The Washington herald., 1917-04-24
House Applause Indicates
Volunteer Plan is Favored

mander-in-Chief the Secretary OF War,
and competant army officerss
Il wished we had even begun such 4
system a year ago." continued olney.
I'VE would now have training 4 million
men. A member Of The English Parlia-
meut told me three months ago that
We would not adopt UNIVERSAL military
training until a crisis arrived. 1t has
arrived and conscription should be the
0Rfplns pigar.., wsd5s as, tof psfmaent policy Of
Representative Adanson. OF Georgia.
unherslded as an advocate of the, con-
sefibtion plan, shocked the House to It's
foundations with a speech in which he
urged that the President be empowefeo
to draft everyone he needed for service
In war time, whether eivil or military.
Adamson for Draft.
They talk Of Volunteering" said Judge
Adamson. Il am overwhelmed with let
ters every day from men who want TO
volunteer to serve their country in some
bomb-proof clerkship. But I'm not over
whelfned with applications to serve at
the front"
Representative Greene, Of Connecticut,
Spanish war Veteran and also a sup
porter Of the Administrators contention,
delivered q striking address to the House
on the conscription side OF the argument.
itiated at once.
Raise an army by volunteering, and
after that every other army you put into
the field through the conscfiptive method
Is stamped as an army OF skulkers and
towards. Volunteering brings to the col
ors at the first call those men whom the
spirit Of patriotism stirs ana along with
them those men who are stirred BY the
spirit of adventure. The conscriptive
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very necessary elements to the success
Of great lighting force equitably and
evenly throughout each Of the contin-
gents.
There are ave insidious influences
working against the conservative method
of army enrolment in this country today
The first OF these Is that honest element
opposed to all war. The second con-
tains the element who are particularly
opposed to this war. The third contains
those persons who prefer to finance the
allies rather than to fight with Them
whose argument at heart Is that II we
can daily and fritter long enough we can
win the war without physical participa-
tion IN it. The fourth class are those
timid folks who pray that some miracle
Of Providence will intervene on our side
in the struggle to win the war without
their expending much OF money or any
u biOoo' aug hitu BToup are OUT OUT
and-out enemy aliens"
Representative Aswe1l. another sup
porter of the administration, followed
Representative Greene with a brief
speech, ana the House adjourned until
today when the general debate will be
continued.
The debate in the Senate brought forth
stirring defense Of the administration
plan from Representative wadsworth,
Republican. OF New York. Senator Weeks,
Of Massschusetts, also Republican. took
the administration side. For the volun-
teer system. Senator Thomas, Democrat.
OF Colorado, spoke for a short while. and
at $50 O'Clock the Senate recessed Until
noon today. with the eohseriptiof biil the
order Of business. -
The belief prevails that the Senate. even
with its practically unlimited debate. will
eonclhde its arguments ana come 10 4
vote ahead Of the House Of Represent
atives. In the House there Is said 10
De no chance of conclusive action before
Friday at the earliest.