South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-30

resolution itself, the only contro-
versy being over the new amend
ment. Opponents of the plan ar
sued that training youths would
hamper urgent army enterprises and
take the labor from farms and fac
tories, without providing soldiers
for immediate needs at the front.
Strong sentiment for universal com
pulsory military training was appar-
ent, however, and today's vote was
not regarded as foreshadowing fu-
ture action on Sen. Chamberlain's
universal training bill.
Principal opposition 10 sen. News
proposal came from the democratic
side Of the senate although four
democratic members, Chamberlain
of Oregon, King of Titan, Gerry or
Rhode Island. and Myers of Mon
tana, voted for its adoption. Five
republicans. Borah of Idaho. Gron-
ma of North Dakota, Jones of wash
ington. Norris of Nebraska. and
Townsend of Michigan. joined with
the democrats in rejecting the
amendment.
NOAO VII WV
The vote on Sen. News amend
ment follows:
For the amendment: Democrats
Chamberlain. King, Gerry and
Myers. total democrats 4.
Republicans-Cald Cummins,
Curtis. Dillingham;. Fall. France.
Frelinghuysen, Gallinger, johnson
of California, kellogg, Kenyon, Nell
son, New, Page, PoindeXter, Sher-
man. Smoot, Sterling, Sutherland,
Wadsworth, Warren and Watson.
Total republicans %.
Total for, 20.
Against the amendment: Demo
crats-Bankhead. Beckham, Fletch-
er, Gore, Henderson, Hitchcock.
James, Johnson of South Dakota;
Jones. New Mexico, Kirby. Nickel
lar, Nugent, Overman, Reed, Robin
son, salisbury, Shafroth. sheppard,
Smith. Arizona; Smith. Georgia;
Smith, Maryland; stone, Swanson,
Thomas, Thompson, Tillman, Tram
nell, Underwood. Vardaman, Walsh
and Wolcott Total democrats, 81.
Republicans: BOrah, Gronna.
Jones. Washington: Norris and
Townsend. Total republicans, 5.
Total against, sc.
During the debate Chairman
Cham berlain of the military COM
mittee, declared 100000 would be
in training for the army if he had
his way while Sen. Kirby of Ar
kansas, another military committee
member predicted that, 100000
men would be in the army and TO-
900, 900 in camp before the war end
ed.
Opposing the New amendment.
| Sen. BOrah said he did not believe
il met the situation in the riSh+ way
and that it would place the powers
10 inaugurate the system into the
hands of one who has publicly OBJ
posed the plan OF universal military
service, Seo'y Baker. Agricultural
districts are already experiencing a
posed any action that would make
that condition more acute.
Sen. Sterling contenjed there are
three or four MOI tbs in each year
when men are not engaged in WORK
on the farms when they could as
well be engaged in military train
ing.
Draft For Lazy Citizens.
In this connection. Sen. New as
| serted he believed there will be a
time when this country Will find it
necessary to adopt some sort of a
draft for men who refuse TO work.
Il believe" he said, that some
time soon it will become necessary
for US to adopt some sort OF a draft
measure to take every loafer and BY
that / mean those who are no. en-
gagged in some usefU! occupation
and send them to the farms"
Sen. Norris OF Nebraska, said the
question OF universal trainins
should not be determined definitely
until the kind OF a peace that =
TO follow the war is ascertaineC. II
il is TO be a peace where iarge ar
mics and nayies will be unnecessars.
ne said, then military training will
not be needed.
Sen. Fall Of New Mexico. support
ing the amendment. declared soms
such plan must be adopted 20 meet
the nations military requirements.
IF / had my way about IL. the
New Mexico senator said. Il would
have a law passed drafting all per
sons. both male and female. between
the ages OF IS and - years and as
sign them TO their place in the win
ming OF this war"
Sens. Williams Of Mississippi and
Gronna OF North Dakota, argued
that compulsory training would es-
,ablish a military caste and system
similar 70 Germanys autocratic
military jespOtism.