The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-05-03

legislature 10 the carrying ON OF WIZ
b. b q IA power OF CuugreA is purc
ly a negative power; hat 10 can only
refuse To- grant som" authority or e.
vote money for the carrying uu OF the
war. do not believe that the con-
stitutiunal provision that mo uppro-
pryation for the army should he mad"
FOR longer than two Years was tho uult
Legislative limitation intended hy that
instrument to uo imposed upon the
power 81 the commander In chief of
the army bat. AS I say. 30 ls entirely
too late to discus- those propositions
The BIN before ms nuw : do not cnn-
strue as It is construed by the eminent
senator who Just preceded me %
hv So many others who are oht"otinE
a. it, passage. think this hlll
nhould lac entitled "A bill to fix ad-
min lstrative responsibility In my
judgment that is the effect ~ IL. and
Tor that reason ] shall support %. u
agree with MANY of the senators who
have said that fnr 1' practical pur-
posses fhr chief executive pu-scS"~ The
necessary powers which Vtll be given
him. or which are attempted tu IT,
given him. hy this htl Tho condition
which Confruuts 90, .s this Thc Amer
lean people are told from day tu dnN
that the president .au mot prosecute
this war ftIlN nosIus' of Linn
Itations placed upon hIs power hy COM
gross 81 the United States. or. as They
put q. because of he" failure of the
congress 81 the United states Co CON
fer the proper authority upon him.
why. MI. President II the army OF
camourlagc artists who are IN the ser
vice Of the differ"nt departments or
this government. either through the
press 81 otherw,sr. could ice sent q"
the trenches in Franc" th"y could
relieve every F|reurhmtn b is en-
gagged in attempttrE =" screen the
heavy artillery or the BOYS IN the
trenches with their rifles. maintain
that the y csideut has the necessary
power ALREADY want 10 lN Np''
him the absolute retponslhiltiN for h's
acts want tho p"opl" of the me"
States To- understand TINT 81 ih"i" - "
disrracrful c%ontrnVcr-, betweeu John
SHELTON Williams represenilu- veg
| trnnspo tatlnu Interests Of his govern
meut. upon the one hand ana '"'Iil''"
raDresentiug or incorporating the
cosl ]productiou. ON the other. u b. u
I family row I'm the White HuuSe that
/ n IL 'lN HlfrrlifilN NlNAA 'NlHh ~ 49,
I president. that h Is not the fault OF
| congress. tina there Is mo- lack 81 ui'
! thnrit, vested iu the president q" CON
| solidate John SHELTON Williams and
Garfield. II he chooses tu do so. now
Rm il * given out every day that u'-
cause of the failure Of congress To- act
In. president is haiupered iu perform
ing his duty As chief executive ana
the commander in chief Ina nay iuds-
! ment there ~ not one word OF tru'h
n this charge, but congress stands
! responsible through h efforts oI
these camduflagc artists q" the people
~ the United States rather Than th'
/ president OF the United states VINO 'e
Responsible.
MIR Hoover is mo- creation ~ 'con-
grcSs MIR tnoNer rs Woodrow VIII
! son. The authority which be- oNet
rises l. vested in the president of ih"
United States by the terms or the ''l'
not i'm Mr. Hoover The AUTHORITY
which h exercised by Nj Garfield is
| vested I'M The president OF the United
| states. not in Mr.. Garfield The pres-
| dent Of the United states was r'~pon-
| rfblc. ami h. vet responsible for clog
vinr Ia. wheels 81 .hus.uvss OF his
r|ountrv uudrr the Garfield order tn"
president nf the United states and NOT
| Garfield b. Responsible for refusal To-
even listen go the respectful request
yoIrpd hv this body no lt- resolution
askipp that the operation ot mat or
der hr deferred Lot th" responsible
b., fail where Should upon ih"
president ~ tho United states % boy
HE terms Of this bin when enacted
into law the man ON the farm. the
man Ina tho factory, the man iu the
nfficc the men here in tn" scuHte the
peopid ip the galleries can under
stand that me- longer can thcs' hired
writer's supporting IN" administration
charge the congress with e rcspousl-
bility which docs not rest upon them
'rhcn the people. looking 90 the White
| Hou-c. the true ihruo OF ull admin
isir,tt,c power a. the president him
self has expressed % in soW" OF ms
Vrungs-can understand clearly with
! the under brush cut away that INC
president is responsible FOR the gol-
duct of the war. aud he alone " ne
is successful In its administration az ]
said a fcw DAYS ago. let his be the
success Congress VIII not perform ne
constitutional duties, in my judgment