Evening journal., 1918-02-04
Uncle Harry Tells About The

"I wish you'd explain 70 us about
the quarrel between tho President and
some Of the members Of the Senate
The paper has been full Of the news,
but I'm not sure that / understand H.
said Joe.
We'll. it started with one Of the
Congressional investigations that l told
you about the otncr evening" said
Uncle Harry. You'll remember that
told YOU at the time, that the senate
Committee on Military Affairs, was con-
ductlng an investigation into our Mill
tary affairs
1T was charged that some Of our sol
diers hadn't been supplied with enough
clothing ana guns, wasn't it?' asked
Helen.
Those were two Of the charges"
said Uncle Harry. 'ln brief, the tes
timony given by witnesses before the
Committee on Military Affairs convinc-
ed the majority OF the members of the
committee that the military affairs of
our country hadn't been conducted as
efficiently as possible, and that there
fore we had not been able TO send to
Europe as big and as we'll equipped
force as should be there by This
time.'
did the President disagree with the
Senate Commltteet Was that what
caused the trouble?" asked Jimmy.
mot exactly that" answered Uncle
Harry. "rhe President like every one
else. knows that because of the new
ness Of the war business In this coun-
try and the tremendous scale on which
the war IS being fought, some mistakes
have been made. just as mistakes have
been make In England and France and
Germany and all the other countries
during The last three and a half years
The trouble between the President and
the Senators came as O result OF two
things First, two bills introduced into
the senate, on the recommendations OF
the Senate Committee on Military ~
fairs, and a speech made by senator
Chamberlain Of Oregon, who IS the
chairman Of that committee
what did those bills call for and
what did Senator Chamberlain say ask
ed Helen.
"One Of the bills provided for the Gre
tion Of a new government department.
10 be known as the Department Of Mu-
ult ons, in charge Of a Secretary of Nu-
nltions, and the othcr hIu PROVIDED for
the Great on Of a special War Cab bnet
to cons 50 OF three men espcc ally APP
pointed by the Pes dent The s cre-
tary OF Munit ons and he Wa C9b not
would Of course, be Cbiect to lhe ex-
ecutvc power Of the esd 90, bni 90
ihe same Time. IL lhy We've created
they world take practically .he entire
control of the war ont OF the hands of
Pres dent Wilson's regular cabinet and
nracticallwout Of the hands Of Secretary
Baker, Of the War Department, and Sec
rotary Daniels of the Navy Department"
But what did senator Chambc lain
say In his speech You haven't told us
about that" added Jimmy
senator Chamberlain made general
charges Of ineiilcicncy against The man
ner in which our government has con-
Quoted The war;" explained Uncle Harry.
This. you see. reelected on the ability
OF Secretaries Baker and Daniels and
the President issued o statement in
which he SAID he had the utmost con-
ildcnce IN these two Secretaries, par
ticularlY in Mir. Baker. and in the gem
eral manner in which the war had been
conducted. lt then became known that
the President was opposed 10 the bills
proposing the new Department of NUM-
ii0ns and the War Cabinet. on the
grounds that II would be a mistake 20
make such changes and thereby lose
much Of the valuable experience which
Secretaries Baker and Daniels have al