The Washington times., 1917-04-08
CONGRESS FACES
HUGE WAR PROGRAM
Legislators Tomorrow Begin
Unlocking Nations Resources
of Men and Money.
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thIrty-five to fifty years the age limit
for the naval reserve class.
A bill will also be reported allowing
each member Of the Senate and House
to appoint an additional youth to An
napolis
Secretary Baker conferred today with
the members OF the House Committee on
Military Affairs. He told the committee
that conscription was regarded as es-
sential by the War Department II an
army worth while is to be raised.
COnscrIptIon Gains Favor.
Secretary Baker found considerable
sentiment in the Military Committee
against the conscription, or selective
draft, feature of the Administra-
tons army bill, but in the end the
House is expected to come around to
the Administration view.
The Secretary of War asked the in
clusion of a new paragraph in the
Bill to read:
That the President be authorized
to raise and maintain by volunteer
enlistment or draft as herein pro-
vided special or technical troops as
he may deem necessary, and to en-
body them into organizations and
officer them as herein provided"
The army bill probably will be re-
ported to the House before the end
of the week.
Democrats of the Ways and Means
Committee continued their confer
ences yesterday with Secretary Nc
Adoo, who had previously seen Sena-
tor Simmons, chairman of the Senate
Finance Committee. Members Of the
House committee say, however, that
definite revenue plans will await the
announcement of the total OF the ap-
p-opriation bills, although II is con-
ceded there must be enormous bond
issues and that the basis OF the rev.
enue bills will be taxation of the rich
and the part confiscation of all large
incomes. Radical increases in the
rates OF the income, inheritance and
excess profits taxes are' assured ire
spective of other forms of revenue
legislation.
A 100000 900 issue Of 81 per cent
bonds within the next thirty days, three
fifihs Of the issue - be devoted to the
Immediate credit requirements Of the
four principal entente allies, and the re-
mainder to be devoted to the war needs
program OF immediate financial Iegisla-
Of the United Ststes is embodied in a
ton determined upon at the conferences
between Secretary McAdoo and Demo-
cratic and Republican leaders OF both
houses.
This tremendous sum represents only
one-half OF what 1t is felt the country
can be called upon Immediately to pro-
duce IN war credit. 1t will be SUPPLE
fIented by a scheme of increased taxa
ton which has not as yet been definitely
worked out but which will involve sup
Elementary emergency revenues Of not
less than s1,5o.0IO.0oo annually.
Allied Loan Most Pressing.
4 series of conferences, lasting
most Of yesterday, settled by far the
most important step yet taken in the
war preparations of tKfs Government
The loan to the allied powers is re-
garded by the Administration as of
the most pressing Importance at this
time. 1t is expected that the entire
plans will be embodied in a bill
which may be presented to the House
tomorrow.
At the conference Secretary Nc
Adoo saw Senator Simmons, chairman
OF the Finance Committee, and SEN
ators Lodge and Smoot, Republican
members of the committee, and Con-
Eressmen Hull and Garner, Democrats,
and Fordney, Republican, of the Ways
and Means Committee, and Sherley,
ranking Democrat on the Appropria-
tions Committee of the House Fol-
lowing the conferences, Secretary
McAdoo authorized the following
statement:
o 81 consulted these gentlemen about
financial matters. Chairman Kitchin,
Of hn
was out of town and could not be
present. Congressman Mann, Repub-
lican leader of the House, had a pre-
vious engagement and could not meet
me today. After comforting with these
members l find we are all thinking
along the same lines about what
ought to be done in the way of finan-
cial legislation"
Will BE Popular Loan.
Mr.. McAdoo told his callers that he
believed the first $4,000, 600 900 could
be marketed through postoffices and
other Federal agencies without the
expenditure OF any money for flota-
tion.
Mr.. McAdoo announced the Admin
istration' is impressed with the i'm
portAnce of maintaining the allies
credit in this country, keeping a
stream of supplies going into the dis
tributing centers for food, clothing,
guns and ammunition behind the lines
on the various fronts.
These people have the men and
guns at the front now" the Secretary
is said to have told several of the
conferees. We must help them to
hold what they have and go forward,
by. supplying money for the support
of their armies"