Evening star., 1917-03-29

foreign aua1rS cOmm1ltec NOW Is uisAe-
ing various forms of resolutions to
meet the executive Recommendations
The peculiar situation In the Senate
foreign relations committee, with
Chairman Stone opposed to action
which would lead 20 war and the op-
position of Senator Hitchcock, the next
ranking democratic member. to steps
further than an armed neutrality man
1festo. was another factor In the tenta-
two plan to have the resolution origi-
nate in the House.
The President has received recon-
nenda1fons from several cabinet mem
bers on points to be included In his
address. and u now preparing It m a
preliminary way.
The nnal cabinet meeting before tho
sssem0ling Of Congress Will be held
tomorrow and members win be ready
20 RAPPORT fully on preliminary prepar-
edness measures.
To Hurry Appropriation Bills.
Further steps to expedite measures
affecting the national emergency were
taken today when democratic ana re-
publican House leaders agreed tenta-
lively to Introduce appropriation bills,
which failed to get Senate action at
the latest session, in the same form as
they passed the House and to rush them
through the House under suspension OF
usual committee hearings and debate.
and might stimulate the Senate to
speedy action.
Several government agencies and labor
leaders are at work on details OF plans
TO supply adequate labor for government
service IN case of war The American
Federation of Labor will put the govern
Iriert in touch with skilled worltmen. the
:ede.ai public employment service VIII
furnish unskilled men. the civil service
commission will supply clerks and the
Post oeice Department will distribute ad-
yertiscr1ents Of the governments needs.
Four additional regiments OF Natlonai
Guards being rnobiiZed today for federal
service brought the number of guards
raen ordered out for police duties in their
respective states to 5o.0e0.
Because of a misunderstanding as
20 the number of troops affected BY the
recent order stopping rehabilitation
o? tho Guardsmen returning from bor-
der duty, the War Department has di-
r'ected that all organizations which
save been mustered out of the federal
service but have not left the state
camps for home be brought back under
arms. The ist Mississippi Infantry
and Ambulance Company No 1, Ala
bama. are affected by this provision.
A supplemental order is expected to
recall the LIST Kentucky Infantry. a
part OF which was mustered out some
weeks ago. The regiment itself has
oeen retained in the federal service,
missing units may be brought back.
1t is not improbable that similar
supplemental orders may be necessary
in regard to other organizations par
TALLY demobilized.
Bids for Ordnance.
Bids have been received at the Navy
Depar rtrnent for q large quantity of
ordnance supplies. and Secretary Dan
iels announced that additional bids
will be opened Saturday for construc-
tion of submarine chasers. He eN-
poets to order large number of these
small craft as soon as all shipbuilding
concerns have given the department
information as to their building capaci-
ties.
The New York Shipbuilding Company
has been requested to speed up con-
struction of the battleship Idaho.
building at it's plant The Idaho was
to be ready for launching by October,
but postponement has been neces-
sary.
Builders of the battleships Maryland,
Colorado, West Virginia and Washing
ton also have been requested to expe-
dite construction work, and to induce
more rapid work special bonus has
been suggested by the department.
Both the War and Navy departments
are enrolling physicians from civil life
In order to expedite recruiting. Neither
department intends to permit any de-
preliminary. procedure which might be
caused by inadequate machinery during
the rush of recruits now developing
The navy gained 1873 additional men
for officers by the graduation of the
senior class of midshipmen from the
months ahead of the ordinary gradua-
ton date.