New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-11
Roosevelt Division Plan Is
Thrown Out by
Conferrees
Fight to Go On in
House and Senate
Volunteer Cavalry Project
Dropped; Prohibition
Feature Modified

Washington. May l0.-Adjustmert Of
,u differences between the two houses
- Congress on the selcctive draft army
biu was reached to-day. the points in
DISPUTE being settled as follows
Ages OF men subject TO draft
Tverty-one 10 thirty, inclusive.
Roosevelt amendment - Stricken
out.
Fall amendment three regiments
Of volunteer cavalry Stricken out.
Prohibition amendment - Modified
- hermit treating of men in uni
sorm. but prohibiting sale of liquor
70 them.
The Jones amendment, seeking TO
,rsyen, immortality in or about the
e,mps. stays in the bill.
As finally drafted the bill gives en-
listed men whose paw does not exceed
sqla month an increase OF $40; those
whose pay is S24. an increase of IS;
hose whose pay is from $50 TO $40, an
increase OF Sc month. and those
whose pay IS S45 or more. an increase
of5a month. The effect Of this IS
70 increase the pay Of ordinary pri-
yates from si5 20 S25 a month, and of
SIS, class privates from SIS 10 S2s a
month. Corporals will also enjoy $40
r,ise. but from that point up the IN
crease is smaller.
Roosevelt Fight TO Go On
The fght for the Roosevelt amend.
msnt is BY no means over. though its
friends said privately tonight that
they did not cherish very bright hopes
Of seeing this amendment IN the law
as finally enacted.
Senator Harding. whose amendment
proFiding for four divisions OF volun-
feer infantry was frankly intended 20
let in Mr. Roosevelt's division. spent
ise entire day in canvasSing the stu
alton in the two houses. He was con
fderi tonight that the Senate would
stand pat. refuse 20 accept the bill
sgreed upon by the conferrees. and
send il back 10 conference with H.
fElEllOHH AiAdk Aiit ANOO1NfN ~ aAAAN- ~
msnt must be included.
All save one Of the Republican Sen
siors who voted for the Roosevelt
snendment were said 10 be standing
firm bv Senators who made a canvass,
While Of the nineteen Democrats VINO
lad voted for u all who could be
reached said they would stand firm. 1t
among these nineteen Democrats
that the danger lies, as many Of them,
]: is feared, may be swung into line by
The Administration against the amend
men;.
First Test in House
The first test will come in the House.
Here there is curious situation. due
70 the fact that il is rather difficult tor
the House TO protest about the action
Of the conferrees on an amendment
when the House won the conference,
50 10 speak. on that amendment.
Led by Representative LOngworth,
son-in-lsw Of the Colonel. and Repre-
sentative Gardner, Of Massachusetts. a
fght will be made 20 prevent the rati-
fcation Of the present text. IL Is de-
dared BY friends Of the Roosevelt di-
vision plan that the original vote by
NNiNM Aft llUuNE lNItNkNu Allt cAItHh-
ment was really made a test vote on
eonsCription, and that now the circum-
stances are different. and the Colonel
might be permitted to raise his divi-
non II square vote on that issue
a.One can be obtained.
L was pointed out tonight that Sec
lion Of the bill, as II stands approved
oy the conferrees, would give ample
authority TO the President to appoint
to!onel Roosevelt TO any rank he might
desire.
This section reads as follows:
That the President. by and with the
acyice and consent of the Senate, is au-
ihor,red 20 appoint for the period Of
the existing emergency such general
officers OF appropriate grades as may
b necessary for duty with brigades, di-
visions and higher units in which the
iefces provided for herein may be or
gahiztd by the President and general
erieers o. appropriate grade for the
~leral coast artillery districts"
Friends Of the Colonel, however, take
hite comfort from this. as they point
OF that his desire is 20 get an army
70 France. not 10 get rank for himself.
ano that he has offered 10 20 in any
capacity whatever.
Action Soon After Bill Is Signed
Two weeks after the President has
agned the bill registration will be
Under way throughout the country.
some states already have selected their
i'gs,ration boards, and the War De
'aftment has erected a vast and in
Ieaie war machine for assigning and
efgsnizing the conseripts. They will
o. assembled at training camps in Sep
ismber.