The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-23
BITTER FIGHT
COMES ON THE
WAR CAB|NET I
ADMINISTRATION IS
OPPOSING MEASURE
President Contends Present
Organization Has Made
Good in Wars Conduct.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 22.-Seither the
aggressive opposition OF President VIII
son nor thu. apparent certainty that
their measures would have no chance in
The house even il 1n$sed by the senate
is halting thn campaign Of advocates IN
congress OF bills to establish war CAP
met and director Of munitions.
When the senate rhconrcnes Thurs
day. according tn plans made To-Day oy
Chairman chamberlain and his 8sso-
ciatcS un the military committee behind
tho legislation, the contest Will be
opened They propose. with u motion
. to refer tho War Cabinet bill 10 tho
military committee Ms the vehicle OF
debate To- open discussion Of the merits
of their war machinery reorganization
progrnm. and Senator Chamberlain eS-
poets 10 reply to tn" statement Issued
by President Wilson last night crltlciz-
ing him for his New York speech. in
which tho Oregon senator said the MILL
iary establishment had broken down..
Opposed by Wilson
Administrat tion leaders also conferred
q; the capitol and planned To fight the
cham nhcrain bills and answer attacks
u1Aon the governments conduct OF tho
war. In preparation. q number or
Democratic senators saw the president
last night. 1t Is understood tho prcsi-
dent told them he believed the country
would support him In his opposition TO
leg islntion which would abandon y ma
chine carefully developed since the war
began IN favor of a new and untricd or
ganizat tlon, taking over many az his ""h
constitutional powers under the pro-
posed war cabinet bill.
Th.: president advised his vStors that
under lh,. present organization the war
record Of the government has been one
nf The great accomplishments and woulu
result II plucng abroad by next june
twice the number nf Americans original
IL MANNED Mistakes in such Il El-
gant;c task. he suggested. were 10 be
expected
The other Side
To tn.ct the arguments Of the admin
islrntion spokeSnrn, Senator Cnampet-
lain and his supporters are preparing l"
elaborate on the deficiencies and delay VI
providing army supplies ana eaulpmehI
disclosed in the ,ainIttee's war inquiry,
To-day the committees decided To resume
th.i Investigation next Saturday, call
ing Surgeon General Gorgas 10 testify
r.garding cantonmcnt sanitary coA-
ditiuns
Tho record 0f the investigation TO
date was hastily completed today 10 %
furnished to Senators In readiness TOT
Thursdays GebutA Lht" IN tfto "ao
s,.,nr (.h,uherlain included in the
:: rcrord n statement furnished by the
! war department showing shortages OF
.ouirrnent Of national guard and natien-
al army can;onmenis on January |, On
,ba dute Tho 'overcoats shortage was
n,1c. IN all camps and the principal de-
,i.,jenci.s III most the camps were or
minor clothing items. hui Camp Les,
VIRGINIA, showed large shortage or
woolen coats, Camp Funston, hansaS'
,ifty rcrc.rt in blanks and Camp Sewer.
South Carol,:;L, reported shortages OF
65 and Go percent. respectively IN WOOL
Ell hrnechcs and Goats
Baker Retracts.
Sccr..ary Baker submitted with his
report letlc:; retrscting cartaih state
mcots male t. tho c,.iniI,iltee some time
ng,' regarding suiCicwhcy "t ciotnins d.
Carr sherman, ohi'.
pruInptrd by President Wilson's state
ment last night, the nrdnanc" bureau nt
tho WAR department has embarked upon
n new publicity policy. While no oin-
rIsl statement was available, il was m
dirat,d that wherever military necessity
dos not CtrH,and suppression or tacts
and figures. full information as tn what
the bureau is doing or has dnnc will ha
given to tho press
In connection with the new policy II
WAS disclosed that reorganization 1t
ordnance bureau began early III MAY,
1871. less than a month after the de-
claration Of state Of war: A rough
draft Of the rc-oryanizations referred
In by. Presidcn, Wilson IN his statement
so far as that bureau is cnncerned At
:. least, was drawn up during May ana
had the APPROVAL OF the President himself
. befur. II was undertaken.