The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-13
ROOSEVELT MAY
GET TO FRANCE
HOUSE, BY VOTE OF 2t5 TO t7s,
INSTRUcTS CONFEREES TO
RESTORE AMENDMENT.
WAS STORMY DEBATE
Gives Colonel Right to Lead Army d.
vision, But President Wilson, Under
Terms Of Measure, Is Not PeremP-
toriIy Directed TO Send Teddy.

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NV, utiIi2a NJ nh This Win en,hla a
m,iyad forco of regulars and yolrnteors
80 ha ,rt to tho front during tho tip,e
noaossarv for training the great army
raised under the selectiye draft
81 am particularly p.r,sed with the
eunnort of Jimmy Galliyan the Dem.
ocratic congressman from Boston. and
the old Harvard second baseman
OYSTER Bay. n. Y Nav When
Theodore Roosevelt was informed TO.
day of the action taken by the house
intending ia restore the senate amend.
ment to permit him to lead an army
division TO France. ne made the fol.
lowing comment:
81 am extremely pleased at the wise
and patriotic action of the house"
Washington, May 12.- By a vote Of
215 to IFS. the house today after 4
stormy debate. voted TO instruct its
conferees on the army bill to restore
the senate amendment to permit Col.
onel Roosevelt to lead division to
France
The house vote had a double signifi.
canoe. Indicating that the hardfought
amendment will stay in The bill be
cause it directed the cOnferees to ac
cept the provision exactly as voted in
by the senate.
In view of the fact that it carried
by heavy majority, including Demo
Gratis in the senate, there seemed nc
doubt that it would become part oI
the new law providing the great army
II is by no means certain, however
llldl NOlOutl tNOOStNtll VIII ltdu ulf
division to France under its terms
because the amendment does not di
rect the president to accept the diyis
ion. II merely authorizes him to Dc
so All the weight of the president.
expert advice is against it,
Text Of Amendment.
The language of the amendment tol
The president is further authorize,
to raise and maintain by voluntary en-
listment to organize and equip no
to exceed four infantry divisions, IN
officers of which shall be selectc
in the manner provided by paragrap
three of section one OF this act, pr,
yided that the organization of sue
force shall be the same as that Of th
corresponding organization of the re.
uar army; and provided further tina
there shall be no enlistments In sat
force of men under % years of az
at time of enlisting and provide
further, that no such volunteer fore
shall be accepted in any unit smalt
than a division"
iHt Nult Ndlut at lut Gnu VI w
hours debate, in which Colonel Roos
welt was hotly assailed and equal
well defended from both sides of II
chamber. The debate ranged all III
way from references to presidents
ambition to the officially censored U
terances of Marshal Joffre.
Some Lively Moments.
Amid applause from both sides, Re
resentatie Galllvan. Democrat of Ma
sachusetts, chided his colleagues (,
failure to show the same patriotism
he said Colonel Roosevelt had, al
added that II the debate continued Il
Colonel was in danger of being co
victed by the house Of having comm
ted some crime.
Not as patriotic Democrat b
as patriotic American" he said.
am proud to support this amendmei
Who is that does want Roosevelt
go across? do not find great Z
gree of volunteering in the way tn
Theodore Roosevelt has volunteered