Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-22

6 p. m, yesterday:
Maximum temperature, Al degrees;
minimum, Il; range, "a; temperature
at 6 p. m, ga; southwest wind; clear.
he was "one American" who did not
wish to follow the example of Ger
lmany and France in raising and train
ing armies When Representative
quinn put a question to the witness
on the assumption that congress
might pass such a bill, representative
McKellar interiected: you need not
fear, 1t will not
1t won't except over my vote, ad-
ded representative quinn.
The probable nature Of the bill
now being drafted by a committee Of
the general staff was not disclosed by
General Scott. who also refused to
estimate the cost of such Il system,
except to say that proportionately it
would be much less than the expense
of volunteer method Of training
troops 1t is known, however that
the possibility Of welding into the
new projects the various sections of
the defense act dealing with industrial
organization for war purposes, the
right to take over and operate manu-
featuring plants, railways, and other
peace time agencies, is under consd-
Grafton. Secretary Baker told the
committee recently he was undecided
as between universal military service
and a system of selective conscription,
the latter plan being understood to
include the Industrial, as well as the
military services.
When General Scott said that
many members of the national guard
believed in universal service, Repre-
sentative McKelar interrupted:
: "That may be because you are
keeping them on the border as police.
! get letters every day indicating that
many of them believe they are not
fairly treated, The great body of the
guard want to do their duty
u think it is so, said General
Scott.
Should Bow to Congress.
Then, why not give this new sys.
tenn a fair trial before you condemn
it?"
1--WE are giving it a fair trial, and
working in good faith to get the best
results from it,
do you think we will ever get the
kind of an army we should have as
long as high officers of the regular
army refuse to bow to the mandates
of congress- insisted Representative
McKellar. "You are condemning the
system before it gets started. Do you
think it is a good thing for generals
Of the army to coming out with re-
ports and magazine articles knocking
the system ?'
Il was sent here by the president
and the secretary Of war, to present
my views, replied General Scott.
How close will this system you
have proposed bring us to militar-
ism ?" said Representative Littlepage
"A long way from it," answered the
officer. 81 do not see that there is
anything like miltarism in it. It's a
democratic system"
lttIttNtulbllN e NldlltuDtIBtI 1Shtu
if it was not true that every attempt
in history to send large invading
forces overseas had failed. He in .
stanced the position of the entente
armies at SaloniEi, saying they have
not been able to gain a foot Of ground
against a nation like Bulgaria"
THAT is because of the trained SOL .
diers that face them" said General
Scott IF we had trained soldiers
we would do the same thing" /
The object of summer training
camps was brought up by Represent. I
ative Wise, who said the department
had not exacted from men thus train
ed the obligation for army service in
the event of war authorized by the
national defense act.
"The war department appears to
have disregarded the mandates of con-
gress," remarked Representative Nc
KelIar.