The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-03-09
new MILITARY BILL
is BEFORE SENATE
Measure Is Designed to Give
Army a War Strength Of
100000.

WaSningtOn.-Ihe new army Dill
was reported to the senate by Senator
Chamberlain, chairman of the senate
committee on military affairs. The
measure, which is the first OF the ad-
ministrations national defense bills to
be introduced. gives the United States
peace strength OF about 17s,OOO men
for the regular army, and a war
strength of 250,OOO. which, with the
national guard and volunteers, will
make a total estimated war strength
of about 100000 men.
Aside from its plan virtually to dou-
BILE the army and national guard the
senate bill has four striking features.
One OF these authorizes federal volun-
teer force in peace times, the object
sought by Secretary Garrison with his
continental army plan. Another mo-
bilizes all whose callings III them for
special war duty. The third federal
ICES the national guard and the fourth
contomplates training officers from
among graduates OF military schools
and colleges,
Army Bill ALSO Before House.
Chairman Hay. OF the military com.
mittee. has introduced an army bill
In the house.
The house bill proposes 10 Increase
the regular army to a strength OF 14O..
900 fighting troops. which means the
addition OF 10000 men and 7lS0 off.
GERS. II also provides 7s6 additional
officers for detached service with the
national guard. military schools and
elsewhere. A maximum strength,
however. is fixed at 10000 men.
The bill provides for liberalization
Of the national guard under n militia
pay bill substantially similar TO that
proposed In the senate bill. The house
plans. however. differ with the senate
bill In that the president is authorized
to draft national guardsmen into the
federal service on the outbreak OF war.
Gore Resolution is Killed In Senate.
By vote Of 6s to II the senate car
ried out President Wilson's wish and
killed Senator Cores resolution TO
warn Americans OF armed bclligerent
ships.
In turbulent scene. such as Ia sci
dom Witnessed In the senate. voting
proceeded. with senators shouting OBJ
ieotions. futilely demanding recogni-
ton to explain their positions and
making hot rotorts 10 each other. all
OF which were out OF order.
Al one time so many senators were
shouting fol the vice presidents rec.
ognition that the sergeant alarms was
called 10 restore quiet.
The fourteen senators who voted
against killlng the Gore resolution
were:
Borah. Chamberlain. Clapp. Cum
Minis. Fall. Gallinger. Gronna. Jones.
La Toilette. Mecumber. Norris. o'oor-
man. Sherman. Works.
Wilson Asks Republicans.
President Wilson appealed directly
10 Representative Bennett and Repre-.
sentative Lenroot. republican mem.
bers OF the house rules committee. TO
consider the armed ship issue without
partisan bias and assist In getting
vote on q resolution warning Ameri.
cans off armed ships. For an hour he
discussed the foreign situation with
the two republican members and told
them OF the necessity OF demonstrate
ing that reports abroad that the ma
jority OF congress was not with him,
are erroneous.
After the conference Mr.. Lenroot
said the republicans had no intention
OF bringing party considerations into
the issue.