Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-25
Statement by President.

w nEI. lt4' pi''-l'!'i.l - Afternoon '''tF
called 10 IN" >p... IN mad" by senator
chamberlain az a lun"h'UH III Nt"
iorx saturday he immediately In
.uIii,d ,i senator naHb"r!;.ih
B.. uclur: h hIa n""iG correctly re-
uurtcJ. and uIOn ..sc.rtaInInS from
ju.. :. nalnT iiaat Ia" had been, the
rr,.IGcnt i.it II nIS du,S 10 max" IN"
.uIiow.ug statement
senator tudmbcrlain atd'"li"h'
"s 10 ih- present lHacuOn ana !h'l-
i"ciIrIuCss of the gpN' inuI"ht II an
astonishing nn4 absolutely unIuSnh-
able disiOTt.uI. Oi the truth. AS
intirrT III idC'. III" wiT I' PtitlhtHt
has rcT!OIu-'i o. task -! uhPdIdi'''''
m4?n.tud, aud 'hi!;cGlty wi'n "NtfA-
or.iIn. ~ jIniEptn.:H ANA '!!'' 'lc''' >
There, ha." b'"n h"!,t'@ an" "'S"P
un.,,,iu,uts ..!.i iaiijISi :nIs Hir."S'S "i
,I:,us. all OF winch Eay" i"''n "r'"i,
INTO the fnr"grnt.ud and "Na@I"i'i''d
l,y the invest cations winch. hay" b'''h
i'm i.roIrrsS since IN" congress aSHIi"-
bI.d. invest. cation when hr"" lh''S.
peus;. ilc officials of IN: H'phi t'''''t
constantly a"ay from th'if WI ""''
,,,ljr.r. rrulu rhnIr COTnmanis anu cpi!-
t,if,ut.d a great deal 10 suCh "'I"'H
and confusion IS lrid ln"Ni'hhlH "i!H'"'
I.ut bv comparison with What htH "''ii
ACCOMPLISHED th"S" Things. h'"'" '"
,b.y we're Ia be- regretted, ""rc Ia
significant and no mistake mas o'''
made which has been repeated
Will Not Speed War Tasks.
...No,hIng h,ij.iul "r likely I" speed
ar facilitate. the Mar tasks ol lh' S"'
,rIitlrut iI.- com" "i'' "l A"'"
risus and iilS, SiiSHiOn. uI''" HI'H
,I., ,,o,.-;...,Zii."n ny legislation -
I nat 10, ~ CON
s,,I,,J ,,Lt.ut them aLd hay" I"i'rn'u
~ ,h,.,u ,,Il\ al sc'uiId haii -b"'
tb,,r t,r,,.,.,s.tl cam" after 'H'CUN'
,,,, ,stiIr, ,I T,Ui SdI.IIlLOu h''i "'''i
,hnLrItltIllv aud mIttr"iIH i"iI''''''
ana iuaSiruch - ih"~'' measures nv
h.cu the I,SdIt of experience u"
urr much It.uT" likely thih "'u'iH w
b, ,!i,,tl>" If III" congress Mn 'u'
,,.,u,,,,. II. few statutory "'Stiu''."'S
or rIgid d.yHrtm' n'di "rE''h'"h'''''
which stand ri ih"Ir Wy. r,..
.."'rhr l-u Si.,t,I" proposals nav
L,.,rd of Auul! iuN"lv" l"nr a""I-
,i,,,.L J,.I.,,,. and turn our "NP'ri"h'"
,,,n ,u.I, lost In"l!un Ny hSS"',a-
t,nu and constant c"ui'r"iIc" Win 'h'
.,.,.r,tury of war HAY" iiuSHt me !"
r.,.ur,l him as on" Oi the abicSt pup-
lie ui!irIalS | hav" "N'r known. nv
,,utitr, Will soon learn wh'th"i ~
a., his critics understand the buSihesa
III hand ,,,,..,,o,,
To add. as Senator Chamberlain
dId that jiIcf" ~ in'il'rncE III 'Nt'H
d,r,,ltuI.nt and bureau 81 III" EoNti"
,,,,.nt * to show IgnnrInCC ol d''uaI
conditions aS To make II ilIiI"SS'nl' w
attach ANY mpurtuu"" Ia ms state
n,.ut am hound to infer that inc
statement spr:tug out "i opposition |"
,L, .,duunistrttIun'S Who'll" l"i'H
rather than out Uf any serious IlV'"-
tion To reform It's practice.
ChamberIain's Position.
Senator chamberlain said
lin ,uy \,w York speech ! had not
,,rrunr,d the address and Sl'ok" :"
r,it,ui,s ,.Nt-nrur;,u' ouslS, without
notes | pointed out that from liuik''
Hill To the pr, sent tim" We ha" u"
military organization or l"ii'S' i"'
prcss report OF my address WAS COZ
r,ct i:ut my argument WAS air'itu
To the military establishment ana ho'
To other departments oi IN" So\'i"
ment although II Mas br"au 'l""@"
IN h,. subi,,.t to that Interpretation.
hut those hearing IL Knew r'l'!,''
merely to the establishments ana thal
Tho s,uot. military committee had un-
dcr,ukcn through the bill for war
.cuLinci anI direction OF munltohS ~
,':ors mi cEnnSCs m the 'vsTi.. 'Sn-
mcnt ,,,.. ..... ma,
Il explained that tn" bills Mer" no.
administration measures. did nol
them.
"Srcrctary rakCr'S efforts l" h''V''
bts ORGANIZATIONS HAY" my utmost 'f-
uroyal. He has made much IMPROVE
inrnt Eut the Inherent Wcakh'SS VI
ms reorganization ~ that h"ponH ~
tween th,. army and the president mas
legal authority. Thcr" Is the oui''"
OF National Defense. the war ihnuS-
trirs board and the clearance com
mittrc- all purely voluntary "rS"'
cations s--hr,wccm the president ana IN"
army The war cabinet and director
of munitions would be created by law
with definite LEGAL powers ani direct
war policirs and to have charge oi
war supplies. l;y thlS plan We W"''n
substitute, "A strong Tor the onIE Wc"h
link IN the chain uf organization.
~ regret very much that the ad-
ministriIluu is not with me. l'ut
am acting under my o1th ana VIII
have the approval of my own CON
SCIENCE even II not of the admihistra-
tion. l., ,o,
"'rhr people are entitled To he let
into the committees c"nii1"h't. IL 'nr
ueop!e de- not want II th't VIII w '"
right. It's thvlr WIr.
E,rl> to-day WORT that IN" president
,rnoscd TN, war cwrucIl plan WAS con-
yey.d To the capitol with the aSSur-
anTr that tn" legislation would ne
tonight 1" Il rinrSh. Among others
Representative bent. chairman OF th"
bousr military committees. ana Keep
r,srntatiyr Kahn. ranking Rcpubli-
can member. wcr" callers at the White
House and learned "f the president
attitude.