The Seattle Star Newspaper, April 5, 1917, Page 1

— T McAdoo Asks for Bond Issues and Increased Income Taxes to Care for War Budget PLAN FOR 3-YEAR WAR| BY ROBERT J. BENDER United Press Staff Corres WASHINGTON, April 5.— The government today took its first active steps in prep- aration for war. Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo asked for about $3,400,000.000 for army and Navy expenses. Secretary of the Navy Dan- iels asked that the navy per- sonnel be increased from 87,000 to 150,000, and the ma- rine corps from about 17,000) to 30,000. The arm McAdoo said, would) require $2.9: $7,933 and the navy $292,538,790 in addition to regular expenses. Besides the sums mentioned, Daniels, thru McAdoo, asked an| dditional $175,855,761 to be i able until June, 1918, to care for | the. additional personnel. of the | javy and the marine corps. The estimate in blanket forw called for the money “for military €xpenditures under the war depart ment necessity for the national de Tense for each and every purpose | connected therewith, to be expend ed by the secretary of war under | such regulations as the president | may prescribe, to be immediately available cnd to remain av ssi | until expended.” | The, denartment of justice coin- | cidentally asked a deficiency ap propriation for the bureau of in formation work of $500,000. The Coast Guard service sought $600,000 wherewith to extend its} communcation for the national de- fense, im Bond This vast sum thru bond issues. The rata of interest on the bonds is to be around 3 or 2% per cent The federal reserve board, as pre-| viously planned, will have charge of the task of contemplated is- t as well as of financing all War expenses. These acta became known today after Senator Simmons, chairman seus will be raised (Continued on page 5) PENFIELD TO LEAVE VIENNA WASHINGTON, April 5.—Ameri ean Ambassador to Austria Penfield will leave for Washington tomorrow, an April 6, the state department | nounced today The department refused to say whether Penfield'’s return would be permanent. The Americar em bassy, it was stated, will retrain open, under the charge of at- taches ADVERTISING MANAGER'S DAILY TALK —| | HELP YOURSELF There’s a daily feast of bargains in the advertis- ing “columns of The Star. Every one of them means a chance for you to SAVE MONEY. To “cash in” on them you must read the ads care fully and then ACT on the opportunities when Start to- haven't al- you find them. day if ready. The best offering of Se- attle’s best stores appear egularly i you 1 The Star. THE FASTEST GROWING PAPER IN THE NORTHWEST | | vessels at lerew have been landed safel SS VOLUME 19 SEATTLE SHIP IS SUNK; NO WARNING THE ONLY PAPER IN SEATTLE _THAT DARES. To PRINT THE NEWS , SEATT LE, WASH., (CBN IT THERE Bice |! LA F OLLETTE SCORED IN SENATE: FOR ANTI-AMERICAN SPEECH WASHINGTON, April 5.— Amid a scene of profound solemnity, with statesmen vot ing in intpassioned tones, the United States senate passed resolutions declaring that a state of war exists between America and Germany, when the matter cart® to a vote late Wednesday n‘ght. There were anly six di ing senatore—La Follette of _Wisconsin, Gronna of North ANDERSON GETS BIG CONTRACTS Anderson Capt. Joh president of the Ande poration, Thursday closed an agree son Shipbuilding co ment with representatives of Nor wegian shipping Interests for the construction of three large the comp yards at How wooden y's new « ton, across larged Lake Washington The contra Capt. Ander aid, will be signed in a Lake Washin f expectati the corporation work out, will) shortly become as bustling @ sce of shipbuilding activity as the El Hott bay waterways. BELGIAN RELIEF SHIPS TORPEDOED LONDON, April 5.—The Bel gian relief ship Trevier has been torpedoed and sunk by a submarine off Scheveningen, according to a Ymuiden di patch received here toda four e: | f the wae | nembers Twenty of them wounded Trevier was a steel screw The vessel of 3,006 tons, built in nd registered at Antwerp. Sho % owned by Antwerp Zee Maats, of Antwerp New YORK, Ar gian relief ship Feisten sunk in the North sea n dam, according to a cablegram re ceived here tod t the commis jon for relief in Beigium Iti belleved she struck a mine WITHIN TWO MILES OF ST. QUENTIN NOW April 5.—"French asance on the Moy the nd occupied today's official PARIS troops made reconna orth of Gauch the night as far line: which they force,” declared statement, describing the closing tn on St. Quentin fhe report also detailed Intermittent shelling east nd west of the Somme German counte ground during German and attacks on ‘font from Laffanx to Margival and attacks northwest of Reims Were all repulsed. | | Russian Dakota, Norris of! Nebraska, Se Willams had Lane of Oregon, Stone of Mis ator La Follette for his pacifist sp souri and Vardaman of Mis an address which, Williams said, sissippi—all of the “willful (would have done credit to Von twelve” who defeated armed Hethmann-Hollweg neutrality In the last congress Silence greeted the- momentous | The vote stood 82 to 6. decision Action followed a day out-| La Follette said bis firmly irsts marked riotic or, and Keren Ste was half. and as 1 by La Follette, which hearted about his, especially as he was denounced as only worthy of had announced that from now on Herr Von Bethmann-Hollweg. (Continued on page 5) » EXT . MISSOURIAN IS -TORPEDOED; ALL .. Jess Willard Is Ready to Fight Against Germans WASHINGTON, Jess weight April Willard, world’s Asse is ready to leave the ring and enter the trenches at the president's champion, call. He sent a telegram to President Wilson today as fol “Dear Mr. President: | will fight. When do you want me? “JESS WILLARD.” WASHINGTON, April 5.— | The American steamer Mis aboard, has been torpedoed and sunk without warning in the Mediterranean, according to a dispatch received by the state VOTE AGAINST WAR WASHINGTON, April Major department today from the U ity Leader Kitchin will vote again 8. consul at Genos. the war resolution He announced this afternoon ‘ had reached thi ision that he would speak Iso that he or on what date the t« ist the measure curred I will vote against the resolu wa I hate to do it.) The American-Ha an steamer nd he waved his hand and | viissourian, reported Thursda ay. unk in the Mediterranean ocea as once on the run between Seat BRITISH-SLAVS IN ic’snattesha ores sae Seat her last call here April 8, 1914 PERSIA BEAT TURKS SAILED FROM NEW YORK NEW YORK, April 5.—The Tre LONDON, April English and |v ler sailed from New York for Rot February 20 with assur afe conduct thru the sub. troops in terdam effected a Juncti Mesopotamia have and Per- | ances of 1 has been cleared ll Turk-| marine danger zone, it was stated ish forces, Gen, F. B. Maurice, in|today by the commission for relief harge of military operations, an-|in Belgium, She was laden with a ral food cargo The conmisson had received no ord of the destruction nounced today The British and Russians in contact at _Khanikan | LABOR PLEDGES SERVICES; NATION MUST BE UNI BY SAMUEL GOMPERS | Despite our every endeavor, war was inevitable. Under these con- ditions it becomes the great task of the American labor movement to! demonstrate to the world that democracy can be effi-| cient In war, even as it is in peace. | The more democratic countries of the world nave | alway 1 themselves the most efficient and pro- gressive in the pursuita of peace was first demon strated by the American colon when they vroke away from the leading strings of Great Britain, It is now our duty to show the world that in War also the superiority can be maintained In this movement to make democracy effi cient In war, the labor movement must take a leading part, even as it has played the lead in every other democratic movement in the world's history. | DEMOCRACY CAN BE EFFICIENT ONLY WHEN IT IS UNITED. When there is discontent, dissatisfaction and discord within the lense difficult, SS . The seattle Star THURSDAY, APRIL court, ADD PPL LAST EDITION senators stated that, they will do their utmost to aid the United States in every way possible. This ought to be a hint to » few local 2x4 individuals The Showers tonight and Friday. Even some of the “willful once the country is declared war ) weather forecast is ONE CENTRY*“nysaiene 1917 BY CARL D. GROAT (United Press Staff Correspondent) WASHINGTON, April 5.—-Reading what he decla 'to be unpublished portions of the Zimmerman letter, se jing to align Mexico against the United States, Rep. of Minnesota in the house today declared the plot im ‘\cluded the establishment of submarine bases at Mexica ports and orders to German reservists to go to Mexico and attack U. S. border. Miller is a member of the house foreign committee. His revelations of the additional details of the Zimmerman plot came during # discussion on the war resolution, which occupied the day, following the senate 82 to € vote for war last night. The reservists were to quit the United Stats, go into Mexico and attack the bord: with the Mexicans. 4 Moreover, he declared that German reservists are “»w making munitions in Me ‘while i in the last few days ships have delive red munitio..3 cargoes on the west coast’ nc Mexico tle cry ami prepared to make warmanity Flood stirred the house when\) 4 against Germany a reality within] °“If there be in this body or else- said ville © dectar 55 rrownded 24 hours or less, following the 82 to) where citizens who object to the “War is being made upon ierman officere who havelg vote for war in the senate ‘ast course we are embarking upon, | country and its people. Our > trol of his band ; night suggest they address themselves to are sunk, Our non-combataant eft “Mile r said Carransa, (00, 16 Com The house went into “committee Kaiser Wilhelm, Bethmann-Hollweg, zens, including men, women i the ¢ - of the whole on the state of the|the reichstag and the author of that children, are being foully mi wie declared t € Ger) Union” soon after convening, bring-|remarkable sample of diplomatic our merchantmen are denied van mone eing poured {ntO ling up the war resolution | kultur, the Zimmerman note. freedom of the seas. Mexico at the present time for debat 1 Flood opened! At the outset the house developed “Under such circumstances there Miller emnly pointed out that | the disc le over the dis- is but one course for the go the Mexi enace, with its Ger speeche: fiery with position of the time for debate, ment to pursue, and that is to go rman tinge, is ave, and wa atriotism, called upon members to | Representativ Cooper, pacifist defense of its people and honor at “we mist J this resolution | hasten passe of the state of war 4nd ranking republican member of nation. There is no‘choice as to now or haul down the flag for resolution. the foreign committee, argued course. We are compelled by the ever Some pacifism developed, but ®#ainst party control of the time, acts of the German imperial gover His revelation, startling the |there was no question as to the ulti opposed giving up any of the de- nent to enter into this most colossal jwhole house, came in the midst Of/ mate ontcome——a hearty support of lotted to him, by virtue war. . eral pacifist peeches, nd President Wilson and passage of of ‘his position, to republican mem Representative Stegel said: “Tf hile Majority Leader Kitchin was jie resolution bers in favor of the bill, When de- come from a people that for thous sported to be making ap his mind ikea binrke Biboohen bate started Speaker Clark surren- sands of years have been taught tj to whether to speak against the = dered the chair to Representative love peace I cannot shut my eyes eenlutios Chairman Flood of the foreign af Fitzgerald (Continued on page 10) There was no question late to- | fairs committee called up the war aaa : resolution at 10:15, and the mem day about the ultimate outcome | PhO Ad to Bentittor | in the house. It will vote, prob |D*/* ‘ LANSING DIPLOMATICALLY DENIES IT ably around 11 o'clock tonight, We are a great nation,” said for war, The president is ex- | Rapresentative Harriton same WASHINGTON, April 5.—Seere-,the truth of the statement, Miller pected to sign the resolution as | cratic leader on the commit “© tary of State Lansing this after Said, when informed of Lansing’s soon as it can be sent to him glory in its history and priceless : action heritage, I refuse to believe that/#o0on denied Representative Mill- The text as I gave it is the sub stance of the unpublished portion of the note,” said Miller, “I will The unpublished portion of the Zimmerman note, as reveal ed by Miller, follows ialjer’s declaration in the house that |we have degenerated in our natior have forgotten the deas, that we the Zimmerman plot note contain “agreeable to the Mexican teachings of our fathers, and are a0t/eq information to the effect that say that it came to me from a mam government, submarine bases [NOW willing to fight for those prin-/Germany had arranged for subma Who felt the world ought to know will be established at Mexican | Citles they so courageously defend-| rine and naval bases on the Mex: ¢ it at this time. You can ports, from which will be sup. | and upheld in the early history | jean coasts and that arrangenients lily see that Mr. Lansing To Defend Fundamental Rights We are going to war in defense Jot our fundamental rights and for preservation of the rights of hu-| country for German resery United States all had been made ists to attack the along the borde Secretary Lansing for diplomatic plied arms, ammuniton and sup. plies. All reservi re ordered into Mexico. Arrange to attack all along the border.” The house today tooh would not want ‘to admit it, inas- much as it involved Carranza and probably eovernment wanted t the goods on him before pro jing farther, T—GOMPERS men thruout America a distrust of the instrumentalities of sovernrent_ Which it will be difficult to eradicate. the apparently asons” denied up the bat anks of democracy, its power is crippled and dissipated The greatest obstacle to the demonstration in America of democracy's superior efficiency is the fact that there are strong Wr OF THE LABOR MOVEMENT HAVE PLEDGED OUR: forces at work in this country creating dissension and distrust SE TO THE DEFENSE 0.° OUR COUNTRY. We are ready to of the very government behind which we must unite if our pur expend our last ounce of energy, to shed the last drop of our blood if it is necessary, for from our tasks poses are to be attained the defense of the republic. In pointing out these forces which are We will not tarm making for distrust of gov ernment, | do not refer to the propaganda of any enemy country But we will NOT meekly accept the burdeas which they would to the monthings of misguided tors, but to THOSE FORCES, AL put upon us, nor stop at the obstacles which they are putting in the WAYS INIMICAL TO THE PEOPLE, which, under cover of this crit-| road toward the creatibn of an efficient democracy, ical time in which we are now livin are attempti to deprive the Russia was obliged to stop in the midst of her warfare te people, and particularly the working people, of their most fundamental throw off the reactionary and sinister forces which had inter rights and upon them much of what is worst in the most bated autocractes of Kur In my opinion, the unwarranted pronouncement of the supreme virtually legislating, so far as it can legislate, for the establish ment of compulsory arbitration and enforeed service, has already done much to make the task of democracy in its preparations for national ¢e. It bas awakened in the minds of millions of workiag-| to impose fered so grievously with her military efficiency and democratic progre! Surely the American people should be not less conscious or their rights than the Russian people, and | am convinced that if oceasion arises they will prove themselves able to deal effec. tively with would-be tyrant home, while maintaining a stal- wart and unbreakable defense against the enemy abroad,