The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-05-03
SHOULD BE CALLED BILL TO
FIX RESPONSIBILITY SAYS
Have Confidence in President
Patriotism and Ability but Not
in His Judgment of Men, He
Declares.

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mate or consolidate cNecutiye bureaus.
has attracted Wide attention and has
much space and comment ~ the news
papers throughout ms eastern states
This New Nork sun Times and Trih-
u give Il almost verbatim while All
90 the larger newspapers refer Co %
IN extended news or editorial COM
mrut. The hill Senator Ftll said.
should properll Doe called e hill To- fix
responsibility. which ~. declared
should rest wholly ON the president.
who should have an tho credit Tor q
successful fusion ~ the \ or
who should ne held responsible in
event Of failures The speech as CON
tanned In ne Congressional Record of
April %. follows
senator i'alrs address.
Mr.. President 2 am iu rather thor
ouch agreement with the senator from
Georgia tMr. smith la the statement
hat congress has been ahrogatiug i's
powers J. however. am Inclined 90
believe that the limitation has run;
that &c IS too late Go raise that uu"s-
ton
do not intend 90 discuss generally
ot this timo may idea a. To the duty
81 congress with reference. Go the MT
ioral defense. hUt { Jo believe that
jh" constitution OF the United states
did not intend TO- create e dictator
snip when II banned the president ~
the commander 100 chief Of the army.
Disagree cutirel, with hat theory ~
government think that when the
constitution vested IN the congress ol
the United States The power 10 defend
the country 300 time at war II meant
something
have alwJ,s believed that the
commander In chief of AN army mus'
lee respuu- nic to som" power dr
NOT believe hat the constitution CON
tcmplaird that the commander Ir
chief. Gen Wilson should u. respnu.
sihlc only and SOLELY tu the chief exc.
owtivc. President Wilson However 81
is too hate Co discuss tho~c questions.
A. an early period iu this war log
i%slution ] uudortuuk hy introducing q
hin here win reference To- the armed
ucuttalit, measure OF the president O.
differ"utlatc gs 7 saw the difference
and a. SEQ b. nov To pro,id" that
the president might have authority t'
arm ships was one thing To provide
that the or the crows OF those
ships might hay" authority 10 fire on
the national vessels Of another couu.
Try was another thing. The n d
nm executive power. properly To- III
exercised hv the pre- Idc1t hN a simpl'
order allowing the ships To- sail from q
mort with certain guns upon them TIT
other is o Legislative power vested. 10
my Judgment solely in thc Legislature
bv the constitution " tho United
Statps This difference has been YER
Thoroughly Impressed upon my mind
hut IL h too late 10 discuss II. TIT
congress 81 the United States had th'
.uthoritv-aud Goo my Judgment
was is duty ii h was necessary AT al
So create u board 81 food control Il
create that hoard Itself To provide 10
the appointment of officers, Ia retain
Jurisdiction over the acts ~ hose OF
ticcrs. aud to retain Itself the powe
10 hold those Officers responsible 10
the performance OF those dutle-
which In my Judgment, IL clearly coul'
do. Tho congress NJ the United stat"
has vested an those powers IN IN
president Of the United states.
W. are now confronted a. has bee
said more than once. ny q condition
the ufesiNem OF INV NlA'h F'"''
as the president-not as the comman
der In chief of tn" armv-has NOR
mower vested In him by The Constitu
ton of the United States than j. veSte'
bv the constitution Of Germany -
Prug,n i' the kaiser today The pres
idont ~ France b. elected nv IN
French assembly,. The prime minis
tor of England is chosen ny the par
lament The parliament Is conduct
ing the war from the f,nglish stand
noint. and the corresponding Frcno'
body Is conducting 1t from tho Frenc.
standpoint. Under our theory 81 gov
rnmou "a ~ has been %eNpoundc
and as we arc now pursuing u
should this nm. AN administrntio
mcaerrc uo defeated v could ave u
result whatsoever except a purol
NEGATIVE result Tho theory which hn