draw War Resolution.
While President Wilson is complet-
ing his indictment of Germany this
week. the house foreign affairs com
mittee is preparing the war resolution
Anticipating the tread of the presi.
dents Indictment, the committee, ac-
cording to present plans, will draw the
resolution along the following lines.
That wanton violation of the rights
of persons and property of American
citizens, committed by Germany; her
repeated acts of bad faith and utter
disregard of solemn treaties have con-
stituted ample cause for war on our
part.
Extreme Move Justified.
That Germany's acts have been such
as to justify the United States before
the whole world in resorting to rem
edies however extreme.
That, with an anxious desire to avoid
rupture, we forebore for months to
assert our rights by force and contin-
ned by amicable negotiations to seel,
redress for wrongs suffered, in the
hope that Germany might yield to pa
cific counsel and demands Of justice.
That in this hope the United States
was disappointed.
That the time has come when this
country must vindicate decisively her
honor. right and interest.
That solely by the acts of Germany
a state of war exists betwen-that gov
eminent ard the United States: and
that the congress of the United States
places at the disposition of the presi-
dent the means of prosecuting the war
vigorously and thereby Fastening en- sthha
restoration Of peace. . alftr7 ytrtE3 Is
Increases Army, Navy.
The resolution will also authorize lib
eral provision for sustaining and in.
CHASING the army and navy.
Meetings will be held BY the commit
tee throughout the week j and alIl emers
gency legislatIqp ioF Immediate intro
ductien into congress will be drawn. !,
Spy bills, censorship bill and the
measure authorizing the state depart
ment to employ men not under civil
service in the District of Columbia for
intelligence work are among the legis-
!atirr r.nns slated. There is no in
dicat;,n yet that the president will
desire any clnbargo legislation at first.
pavcs Way for lnternment.
Secretary Of State Lansing's state
ment that Germany has disreEarded
the provisions Of the Prussian treaty
with The United States is expected to
pave the way for the internment in
this country in case of war Of all Ger
mans who are inimical to the nations
welfare.
Senate leaders predict that the SEN
ate will quickly declare the Prussian
treaty as not binding. in view of the
secretary's statement. made in his
note to Germany. When the senate
takes this action the way will be open
to intern any Germans the government
may want guarded.
Officials expressed the belief that
there would not be wholesale intern
ment. Simply those whom the records
of the state, justice and treasury de-
partments show to be enemies Of the
nation will be rounded up.