The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-21

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Resources Being Modified.
All the resources of the United States,
industrial as we'll as military. are speed
lily being modified to place the nation
III the fullest state OF readiness for any
cventuality.
For the present, the responsibility,
rests with the navy which rs arming
American merchantmen. placing rush
orders for submarine chasers. spending
SllS,0O0O0 by special authority OF
congress to hurry the naval oonstruc-
tion already under way, advancing the
graduation OF classes at Annapolis, pro-
tecting American harbors against in
yaSion by German submarines and mar
shalling the industrial resources neccs-
sary to stand behind the fleet
Universal Military Training
| Plans Tor the army are not so fully
maturcd !, is believed, however, that
President Wilson will recognize the
possibility OF the army'S participation
in war when he addresses congress by
discussing universal military training,
In a tentative way, plans for marshal
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the national guard and the raising of a
volunteer army of 100000 men have
been worked out in the army college
The volunteer army OF 100000 is
planned as a nucleus OF what eventually
would be an army OF 100000.
Corporations Are Ready.
The mobilization OF industrial re-
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dreds OF great corporations, through the
efforts OF the council OF national de
tense, have prepared themselves to
utilize their efficiency In the defense Of
the nation.
Henry Ford has offered and the gov
ernmcnt has accepted his automobile
plant TO be operated without profit in
the event of war Charles NJ Schwab
has announced that his Bethlehem plant,
now greater than krupps. will be used
entirely tor the government The United
States Steel corporation and hundred
other great industrial organizations
have been making plans for their parti
cipation. Yesterday. the great copper
interests notified the government tina,
they would supply the army and navy
with their vital supplies Of copper a,
about half the marke, price.
! Leaders in the senate hold the view
that not less than SS00,00000 should
be granted at once IN case war is de.
clared II is not urobable that lgeis.
la,lon giving such a sum would NEE,
with any opposition.
German Moves Expected.
With the knowledge that the United
States is practically certain to declare
state OF war existing. many official,
believe that Germany may begin war.
like operations against the United
States in fuller sense
Although The Hague conventions oI
lN7, to which both the United State
and Germany are s,gna,ories, declare
tha, hostllt,es shall not begin without
I formal notice to belllgeren,s as we'll a,
= neutfals, II is recognized that Tn,
Hague treities have been so openly dis.
b regarded during the war in Europe that
! no compliance with them may he eS.
! pected with any confidence. BEFORE Tn,
! Hague conventions there was ampl,
( pfeccden, for beginning Of hostill,ie,
' without formal war declarations. II
the wat with Mexico. General Taylor',
forces were over tho Rio Grande anC
o two battles had been Tough, before
: formal declaration oi war wa, made.
e Japan Did Not Wait
= Japan struck Russia before the for
NAL declaration had reached The Rus
sian capital, although one day pre-
v,ou,ly the Japanese ambassador ha,
q notified the Russian foreign office tha
7 Japan reserved liberty OF action IL
!, protecting her liberties.
b. In the preceden,s Of history show tha
- the srea, majority Of the world, con
flicn have been begun before forma
declaration of war was made.
p Three ways 10 Start War.
D. According 10 au,hori,ie, on in,erna
!. tional law, a condition Of war arises il
!. three Ways
z One-A declaration oi war.
= Tvo---A proclamation or manifest
declaring that a state of war exists.
: 1hree--ThrouRh the commission o
a hostile acts Of force.
e One authority IN law in de,ctihin
:. commencement OF ho.tili,ies wi,hou
g further declaration says Acts ~ fore
e by va, ot rpfi'als or during a pacii,
d blockade or during an in,efyen,io