French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-05

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Wilson Monday urged congress u.s.
sembled in joint session, to declare
a state of war existing between
the United States and Germany.
In a dispassionate, but unmeas-
ured, denunciation of the course of
the Imperial German Government,
which he characterized as chal-
lenge to all mankind and a war
fare against all nations, the Pres
dient declared that neutrality no
longer was feasible or desirable
where the peace of the world was
involved; that armed neutrality
had become Intellectual enough at
bset, and Was likely to produce
what it was meant to prevent, and
urged that Congress accept the
gauge Of battle with all the re-
sources of tn et!on.
Already Warning on Us.
"I advise that the Congress de-
clare the recent course Of the I'm
perial German Government 20 be
in fact nothing less than war
against the government and peo-
pie of the United States,' - said the
President, that - formally accept
the status of belligerent, which has
thus been thrust upon it, and that
it takes steps not only to put tfle
country in more thorough. state
of defense, but also to exert all It's
power and employ all its resourcts
to bring the government OF the
German Empire to terms and end
the war;
Important Plans.
The most important plans under
preparation by the administration
include:
Enlistment by selective cOnscrip-
ton Of young men for a national
army, in addition to the regular
tablishment aDG national guard
in increments Of 50000h urt;1
enough have been trained to make
certain the defeat Of Germany;
Organization of the nation IS
commercial interests for economi-
cal and effective distribution Of
commodities among the civilian
population; -
Rapid provision of adequate
means of, combating the subma-
rine menace;
The raising of a very large sum
Of money as much as possible to
be obtained by taxation, and the
defnitef a&ount of the first budget
not to be fixed until the exact
needs of the, army and navy and
of the entente allies are ascer.
tanned.
Washington, April 3-Adminis,
tration plans 70" raising an army
on the principle of universal liza,
bllity to serve, to be submitted
congress as scor as the pending
war resolution is adopted, are
based on selective conscription Of
young men to be summoned to the
colOrs as rapidly as they can be
trained and officered. A detailed
scheme for the registration Of elig
ibles has been worked out.
After married men, others with
dependents and those whose ser
vice is required in industries have
been exempted, others within the
age limits fxe.l viii te EXAMINED
physically, and those found fit viii
be selected. possibly by lot, until
the first 100000 to be trained arr
secured.
Hendersonville is fully alive tt
the situation and in various way'
citizens are expressing themselve'
Of the inevitable war in which this
country is to have with Germany.
The very morning that Congress
met in extraordinary session tele
grams were sent from this city t.
President Wilson signed by repre-
sentative citizens urging the presi
dent and Congress to wage a de
termined war upon Germany unit
peace with victory over barbrais
Is accomplished.
III E CI17.fs a rafr1otin citizen