Evening star., 1917-04-27

conscription of men. IN my Judgment.
every income nbove H100, 80 should be
conmandeered gr conscxfptod for the ban
eft of the government to carry on this
war.
before We Hst through with the tag
BILL When It comes up for discussion
do not know whether there viii be
the same enthusiasm to conscript these
great salaries and incomes as there IL
to conscript men,"
Must overcome U-Boats.
Senator McCumber declared that TO-
900, 900 best trained officers and men
would not win the war for the United
states if the submarine WAS not over
come.
81 think It is a fair estimate to say
that 100000 tons of merchant shipping
have been destroyed in the last thirty
days," said he. AT this rate-and
without any question the number Of
submarines is increasing-how long
will Great Britain be able to hold out.
II by the use of these unceen instru-
mentalities Great Britain could be
eliminated from this war demoralised
Russia would fall in week. brave
France would be crushed. our foreign
commerce would be destroyed and stag
nation would hold in its grip the pop
ulouS cities of the country.
The senator did not indicate MS po-
stion on the bill
Enlistments in the army since April
l, Senator Calder declared. show the
failuHe of the volunteer system and
sustain completely the argument that
the United states cannot raise an ade-
uuate force by that system"
Talk about raising million men
overnight is nonsense. The unitDl
states has been actually at war for
three weeks and the ranks of the reg
uiar army and National Guard have
been open to more than 100000 volun-
teers They are still open-wide open.
and the volunteers are coming In slow
ly."
The draft plan. Senator Fall of New
Mexico predicted. in advocating a call
for volunteers, will create military
aristocracy. Stating that 1t will permit
exemption of any person having trade
or occupation.
The pending bill, Senator Fall assert
ed. is "half-prepared measure for pre-
paredness"-a peace" and not war
measure. because of the alleged delay 1t
entails in sending forces to Europe.
Also he questioned constitutionality of
conscripting men for foreign service.
Senate Debate Shows Division.
During the debate in the Senate yes
terday afternoon Senator Sherman OF
I7linois opposed selective conscription
and favored the volunteer system. and
Senators Beckham of Kentucky, Myers
of Montana and Stone of Missouri sup
por, ed the administration measure.
Declaring that officers are being Sc
lected and not drafted. Senator Sher-
man said Maj Gen. Wood has been
sent TO South Carolina to vegetate" and
that Or. Grayson was promoted to be
It@t~ al ftNn
rs talis the perfected fruit of con-
scriptioa,? asked the Illinois senator.
"If this is the evidence-and 1t Is the
first-of the administration plans. then
the term political generals" is ac-
curately applied
Urging conscription as the sure means
of raising. a large army. Senator Myers
predicted in the Senate that 1t might
be necessary for the United States to
recruit 5000. 900 men before victory is
won.
War on Paper Disgrace.
a war on paper and of dollars only
would be a disgrace and mako Amer
ica a by-word and reproach through
history" he said. IT believe the Ger
man kaiser would rather blow the
world into smithereens than see defeat.
1 do not draw a line between the Ger
man government and the German peo-
pie. We are at war with the German
people, who largely share the kaiser's
to win the war at all
costs"
senator Stone, who concluded the
days debate in the Senate. declared
that although he opposed the declara-
ton of war. he would vote with the
President for conscription. He said he
believed. however, that the bill should
be changed to make the ages of those
subject to draft twenty-one to forty
instead of nineteen to twenty-five. and
that 1t should contain q provision that
the President when peace is declared
must give up his authority to raise an
army under It,