Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-24
EMERGENCY NOW EXISTS
IN OPINION OF CONGRESS
as Federal Soldiers All Guards
men Willing to Take Oath.
HIS USE OF MILITIA APPROVED
Only Two Votes Cast in House
Against Adoption of Hay Resolu-
tion--Attack on Mexican Policy by
Republicans.

WASHINGTON. June e3.-LeGislative
approval of President Wilson'S use OF
the National Guard in the Mexican
crisis was voted almost unanimously
by the House to-day in adopting a
resolution declaring tho existence of
an emergency. and giving the Presi-
dent free hand TO draft. as Federal
soldiers. all Cuardsmen willing to
take the required oath, The Senate
is expected TO concur tomorrow.
y million dollars would he appro-
priated by the resolution to aid de-
| pendent families of the euardsmen so
drafted. with the restriction that no
! family should receive more than $50
e month. Only two Representatives. a
Socialist and a Democrat. voted against
the resolution
During the debate preceding its
adoption. several Republicans attack
e., the administrations Mexican policy.
and insisted that President Wilson
should have informed Congress of the
emergency instead OF expecting il to
act on its own initiative. No one
attempted to deny. however, that al.
emergency had arisen. and Republican
Leader Mann. former Speaker Cannon
and others declared that in reality a
state OF war existed.
MEASURE rs NECESSARY
IL PRESENT SITUATION
Chairman Hay. of the Military Com
mittee, author of the resolution, told
| the House that IL was presented by
the administration as measure neces-
sary in the present situation, and not
as declaration that state of war
existed or was TO be contemplated
A. fnsr h..
authorized the President to draft
guardsmen whenever in his opinion
an emergency exists which demands
the use of troops in addition to the
| regular army"
The amendment making it declare
that in the opinion of Congress such
an emergency now has arisen was of
! fered by Mr. Hay. and was adopted
unanimously. After consultation with
| MIR Mann. Mr.-IIay also changed the
resolution so that the period Of ser
vice for which guardsmen could be
drafted would be limited to three
! years.
AS soon as the final vote on tlle reso-
| luton had been taken IL was sent over
| To the Senate, where il arrived JUS. as
! adjournment was being taken 1t was
referred to the Military Committee. with
the announcement that unanimous con-
sent would he asked 10 consider it to-
morrow.
proposal to authorize the President
to draft members OF the naval militia
in time Of emergency also was intro
duced in the House to-day 1t was
attached to naval militia pay bill, and
would give authority for enrolment of
naval mlitiamen as national naval
] 1l,,,,
should see fit to call on them
The refusal Of more than 100 mem
bers OF the National Guard of Texas.
Arizona ANA New Mexico to enter the
Federal service in response to the
Presidents call came up during the
debate to-day, and later Represents
tive Gardner introduced a resolution for
congressional investigation. which was
referred To the Military COMMITTEES
EMERGENCY DEMANDS
USE OF MORE TROOPS
The text Of the Hay resolution as
adopted is as follows:
Resolved by the Senate and House
of Representatives OF the United States
of America, In Congress assembled.
! That, in the opinion of the Congress OF
the United States. an emergency now
exists which demands the use OF troops
/ III addition TO the regular army of the
United states. and that tho President
! be. and he hereby is. authorized to draft
into the military service OF the United
states. under the provisions of section
III of the national defense act, an.
proved June 1915 so far as the pro.
visions OF said section may be applica.
BILE. and not Inconsistent with the terms
hereof, any or all members OF the Ma
tional Guard and OF the organized mi
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