Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-23
THREAT OF WAR
SEEN IN BILL To
DRAFT GUARDS
Hay Seeks to Have Congress
Declare Emergency"
Now Exists
PRESIDENT CRITICISM

WASHINGTON, June 2S-Threat ~
with Mexico was seen in the ac,ior
Chairman Hay. of the House Militsr,, g.
mittee, who. upon the converting of toa.','
session, sought to have the resnon siSs,s',ls
of drafting the National Guard int Nv
Federal service placed upon ConRress wy Ms
not entirely within the dlscretlon n, ssu .u.
President Vt me
Amendment to his previous rasot,,,,.-
was offered to show that Congress bei,o,,oss
that the emergency existed" whereby ,,si ,eu
of other than the regular United s,.,s
Army was warranted
The original draft of the Hay rsso,,,,,..
read that whenever in his opinion WI ou
emergency exists which demands tho an an
of troops in addition to the regular os."' use
of the Unitod States, the President y
hereby authorized to draft into fniitsr,,
service of the United States any or ay
members of the National Guard to servs
for the period of emergency unless soonsr
discharged"
NEW RESOLUTION.
Hay asked that this language should n.
changed to the following: w
THAT in the opinion of Congress n, ~.
United States, whereas an emergencv na",
exists which demands the use of from,
in addition to the regular army. the Prssl.
dent be and is hereby authorized to drat,
into the United States Army any or all
the members of the National Guard"
Republican Leader Mann objected =,
having placed on Congress the resnons.
bility of declaring that an emergency exis,s
unless President Wilson should directly ~
indirectly assure the House that such wa,
the case.
1T am authorized" replied Chairman
Hay, ITO say that the President beI,avos
an emergency is present and 1t is absolutely
necessary to command the service of tbs
militia"
Continuing Representative Mann sald
II do not know whether the troops should
be kept in Mexico or not. 1t is evident
that the troops can not remain in the heart
of their country without there being a cer
tain amount of friction with the Mexcans
| cannot see why they are being kept in
Mexico when they have not accomplished 7
what they set out to do u
. BUTLER SEEKS REASONS.
II am ready to vote for this resolution
but / want an assurance from President
Wilson that an emergency exists" said Rep.
resentative Butler, of Pennsylvania. ,T
know this means destruction OF property
and life and war for years to come"
why doesn't the President present his
reasons?" asked Mr.. Butler. THE passage
of this resolution means the destruction
of property, of human life and probably
war for years to come. There ought to be
something in the record to justify this act
other than the assurance of the chairman
of the Military Affairs Committee that no
has learned through the Secretary of War
that the President desires this congressional
action"
"Is it not true?" asked Representative
] Hampton Moore, of Pennsylvania, that
when the Cuban trouble was on President
Mckinley sent to Congress his reasons for
desiring a similar actlon?" tt
II was in Congress then" said Repre-
sentative Butler. The President submitted
four reasons for his request. That is as
familiar to me as the Lords Prayer is to
Saint" ,