The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-05

mouts OF this debate, the duty deyo we'd
upon him to communicate that infor.
nation to the House, and not leave
IL TO this late moment ana communI
cate Il in this mysterious way ZAP
p.ause.l
MIR. Hohson. can recognize perfect.
ly well an adroit move to try and push
this measure through, but ! viii re-
peat my charge and ! will make It
good. LApplause.l
Mr. Fitzgerald This bill has been
before the House for almost two
weeks. There has been no attempt to
railroad It through. [App ausel
The Chairman The time Of the
gentleman has expired. If there is no
further debate, the Chair will put the
question before the House.
Mr.. Prince, who had yielded most
of his time to Mr.. HoEson, now spoke
briefly against the section and was
followed by Mr.. Hay, who was received
with prolonged applause on the Demo.
cratic side:
Mr. Hay. Mr.. Chairman, this is not
The first time that the gentleman from
Alabama LMr. Hoblonl has seen fit to
attack the Democratic Party. Zap.
plause on the Democratic Lide.l
want to say here anG now that every
attack he has made is without found
alton in fact.
Mr.. Hobson rose.
Mr. Hay. l decline to be interrupted
by the gentleman. did not interrupt
him. The charge that a conspiracy
was entered into by the Committee on
Military Affairs, by It's chairman, or
by any one member of it, is untrue
from start to finish. [Applau5e.l Why,
the gentleman says that l am honest
| would like to know how any con.
spirator can be honest. Applause
And if a conspiracy had been entered
into, both parties to that conspiracy
must necessarily have been dishonest.
| charge that the gentleman from Ala
bama INF. Hoblonl says what is not
| true when he says that | or the Com.
mittee on Military Affairs, received any
| information from the War Department
| in an irregular manner or from the
Adjutant General in an irregular man
ner. [Applause.l
Mr.. Hobson. viii the gentleman
yield?
Mr.. Hay. [ decline to yield to the
gentleman. l state that every particle
of information received from the Ad-
iutant General of the army was asked
for by me through the Secretary OF
War and sent to me by the Secretary
of War CApplause.l The charge that
majority of the Democrats on the
Committee on Military Affairs are OPP
posed to the five-year enlistment is an
insult to the Democratic members OF
that committee. [Applaule.l 1t is to
be presumed that the majority OF that
committee would by a unanimous vote
direct me to make report embodyine
a provision to- which they were op
posed? I say it is not.
Why gentlemen of the committee
where does the gentleman from Ala
bama get his information as to how
this information was sent to the com
mittee? l hav no doubt he got II
from the Chief of Staff of the army
Gen. Wood. He could not have gotter
= it from any other source, or from the
Secretary of War.
Mr. Hobson. viii the gentleman
Weld there? 1t is not myself, ou
Gen Wood, who is involved
Mr.. Hay. Yes; l will yield to thu
= gentleman. What is it?
> Mr.. Hobson. Just simply to say tina
+ the gentleman is mistaken in allegin
Gen. Wood as the source OF my prin
airy information.
= Mr.. Hay. Your primary informa
= ton?
! Mr.. Hobson. have had conference
g with Gen. Wood, but the inferenc
y made that he volunteered informatlo
G TO me is not correct.
e Mr.. Hay. Gentlemen, want to sa
e that this bill, every line of it, was pr
n pared by the Committee on NiIitar
n Affairs, and l want to give to Gel
Ainsworth, the Adjutant General OF u
e army, the credit for having advised n
e when went to him and asked him Il
e advise. The army has no better OF
ID Ger than Gen. Ainsworth. Applause
" understand he has been relleVe
i from duty today by an order OF Il
President.
Mr.. Prince. win the gentlema
state the reason why he has been 7
moved?
Mr.. Hay Indeed do not kno
why.
Mr. Prince. win you permit me
state?
Mr.. Hay l have only my inform