Evening journal., 1913-04-12
SENATOR DUPONrs TWO BILLS MEET Ap.
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Two bills that have been reintroduced in Congress
by Senator Henry A. DUPONT Of this State arc
attracting widespread attention and favorable COM
ment One provides a pan approved by tho highest
military officials Of the United statos for the prompt
efficient and orderly organization Of volunteer troops
In time of war II is the desire of the Senator Civil
War veteran. to avoid in future the confusion and
waste Of time and money that attended the organi-
zation Of volunteers during the Civil and the Spanish
American wars. He insists that The unpreparedness
revealed in those two wars should lmpel Congress
to provide for preparedness to meet future
emergencies
The other bin rentroduced by Senator DUPONT
shows that Notwithstanding he fought the north
ern side during tho Civil War he has a warm spot
In his heart for the South and It's people. It provides
that the Federal Government shall romunorato the
Virginia Military Academy for the destruction Of its
property during the Civil War Senator dupont took
part in the engagement that attended by the
destruction Of that property He admits freely now
that the academy should have been hombarded and
destroyed and holds to the opinion that the Federal
Government should make amends for the destructive
work that was done
The Washington Post pays tho following editorial
compliment to the Senator for his earnest advocacy
OF the two bills.
While tho Senate s waiting for the House TO send
over the tariff bin tho members of the upper branch
could occupy themselves with nothing useful
zaion of volunteer troops I'm time of war and romun-
Grating the Virginia Military Academy for unneces-
Tho two blls one looking forward and the other cOk
ing backward the matter of sentiment and rost-
tuition the other question involving the future safety
of the United States have been rentroduccd by Sena
tor DUPONT OF Delaware
The two bills give tho government chance TO
show that 1t Us both just and iar-sghtod Although
he served on the Union side In the enlargement which
resulted n tho destruction of part of the Virginia
Military Academy, Senator DUPONT has been generous
enough To admit that there little excuse for bonn
harding the institution of learning. which, under the
rules of war; should have been exempt from attack
Coming from one of the mon the Union side. this
effort TO reimburse the Southern institution should he
accepted by Tho Senate chance to put I'm cvi-
dcncc the brotherhood that today exists between North
and South
The volunteer bill IS business prccaution. ft does
away with the possibility OF the confusion chat pro-
ccdod the organization Of volunteer troops just prior
TO the Spanish Tho laws for The raising Of
troops In an emergency arc as chaotic now as they
thcn, and yet Congress has permitted this lack of
preparation to stand for many Senator DUPONT,
experienced soldier knows what is needed and
ne has embodied Ina his bin the knowlcdge of the men
OF the line woll those OF The staff There will
he amp'e time for legislation of this kind while the
House s working the tariff, and the Senate could
not put SIS tnio to better use.
measure so sensible as the volunteer troops bill
and just and generous tho military academy
restitution bin unqucstionahy VIII appeal TO public
approval in an sections of the country.