The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-04
WARNING OF WAR
IS GIVEN BY MANN
Leader OF Republicans Can See
No Other End to Mexican
Situation.
VOTES FOR HAY ARMY BILL
Haste i'll Passing Measure Justi-
fled by Theory of Admin
istration.
Especial to Tho rimcs-Dispatch.1


Washington. Dccembor 3.-Warning
country and Mexico was given tho
House OF Representatives to-day by
Representative Mann. leader Of the
Republicans
Accompanying the warning was
| favorable vote By Mr.. Mann on tho
| immediate passage OF u bill making
| the volunteer forces of the country
part OF the regular army when war is
I imminent. as we'll as in times OF war,
and throwing 1t directly under the con-
troll OF tho President and of the War
! Department. Cha!ramn Hay, OF tho
House Military Affairs Committed, took
the bill from the House calendar this
afternoon and passed 1t In less than
two hours although he announced that
moro time was available for it's dis
cussion. Few members spoke oC the
merits Of tho bill and thoro was no
roll call
Announcing that no believed the
pressing need for immediate passage
of tho bill followed tho Presidents
message yesterday. Mr.. Mann said that
lie would intcrpcSe no objections.
81 remember very we'll when the first
proposition was presented to this House
in reference to tho war with SPAIN
ho said. Speaker Cannon, my col
league. from Illinois. then chairman OF
the Committee on Appropriations. pre-
scented one day in tho House Il bill 10
appropriate S5o,o00,o00 and place It in
the hands of the President OF the United
states ] was one of tho new mem
hers OF the House. received one min
ute OF time. | took that ono minute
Of time to say that at least there was
ono man in the House who was not at
tempting to deceive himself. while all
the others had said that this was not
in expectation OF war, but to prevent
war. l knew that IT was because we
were expecting war.
Same Situation Exists.
II fear that the same situation arise.
now. ] should greatly regret war
with Mexico. have no complaint TO
make of the attitude which tho Pres
idcnt las taken in his dealings with
Mexico. although | confess that I can
see no end 10 tho road which he Is now
pursuing. He said yesterday 20 us that
the Huerta government in Mexico
would fall soon. Very likely I think
that any government In Mexico that
does not receive the moral support of
our government will not last n great
| length OF time. and doubt whether
any government in Mexico constituted
by the so-called Constitutionalists or
the other rcvolutionists will last with
or without the support of our govern
ment
II do not see any escape from chaos
and anarchy i'll Mexico under the plan
which we are now pursuing. OF course
II that runs on very long IL means war
So that think that Mr.. Hay is justi-
fed in Introducing this bill on the first
day of the session, ordering it reported
on the second day OF the session. and
calling II for consideration on the third
day or the session.
That haste, il seems 10 nc. is justi-
fed by the theory of the administra-
ton. am aware that this bill is not
an original measure in this Congress:
that bill like it has been introduced
| heretofore. and ! Will ask Mr.. Hay If
am not correct in supposing that :,
| bill like this has been ioatlng about
in Congress for al number of years"
Mr.. Hay said that "a bill of this char
acter had been before Congress since
the Fifty ninth Congress.
MIR. Mann then continued: That only
emphasizes what am saying. l hope
that we will avoid trouble with Mexico
but do not believe we will If We fol-
This bill follows the message OF the
President OF the United States deliv-
cred Yesterday
Pending for Years.
Chairman Hay said his motive in
rushing tho bill through was TO get il
pending for years, and was understood
thoroughly and approved by the coun-
try.
He admitted that 1t was a precau-
tionary measure. designed for imme-
diatc increase of the armed land forces
OF the country in need. but denied that
his haste in passing 1t was because of
urgent necessity.
The bill provides that volunteer
forces under it shall be authorized by
the President only after the Congress
snail have acted on the matter, and
Congress will act only during the ex-
istencc Of war or while war is immi-
ncnt.''
Enlistments shall be for a period ter
minating with the war. or with the
passing OF imIninencc Of war, and all
officers and enlisted men in the voIun-
tcer service shall be mustered out with
the issuance of the Presidents proclaim
alton that their services are no longer