AMERICA AND GERMANY.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 23 March 1917, Page 5

AMERICA AND GERMANY.

AMERICA’S FUTURE ACTIONS. ARMY READY FOR MOBILISATION NEW YORK, March ,22. All the newspapers feature in cross page headlines the proximity of war. A renewal of preparations is now under way, the war policy taking the shape expected. The President will give Congress a list of outrages in a review of the Government’s actions, and ask the Congress to declare that a state of war exists. It is believed Congress will then authorise the use of armed forces. It is anticipated the army will be in readiness for rapid mobilisation when Congress assembles.

MAKING READY FOR WAR U.S. WILL CO-OPERATE WITH THE ALLIES. WASHINGTON, March 21. Until a War Cabinet is set up, the National Council of Defence, in which are included members of the Cabinet and railway and industrial experts, will probably act as a War Council. Congress has already given the Defence Council a cpu-si-official status, and it is believed it will be able to operate thereunder effectively. The Council’s first business will be to mobilise the financial, industrial, and transportation resources of the country. The State Department has announced that the United States will co-operate with the Allies in all war operations. WILSON CONSIDERING AUSTRIAN PEACE PROPOSAL. WASHINGTON, March 21 • Friends of President Wilson intimated that the President is conslcer--1 ing a proposal for a separate peace for Austria, isolating Prussia for the time being.

DEMAND FOR NATIONAL CABINET. NEW YORK, March 21. Several leading, newspapers demand the recasting of the Cabinet and tie. inclusion of National leaders. . AN AMERICAN CONSUL DISMISSED. COPENHAGEN, March 21. An American wireless message says that the American Consul at Malmo has been dismissed for conducting contraband foodstuffs for Germany’s benefit. (Malmo is a large town in Sweden.) MOBILISING NATIONAL GUARD. MAY GO ABROAD IF NECESSARY. Received 10 a.m. NEW YORK, March 22. The New York World’s well-in-formed, correspondent states that when Congress meets, the President will state whether war has existed since 17th March, when the merchantmen I were sunk. '

The Government is considering plans to mobilise the National Guard. If necessary, it may eventually be sent abroad. The Government is also requisitioning the German interned ships. A gigantic mobilisation of the financial resources of the country to assist the Allies will be made. It is the duty of the United States to disclose a state of war exists. When the United States enters the war it will mean an earlier and better peace. The New York Sun states: “We are now at war; there is no wisdom in denying the fact.” WAR WITH AMERICA. EXPECTED IN GERMANY. NEW YORK, March 21. The United Press Association’s Amsterdam correspondent says that private messages from Berlin to the Dutch Bourse state that war with America is expected within 4S hours.

WILSON’S DECISION. NO WAR CABINET. WASHINGTON, March 21. President Wilson is not considering the formation of a War Cabinet composed of Democrats ami Republicans. Received 11.20. NEW YORK, March 22. There is widespread satisfaction at the President’s action. It is belived the action to be taken by Congress will make the American position unmistakcable. Roosevelt’s proposal of an Expeditionary force is widely discussed, biP while it. is evident there would be a vast body of eager/ volunteers, it is unlikely that any early action will be taken in the matter.

TALK OF SEPARATE PEACE WITH AUSTRIA. A Washington message says it is believed the delay of Austria in replying to the American Note re submarining is due to a desir e to offer a separate peace.