Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-27
WHAT CONGRESS-
WILL HAVE To SAY
ABOUT SITUATION
Bad Faith and Violation Of
Treaties Abundant Cause
for War !,
GERMANY'S ACTS ALONE
CAUSED STATE OF WAR
Spy and Censorship Bills To
Be Passed Among First
Acted On
BY Robert J. Bender.

Omitted Press staff correspondent
Washington. Mar. 27.-The resolution
to be introduced in congress on April
3, Immediately after the. president CON
eludes his address to the joint session,
will declare that the time has come
when the United States must vindicatet
decisively its honor and its rights.
1t will declare that by the acts of
Germany state.of war exists and that
congress places at the disposition of the
president the means Of vigorously prose-
cutting the war and thereby fastening
the restoration of peace.
While President Wilson is completing
his indictment of Germany this week
the house foreign affairs committee is
preparing the war resolution,
Anticipating the trend of the prcsi-
dents Indictment, the committee, ae-
cording to present plans, will draw the
resolution along the following lines:
That wanton violation of the rights
of persons and property of our citizens,
committed by Germany; her repeated
acts of bad faith and utter disregard
OF solemn treaties have constituted
ample cause for war on our part;
/ Germany Responsible
That Germany's acts have been such
as to Justify the United States before
the whole world i'll resorting to Yemcd
lies however extreme.
| That, with an anxious desire to avoid
| rupture, we forebore for months to
assert our rights by force and continued
fby amieable negotiations to seek re-
dress for wrongs suffered, in the hope
| that Germany might yield to pacific
counsel and demands of justice;
| That in this hope the people Of the
United States was disappointed;
That the time has come when this
country must vindieate decisively her
honor and interest;
That solely by the acts of Germany
a state Of war exists between that gov
ernment and the United States; and
that the congress Of the United States
places at this disposition Of the presi-
dent the means of prosecuting the war
vigorously and thereby fastening the
restoration of peace.
win Provide Funds.
i The resolution will also authorize lib
eral provision for sustaining and i'm
crcasing the army and navy.
/ Meetings win be held by the commit
tee throughout the week and all emerg-
ency legislation for immediate introduce
tion into congress will be drawn.
Spy bills, censorship bill and a
measure authorizing the state depart
ment to employ men not under civil SER
vice in the District of Columbia for
intelligence work, are among the leg
islative plans slated
There is no indication yet that the
president will desire any embargo legis-
lation at first.
Today the president meets with hrs
cabinet to discuss rne preparedness
work.
Congress meets April ., but the first
day will be devoted to organizing. The
president expects one day sufficient for
organization and win address the body
the following dayTuesday.
May Loan Billion
One plan under consideration is to ask
7 congress for bond issue of $1,000,000,-
600 or more, the proceeds OF which are
to be used for purchasing French bonds
and thus aid the allies in prosecution of
the war.
That the old Prussian treaty viii be
abrogated Is taken for granted from the
tenor of Yesterdays note to Germany
on the subject.
The war department has said publicly
that it has no plan for molesting resi-
dent aliens" if they observe the laws
of the country.
Many Of the Germans fleeing to Mex
(Nnptinuad on nara