The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-07-11
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through idle ignorance or crlmlndl
falicousncss, Galsehood Is uttered
and ttcn made the basis OF a bitter
personal and political attack, as Is the
case in the r. =. Blake article, crave
sufficient space to state the facts.
T.. +. Blake says apparently en-
conraged by that, il remained for
Congressman Joe Thompson TO be
one Of the five in all the United |
States to oppose in the house small
appropriation TO support the depend |
ont wives and children Of the soldiers |
at the front" Had he been as much |
Interested in telling the truth az he |
apparently was in seeing his name IN
print he would not have made that
statement The facts disclosed by the
Congressional Record are
On Friday June 23rd, 1916, Mr. Hay
offered an amendment to the Merl'
can Il solution 1pproprlatins one NH
lion dollars to maintain the family
and depcndents Of members OF the
National Guard called or drafted in
TO the Unit d States service yot'd
for the amendment (sce Cong. Re 70
ord Pgs. 1l96O1-2) voted on ron
call foor the resolution containing
this provision (sse Cong. kecoru
Pages ll3G2-3l
Sec. 2. Of tie House Resolution
read:
"Tbat the sum of Sl0ooCa0 is here
by a. rcpratod out OF any mon US III
the Treasury no, otherwise asproprl
atcd to he esp ndcd under the direc' /
ton Of TIE Secretary Of War and
under such rules and regulations as
he may pr scrB Q for the purpose OF
maintaining at a cost OF not more
than S. per month, the family OF
each enlisted man in the National
Guard called or drafted into the ser
vice Of the United States until his
DISCHARGE thcrefrom, viii " family
during the term of service of said en-
listed man has no other income eX'
cept his pay, adequate for tie sr
port of said family; and the word
family" shall include wife depend
cnt mothers, fathers and sisters, as
well as brothers under the age OF
H."
When the resolution reached the
Senate, The House provision was
stricken out and Seq was amend
ed to read as follows:
"Tsat when any member of the
National Guard Of Organized Militia
of any OF the states, territories or
the District OF COLUMBIA or sny mem
her of the National Guard or Organ
lied Militia Reserves, is called or
drafted into the service of the Unit
ed States under Sec / of this reso-
luton and has family d.rcndent
on him the Secretary of War is
authorized. under such rules and reg
ulations as hc may prescr>Se, to c..
euse such person upon his own arr
plication from the all or from the
draft, and IL drafted, upon a like
application, TO bonombly DISCHARGE
him from the service. TIN word
family" shall include WIFI, children,
dependent mother father sisters oi
brothers under the age of II years.
PROVIrED That when such person
is excused from the call or draft. or
honorably discharged from The serv
lee, he shall be furloughcd to the
National Guard Reserve, unless in
the discretion of the Secretary OF
War he Is given final discharge.
Containing this and other differ S
onoes the resolution came back to the \
House and ! presume the vote +. L. !
Blake criticised me for casting is tho
one recorded ON page ti60l of the
Congressional Rccorn for -une oIth,
1918, where it is disclosed that five
voted to accept the Senate
to Sec. of the House
II solution. l9 voted to stand by
the House provision The names Of
the five who voted to accept the
Senate amendment are not given Tut
that therc may be no dou,t, Imake
no denial that | wa some of the five
The difference between the work Z
lnes of the House and senate Pro-
visions. as applied to the two cases
cited by Il +. Blake in his letter is
DAis: the House provision would at a
itempt to compensate the loneliness
Of the wife and little ones by the :.
lollar mark; tho Senate provision c
would bring ioy aud happiness into ii
he home by filling the vacant caair, G
t was to avoid such offecting scenes !,
Is tn two related by T. t. Blake Z