The sun., 1916-01-31
HOPE FOR MILITIA
IN WILSON'S SPEECH
pcmocratic Leaders Expect to
win Him From Cont
mental Plan.
COMPULSORY IDEA GAINS

v,sutNGruN. Jan 30--President Will
.o,. abatement in his Pittsburg speech
,,,, Ne has not fixed on any of the many
,l,rs proposed for raising an army Of
,,f.nrc has revived the hopes of Demo-
.,,t,r leaders in Congress that some
.,,b,, way than the establishment Of a
.ou,.ucutal army will be chosen to raise
.otupn men.
nine president said "The details of
.re army plan do not make any diff
.r.u,, Perhaps o'hcrs have better
,l,i, but do want AN adequate and
a,.tru, force of at least 100000 men
,rain,d 20 the arts of war who will be
rc,dv 10 project the nation
Representative Hay, chairman of the
i,ous, Military Affairs Committee.
author Of the plan TO provide the neces-
.,ry number Of man by strengthening
ami federalizing the militia. has pre-
ltcicd that the Administration would
rom. to his way Of thinking. The tresi-
deuts statement that he will not quar-
tcl over details has encouraged sup
porters Of the Hay plan in Congress,
uhere " finds its chief advocates.
Army officers almost without excep-
ron are opposed to Il and their point of
view Is shared to some extent by Secre-
isry Garrison.
Gen. Wood Against Militia.
Gen. Wood, before the Congress com
r,'tees, unreeervedly condemned the
militia system. The officers and men, he
sh. were efficient enough. For this
reason he proposed THAT they be
absorbed by the proposed continental
army, bag and baggage.
TIE chief objection to the Hay plan
"a that the militia cannot I've made an
Efficient Federal machine because ths
Constitution gives the Federal Govern
r,ent no control over II. Mr. Hay asserts
his obstacle can be overcome by amend
NIX the oath taken by members of the
National Guard to make them liable for
,pryica in case of war with a foreign
p,,r.r or for the defence of the coun-
try
Tho more effective proposal Is to have
the Federal Government pay the OIL
GERS and men of the militia. thereby re-
tanning fun authority over them.
Secretary Garrison - himself some
What uncertain over the details of the
continental army plan aud there is much
opposition 10 1t among members Of COM
er-, There iS ITO certainty that a suf-
ii .,r' number Of men can hc induced "a
enlist for the continental army. Fol
'I. r-gulur army tn" number of enlist
mru's hay" never reached more than
20 ""n = year
T'I~ situation, coupled with the prcSi-
f,rjs .pc"rhce. has StifI"urd IN. backs
~ 'H, tht- -prpptrcdU"s~ advocates IN
t".gr.>~. wuh ia" result that the llkcli-
uul f,r 4 long hard fight over natiuna
6.'''.D Is more apparent.
N,I only will there bc y struggle he.
'S."H those who support the Hay mili'
't pan and tho~" who stand by the
.,t'' Mental army idea. but those oppnsct
'. ru-h plans are hrtciug thcmsclye,
'r t'.r forthcoming trial of strength
I''H r IN" administration should choos,
g, support the Hay plan the member,
o. 'nucr.ss who support the expert mill
to-. View will probably oppose it as
ir.rrticahl..
N.r proponents of the universal mill
.t.. aiming idea undoubtedly will havt
tho -,v before the discussion is ended
f.. if.tulty that couir"nts the fresi'
u... ''r""for", from the point of view
DID,. .'' EiSlatjN" leaders. is not only
... 1ppu~tion "t the preparedness.
.ar.'- uuI th" failure To- iiN on a detint,
p.r for .H. increase uf the army whioi
" H tH. outset command rcasuuabl,
s'HEtu ~ Congress.
Nrn} legislative leaders say 1t is on,
trHc O." say The country should pre-
p. 'p defend itself. hut quite anothe
10 -i5 bow It shah he done, and ~,
lH-'. '~ looked uu Is 10y far the NOR,
p,~H'tN ~ problem Of the Two