The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-18
Bloom Incid ent May
Bear Fruit in Rigid d
Investigation.
KAHN FATHER
OF RESOLUTION
Direct Consequence of Discrimi-
nation Against Young Soldier
Because He Is Jcw-Move-
ment of Troops on Mexican
Border Said to Have
Shown Inefficiency.
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Washington. ID. c., June 1I.-As a
direct consequence Of the recommen-
dation of Colonel Garrard that Frank
Bloom be refused commission In the
army because he Is a Hebrew. there
may be searching Investigation into
the efficiency, The mobility and the
general organization Of the army OF
The United states.
When the Bloom case was made
public Congressman Kahn. OF Califor-
MIA, Joined with representative He
brews in Washington in protest
against tile Garrard order, and he was
among those instrumental In securing
from the Secretary OF War permission
fo1' Bloom. to take an examination for
MS commission in September. Now.
Congressman Kahn has introduced a
resolution In the House providing for
d joint committee to make a sweeping
investigation OF the army
Congressman Kahn does not admit
that his resolution has anything to do
with the Garrard matter He bases
II on the need to determine definitely
whether or not the country has an ef-
fective force In case of war Prior to
the Bloom affair. Mr.. Aahn gave no
intima ton that he had doubts about
the moral effect of the army In dis
cussing his resolution, MIR Kahn said
to- day:
The bills introduced by Mr.. Hay,
chairman OF the House Committee on
Military Affairs. are Int .nded TO save
some s5,000.000 or t6.000,000 per
annum. II such sum can be saved
without Impairment of service. It
should be done.
~ diat~ ('ausa
But the more immediate cause of
the resolution Is to determine definite
ly whether we have a military organI-
cation that would be an effective fore e
In case OF hostillties, and if not what
remedial action ought to be taken, by
Congress TO make IT effective rs +
Il understand that the recent mobi-
rather a failure. True, the troops
We're promptly dispatched to the places
of rendezvous. but having arrived, it
developed that there was such a lack
OF organization that 1t required sew
eral months to make the one division
halfway effective.
This would indicate that under our
present system it is Impossible to
mobilize a single division at war
strength within any reasonable time
We eNpend upward OF sl0o.0Oo.ooo per
annum on our military establishment.
1t ought to be in a complete state Of
preparedness for any possible emer-
gency.
We recall the fact that when
France declared war against Prussia
in 1870, all that Won Moltke, the chief
OF staff of the latter government had
to do. was to issue an order and the
entire Germany army was In motion
Whether we have a small army or a
nJ1,n 10
efficient"
Payne Taunts Democrats.
Washington. June 17.-Accusing the
Democrats Of having abandoned their
free trade principles in the framing
OF the wool thrift revision bill. and de-
claring they are as much one man rul-
ed as they ever charged the Republi :
cans With having been, Representative
Serene e. Payne. OF New York, chair
man of the committee which framed
the Payne Aldrich tariff, made the
principal speech In the wool debate to-
day. Referring to the farmers free
list bill. he said:
No such crude measure ever before
was brought into this House by any
committee. There is not a man on
either side who can tell within 49,.
100000 to s5o.O00.0oO what difference IL
would make in the revenues"
In regard to the wool schedule of the
Payne-Aldrich law. Mr.. Payne said:
Il wanted to revise and equaiize the
WOODEN schedule and equalize the
duties. But I was not able to carry IL
through" ~ :
He made a defense. however, Of the
bill as a whole.
Mr. Payne declared that the rea,
reason the Democrats had not put raw
wool on the free list was because
some gentlemen at home had said
IT would ruin them and their State
II there was no duty paid on wool"
Free as White slaves
AS to one man power. he said: 1T
makes no difference whether 1t Is one
man who inforces the rules in the
Speakers chair and who appears In the
open. or whether he pulls the wires
that control the caucus You are about
as free as the white slaves we hear
about" 5t9
"Did not the shoe manufacturers,
Speaker CLARK asked MIR. Payne, prom
Use us. when the tariff bill was In com
mittee two years ago, that If we took
the tariff off hides they would give
US cheaper shoes? Yet have seen no
reduction in the price of shoes"
Mr.. Clark referred to the United Shoe
Machinery Company, which, he said,
was. in his opinion, as tight trust
as there was in tho country" S3
i"Why has not the Attorney General
prosecuted this trust? r.. ne asked. ibid
you refer to him the testimony given
before tho committee about the trust %
No" said Mr. Payne, "I am not a
prosecuting officer
Mr., Payne admitted that In his opin
Ion the shoe MACHINE manufacturing
industry In this country was controlled
by n trust. 81 r.
Representatives Forest. Of Illinois
and Mays. OF Florida, spoke in favor
Of the bill. SIX -
with the Intention of closing general
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