Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-05
American Preparations Ex.
ceed Fondest Hope of
People, Says Flood.
COLONEL HOUSES
BILL QUESTIONED
Senate Continues Discussion OF War
Board Measure--Wsr Making Ma
chinery Pictured a. Utterly Lacking
in Team Work-Great Things Ao-
complishcd, Many Of Importance Loft
Undone, Says Senator Wadsworth.

Washington. Feb. 5.--Thc United
States will furnish more men and mon
ey for the war in n far shorter time
than has been the fondest hope OF our
own people or the nations with whom
we are associated" Chairman Flood.
OF the foreign affairs committee, de-
clal ed In the house today in presenting
tho diplomatic and consular appropria-
ton bill.
The chairmnn's statement was In
discussion with reference to Colonel
Houses Visit 70 England and France.
The appropriation bill as prcse tied
carried $S,2O6.O87 for the next fiscal
pear. 100000 more than the current
appropriation. because OF increased
war burdens. The increase provides
for thirty-live new sccretarlcs for en-
bassics and legations and other allow =
ances
Says Team Work 10 Lacking.
Americas war making machinery
was pictured as n 'conglOincration OF
ambitious and scattered agencies. in
capable Of team work" in an address I'm
the senate today by Senator Wads-
worth, q republican member OF the
military affairs committee.
The speech removed the debate over
war efficiency which occupied the sen.
| atc all day yesterday. after Senator
Hitchcock had delivered a similar ar
rai9nment OF the lack OF the co-ordIna'
| tion In war activities.
With detailed army activities re veal
.I hN Irv ttyif W ifh gal
the country now is familiar. Senator
Wadswortk confined himself largely tG
an argument for the proposed lcgIsla
tion for the Capitalization Of war rnak =
ing agcnclcg.
President Wilson can lot co ord mate
these agencies. he said.
Great Things Done, Others Loft Undone
That great things have been done
can not be denied" he said. that other
great things were left undonc must be
admitted. The blame for shortcomings
ought not to be laid on any individ dual.
Criticism sht1lld be directed against
our system or rather lack of cohesive
system.
."rhe fact Is we have no agency
charged with the duty OF projecting It's
vision into the future. laying the plans
by which we can meet and overcome
ou" problems.
Il realize that some contend the
president can make all these provls-
ions. My contention is, however, that
be he so able no presidcnt-no human
bcing-can perform such task. IL Is
utterly impossible for one man to cx-
anime into all these intricate pues-
tlons. The days and nights are not
long enough
Serious State Of Affairs Revealed.
Referring tc the committees war
inquiry the senator said:
"ln both the ordnance and quarter"
masters departments We discovered n
serious state OF affairs. Purchase or
vast supply must be essentially an In
dustrlal operation and that military
men. with rare exceptions. arc lncnp-
able OF bringing about the best rcsul ts.
Lack Of prcparation,bc before the war,
he said "is costing many many lives
and millions OF dollars and prolong-
ing the war
"What has been the result Of the
priority order" he asked. "A hopeless
lam on our railroad systems. In some
places locomotive boilers and great
piles OF shells and other important
materials have been dumped on the
ground and lie resting In the winter
weather"
In concluding Senator Wadsworth
ga i'd that without needed CO. -ordination
TO make and direct war plans the ma
ts,,5, as c::e!!y handicapped An-
parcntly that closed the subject for
the day without debate.