The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-12-11
CONGRESS IS firm
ON WAR POLICIES

| "eiSSS supports the W1ISOI
administration in its prosecution O
the war as steadfastly as indicated
and the belief is expressed in Wash
lngton circles that il will, an import
ant step will have been taken in tn,
winning of the war. tits remembers,
now, at the last session, importan
war measures were delayed, especi
ally In the Senate, in spite of the ad
ministration pressure exerted In be
half Of legislative speed. A notabl,
example of this was the food bill
delayed SO long in the Senate, and the
early passage of which President Viii
son so strenuously urged.
Senators and Representatives have
returned from their home states and
districts viewing world events in the
light OF a new perspective. Contact
with their constituents who have sent
sons TO the battle front, and who have
contributed large sums toward paying
the expenditures entailed by the war,
has caused the majority of Congress
men to realize more clearly than ever
the duty which lies before the nation.
1t is pointed out that during the
special war session members of Con-
gress did not have opportunity to
Judge the feeling of the people back
home; that the people themselves had
not had time to grasp the true signifi-
cance OF the war, to come to a reali-
zation that the United Sttaes had en-
tered into struggle the rewards of
which would be democracy for the
world. Returning to their homes last
November, Congressman confronted "a
determined and patriotic constituency.
Prominent men urged their Repre-
sentatives and Senators to do every
thing in their power to aid in the sue
cessful prosecution OF the war to a
speedy victory for democracy. Fami-
lies deprived of sons who had depart
ed for foreign battlefelds importuned
their Representatives in Congress to
help the President win the war. II
other words. the people at last realizc
what the war really means.
A number of Representatives and
Senators interviewed by a representa-
tive of the Christian Science Monitor
assert unreservedly that the people of
their respective states and sections
stand solidly behind the President and
'sympathize thoroughly with the atti-
tude adopted by the United States in
regard TO the war. AS a result of this
undivided loyalty of the people of the
country, il is quite apparent to those
observing the activities of Congress
that the new session is opening a new
era in the legislative annals of the
country. For the first time. one fails
to see signs of partisanship which
heretofore have been a distinguishing
characteristic of the Congress of the
United States. Party lines. leaders
say. have sbeen obliterated. Majority
Leader Kitchin said:
What we want to do is to win the
war. In accomplishing this purpose.
all party considerations should and
will be thrown aside. Everything will
be subordinated TO only that which
will contribute to the successful pros
ecution of the war"
Representative Miller of Minnesota,
a Republican, voiced the feelings of
both parties and created a storm OF
applause when he declared on the
floor of the House that. above all
things, Congress would support the
President in anything which he be-
lieved to be needful to the winning of
the war
Nowhere can a member be found
who does not laud the stand taken by
the President when he voiced the war
aims OF the American nation in his
message to Congress. Furthermore,
leaders of both houses say that such
legislation as the President has rec
and will recommend will
be framed and expedited to the great
est possible degree.
All this means that Congress is pre-
pared TO recognize the leadership OF
the President, not as political die
tator. but as the commander-in-chief
of the army and navy of our country
and as the man responsible for guild
ing the destinies of this nation in the
present international upheaval.