The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-16
SENATE HEARS
WILSON POLICY
SQUICK ACTION
Must Put in Enough Men to
Whip Germany and Draft
Law Will Do 1t.
no QUORUM DELAYS BILL
Gen. March Quoted as Favor
ing Calling 18, 10, 20 Year
Classes to Shorten War.
no QUORUM DELAYS BILL

WASHINGTON. Aug. 15.--Gen. March.
Chief of Staff, Is "unqualifedly" in
favor Of calling young men OF IS. 10
and 20 to the colors before those Of
50 and upward. He believes also that
an American army of 1000 .o00-to-
gether with it's allies--can defeat the
German forces. Present plans Of the
War Department call for more than
that number under arms next sum-
mer. with approximately 100000 Of
them, or eighty divisions. in France
by June 80.
These statements made to the Sen
a:a Military Committee by Gen.
March, as well as other important
facts concerning the nations effort in
the war given by Secretary Baker and
Provost Marshal. General Crowder.
were communicated to the Senate to-
davby Senator Chamberlain, chairman
of the Military Committee, in pre-
senting the Administration man power
bill. which extends the draft ages to in
.clude all men between 1s and As years.
Secretary Baker told the COMMITTEES. 20
senstor Cha Rberlain said. that Il was
President Wilson's purpose to end the
var by concentrating all forces on the
western front. including Italy Gen.
March supplements this by saying It
was the purpose to end the struggle
quickly and decisively. II would be but
playing Germany's game" for the ma
ton not to put forth its maximum effort
a. once. he oaid.
Registra tion Plans Ready.
Gen. Crowder announced that plans
ta1 already been made for registering
the 5000. 900 additional men estimated
under the new law. Out OF them 2.00O.-
ooo qualified for full service are expected
n be obtained
ThIrty-one American divisions. or ap-
proximateiy 1900, 900 men, now are In
France. with as many more In camps In
tails country as a reservoir. Secretary
Baker said that the accelerated pro-
Eramme Of troop movements overseas
which has enabled Gen. Pershing to or
sanize his First Field Army Of some
100000 men. will be continued because
OF the generous action of the British
Government in supplying ships.
To carry out the prssen, programme
Of eighty divisions overseas by June 30,
Asarly 100000 men must be sent to
France in the next eleven months. Mr..
Baker would not be drawn into any
DISCUSSION OF the country's ability to
transport men. but It u known that
many more than that number could be
daI y1 he at
rate Of shipments.
Gen March told the committee. ac-
cording to the report to the Senate, that
he estimated that some 100000 men
qualified for full military service would
be obtained from the new registrants
and he outlined the calls for the next
year of more as follows:
August. 100000: September, 100000
October. $4,000; November, 10000: 4:
December, 10000; January, 100000;
February, 10000, and 0.000 monthly
thereafter until the end of next year.
Calls Exceed Estimates.
These calls would aggregate 4.205.ooo,
against the estimate OF 100000 to be
had from the new registration, but no
explanation was made OF this and other
discrepancies in tie draft figures. Gen.
Crowder has said that the present reser-
roir in Class will be exhausted by
October |, but Secretary Baker made II
plain to-day that the reservoir OF men
10" In camp in this country Is sufficient
to keep up the present troop movement
overseas
Plans for considering the man power
Dill in the Senate next Monday were
oi1cked to-day because a quorum was
not present. and the three days recess
asr"ement could not be set aside. How
ever a quorum is expected Monday. and
leaders plan then to vote to end the re-
Tess programme SO that the measure can
oe taken up next Thursday. TIE SEN
atc is expected to pass the bill within a
te" days and It then will be sent 10 the
House
u transpired, after the abortive at
'ehpt to procure action. that there were
IN Washington the necessary members
" The upper house to have produced the
quorum and proceeded with the nrst
sep on the way 10 the enactment Of the
iii
Inc following Is the list Of absentees
- lo-days session;
bemocrats-Beckham. Benet, Gerry
'''d"ick, Hitchcock, HollisS James
.'nnSon IS D., Kendrick, King, Lewis
"4r''n, Myers. Overman. owen, PheIan
Continued mn ThjrJ poac