New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-22
Image Bill Is Laid
Aside to Make Way for
Army Measure
Most Slackers Over
Is. Says Gallinger
v;,ority Report of House
Military Committee At
,,,ks Volunteer System
-ruu u. Trsuzs Bureau

a" - Is 10 be conseripted was
?. n ,Ao Senate to-day under the
-, OF Senators Gallinger' OF
u,nOshire; Nelson, Of Minnesota
70, Won. Of Iowa, that seemed to
-, more strength than the OPpO-
:, ,he selective draft principle
=. senate laid aside the espionage
- ,ook Up She army measure oy
". 49,. :. q 50 to O. The FIVE Senators
~ so.,d against taking 1t up were
80 ~ North DAKOTA; la Toilette
~, v,,.,.,,ip; Johnson, Of CALIFORNIA;;
go, Of Colorado, and Fernaid' OF
yaist -v.. e,;hrs,ered
~. n. armed neutrality bill. Both
70 and talked against the deel'fa-
10, iVaT. 10.
...i8, the espionage bill. because he
,',-,s he section granting the Pres
49,, he power to impose an embargo
-. immediate and pressing impor-
80. ,s,n the army bill He is also
- =, tho selectivs draft prinei-
c,,s,or Fernald was anxious that
,-barro question should be taken
:, ,oon as possible. Senator john
y ~, WAS much interested in the
espionage bill.
Saws Shakers Will Escape Draft
v.., Of the slackers, Senator Gal
-, declared. could be found on such
.,,,.,s as Pennsylvania Avenue, in
V,,birrton; the Bowery, in New
y,,s and North Street, in Boston
and most Of them are more than
,.,pty.hvs yesrs DID," he said, $50
hat they would not be caught by this
MI
Little Canada has played her part,
nd Mr.. Gallinger. "She has paid her
-ss g.iC a day. Inc American peo-
/, vii resent sending our boys across
4, ocean 70 fight the battles for the
lilies At paltry SIS 4 month
Canada and Australia have sent the
vr soldiers the world has ever seen
France They were obtained by the
ulonteer system
Z 10 not think it is fair or correct
srtnued Mr. Gallinger, "to say that
ss volunteer system failed IN our
lrl War. or in the Spanish-American
var or that il has faaed IN Great
ifiiain-r
n s absurd" declared Senator
Vsdsvorth. Of New York. ITO say that
n, system under which Great Britain
nsed millions Of men before being
forced 10 the draft was voluntary.
there vas such pressure on every
nan. no matter how many persons were
DEPENDENT upon him, that not only was
4 most unfair. but u was anything but
voluntary enlsting which drove men
no the British army.
Useless Sacrifice
Then The very best men, who IN
rsny instances with little more
raining would have made excellent Of
itsrs we're killed of IN useless sacri-
tet. berg rushed 20 the trencnes-
7sss the regiment or cavalry known
n the Prince Pair.cia's Own, a crack
Canadian regiment Nearly every man
4 y that regiment was capable Of being
i gpod officer Yet az the ! 500 10 1900
utr IN that regiment only about forty
Eriyed after six weeks fighting. They
rue rushed 70 the trenches. and fought
y Infantry, because Of the vital need
~ men Immediately"
j Does the Senator reflect on their
s1rtry~ asked Mr. GallinEer. Some
%. bad 10 60 10 those trenches
That was brave" and ! take my hat
. 70 them" said Mr.. Wadsworth
tlluly; shut II is not war; il is waste
he advocates Of conscription in the
a'use Military Affairs Committee, in a
/ rhoFiiy report issued to-day, quoted
4 tagih from the testimony Of Cap
az Benson. OF the Somerset Woman
Z before the committee. He told Of
4 ne persecution 20 which those who did
~ volunteer were exposed, and OF the
ts,laliy and unfairness. as well as
4 re hedlciency, Of the whole volunteer
! Jan
's'ut o. those who favor the volun-
~ yNem point with PRIDE" says the
1 t'fiy report, ''to the fact that 1000
n.2tieers are enlistnR every day at
present time. According TO let
q i'om the Secretary Of War 20 the
4 Oairaan Of the committee, 724,718
,.aieers vii be required for our reg
-, amy and National Guard orgsni-
Tine Would Be Wasted
y would. therefore, take 724 days.
-lsing Sundays, or about two years,
~ ne volunteer forces required for
- NO branches alone OF our mill
establishment.
~r Is that the only difficulty. II
.ss many months 20 select and
- nc necessary officers for such a
without proper officers the en-
~ personnel. under the most favor
y. circumstances. would be little
- esn disorganized mob.
90. Plan OF the minority, on the
-, esoo, embraces volunteer enlist
49,, ,ot The regular army and the
A., Iuard organizations which
1'sady in existence under our laws.
r.,-.s,sslienily with such enlistments we
-, provide immediately for an addi-
-, ioree Of 100000 men under Sc
4 s, y. description.
!. y our judgment that the volun-
-, 9sIem IS not a fair one. 1t is
N, equitable nor democratic. In
r..sAspaolie every American should
80. a. honor 20 bear his share
- \. sountry's burden. That can be
ls,,,, under the principle Of uni
~ sengstion 20 service.
Az me eight members Of the Mill.
ais., analts Committee signing this
Y. $50! report four saw actual ser
s,,,i,, We volunteer army during the
fssAasriean War, and one Of
- Wv additional service during
Ia, nesn border trouble. They
~ .sno~iedge at first hand OF the
t,s Icy Of the volunteer system,
trs, al join in this report pro-
IN ssainst the evils Of that sys-