The Independent . m before Congress de-clares war. The National German-American Alli-ance, speaking thru Charles J. Hex-amer, its president, favors the sug-gested national referendum and massmeetings of German-Americans havealso endorsed the plan. The executivecommittee of the American UnionAgainst Militarism has telegraphed toWashington urging upon the Govern-ment the principle of the referendum. The majority of individuals and or-ganizations now working for peace haveexprest their willingness to support theGovernment in case of war. A moremilitant opposition is that of theWomens Peace Party,
The Independent . m before Congress de-clares war. The National German-American Alli-ance, speaking thru Charles J. Hex-amer, its president, favors the sug-gested national referendum and massmeetings of German-Americans havealso endorsed the plan. The executivecommittee of the American UnionAgainst Militarism has telegraphed toWashington urging upon the Govern-ment the principle of the referendum. The majority of individuals and or-ganizations now working for peace haveexprest their willingness to support theGovernment in case of war. A moremilitant opposition is that of theWomens Peace Party, many membersof which have criticized Mrs. CarrieChapman Catt for pledging the aid ofthe suffrage organizations to the Pres-ident if war should be declared. A massmeeting of four thousand Socialists,labor unionists and other radical paci-fists met at Carnegie Hall in New Yorkto protest against the possibility ofwar. Morris HiHquit, the Socialistleader and publicist, declared thatnever in history was war waged with. ham IT MIGHT HAVE BEENThe only American aboard was saved. But ifmore Americans had happened to be on theBritish passenger ship California, bound forGlasgow, and torpedoed without warning off theIrish coast, the United States would probablyhave judged the sinking an actual overt actand sufficient cause for a declaration of warwith Germany less justification or on a more frivo-lous pretext than the threatened warbetween the United States and Ger-many. ?o ,, . T3 , While Congress isRallying Round ., . 6 _ rL considering new ap- the r lag propriations for the army and navy in addition to the costlypreparedness measures already en-acted, the efforts of the Government tomobilize the industrial resources of theUnited States are seconded by manu-facturers thruout the country. Secre-tary of the Navy Daniels has madepublic a list of ninety firms which haveoffered to put their resources at thedisposal of the Government. Amongthem are such important concerns asthe United States
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