The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1917-04-26
HOUSE EXPECTED
TO VOTE FOR DRAFT
PLAN TOMORROW
Debate on Army Bill Ends To-
Night by Agreement
Speeds Up the Senate.

WASHINGTON. April 26.-The !
House will act on tho army bill to-
morrow and conscription seems GER
tain TO win. The long drawn out de-
bate on the question OF raising g.
900. 900 men by draft or volunteering
will end tonight. This was decided
to-day 10y unanimous consent imme-
diatcly after the House convened.
The House action spcedcd the Sen
ate. Shortly after the unanimous
consent agreement was reached In
the House. the Senate acted similarly,
agreeing to vote some time before
midnight Saturday.
The senate agreement also pro-
vides that no other business shall
DE considered In tho mean time, and
that, u any Senator desires to speak,
no adjournment or recess shall be
taken.
Another provision OF the agreement
provides that at 1 p. VI. Saturday
debate shall be limited TO fivo min
utcs on amendments and ten min
utes on tho bill itself to each SEN
ator
The Senate agreed Informally. how
ever. that by unanimous consent, II
no member desires to proceed with
the Army Blll. other business may be
brought up without objection. Sona-
| tor Ovcunan secured this gentle
mems understanding in order that
both Houses may dispose OF the Ad-
mlnistratlon Bill permitting the En-
tcntc to recruit their citizens In this
country. which Attorney General
Gregory to-day asked MIR. overman to
expedite.
Pyrotechnics started early In the
House. Representative Mason, I'LL
nois. charged that keeping Roosevelt
out OF the army is part OF the plan
OF opposition to the volunteer sys-
TEN.
IL used to oppose the Colonel, but l
support him now" Mason said. They
don't intend TO let the Colonel enlist for
fear It will hurt the draft plan. They
don't want to let him make n hero OF
himself. for while he is spreading dc
mocracy In the old country he may be
raising hell with democracy In this
country.
Half the people of the country
want TO see Roosevelt go to Europe
and some OF them want 20 sec him
stay for long. long time"
Representative Frear OF Wisconsin
denounced the sclective dart plan
as undemocratic and as giving auto
cratic powers TO the army heads.
Cooperation with tho Allies was
urged In the Senate by Senator Hale
who said this country Is not fighting
solely because of wrongs and insults
suffered from Germany lie contend
ed the volunteer systom will not rcaci
the needs OF the Nation when III
motives In entering the war are con
} sldered. The moral effect OF even {
small American force opposed to Ger
many, Senator Halo said. would b
great.
When Senator Hale concluded, Sen
ator sherman Of Illinois resumed hi
address, begun yesterday. opposing
the Administration bill,
81 shall not permit these gentlemen
\ OF military experience" no said, "t
tell me- how to raise an army. I Ill
, not, regard their experience or infor
nation any more highly than the
, would regard mine on how TO conduC
o military operations after an army
. raised"
p Declaring that officers are beln
r. selected and not drafted, Senate
o sherman said Major Gen. Woo
q has been sent 10 South Carolina I
4 vegetate," and that DIR. Grayson wa
t promoted 10 be a Rear Admiral b
. "judic.ous selection"
Representative Gardner OF Massa
Y chusetts, after a personal poll OF IN
House, announced that tho selectiy
draft plan will carry by a maJorit
J. OF from 40 10 90,
"A This poll was not on the hybri
draft-volunteer measure fayorably T,
y ported 20 the House by Chairma
Dent OF the military committee. VIII
with other opponents Of straight OF
lr draft system, want 70 shift all r,
n sponsibillty for conscription onto Il
President The poll was on a straigl
=, out and out conscriptlon plan as r,
nc commended by tho President. the W,