The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-25
STORM IN SENATE
OVER MILITIA PAY
House Provision Stricken Out
in Committee and New Meas
ure Is Opposed.
GORE AND REED IN FIGHT
Oklahoma Senator Charges an
Attempt to Capitalize
Patriotism.

WAsHINoroN. June 24.--The senate
took action to-day by way Of disapproval
OF the Houses attitude toward the
militia A bill offered by Senator Reed
OF Missouri to pay the militiamen $40
a month, after being vigorously opposed
was put over on an objection by Senator
Gore Of Oklahoma.
Mr.. Reed had asked immediate con-
sideration for 1t. Senator Gore suggested
the bill was an effort to Capitalize pa
triotsm." A lively colloauy followed.
While the Senate was busy with the
militia compensation bill the Senate
Committee on Military Affairs was at
work on the Hay resolution which passed
the House yesterday and authorizes the
President TO call the National Guard
into service. When the Senate COM
mittee finished consideration Of the reso-
luton 1t had cut out tho provision
for the payment of $40 a month to
families OF the guardsmen during their
absence on military duty and substituted
an amendment authorizing the Secretary
OF War to excuse from service guards
men on their own application who could
establish that they had dependent rela-
tives.
The method of excusing or discharg-
ing members of the militia from service
on the ground that they may have de-
pendent relatives was turned over to
the Secretary OF War to work out under
system of rules and regulations. The
resolution also was amended to require
members of the National Guard to serve
"for the period Of the emergency" instead
of for a period OF three years, as the
House resolution provided.
The senate Substitute.
Otherwise the House resolution was
ordered favorably reported by the Senate
committee. The substitute for the House
section Is:
That when any member OF the Ma
tional Guard or the organized militia
of any OF the States. Territories, or
the District OF Columbia. or any mem-
ber OF the National Guard. or organ-
izod militia reserves Is called or
drafted into the service OF the United
States under section l OF this resolu-
ton and has family dependent upon
him the Secretary OF War Is authorized
under such rules and regulations as he
may prescribe to excuse such person
upon his own application, to honor
dcly uiscUdTke MN tToII tHc
The word family" shall include wife.
children, dependent mother. father and
sisters or brothers under the age
OF "a.
Provided that when such person Is
excused from the call or draft, or dis
charged from the service he shall be
| furloughed to the National Guard re-
serve unless in the discretion OF the
Secretary OF War he is given final
| discharge.
! The resolution is expected to come uT
in the Senate for consideration MONDAY
The debate on the Reed militia bill
was the most interesting development OF
the day outside OF the Military Commit
sees action in amending the House
r. solution. When Senator Reed pro-
posed his bill and asked for immediate
| &c Cnsideration Senator Gore declared tina
the measure was equivalent TO notlfyinf
the militia members that they migh
have chiropodists and manicures to at
tend them and would tend to make thu
enlisted men of the militia summer sol
diers" and Sunshine patriots
senator Reeds Defence.
Senator Reed in defending his pa,
bill said the members OF the Nationa
Guard who go to Mexico may remain 70
years to do the country's fighting an'
observed that he wanted them to fee
that IAN opulent nation was giving some
thing to care for the parent or VIII
and children at home
senator Gore r.torted that the pro
posal of the Senator from Missouri wa
undoubtedly prompted by the highes
and most humane motives, but that
hardly comported with "that hero'si
which was being paraded from one en-
n
The Senator from Oklahoma said IN
proposal grew out of state or mill
tarism amounting almost to rabies an
proposed nothing short of "capitalizin
patriotism" He reverted TO argument
against the militia at the time the arm
reorganization bill was up and sal
that the Reed bill was proposal I
pension for life the militiamen an
that il would grow until the militia,
Nautical organization, would be clamoi
ing al every session OF Congress 10
increased pay.
I'VE must look grim visaged war !
the face" said Mr.. Gore. and not teac
the soldier to look on it as a playthlni
We must deal with war as war.
senator Reed construed MIR. Gore
! criticism OF his bill as an int'mation tina
the proposed pay plan originated WI.
the National Guard he Sharply r.
sentcd such an int.mation, saying tina
no member OF the National Guard ha
spoken to him about the pay plan
said the idea that the guard originate
/, had sprung from an "overheated an
overcAcited brain"
severe on senator Gore.
81 am neither afflicted with militarisl
on the one hand nor peace imbec''lt
on the other" continued Mr.. Reed n
h ,,,rp,ad IN his subject Senator Rec