Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-21
Amendment to Bill Permits
President to Call Out
Reserve Forces. 4
COULD INCREASE
.. FORCE BY 10000
First Defeat For Author Of Bill BY
d Adoption Of Portion Of Kahn Amsnd-
r,snt Defeated Monday-Ssnats De-
bates Question Of Estabiishing Ar
NOR Plate Factory - Measure Sc
vereIy Scored by Manufacturer.

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Washington. March 21.-The house
today continued work on the Hay army
reorganization bill, with about two
thirds Of the measure remaining to DO
disposed Of. Among the sections await
ing consideration were those relation
to the national guards and those pro-
Wiling for a nitrate plant.
The first action Of the house today
was to adopt without debate an
amendment to give the president aoso-
lutte control over reserve OF oo'ooo
men. The original bill provided that
action -by congress was necessary TO
mobolize the reservists.
An amendment by Representative
Kahn, which was accepted, prov1oes
for. the; call Of the reservists when nee
essary. AS the measure now STANDS
the president would have authority TO
increase the army from 100000 hghting
troops to 175,O00, and also to summon
10 the colors the 5000 resecvists Whlcn
the bill contemplates will be PROVIDED
within four years.
The house rejected a proposal py
Representative Anthony, republican, TO
recruit an additional infantry regiment
in Porto Rico for service in the canai
zone or elsewhere.
J.: #5Eirst Defeat For Hay. q
Mr., Kahn then proposed as an
amendment q provision In the senate
bin that while the enlistment period
should remain fxed at three years with
the colors and four years IN reserve
commanding officers might dtscharSe
Epaculsarly efficisnt men into the re-
serve afteraone year OF training ana
/. that any well-trAinAd man could gn
into the reserve on his application ae
the end Of two years active service.
Encouraged by the marrow margin
which defeated the. Kahn amendment.
Representative Gardner reoffered ths
first proposition of that amendment IN
new language. twas. carried, lsS 10
III being the first defeat for Chair
man Hay during the consideration OK
the bill.3' .y@5 ~
1ts.., Fears For Efficiency. 49, =. .
The amendment as agreed to pro-
vides that soldiers may be discharged
into the reserve, at the end OF one
years service by approval OF the'r
commanding officers.
Chairman Hay argued that the
amendment, would reduce the term OF
service to such a degree that the eHi-
cheney of the army as whole Wouio
be impaired. =.
5Representative Gardner declared II
would encourage enlistment and build
up a reserve' army quickly, since no
man discharged into the service under
the provision could re-enlist IN the
ar,nv until he had completed six years
in the reserve.
e Senate Debass Arror Factory.
Dabate on the bill to create federal
arnnor plate factory today occupied the
senate with an agreement to obtain
vote late today.
Senator oliver. republican. OF Penn
svlvact.. 4. WHOSE state all three ar
NOR plants are located. declared ne
never had known Of bill with so
lIittle reason and justification.
"This is astounding" he said.
honestly believe that there Is no foun
dation in fact in the belief that the
government has not bought armor
plate at reasonable prices"
| senator Swanson, democrat, de-
! ciared that threats that the aTi10f
| plate makers would put up the price
| II the bfll were passed were reason
| for it's passage.
! II the threats were carried out, the
senator declared during the three
years necessary to put the govern
! ment plant in opera tion. the armol
for the pending naval program wonlo
! cost the government $4,000. .oooein ex-
cess 81 the price paid at present
~ Push Defense Bill.
| A decision to push pending national
defence measures ahead Of the water
nower bill was reached at confer
ence today between President Wilson
and Senator's Kern. Walsh. Swanson
I Myers, Stone and others. 1t was
agreed :, that, waterpower legislation
| should be passed at this congress but
should not Interfere with the military
i measures - I'll La
Opposition has been expressed to
some features Of the Myers bill now
pending In the senate providing 1oi
the leasing Of water power sites on
nnbiic lands Some senator's thoughs
! ,the hill gives to much authority to the
| ~.s..,1 r,o.ynv.y,vvo ant r- E.-.. pH' tsssJ.,