New Britain herald., 1916-03-24
!. SOLONS ARE ! BIGGER ARMY
ROted in Favor of Kahn
 for 22O,oOO
Especial to tho Herald

Especial to tho Herald
 aington, March 24-Connecti- 1nbers of congress voted in fla
 Preparedness along progressive
 the house yesterday. After ase had voted out the provision
 Hay army reorganization bill
 been inserted by the mili-
 lairs committee of which Rcp-
 Eve Tilson is a. member, which
 for a $2O,0O0,0O0 water
 plant for the manufacture of
 to be used in making gun explosives and munitions for
 tlle nation in time of war, all nnccticut men. voted in favor
 pting the amendment. of Rep
 aiye Gardner of Massachusetts
 -ide that men shall enlist in
 ular army for one year only
 all then join the army reserve.
 called out to the colors in the
 of war. I purpose of this amendment
 o provide the largest possible 62&&NrA VI lllCil LoA blAS # of the country, because if reg k$Farmy men enlist for over a year,
 Calculated that relatively less Y will join the army every year. #3 Gardner amendment was
 Bed by. the house by a. vote of. 2o4
 Representative Oakley, Hill,
 h Glynn and Freeman voting the Connecticut members voted # on a roll call upon the Kahn & dment providing for a. peace %gth of 220,000 in the army in N of 140,00o as the Hay bill pro M The Kahn amendment was #tted.
 #ain the Connecticut men were &d in opposition to section of #TTay bill, which provided for a Zoo, ,000 water power plant for Eng nitrates. s.s-.
 q stTIIree Fat. Jobs. s."-Tilson- #eaking in the house before the &age of the army organization Representative Tilson said Eng other things:
 %Tr. Chairman, it is no secret that Nposed with all my might in the #nittee the appointment of any &onal Guard officers to the Bureau %Tilitia Affairs. As this provision &ritten in the bill it will simply #a three fat jobs for three Ma sal Guard officers to be brought to Washington with the rank Snajor, lieutenant colonel, and @nel, with the salaries that those call for, to become clerks n &Bureau of Militia Affairs. So far the National Guard Sinent is concerned. af- Aa few years of separation from 8* home states they will not repa snt that sentiment at all. If we going to have anything of this B at all, if we are going to have Resentation of the National Guard Hhe war department at all, it seems he that the place for it is on the asral staff. where the military poll 6 of the country are determined lead of adding three very high led clerks of doubtful efficiency to bureau of militia affairs.
 hr Tilson objected to that pro- lon Of the bill, which reads as |ows:
 |That no state shall maintain bps in time of. peace other than Authorized in accordance with the |anization prescribed under. this Provided, that nothing contained hhis act shall be construed as lim~ lg the right of the states and ter bries to the use of the national brd within their respective Dor Is in time of peace"
 His remarks in favor Of his amend |nt to shut out this provision were Eerrupted by Representative Stay s of Texas and others, with this re sMr. Tilson Mir. Chairman, Eve to strike out the section. Tlli: Btion has given me a great dea Trouble. Nervousness exists in my ste in regard to it, and there ma! other states in the same situation hen I appealed to the committee help me out they simply remind me that it re-enacted the consti lion and therefore could do nc Inn. There are organizations il | state composed of some of >ou lest and most patriotic men, main he'd in part by the state, whicl |s not a part of the national yguar' |d which would not come in Unde Es bill at all. These organization. I've a most worthy purpose, an e people of my state are desirou at they shall continue. The con |tftion says that no state shai fhout the consent of congress, kee oops in time of peace. The organ atfons of which I speak are arme sd equipped. They do state ser cA, but are not ft part of the Ma 5aal Guard, and should have II rrccrn, except as patriotic citizen
 gard 10 the provisions of this bil Iloy do, however, wish to maintai Ieir exi5tcnce, and the people of th ate wish tkem to. maintain it. ley have had the consent of congres sreto aorc-and I can not say whett I. tncy have had or not it sec2r
 me that this section might tHf aat privilege away from those O anizatiors, and tt ought not to 1 ore.