The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-03

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are to have the senate consider it
Immediately. Senator Stone announc.
ed he would not pilot the measure.
81 will pass it on to Senator Hitch.
cOks,' he said.
Congress today started to make the
war with Germany success. For
eign committees of the house and the
senate met this morning to consider
the war resolution. All will consider
what should be done with appropria-
tions, raising men, providing means
of prosecuting the war vigorously and
censOring news. that the enemy may
not be informed in advance Of the
United States views. Congress may
debate some phases Of the declara-
ton.
Waged to Last Man.
The war must be waged to the last
man and the last dollar in order that
democracy may not perish from the
earth. The credit question is expect
ed to cause extensive discussion.
The members of congress received
that suggestion with only lukewarm
applause. Anticipating that the Re-
publicans would make the same as
signment as last session, Chairman
Flood of the foreign committee called
a meeting of the foreign affairs COM
mittee for 10 o'clock. AS matters
now stand. the resolution may not
come up today, but will come up
Wednesday,.
Problem Of Financing.
The problem of financing Amer
ica's part in the world war is direct
ly before President Wilson and his
cabinet today. The department heads
are waiting action OF congress on
the war resolution introduced yester-
day and now in committee before
submitting the first war budget call
ing for hundreds of millions of dol
lars. This governments course will
be to 'pay as we 60" the president
said in his speech las, night. 1t is
not the presidents intention to shift
the burden to the fdturc generation.
1t would be most "unwise to base
credits which would be needed en-
tirely on money borrowing he said.
ut is our duty to protect our peo-
pie so far as we may against any Sc
rious hardships and evils which would
likely arise out of the imitation OF
large loans.'
1t is believed that the administra
ton plan will be to heavily tax the
incomes of the rich
a break with Austria is by no
means considered avOidable. That is
the general view here today. Instead
Of postponing his decision, the presi-
dent has served notice that unless
Austria keeps her hands off in the
war between the United States and
Germany, she, too, must come under
the ban.
Secretary Of War Baker and his ad-
visory committee of the council OF
national defense are today discussing
The following topics:
War plans on basis of three
year conflict.
Suggestions for food control in the
nation.
Universal service. not necessarily
universal military service.
Three vital projects were carried
into today's session by Samuel Com
pers. head of the committee on labor.
It will decide on the most immediate
projects disposed of at meeting of
the labor committee attended by Sec
retary of Labor Wilson. Director Gift
ford of the council Of national de.
tense. Howard Coffin, in charge of the
munitions committee and other mem
bers of the council advisory commit
tee. 1t is admitted that every detail
must be considered to last at least
three years, that a serious struggle
Is ahead" and that the health of in
1ividuals of the nation therefore must
be conserved in view of the fact that
abor's part in the great struggle
would be greater in one month than
in one year in former years.
The house met at noon today with
more than 100 members
present Important conferences de-
tained the others. The blind chap
lain in a prayer ringing with patrio-
ism invoked divine assistance in the
'momentous days that are to fol-
low
Big Army Proposed.
Three to five million men probably
will be raised into an American
army. At least one cabinet member
wants at least three million men as
he minimum. The army department
five million. The men
will be gathered by increments In |