The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-26
LONDON HALTS The
GREATER ARMY BILL
AFTER HOT DEBATE
Senate Measure for Force of
100000 Finally Sent to
Conference.
ACTION Is TAKEN
OVER MANN'S PROTEST.

inc DcWoCTHts OF inc ttOuSe tO-OAy sue
ceeded in sending the army appropriation
bill TO conference without permitting .
vote On the Senate provision authorizing
4 regular army Of 100000 men.
This achievement was accomplished by
. bit OF strategy. the recognition OF
Meyer London. the lon Socialist mem
Der from New York. ss the minority. and
leaving tho Republicans. who claimed
recognition in that capacity. practically
without voice In the proceedings.
Meanwhile the Senate instructed its
conferees to stand out for the Senate
provision for an army of 100000.
Friends of preparedness were named by
the Senate as members of the conference
committee on the army bill. All of the
i've conferees named are big army
men. They are Senator Chamberlain.
chairman of the Military Affairs Com
mittee. and senators Beckham and
Broussard, Democrats. and Senators
Warren and du Pont. Republicans.
Senator Hitchcock. WHO stood high on
the In seniority of rank. was
left on the conference committee because
" nus Ros'lil.y 10 the preparedness plan.
u 10 believed the senate conferees will
vote to a man Tor the increase Of the
regular army to 100000.
The special rule devised TO enable the
Democrats TO carry out their plans and
the parliamentary entanglcment which
followed provided occasion for a debate
on preparedness more spectacular than
any that occurred when The army bill
~s"s unuer consiaefation
D.ia's mn a huimoer OF NepuoE-
aus 'Ivnl w "niVo" west asserted that
-" Ivsu'a, aitH! Mas . snan' mat the
IN, ".ns plo'.oeu ny me senate
u.'"oIoh anu 'na' the couhtr!
49, u.p,h' vi .o.u".eers LOT It's de-
~ "'NV.s"! S"ou'u "r'se.
oeinan SITUATION the Poss'oiiity
s.tious ue.s,ophieht IN H'eNlco ana
SppaIen. hos.'iIt! IN middle western
S'eees 'V"aiu 'ns'hihs ike mllltarism
seomeu 10 nave resulted IN a chailse OF
seu'''heh, IN 'ne 'touse win respect to a
sAree STANDING army SINCE the vote taken
y" .he tiouse OH several weeks ago.
t'epresehta.iVe Kelley OF Michigan. In
~nose uistric' henry ford resides and
VINO has been AN advocate always of pre-
paredness, TOOK issue with his colleagues
On inc Hepupiicah s'ue' asserting mat
VIC "no"e! Ihh' 'llsht DE eNpenued upon
81" army Oh -o''"o" men should be de-
S"tea uo the upoaliulhS OF the navy as
'he hrst line Oh deience.
representative Mann. the minority
.ea"er, Hh'oe an inhpassiohed appeal Tor
."o 'aise, army Wneh ne declaFed ne
was not In favor OF breaking of diplo-
mauc reiattohs WIN ne was
STeeted WIN an outnurst OF applause.
""" "e ''""' ::
All the older members Of the House."
10 said. ''know that for years | have
large navy. | do not believe that under
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co'rs -, may De-
tbro,.h - .me In'o,'eo III war
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~ thin. uo o,,,,
xors, now 80 " Wepale LOT .he
~oIst now i want TO Keep out of the
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countries nj war in r,,rnna .ne
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insu,t ana imInr " peaee, 10 stand even
bsvond which NO " .nere ~ a unit
-. IN no one goes. ana whiie in
,h., Iin,i, ,,5 ', 'ea.hed
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.ssch 49, ~, So 'ha' we VIII never
nrena rin1 n an , am III favor now o!
trained n egn, 90 90 ,eauy ana
pour out the blood ~ wol;,r,"ars re We
s"S cioon vi NOluIltttTS. un-