New Britain herald., 1917-05-14
WAR B DAYS OLD AS CONGRESS TALKS

Crushing German Autocracy MANY WEARY DAYS AHEAD Pressure From Administration and
 Public Being Brought to EfIect
 More Action and Fewer words-
 Houses Disagree on Many Measures.
 Washington, May 1.-The United States has been at war with Germany thirty-nine days and virtually all the measures through which this govern ment Is to do its part in the world conflict still are in the talking stage in congress-. The accomplishment since President Wilson convened the special war session on April have been passage of the resolution de- claring a state of war with Germany and enactment of the $7,000,O00.O00 loan law.
 Those who predicted congress would provide the nation with the means for making war successfully and adjourn by June now have extended their es- inmates to the middle of August.
 Pressed for speed by the. admins tration on one side and on the other by constituencies at- home deInandtns action, congress faces many big things to do, and quickly, if the aid of the United States in the war is to be of it's full value.
 The immediate pressing need of the aid the United States can give the Entente allies in the war on, Germany is best known to the president and closest advisers, who have heard 1t from the heads of the French and British mission. These to whom 1t has been communicated have been impressed with the necessity of moro accomplishments
 Where Congress Is At.
 As congress today went into its thirty-seventh working day the war program stood this way:
 War tax bill-Under debate in the house and up for public hearings in the senate finance committee. At the present rate of progress 1t probably will be up before one house or tho other for at least month.
 Army .bill-In conference again to thresh over the action of the house in restoring the so-called Roosevelt amendment. It provides the army the allies need In France. <.
 Food control bi.ls-Dcbated ono day in the house. An entirely different form of bill has been introduced in the senate.
 Shipping Bills-The bill to vest legal title to the seized German ships in the government has passed both houses but is in conference for recon ciliation of differences. The bill to appropriate $40O.OO0 for start on the great merchant fleet to overcome the submarine menace has not yet been introduced, and may not be. while plans are being discussed of paying for the ships out of the ST. O00, 1000, ,000 loan. The bill to author ize the taking over of ship building facilities and ships building for for eign account has been introduced but Is not yet under consideration.
 Espionage Bill-The house in pass ing the bill retained the newspaper censorship section demanded by the administration, but did not enact an embargo section which the admins tration wants to keep supplies from gong to Germany through neutrals The senate has its bill under debate. retaining such an embargo section but entirely without censorship pro- vision. The real enactment of this bill probably will be in conference. where the administration will bring pressure to have both censorship and embargo sections inserted in- accept able terms.
 Prohibition-As an amendment to the espionage bill the senate has at tached a section prohibiting the man. ufacture of intoxicating liquors from food grains. Various prohibition pro posals are pending in the house. Federal Reserve Law Amendments These additions to the existing bank f law were proposed by the administra- ton to bring more banks into the federal reserve system and, by hber- alizing the reserve requirements. in crease the gold holdings of the sys- tenn more than $30O,000,000. In addition to these principal meas ures there are a few others whic1, have administration sanction and which congress will be called on to pass before adjourning.
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