Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-04-05
Pres. Wilson Urges
Congress Declare
War On Germany
Cabinet Discusses Preparations
for Entering Conflict,

Tor Entering C0nfllci.
Washington, April 4.-The United
States really is at war with the Ger.
man empire, awaiting only the formal
recognition of congress-.
Every agency was moving to grid
the nation against the government
which President Wilson in his ad.
dress to congress characterized as q
natural foe to liberty
The cabinet, at q war session, dis.
eussed the extension of credits to the
nations already at war against Ger.
many; the raising of money by taxa.
tion for use Of the United States in
the war; the equipment Of the navy to
the fullest state Of efficiency ID cope
{. with the submarine menace; and the
raising of a great army on the prin.
ciple of universal liability to SERVICE
the first increment of which Ia to be
100000 men.
La Toilette Blocks Resolution.
The administration resolution de-.
clsring state of war exists with Ger.
many and directing the president to
prosecute war against the imperial
German government to a successful
termination, was presented to the
| senate.
Senator Hitchcock for the foreign
relations committee asked unanimous
consent for its immediate considera.
ton. Senator La Toilette objected
and it went over under the rules for
one day.
The adjournment Of the senate was
marked by stormy scene in which
Senator La Toilette, by objection,
forced consideration of the war reso-
luton over for day and Democratic
Leader Martin then forced an adjourn.
ment to cut off La Toilette.
/ .agonsideration Of the administration
der fesc,uts;s.so oy 1het!,ouas foreign
affairs committee was postponed for
q day.
War Department Scheme Ready.
Reports have been current for some
time THAT additional cabinet members
might be appointed to direct mobiliza.
tion work in cooperation with the
council.
It has been said that a secretary Of
munitions and a secretary of trans.
portation might be created. No indi.
cations have yet come from the coun.
ell that such legislation is to be made
a part of its program.
The war department and the army
general staff was ready to present to
congress plans for raising an army
just as soon as the legislative body
asks for 1t.
Work in congress on the resolution
formally to declare a state of war ex.
listing went rapidly forward.
The senate foreign relations com.
mittee approved the resolution as In.
troduced without change in Its effect.
The house committee Is expected to
act later in the day.
Democrats Discuss Measure.
Democrats of the house foreign At.
fairs committee met Informally to dis.
cuss the war resolution. Inasmuch As
the Republican committeeman will not
he named until later in the day no
final action could be taken on 1t. Re.
| publican leaders promised that their
committeeman would be named as
early as possible.
Action by the senate within at least
two or three days was predicted even
by senators opposing it. Some of the
'willful men" named by President VIII.
son declared emphatically there would
be no filibuster or protracted debate.
although several want to speak az
length.
Amendments from Republican sena.
tors, especially to prevent a formal
alliance with the entente or federal
loan to them are expected. Senators
Borah, Kenyon, Penrose, Colt and 9th.
er Republicans are particularly oppos.
ed to an alliance.
Leaders Of both parties in the sen.
ate are disposed to pass only appro.
priation and other war measures and
adjourn. Some leaders believe 1t pos.
sible to adjourn by May Is, but some
Republicans think June more prob.
able.
Mitchell Reiterates Charge.