New-York tribune., 1918-05-10
representative Declares
Class 1 Will Be Ex-
hausted in a Year
Congress Adopts Plan
u.,.e Recedes From Amend
ment on Method of
Fixing Quotas

uasuINGTON, May 9.-The House
..-d.y adopted the conference report
:, the bill to base draft quotas on the
..rher Of men in Class /. accepting
-. elimination of its amendment au-
..o,izinc credits on quotas for volun-
,..rs as requested in a letter from
n..s;dent Wilson to Chairman Dent,
=, the House Military Committee. The
xonort awaits action in the Senate.
panresentative Kahn. of California,
urt;np Republican on the military
committee, in the course of the debate
d..,sred that, in his opinion, Class
of the draft would be exhausted
v;.b;n a year, and that before the war
xss over the United States would need
100000 men in Europe.
gecause Of a Senate amendment ex-
.mnting ministerial and medical stu
aents the House sent back to the con-
,srrees the conference report on the
,;,I providing for the registration Of
ronths attaining the age of twenty-one
,.sys since the registration last June 8.
Rejected 1872 to 1857
The vote on the rejection of the
s.,s.e amendment was 1872 to 11S.
representative Mckenzie: Of Illinois.
.rcnorting the House action. declared
hat opposition to the drafting of di-
unity students comes from men who
have money invested in theological
ssninaries. Supporters OF the amend
ment said the President was authority
u,der the draft laws to exempt such
..naents from the draft, SO that adop-
tou or rejection of the proposal by
tho House was immaterial.
REPRESENTATIVE Cannon, of Illinois,
vigorously opposed the rejection Of the
amendment giving states credits for
voluntary enlistments, and was sup
,o-ted by Representative Mondell. Of
Wyoming, and Representatives Shallen-
herger. Of Nebraska, author of the
amendment.
Chairman Dent. of the Military Com
u;ttee. said he had not changed his
mind regarding the credits plan. but
since President Wilson, Secretary
Baker and Provost Marshal Crowder
had opposed it he would subordinate
his own desires.
Three States Eliminated
"Under the provisions of the resolu-
tion, with the House amendment" said
Mr.. Kahn in his speech on the bill,
"every state in the Union would get
credit for all it's volunteers, as we'll
as for the men who have been drafted
from each state. That is the reading
Of the language of the amendment that
was put into the bill.
Figuring on the volunteers in the
army, the volunteers in the navy and
the men who have been drafted, as we'll
/ IS the men who have been indicted
Voluntarily into the service since the
order Of December Is last, forbidding
men to enlist who were of the draft
ye the various states Of the Union
! have been classified bv the provost
MARSHAL general. That classification, l
understand, the chairman of the com
nittee desires to have read for the
Mneht of the House.
Under that classification there are
iaur states in the Union, or rather
three states and the District of Co.
mmbia, that will not have to furnish
single man in the second draft, be-
ssuse their quota is ahead of what
ney would be required to furnish
under the second draft. In other
words, the yhave furnished to the gov
mment more men than they would be
a!!ed upon to furnish"
Ar. Kahn was interrupted by many
9aestions at this point. In his answers
y denied that raising the army to
SvW,0O0 men, as proposed by the War
umrtment, would exhaust the Class /
men. Asked if more men were raised,
u Kahn replied:
The presumption is that there will
e.other ether laws passed providing for ad-
sSnonai drafts by changes in the age
anls, or they will have to invade
'asses 2. 3, a and son forth"
Class Will Furnish 100000
-9eu l understand" inquired Mr..
Iseider, Of Pennsylvania, "that the
seaaeman is of the opinion that in
'iew OF the existing law, and in view
y me resolution passed, the President
NOT empowered to call now any one
usept those in Glass ?"
tnls law goes through" replied
az. Aahn, that will be SO. That is the
s.'y purpose OF passing this resolution,
ss sais men in Class l everywhere be-
'0.e Glass 2 is invaded anywhere"
~ am apprehensive, because of re-
sas Developments, that Glass / will
NV Nv. furnish us the men we need to
s;vsesgle s;gle this war successfully" per-
asted Mr.. Kreider.
" agree with the gentleman" said
A. Kahn. "If the war is to be a pro-
saeted one, know that there arc not
saoagn men in Glass / as at present
SSsSa.itused, Ss but it will yield the 3,000,-
~ men who will be provided for in
appropriation bill"
~, should like to ask" inquired Mr.,
sssn, Of Massachusetts,, "what addi-
en-. es. information the gentleman from
Assnia has to present to the House
-. fesson for the House reversing its
sca which it took by an overwhesm-
~. Wte on this question, other than
sisxssn me President has changed his
Naen the bill was up before the
Sssse stated" answered Mr.. Kahn
-. 49, ! was not in favor Of the House
hsoment. The President has come
rsy OF thinking"
residents letter was as follows
4 .aks the liberty Of writing you
tl.ssay that have become convinced
~. ~ was mistaken in advising you
t,ssssiy with regard to the matter of
s. Aa'S IN the draft legislation. When
~ natter was presented to me had
Rst .9liy analysed, and dare say
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