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NATIN MUTAK(E
BIG PART IN WAR,
STUDENTS CROWVJ AUDITORIUM
. TO HEAR PLEAS FOR
PREPAREDNESS

Nation Awakening, Says Bacon
In StrongPreparedness Plea
Prof. William H. Hobbs received the following telegram from
Robert Bacon, ex-secretary of state and former ambassador to France,
which arrived too late to be read at the mass meeting:
"Regret very much I am unable to be with you this afternoon.
Let the people rejoice that there is something new astir in the land,
a new awakening of the public consciousness of nationality. I feel
-very deeply in these solemn hours that there is but one thing needed
to weld us all together, the spirit of yself-sacrifice , for the nation.
This must be the touchstone of preparedness for peace as for war.
'There is but one: desire in the hearts of all Americans today,
loyalty to support and back up the president and congress in what-
ever measures they may take, no matter how great the cost, to place
our country squarely on the side of the right in this world struggle
for ideals and principles of democracy, liberty, and justice, which
we hold greater than life, property, and peace.'
"This is the message which is sounding through the land to every
middlesex, village, and farm, for the re-dedication of a nation, the
awakening of a national soul. National service, universal national
service, military and civic, will help us more than anything else,
and for this I know your meeting will stand this afternoon.
"ROBERT BACON."

ADMINISTRATION'S RESOLUTION DECLARES STATE OF
WAR EXISTS BETWEEN U.S. AND GERMANY; WILSON
ASKS FORVNIAINOF RIGHT AND ENDO~F WAF

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WHAT WILSON WANTS

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RESOLUTIONS
SENT TO

TO BE
PRESIDENT

Audience Votes in Favor of Universal
Military Training at
Meeting
Yesterday saw Michigan awake.
With patriotism fired by two ring-
ing speeches, more than 5,500 people
shouted support of a resolution favor-
ing an immediate declaration of war,
and approving universal compulsory
military training, at the National Se-
curity league mass meeting held in
Hill auditorium Monday afternoon.
The Honorable Henry L. Stimson,
ex-secretary of war, and Dr. Frederick
R. Coudert, the international law an-
thority who handled the Appam prize
case, were the speakers, who talked
in succession after the University
band had played "The Star Spangled
Banner," and a great flag had dropped
from the auditorium ceiling, released
by Marion Wurster, daughter of Mayor
Ernest M. Wurster.
"Vengeance," said Mr. Stimson, "is
not the motive of America going into
this war; it is because on the battle
fields of Europe are contending the
tw6 great systems of government:
Democracy and Imperialism."
Naval Reserves Attend in Uniform
Michigan's University naval reserve,
in uniform, occupied the first four
rows on the main floor, while the re-
mainder of the main floor was almost
entirely filled' with the volunteer mil-
tary battalion.
After the speeches, Prof. William H.
Hobbs, chairman of the meeting, read
a telegram from Majo'r Leonard Wood
in which Major Wood expressed his
regret on being unable to be present,
but congratulated Prof. Hobbs "on
the splendid work the University is
doing in aiding the great movement
for national preparedness" and "that
preparedness is the best kind of peace
insurance."
Adopt Resolutions on Crisis
Before the meeting closed, Prof.
Hobbs read the following resolutions
which were adopted by the student
body:
Whereas, The country is now vir-
tually In a state of war and every-
where recognized to be without ad-
equate land and naval forces for its
defense, and
Whereas, The general staff of the
army, the national guard, all patriotic
and defense organizations, and mili
tary experts generally, appear to be in
agreement that some form of com-
pulsory military service is imperative
if the nation is to be safeguarded;
Therefore, be it resolved, That we
urge upon the congress of the United
States, the adoption at the earliest
possible moment of the Chamberlain
or other like bill for universal mili-
tary training as the natural first step
in this direction, and, be it further
Resolved, That copies of these reso-
lutions be forwarded to the president
of the United States, to Senator Cham-
berlain, to the United States senators
from Michigan, and to our representa-
tives in congress.
The second set adopted are:
Whereas, Our government in sever-
ing diplomatic relations with Germany
gave notice that further overt acts of
war would be forcibly resisted, and
Whereas, Said overt acts have been
committeed in the sinking of the
Laconia, the City of Memphis, the
Illinois, the Vigilancia, and other ves-
sels, with she loss of American lives,
be it therefore
Resolved, That we hold the time has
now come when it is the duty of this
natlon to take part in the common
taik of defending civilization and hu-
nian liberty against German military
aggresion, and we call upon the con-
gress as soon as assembled to declare
that by the acts of Germany a state

of war does now exist between that
country and the United States. And
be it further
Resolved, That copies of this reso-
lution be forwarded to the Uniited
States senators and representatives
from Michigan in the congress of the

* Co-operation of counsel and ac- *
* tion with the entente allies. *
* Organization and mobilization *
* of all resources. *
* Full equipment of the navy in *
all respects. *
* Immediate addition to the army
* of at least 500,000 men chosen
* upon the principle of universal *
* liability for service. *
* Additional increments of equal *
* force when needed.
* Granting of adequate credits to *
* this government sustained so far *
* as equitable by taxation. *
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WOMEN VOTE TODAY
All Paid-up Members of League May
.Cast Ballots

RESOLUTION PLACES RESPONSIBILITY ON GERMA NYBY CALLING
HER ACT AN ACT OF WAR; PRESENT MOTION TO
HOUSE FOR VOTE
WILSON OUTLINES PLAN OF IMMEDIATE WAR PREPARATION
Executive's Dramatic Speech to Joint Session Receives Great Applause;
Chief Justice White Leads Applause Following Presi-
dent's Address
(BULLETIN)
Washington, April 2.-The adm inistration resolutions were referred
to committees of the house of representati'es and the senate before con-
gress adjourned tonight The resolutions will be referred back tomor-
row and are practically certain of passing.

SELECT CHAMP CLARK
AS, PRESIDING OFFICER
REPRESENTATIVE SCHALL SAYS
PATRIOTISM DEMANDS
HIS ELECTION

ELECT SAMPLE CIRCUIT
JUDGE IN VOTE MONDAY

REPUBLICANS CARRY
COUNTY; WURSTER
MAYOR

CITY AND
CHOSEN

By Carl D. Groat
(United Press Staff Correspondent.)
Washington, April 2.-Champ Clark
of Missouri will preside over the war
house during this session of congress.
The house elected him this after-
noon after listening to a war prayer
and a war speech by Representative
Sc'hall, independent, who swung his
vote to Clark, holding that patriotism
demanded that this be done in the
present crisis.I
The vote stood: Clark, 217; Mann,
205; Gillet, 2; Lenroot, .2. Two mem-
bers voted present. This made a to-
tal of 433 votes cast. Neither Clark
nor Mann voted. Clark gained prac-
tically all the doubtful votes. Schall
and Martin, Progressives, voted for
him. So did London, Socialist, and
Randall, Prohibitionist. Representa-
tive Fuller of Massachusetts, inde-
pendent, voted for the Republican
candidate, while Gardner and Del-
linger of Massachusetts, and Gray of
New Jersey, all of whom left the Re-
publican caucus Saturday, voted for
Representative Gillet of Massachus-
etts. Haskell and James, Republicans,
answered" present. Lehlbach, New
Jersey, Republican, voted for Clark.
UNION LETS CONTRACTS FOR
BUILDING OF SUPERSTRUCTURE
Eight contracts have been let for
the superstructure of the new Michi-
gan Union. This will cover all the
work on the building except the in-
terior finishing and the floors.
The contract for the structural con-
crete, masonry and rough carpentry
was given to the Selden-Brick Con-
struction company of Chicago and St.
Louis, the builders of the new Li-
brary; the Consolidated Stone com-
pany of Bedford, Ind., will furnish the
cut stone, while the Maine & New
Hampshire Granite corporation of
Chicago will furnish the granite.
Steven & Son company, Chicago,
have the contract for hauling and set-
ting the cut stone and granite; Kep-
pler Glass Construction Co., Inc., of
-New York will install the glass floor
and roof lights; the exterior sheet
metal, slate, and tile roofing will be
laid by H. C. Knisely company of Chi-
cago; the window frames and sash
will be furnished by the Chicago Sash,
Door and Blind Manufacturing com-
pany of Chicago, and the exterior
sundry and ornamental iron work will
he done by the Guaranty Iron and
Wire company of the same city.
SENIOR LITS PAY DUES THIS
WEEK TO GET ON PROGRAM

In the heaviest vote cast in a
spring election fdr the past eight+
years, incomplete returns showed last
night that the Republicans seemed to
have carried the city and county. The
seven precincts that were heard from
the state seemed to imply the same
condition outside the city and county.
In the city elections, E. M. Wurster
(D) was elected mayor by a large ma-
jority, Rudolph E. Reichert (R), pres-
ident of the city council by a 856 ma-
jority, Isaac Reynolds (R), city clerk
by a large majority, Herbert W. Crip-
ron (R), city assessor by a 1,225 ma-
jority, John D. Thomas (R), justice of
the peace by a 1,191 majority, and
Samuel Schultz (R), good roads com-
missioner.,
- In the different wards of the city,
the following reports were turned in
last night: First ward-L. 0. Cush-
ing (R), supervisor; M. B. Sudgen (R),
alderman, and C. W. Alexander (R),
constable; second ward-C. Schlenker
(D), supervisor. Unofficial and incom-
plete returns indicate that John Huss
(D), and N. Hoppe (D), will be elected
alderman and constable, respectively;
third ward-Martin Ryan (D), super-
visor, W. L. Henderson (R), alder-
man; fourth ward-J. C. Herrick (D),
supervisor; fifth ward-Charles Kapp
(D), supervisor; Oscar Hauser (R),
alderman, and W. L. Van Riper (R),
constable; sixth ward-George Blaich
(R), supervisor; C. C. Freeman (R),
alderman, and Carl Burg (D), con-
stable; seventh ward-- C. L. Brooks
(R), supervisor, and C. A. Sink (R),
alderman.
George Sample (R), seems to have
swept the county with a 1518 majority
for circuit judge. He had a 1,024 ma-
jority in the city although his op-
ponent, John Kirk, won by a small
majority in Ypsilanti. Incomplete re-
turns from the seven precincts heard
from indicate that the Republican can-
didates for county auditor, Samuel
Hammial and William Bacon are win-
ning as well as the two Republican
candidates for regents of the Universi-
ty, James O. Murfin and William L.
Clements. No other reports were turned
in up to a late hour last night of the
other county and state elections.
TOASTMASTERS MEET
Special Anniversary Banquet to Be
Held Tonight

Elections for the 1917-18 officer§ of
the Women's league will be held4 all
day today in the corridors of the gen-
eral library. Only those members of
the league who have paid their dues
may vote.
PROF. C. L. MEADER DISCUSSES
CAUSES OF RUSS REVOLUTION
"One of the greatest causes of the
present revolution in Russia is the
striking contrast between conditions
of the lower and upper classes," said
Prof. Clarence L. Meader of the Latin
department in his illustrated talk on
"Rusi' and the Revolution," before
the Unitarian Students' society Sun-
day evening. According to Professor
Meader, there is too much wealth and
too much poverty in Russia, and not
enough of the happy medium.
"The serfs or peasant class have}
practically no land which they can
farm as their own," he said, "due to
the fact that when they were given
their freedom, the land continued to
be held in great tracts by the nobility.
The grievance of the proletariat lies
in the growth of industrialism, which
has thrown the serfs out of employ-
ment, as it did the laboring classes in
England and France nearly a century
earlier."
EIGHT SENIORS ARE PLACED
BY APPOINTMENT COMMIITTEE
The comrittee on appointments has
announced the following appointments
for the coming school year: Albert G.
Dersch, '17, will take the superintend-
ency at North Branch, Mich.; Doris G.
Mason. '17, and Julia Van Leevwen,

New York, April 2.-The armed American steamer Aztec has been
sunk by a submarine. Whether there has been any loss of life among
the 39 members of the crew,,more thani half of whom were Americans, is
not known.
Washington, April 2.-Declaring Germany's recent act an act of war,
and recognizing the existence of a state of war between the United States
and Germany, the administration resolution was presented in the house
tonight after the president spoke.
Chairman Flood, sponsor for it, had altered it slightly from the
one he gave out during the day. As the measure now stands it places
the responsibility squarely on Germany by calling her act an act of war.
Moreover, it recognizes a state of war rather than of belligerency as the
first one did.

Resolution Submitted
The revised resolution reads:
"Joint resolution, declaring that a
state of war exists between the im-
perial German government and the
government and people of the United
States, and making provisions to
prosecute the same, whereas the re-
cent act of the imperial German gov-
ernment is an act of war against the
government and the people of the
United States,
"Be it resolved by the senate and
the house of representatives of the
United States of America in congress
assembled, That the state of war be-
tween the United States and the Im-
perial German government, which has
thus been thrust upon the United
States, is hereby formally declared,
and that the president be, and he is
hereby authorized and directed to
take immediate steps not only to 1-at
the country in a thorough state of 6
fense, but also to exert all of its power
and employ all of its resources to
carry on war against the imperial
German government to bring the con-
flict to a successful termination."

part where he declared, "We shall no
choose the path of submission," shriel
ing cheers and handclapping fron
floor and gallery interrupted h
speech for nearly two minutes.
FACULTY CONCERTS
TO END TOMORROV
Odra 0. Patton Soloist; Symphoi
Orchestra Makes Fourth
Appearance

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The current season of faculty con-
certs will be brought to a close at
4:15 o'clock tomorrow afternoon when
the University Symphony orchestra
will make its fourth appearance of
the season, in Hill auditorium. !
The program, an hour in duration,
will offer as a "novelty" one of the
Svendsen Rhapsodies, a work which is
permeated with the peculiar charm
of Scandinavian music at its best.
Mendelssohn's so-called "Italian"
symphony will also be given.
Mr. Odra O. Patton, a post-graduate
in the School of Music, will be the so-
loist, and will appear for the first
time with orchestra.
ALPHA OMEGA ALPHA ELECTS
FIVE MEDICS TO MEMBERSHIP

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'17, will go to Plymouth, Mich., to jBy Robert J. Bendert
take positions in the language and (United Press Staff Correspondent.)
history departments; Janet M. Mc- Washington, April 2.-President
Farlane, '17, has accepted a position Wilson tonight accepted the gage of
in the French and English department battle with Germany, whose act has
at Munising, Mich., and James T. Cas- constituted war against the people and
well, '17, will teach in the mathe- the government of the United States.
matics department of Highland Park, As to relations with Austria, the presi-
Mich.; Mary E. Rosevelt, '17, and Al- dent asks the liberty to postpone a
bertine G. Loomis, '17, will teach in discussion for the present at least.
the language and English departments In a dramatic address to congress in
at St. Louis, Mich.; Stanley J. Borucki, joint session the president recom-
'17, will go to Paw Paw, Mich., as mended the exertion of all this coun-
principal and a member of the Eng- try's power and resources to bring the
lish department. government of the German empire to
____ - terms, and to end the war. Cheering
ALPHA NU SOCIETY GIVES ITS and applause sounded from the floor
ANNUAL ANNIVERSARY DINNER and the galleries as the president
solemnly read his indictment of the
Celebrating its seventy-fourth an- nation which is waging war against
niversary Alpha Nu Debating society humankind.'
held its annual banquet Saturday Wants Vindication of Human Right
night at the Cutting cafe. Four alumni "Our motive will not be revenge or
were present and took part in the the victorious assertion of the physical
after-dinner speeches. They were: might of the nation,' he said, "but only
Prof. Robert E. Bunker of the Law the vindication of right, of human
school, Prof. Fred N. Scott of the i right, of which we are only a single
rhetoric department, Prof. Richard D. I champion."
Hollister, and Mr. Ray K. Immel of Chief Justice White, who sat with
the oratory department. Mr. Immel the supreme court justices immedi-
acted as toastmaster. Addresses were ately in front of the president, lead
also delivered by William T. Adams, the outburst of applause. Not only
'17, Cyril E. Bailey, '17, and Charles did the chief justice applaud vigor-
E. Hutton, '19L. ously at all times, but more than once
Harold B. Teegarden, '17, Cyril E. ( his voice was raised- in cheering.
Bailey, '17, and William T. Adams, '17, When the president concluded his
the last three presidents of Alpha Nu, ' address White arose, and rubbing his
were each presented with a gavel. hands, fairly shouted, "Great speech,
great speech!"
Youngstown Club to Hold Dinner Prolonged cheering greeted the
The Youngstown club will hold a president's suggestion of the extension
steak dinner at the Colonial Eats of liberal credit to the entente allies.
restaurant tonight at 6 o'clock. jWhen the . president reached that

Senior literary class dues must be
paid before vacation, according to the
treasurer. Failure to pay dues makes
the student liable to have his name
taken off the senior program. This
program will be sent to the printers
by April 6 and in order to send in
all names dues will have to be paid
by that time. Dues may be paid at
the west entrance of the Library from
2 to 5 o'clock, Tuesday, Wednesday,
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Toastmasters will hold their spe-
cial anniversary banquet tonight at 6
o'clock at the Catalpa Inn. A special
program has been arranged, and be-
sides having a number of faculty
speakers, a novel presentation of
toasts will be given by several of the
members. After the dinner announce-
ments will be made regarding the pro-
grom for the rest of the year, and the
formal initiation ceremonies will be
conducted for the new men.
G. C. Cummings Lecture Postponed
Mr. G. C. Cummings, who was to
lecture today to the senior engineers
on "City Management," has been de-
tained by business and will be unable'
to speak. His lecture will be given'
after vacation.

Alpha Omega Alpha, honorary med-
ical fraternity, has elected to member-
ship the following members of the
junior class:, D. K. Bacon, E. R. Smith,
J. H. Smith, G. R. Herrmann, -and W.
P. Stowe.
The initiation banquet will be held
April 24 at the Michigan Union.
Alumni and faculty will be present.
SUBMARINE DESTROYS BRITISH
IOSPITAL SHIP; 16 LIVES LOST
New York, April 2.-Reaching an
American port today from England,
the Cunard liner Carpathia brought
word of the destruction by a subma-
rine of a British hospital ship with a
loss of 16 lives. The Carpathia escaped
the same U-boat only by half an hour.
PUBLICATION BOARD POSTPONES
ELECTION OF DIRECTORY HEADS
No meeting of the board in control
of student publications was held yes-
terday and the election of officers for
the Students' Directory has been post-
poned until after the spring recess.
Commerce Club Men Visit Monroe
An inspection of the manufacturing
industries of Monroe was made by the
members of the Commerce club last
Saturday. After their visit to various
factories of the city they were served
a banquet by the business men of the