New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 18, 1917, Page 15

“DRAFTBILL BY SENATE 65 T0 8. JIigomus Debate of Six Hom on “Emergency” and Roosevelt Wlllln‘ton. May 18.—A great { \American army raised by the selective ~draft method is now assured in the wér against Prussianism. After six hours of debate, which ,several times reached a violent stage, “ihe gonferees’ report on the bill. was actepted by the senate late yesterday. house giready had adopted it. e -bill provides for the immediate of the regular army to full strength, the federalization of the nal Guard and its increase to ‘strength. Th addition it provides fl the drafting of 500,000 men be- _ tweén the ages of twenty-one and thir- years, inclusive, and the drafting an additional 500,000 men of_ the age when the president (deems ecessary. N ! #'he measure,also contains the so called Roosevelt - amendment under which the president is authorized— but mot directed—to ‘raise \four divi- sions of select volunteers abyve twen- afvelive. years' of age who all be Tplaced in command of an expérienced " “offiter selected by the president. The assumption is. that President Wilson will put Colonel Rooseveit at the head of at least a part of the troops it he | es to exercise the authority to Taise such a division.. | .On the phrasing “existing emergency” | allof 'the voicanic debate centered. the so-called Roosevelt mament there was much spectac- < ylar oratory, Senator Stone ok Mi sourl, and Senator Johnson, of Cal forie, playing the leading roles. - "Phe fina] vote on accepting the con- ference report was 65)to 8. Those vo against it were Senators Gors, Gronna, Hardwick, Xirby LaFollette, ! Nperis, Stone. and’ Trammell—Aive lemocrats and'three republicans. Ben-~ * ‘ator Fall, ot New Mexico, asked to be ! | excused from voting because of un- alterable obfection ‘“to - conscription of men to fight for ideals set up a cer- tain man.” ‘What Does Emergency Mean. For a time soon after the bill cnme up for consideration ‘it appeared as i ¢ would be sent -back to conference. | nidtors Reed, Hoke. Smith, Hard- wick,. Stone, La Foliette and others objécted to having the measure pro- [ vide for the sting- emergency ", in- 3 ad of the “existing war.” In the sendate 'bill, as passed originally the provision was for theé “‘war.” Senator ledwl‘ck}rfl!eflefl “in the name of decency’ and flir play” the use of’‘‘emergenc: " we are to draft our hlofld and { the Pershing expedition, I . AIN, DAILY HERALD FRIDAY MAY 18, 1917 That New Britain Has Ever Seen at New Brltam s Blggest Shoe Sto_ Now is your chance to get the best assortment of High Grade Ladies’, Mensdehildrens Shoes, at prices below the cost of manufacturing. 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He said that after the war was over the United States might become em- broiled with some recalcitrgnt South or Central American republid*dnd the ‘war department might say ‘“‘an emer- Bency still exists.” Such *“emergenciex’ were- cited by Senators La Follette and Smith, of Michigan, in the cases of Vera Crus, Santo Do- ; mingo and Haytl. Senator Hoke Smith thought great ' deliberation should be taken in ascer- taining the meaning behind ‘“emer- gency.” Senators La Follette and Stone pro- fessed to see hldden forces at work An the war department to foist on the ' nation a mmurlnlc rule now and for- . ever. “Youw-don't need a microscope to see {'the real meaning of this substitution "of ‘existing -emergency’ ‘for existing self afoin Resmo : ‘cleared shin ‘When my complexion was m‘h pimply, I m 80 rer had "an; 1 unagined le avoids me-—perhapt E &tbe ar use of Resinol 7 e Resinol Ointment jnn firt—has glven me back my -clear, healthy skin. !m,w’duyfil war,' “Senator La Follette said. “What we are uncovering here is a deliberate attempt on the part of the military powers to fix the draft system as a permanent institution on the country.’’ Senatnr Stone thought. likewise. “Thére must be some motive back |o¢ this (use of ‘“‘emergency” instead of “war”) he said. “Somewhere some influenees are operating. 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We were in there a week, | with wide differences of opinion on our hands.”— Chamberiain Turns on Hardwick. “But will the senator please tell me why the word ‘emergency’ was sub- stituted for ‘war?’* Senator Hard- wick asked, interrupting. “Oh, I'm not' going té talk about that any more!” Senator Chamber- lain shouted, whirling about and fac- ing Senator Hardwick- “The senator will pardon me—I don’t mean any discourtesy—but I dom’t think it makes any difference about the use of the words in question. For the life of «me I can’t see anything in all this talk.” Senator Lodge said he was in favor of immediate action on the bill. “I am not willing to delay or en- danger this bill. It has been fully debated, it has been through three conferences and I want to see it & law,” he declared. Then for two hours Senator Fall, of New Mexico, arraigned the principle of selective draft, assalled the department for its. conduct of Pershing expedition after Villa, asked regarding- the withdrawal of Persh- ing, “Why did we retreat like whip- ped curs?” and ended by saying - he would not vote for any bill that pro- vided “conscription of men who were expected to fight in foreign countries for ideals sét by a single man.” Then the debate passed from the violent ‘to .the spectacular as the Roosevelt division came in for the compliments .of Senator Stone, of ‘Missouri. 4 Senator Stone said Colonel Roose- velt was. “unfit to command—partic« ularly a large force of treops.” “There is nothing in Theodore Roosevelt's training, experience or temperament that fits him for the service he desires,”” Senator Stone went on. “Personal audacity is not sufficlent to qualify him to lead troops. 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But, of course, we all know that no senator in this chamber feels that way. “It is with pleumb and joy and a bubbling patriotism that I think of the Roosevelt division.: What is it, after all, but the realization of a favor asked by a man who is, in fact, in the twilight of life and who aska:that he may go forth to battle for his country’s rights? When was it a na- tion denied to its sons the right to fight in -its behalf?” 2 The senate sat at unusnpal attention ‘while Mr. Johnson contini H “This attack is one I regret and a very sad one at this time. Both sides of this chamber have stood shoulder to shoulder in this crisis. Now, to: say that Theodore Roosevelt.desires for personal ambition to go to war is to deny the life of this patriot. To l say- he wants th enlist for poutlcnl, effect is without foundation in fact. 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