The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-21
175,OO0 ARMY
BILLPASSEDBY
HOUSE, S49-26
Now Goes To President
Peace, Not War Meas
IRE, Says Hay.
GARDNER CALLS III
FAKE PREPAREDNESS

FAKE PREPAREDNESS
WASHINGTON. May co-By a vote OF
Sia 20 % the House to-day adopted the
conference report on the army reorgan-
iza,ion bill. The Senate adopted this
conference report several days ago and
the bill ls now ready for the President
Chairman Hay OF the House Military
Committee asserted that the bill as
ssreed upon represented Reasonable
preparedness" Mr.. Hay inveighed
sgains, newspaper criticisms OF the bill
and said II was useless to try TO en-
IShtcn these depsely ignorant newspaper
editors who have been attempting to
write this legislation without knowing
anything about IT,"
Representative Gardner. Republican.
Massachusetts,, who made the principal
speech against the conference report
holly asserted that the army bill was q
"pacifi measure"
1T will be voted for by every paclfis,
In the House and will meet the approba-
ton OF every pacitist throughout the
baTuutT.
For nation as great as Ours "a
support an army no bigger than We have
to-day" said Mr. Gardner. lis almos,
As sensible as IL would be for Ty Cobb
30 attempt to hit Walter Johnson's pitch
ing with a sulphur match instead Of q
bat"
Fake Preparedness."
NJ Gardner voted against the confer.
ere report on the ground that the bill
represented fake preparedness and
o,her Republicans took the same view
The twenty-five members opposing the
conference report on the final vote were
Republicans - Britten. Gardner, Gil.
ktte, Guernsey. Hadley. Humphreys
hustod. johnson. Mann. Morris. Morgan,
Nelson, Piatt. Randall. Rogers. Sanford
Tinkham Walsh. Wheeler.
De Gratis - Buchanan, Johnson
Thomas Tavenner.
Progressive - Schall Minnesota. So.
e.alist-I.ondon. New York.
During the debate Representative
Coady referred to published reports Of
\ JOKER IN the biii whicn provided uu.
usual qualifications for the appointment:
VI one of the officers in the Judge Ad.
vocate Generals department. This sec
ton, inserted in conference. read that
the appointee must be from civil life
mot less than 45 nor more than VI
years Of age, who shall have been
for ten years a judge Of the Supreme
Court Of the Philippine Islands. shall
have served for two years as captain
In the regular or volunteer army and
shall be proficient in the Spanish Ian
glage and laws"
is 1t proposed that there should be a
Judge Advocate located In the Philip.
pines?" asked Mr. Moore.
No: there is one located there" said
Mr.. Hay. Il will say that the provision
was put in the bill at my request. II
that is what the gentleman desires x
know
Is not this an unusual designation ?
asked Mr.. Moore.
"Not at all. A large number Of tht
officers in the Judge Advocate General.
eihce are civilians and are appointed
from civil life," replied Mr.. Hay.
'rht, appointee must have been {
Judge Of the Supreme Court Of tn,
rnihppines," said Mr.. Moore.
Yes. and also " the regular army.
said Mr. Hay.
Representative Coady, interruptng
asked;
IL would like to know II there is an,
truth In the report published to-day tha
the provision mentioned by the gentle
man from Pennsylvania Is designed Il
take care OF Judge Carson OF Virginia ?
1T is frankly replied Representative
Hay He is the only one who ca!
qualify for the position?
Il am responsible for that being II
the bill, Il that is any satisfaction to thu
gentleman" sharply retorted the chair
man of the military committee. and thu
Incident was closed.
In defence of the conference repor
Mr.. Hay said the army bill provides 70