The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-08
3 Act of Congress Is
Needed Under
New Law
HIVES HIM POWER
OF CONSUMPTION
Has Practically Des-
y pOtic Power To Fill
Ranks of Army
By GlLsoy GARDNER.

4t WAoniNGlONt sept o. Ia
o0scription--the power of the pres
Tent 10 draft all male citizens be
ween the ages of is and As in time
"a war--has been Incorporated into
Ut laws will surprise many citizens
}ongress found II out only few
)nys before adjournment
Rep. Huddleston, OF Alabama. ex'
coed the joker by which this seri'
1Cns result has been brought about
9 think" said Mr.. Huddleston
pealing In the house, Aug. 25
'lAat the attention of the American
oople ought TO be called 20 the
hct that We have conscription in
ogpOrated into our laws. II Is now
oooJble as q general provision OF
~ ana a. a permanent part Of our
~. 70 take peaceabie citizens out
f their homes who have never be.
MOOD to the militia and put them
10 the ranks and send them 10 the
Dpnt To fight. This power OF con.
E1ption Is not retained by con
goGw, "a IL ought 10 be. but Is
Ivun to the executive and may be
nerted by him without consulting
nnGress. Did you know that. gen.
onnen OF the congress, Do the
Anefican people realize that! No.
IN Vim EoaFontee that there are not
~ dozen members who realize that
( 80 condition to which l refer has
Hnr1aen. =
Hud1leston thereupon reviewed
4 ~ history OF this remarkable leg
Gr1ati0n. BE showed how on March
S1D. Rep. Hay. Of Virginia. chairman
M the military Affairs committee.
>gought In committee amendment,
) Deepared By Rep. Carl Hayden. OF
[Ar1xoua, providing for reserve bat
1nlions' to be organized in each
Eongressiopal district whenever the
militia regiment for that district
70 ordered to the front. The vital
n5t Of the amendment was as fol
0ps:
III for any reason there shall not
o enough voluntary enIistments 70
pop the reserve battalions al the
9oecrfbed strength a sufficient mum.
~ Of the unorganized militia shah
III called into the service OF the
United States 10 maintain each OF
och hattalions at the proper
1krenxth."
Thu nnorganized militia consists
3 ~ eli able.bodied male citizens OF
n >be United States between the ages
~ ~ and IS years.
The legislation as thus proposed
Hns unobjectionablc II used the
word called" which was entirely
eonsistent with securing the desired
fccruits BY volunteering The bill
went 10 >the senate. was amended
fame back to the house. and went
70 conference" committee In
1he secrecy OF the committee room
&he word called" was stricken or
and the word drafted" was substi
" tuted. but when the conference re
oort was made TO the house. M
Word of the change was mentione,
ID the report.
When confronted with the fact
~ Hnddlesion, Rep Hay admltte,
the charge. bnt excused II by say
Eng: what IS tho difference be
Estween the president being author
)s<d TO call men ont and 10 draf
fbemg There e. no difference. -
Tar as the president ~ concerned
This statement by Hay is very r.
4 >Dnarkabie In view ~ another state
II uaent made by him on the same SUB
1ect on March %. The difference
& between the words "Call" an,
"draff" came ND az that time whei
n Rep. Miller, OF Minnesota. asket
N that some other word than draft
Il ~ used In authorizing the presiden
bring the militia into the fedora
8ervice. He suggested the wori
'ofdcred" Mr. Hay replied
sThe word order and the wor,
draft are two entirely separate an
4istinct words. and mean entirel
oeparate and distinct things An
q the gentleman will look into tn
oebatcs during the war. when IN
M uraft sections were considered b
oongrcss, as | have done. he wi
md that the same question sros,
N and that after a full debate on Il.
VAS concluded that the word draf
~ss necessary in order 90 give tn
z president the powers desired
Mr.. Miller Gould we not sui
ettfutc the words. call into the Sc
vice OF the United States?'"
Mr.. Hay: There would be N
n same trouble with that language"
Thus Mr.. Hay is on record TO IN
4Rtvt that the words cali an
TRAIT" mean entirely separate al
Instinct things.
u IL pointed out by those WI
oo6ect 10 the draft as a means
faisinw armies. that not only is N
1rafs tyrannous and oppressive. b.
3 IN, historically ., has never bee
noreNsary. In the present war I'm
on1t csncisl figures given out Ia