The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-18
President Tells Senator's That War
Experts Have Decided That
Selective Conscription Is the
Only Effective Way
HOUSE COMMITTEE FAvoRs
CALLING FOR VOLUNTEERS
However, Senate Is Supporting
Method Advocated by Chief Ex.
ecutive; Republicans Back Up
Administration.


Washington Npril IS.- Opponents
of seloctivc conscription got the up
per hand in the house military com
mittoc today. voted twelve to eight
10 have the new army bill carry a pro-
vision 10 first try 20 raise the new
force by volunteers
Meanwhile the bill including the
cou-cription provision was approved
by the senate military committee ten
90 seven.
while the two committees were act
ing, President Wilson WAS at the cap
itol comforting with senate leaders on
the administration war measure. par
tirulurly the army bill
Tho senate committee rejected an
amendment by Senator McKellar au-
thorizing the president 20 call for
800. 900 volunteers and made only a
few changes In the bill as drawn by
the army and general stan.
one amendment would bar liquors
from an camps where the new army
~ 10 be trained and another would
include persons engaged in agrioul-
ture Industries excepted from service
on account OF military reasons.
The president told senators he
would consent to NO compromise. be-
cause the war department experts.
afttr careful examination ana discus
siou. had decided that sclecuVe con
; s,rpuon WAS the only effective way
OF raising strong army.
The president was assured that the
majority of Republicans iu the house
were supporting his plans.
The vote iu the mousse committee
threw the situation into confusion
/ The opponents Of straight cunscrip
| tion plan Immediately began Co drui
amendments ion the hope uf getting tho
/ conscriptiou element to join IN "a unite,
vote.
I chairman Dent ana Representative
/ Field. ~hallcuherger Anthony. talu
/ well and Hun OF Iowa. conferred Owe
'a plan To- use ,unsCriptiou after cal
FOR volunteers apportinncd among tn
states. To- he differed M the same Wa
ms proposed i'm tho administration bill
Senators who voted for the Nickel
/ Ear amendment were Reed, kirh>
Thomas and Hitchcock and Mckellar
Democrats, and Sew ana sutherland
1 Hcpublicnus.
Senators ON the committee said IN
war department estimates that II IN
moasur, passes the first 500, 0noo me
/ viii he IN training camps ny AUGUST
The house committees action wa
straight out decision for the principi
~ volunteer system first of all ap
plying ho;h as to fillius mp the rank
of the regular army, the nauura
guard and the raising of the n"'
army.
tiut when the volunteer system f1l'
to provide sufficient numbers ot u"
tho president would have authority
resort al once 20 -"l,ctiNc Cuuseril
ton.
D., Chairman Dent made this state
mcut
The committee agreed 10 put l
the bin provisions for o c1ll for 900.
600 volunteers IN the first instanc
and for soc. 900 more tthc pTcsldcu
wants the number In each ease con
trmplatod m the administration ht
fur CunsgriptiOu. Tho committee hl
not set nNcd the military age, hut
probably viii be between 10 and a.
instead of th, ~ aud %, cOntcmplai
ED In the administration measure. Tn
presiden, IS authorized to proccc
with the enrolment and registrauo
Of mon between the military ages an
on contemplation Of that cnrollmct
: aud registration the president Is uu
thorizcd 20 decide 10 decide which h
viii proceed with the volunteer q
. draft Nstcms But meanwhile N