South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-15
Amount Called For is S20,-
100000 Less Than Was
Appropriated For Branch
Service in 1916.
BRYAN AND FOLLOWERS
ARE BITTERLY SCORED
Place Loyalty to Germany
Above Loyalty to America
Declares Rep. Gardner
of Massachusetts.
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International News Service:
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-Debate
on the army appropriation bill third
and last Of the big preparedness
measures beg 4 in the house today.
The bill appropriates $247, 600, coo
J for the upkeep of the army during
the next fiscal year. That amount
is $4,000, 900 less than the army ap-
PopriatiOn last year and S73.OOO.O 600
less than the estimates submitted by
Sec'y OF War Baker
The bill carries comparatively
little legislation. BY emitting gen.
eral army legislation from the bill.
the house military affairs committee
has reafirmed its faith in the ma
tional defense act of last session,
which for al least another year will
continue to be the military law of
the land. Failure TO make more
general preparation for the emery
ency which the country faces with
Germany promises to be the inspir-
alton of some vigorous speeches on
the floor from big army men, es-
pecially advocates OF universal mil
itary service But, Chairman Dent
and his colleagues on the military
committee insist that scheme TO fed
eralize the national guard as the
second line of the country's defense
has not had a fair trial.
Defense Act Amended.
The national defense act. how
ever. is amended in one important
particular. The president is author
! lied in time OF emergency. such as
at present, 10 bring to Washington
as many officers of the general staff
corps as he desires. Previously not
more than half of these officers
were allowed TO serve here.
When the army bill has been
passed. the house Will have pro-
vided $6S2, 600, 900 for national de-
| Tense this session. The other spe-
cific items are: Naval bill. $685.
100000; Notifications. 100000 4,
military academy, $4,000 600: urgent
deficiency for relief OF families of
guardsmen on border. $4,25O,OO
Bryan is Scored.
I William Jennings Bryan and his
followers are characterized as those
who place loyalty to Germany
above loyalty to America" by Rep.
Gardner Of Massachusetts in the
house dtoy.
Declaring that Bryan proposes
that we should present a united
front TO the enemy by first tearing
/ the nation asunder." in a peace
| campaign. Gardner accused the for
mer secretary OF state OF appealing
TO the cowardice that turks in every
mans breast"
This cowardice." Gardner contin-
ued. they glorify by calling il good
viii TO men,, and timidly they have
| rechristeued service to humanity.
J They are trying 10 goad the people
| into a campaign in which class will
/ be arrayed against class and race
VIII be arrayed against race Smooth
tongued speakers are 20 be employed
ard trenchant pens are 20 be sharp
| ened.
The president OF the United
States. our captain. even now should
/ be nerVing us for the struggle BY
every means in his power. he should
| frown down this campaign of VII
! liam Jennings Bryan. who is whis-
| pering 20 the rank and file that
| death awaits them at every turn.
that the causr for which they were
! enlisted In unjust"
] Gardner was replying 20 a recens
| speech by Rep. Moore Of Pennsyl-
| vania. in which Moore intimated
that a newspaper conspiracy had
been organized 10 mislead the pub
lie in internal relation.