Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-08
MEASURES BEING |
|. PREPARED TO LAY !
BEFORE CONGRESS
Party Leaders Approve Plar
for Enormous Loan
to Allies.
PRESIDENT WILL ISSUE
BONDS TO S5,OOO,OOO,OOG
Plans for National Food Comnis$
sion to Conserve Nations
Supplies Announced. I:
HERBERT G. HOOVER AT HEaB
Espionage, Censorship and Othef
Bills 10 Fill Up Gap in De- :;
Tense Program Ready. i
PRESIDENT WILL ISSUE
BONDS TO S5,OOO,0OO,OOG
HERBERT c. HOOVER AT HEAII

w ash lNGTON, April 7.-PresidenS
Wilson'S war program began to takS
concrete form to-day and. with the res
assembling of the Senate and House oS
Monday, sweeping measures will be pu$
forward for congressional approval.
AS the first step it is planned to giy$
the entente allies, out of the nation.S
plenty. an enormous loan to replenis$
their treasures against the drain OF
their military and naval efforts In tho
common cause against Germany. The
President is ready to issue bonds up tS
S5.0O0,ooO,C00 to float such loan az
soon as Congress shall authorize It, s
That the United States may be ready 4
II necessary to bear more directly
share of the actual military burder&
the administration appealed for eXpeS
ditious consideration OF the War Del
partment bill to raise 100000 men b3
selcctive conScription. -
For the important task OF conserving
| food supplies, that the country may
support itself and give to the entente
the greatest possible advantage Of itf
broad agricultural resources, tho def
Tense council announced plans for q
tittioiai tpoi uHueT ING O1f
rection of Herbert c. Hoover. who
managed the great American work of
relief in Belgium. At tho same tim$
the Agricultural Department again apt
pealed to American farmers to do the3
share in the war by making ever$
farm do its best for the country.
LOAN TO BE AVAILABLE
WITHIN MONTH AT MoSG
The proposal for bond issue I'd
make possible a monumental credit fo{
the allies already has been approved
by some Democratic and Republica9
leaders in the Senate and House, and
the administration expects 1t to b9
presented formally in Congress withi4
a few days. and approved by the end
of the next week. Some details remai1
to be worked out. but 1t Is hoped
loan of possibly 1000. .0Oo, 900 to be ext
tended without American profit will b4
available within three weeks or
month at most.
After the bond authorization ha4
been passed. the administration Will
urge special taxes and other revepuef
ra Using measures. and then will como
the army bill. on which committees
will he ut work while revenues ard
under consideration on the floor of thd
TWO houses.
To-day Secretary Baker explained
the army bill to the House MilitarJ
Committee. and presented the Presi{
dents urgent request that 1t be npi
proved with the selcctive conscriptio1
feature. and without delay. The sec{
rotary emphasized that the admins{
tration. on the expert advice of thS
general staff and In the light OF lest
sons of the present war, was convinced
the nation could accept its responsi}
bilities only through the compulsory
system. He Indicated. however. that
there was no thought OF sending an
army to Europe. at least until the STAFF
plan for n years training could be carl
ricd out
PRESIDENT EXPECTS QUICK
ACTION by CONGRESS-
The President expects Congress til
fall in lire quickly behind the wan
plans. worked out by the executive
branch of the government in months
of preparation. &
The House Naval Committee has UNI
der consideration. and expects to re.E
port during the coming week, three
bills to strengthen the naval es.t
tablishmcnt One would provide foI
graduating the third-ycar class at thd
Naval Academy in May OF next year2
Another would give the President thA
right to commander small boats foit
the coast patrol. and the third WOULD
allot an additional Naval Academy ap.l
poiutment to each member OF CongressE
Personnel increase measures. whicfl
contemplate the addition of 5000 blue,(
Jackets and 1900 marines may btl
taken up also during the week
In addition. Congress will be ask,t
cd to pass espionage and censorship
bills, to strengthen the powers OF th.{
Shipping Board. to revise the Federat
reserve act. and to adopt many otheis
measures to Nil up gaps in the mai
tional defense plans. 4.~
The navy and its newly organized
power boat coast patrol squadron wall
being mobilized; naval militia ap{t
naval reserves We're complying wittf
orders TO join the colors.
From many cities came word thaif
United States marshals had carried ouss
orders OF the Department OF Justte.E
for arrest OF sixty Germans whom thsk