Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-18
Senate Committee Reports
Army Bill With Provision
Intact.
HOUSE COMMITTEE
WANTS VOLUNTEERS
Recommendation Carries Provision
Giving Voluntary EnIistments Trial
First-President Wilson Visits Cap.
itoI and Announces to Leaders Hs
Will Consent TO No Compromise
Travelling Corps Of Farm Laborers.

!stration bill to raise an army mainly
by selective conscription was ready to
be presented to the senate today by
the military committee
Opponents of the selective conscrip-
ton plan got the upper hand in the
house military committee today and
voted ~ to to have the new army
bill carry provision to first try to
raise the new force by volunteers.
Meanwhile the bill, including the con-
scription provision, was approved by
the senate committee 10 to {.
Situation Confused.
The vote in the house committee
threw the situation into confusion. The
opponents Of the conscription plan i'm
mediately began to draft amendments.
Chairman Dent and Representatives
Field, Shallenberger. Anthony. Cald-
we'll and Hull. Of Iowa, conferred over
plan to use conscription after q call
for volunteers apportioned among the
states.
Senators who voted for the McKellar
amendment were Reed, Kirby, Thomas
and Hitchcock and Mcclellan, demo-
cratsy nd New and Sutherland. repub-
Means. g y M * /. g. ;.g "A s,y
E Senators on the committee said the
war department estimates that IL the
measure PASSES the first 5000 men
will be in training camps by Aug. 4.
The house committee action was a
straight declaration for a volunteer
system in filling the ranks OF the reg
.ular army, the national guards and in
raising a new army.
But when the volunteer system fails
the president would have authority at
once to resort to; conscription.
Wilson at Capitol.
While the two committees were act
ing President Wilson was at the cap
itol comforting with senate leaders on
the administration war measures, par
ticularly the army bill.
The senate committee rejected an
amendment by Senator McKollar au-
thoriZtng the president to call for 500
600 volunteers. and made only few
changes in the bill as drawn by the
army general staff.
from all camps where the new army
is to be trained and another would in
clude persons engaged in agriculture
and the industries among those ex-
empted from service on account of mil
itary reasons.
The president told senators he would
consent to no compromise, because the
war experts had decided that selectlve
conscription was the only effective way
of raising strong army
Travelling Corps of Farm Laborers.
Creation of a travelling corps of farm
.laborers to work on irrigated lands Of
Secretary Lane to increase food pro-
duction.
The plan was outlined today in a
communication to Chairman Taylor OF
the house irrigation committee In
which the secretary urges prompt ac-
ton on the pending bill designed to
increase production on private and
public lands In Irrigation projects. This
bill, he said. is q prerequisite to his
plan.
Planning Bond Issue.
4 The largest single war credit In his
tory will be at the disposal Of the ad-
ministration when tho house approves
OF amendmentsto to the $70oo.000.000 war
bill This may be today.
The bill VIII be rushed to President
Wilson for his signature as soon as
the house approves tho amendments
Treasury officials began today to
work out the policy to be employed In
issuing the bonds, Secretary McAdoo
will seek advice Of the leading hnan
ciers OF the country In regard to the
best means Of floating the issue and
to that end has asked the advice pt
mon hers OF tho advisory council OF
the FEDERAL reserve board.