Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-10
ROOSEVELT NOT TO
RAISE VOLUNTEERS
All Features Pertaining to Volunteer
Units Eliminated AItho Senate May
Make Fight For Retention Of Fea.
ture-Liquor Amendments Modified
and Provisions Made Less Drastic
Protests Against War Tax Measure.

ed to the two houses for confirmation
as soon as possible. The amendment
put ii ~ the senate permitting Colonel
Roosevelt to raise four divisions for
service in France was eliminated as
was another authorizing the raising of
three volunteer regiments for border
patrol duty.
The conferees made the age limit OF
those subject to the selective draft II
to 30 inclusive in place of the Fl to q
in the senate bill and 21 to 40 in the
house bill.
. The senate amendments prohibiting
the sale of liquor at army camps and
otherwise safeguarding the morale OF
the troops were retained.
Some Opposition in ssnatA
Representatives Kahn and Anthony,
republicans. announced they would not
sign the conference report. Anthony
was opposed to eliminating tho Roose-
velt provision and Kahn was opposed
to the prohibitory section. Chairman
Chamberlain, of the senate military
committee. said he expected to report
the agreement today, but because the
house must first act the bill may not
be agreed to until later in the week.
The elimination Of the Roosevelt
section is ssexpected to arouse some op-
position IN the senate. The prohibi-
,tion amendment was modified, 50 that
while liquor can not be sold on reser-
vations or in camps 1t will not be un-
lawful to furnish or give 1t to men IN
uniform
One Of the difficulties in reaching in
agreement was over the tribunals
which shall pass on exemptions from
selective draft. The provision accept
ed gives right Of appeal from a first
tribunal to a, second. No military men
are to be on either.
General staff officers were much
pleased at the agreement Of the con-
ferees and the total elimination Of the
volunteer system. While they pre-
ferred the narrower age limit Of the
senate bill, they were satisfied with
the rejection Of the house provision
which extended the age as far as 40.
Protesting War Tax Bill.
Protests against many provisions Of
the $1,000, 100000 war tax bill poured
in upon congress by telegraph and
mails today as the house was about to
start debate on the measure. A num-
Der Of members on both sides Of the
house were ready to voice their objec-
tions to various features and particu-
larly opposition was felt by republi-
cans to the increased excess taxes. The
senate finance committee will conduct
public hearings on the bill and these
probably will develop vigorous attacks
from interests hard hit by the pro-
posed war taxes.
The bill will raise the per capita tax
of the American people to sS3, mainly
thru income, profits and internal reve-
multitude Of minor assessments against {
near-luxuries consumed by all but the
poorest classes. 81
Stay at Homes Should Pay.
At the opening Of debate In the house
today on the tax bill, Chairman Kitch-
in Of the ways and means committee
predicted that the war expenditure for
this year and for the next fiscal year
would reach $1,000, 100000 rather than
the $4,000, 100000 his committee had
estimated. Those who stayed at home
in war time, he said, should be glad to
pay the bills. Demands OF war neces-
STATED prompt and decisive action, he
declared, and u patriotism called for
passage Of a measure which in normal
times would never receive his vote
Men whose boys are, conscripted for
the army" he said, have q right to
expect that the money OF the nation
would be conscripted. to support that
army II were not ready to tight
would be willing to tax every dollar
in my pocket. They say that this bill,
by raising half out of the wealthy. Is
going to raise = il0wi I t.ss:.,: ..h!e ccmn
try. We have heard thatshowl in our
committee. believe that the business
men. the manufacturers and wealthy
class ara patriotic and that they are
going to stand by th!c bill. We have
heard more protests. complaints and
kicks from every tax In this bill than
any other tariff have helped to write.
There u not an item In it that has not
been protested by the men who have
got to pay something"
Mr.. Kitchin explained the bill In de-
tail and the necessity for, the various
taxes. 81
Senator France, believing the bill de-
fective because Of the limited range OF
ages, introduced today q alseparate reso-
luton; to empower the president to en-
roll all men from IS to 45 simultan- :.
eously with the selsctive conscription