The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-01-23
INSISTS ON OWN PLAN
Forced to Show Hand by
Chamberlain's Determines
ton and Arrival of T. r.
HIS SUCCESS PREDICTED
Administration Whip to Crack
Against War Cabinet and
'..
Munitions Director.
.u.c,ai D1Annich 10 TEE SrN.

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WASHINGTON. Jan. cc.-President Will
son. If necessary. viii go before Com
gress and personally lead the Adrninh-
tration fight against reforms which the
Senate may advocate In the carrying
out of the nations war programme. This
was made clear following to-day's Cab
met meeting The President Is deter
mined to maintain a free hand In carry
ing out plans already begun and IL
against all suggestions Of compromise
II Is understood that the Presidents
, Cabinet advisers arc unanimous In sup
port of the contention that any form OF
legislative encroa oachmcnt or restriction
at this critical time would be a nations!
misfortune because. II for no other
reason. II would involve the upsettins
Of plans which it has taken months to
wo,i out and would mean beginning ill
over again to build UP new organixa-
ton. One Cabinet member said that the
enactmen. OF the proposed Senate meas
ures into law would put tho nations war
machinery bacl, to where 1t was last
July. at the :ime the President and Sec
,etary Baker decided upon a reorsan!-
.a,ion Of tho army purchasing systems
and took initial steps to put II into effect
In this connection. II was explained
to-day tho evidence Of reorganiza-
: ton. both IN Gen. Wheeler's management.
of The Bureau of Ordnance and Gen
Goetliais's management Of the Quarter
mast stsr-Gcrerais Depa rtment. ie not the
result OF Congressional invcstiS alton. ou'
. the outcrowth Of carefully worked out
plan which tho President approved las;
July.
! Would Avoid Partisan Politics.
There was also unanimous opinion
anopK Cabinet members in favor OF
Keeping partisan politics ont Of all die
cu~sions pertaining TO war plans.
ANY political speech. whether BY
Democrat or a Republican. renders
poor service - the country at this time"
was the comment of ono member.
I Apparently tho only divergence OF
! opinion among the members Of the Cahi-
net waS Whether the Administration
could afford 10 ignore the senate drive
for reforms. or whether active opposition
was necessarT The arrival of Col
/ liooscNcl; in Washington and the deter
minat.on Of Senator Chamberlain to
press his bills appear TO have convinced
the Pres dent that active opposition vii!
be- essential
IN explaining what ;hc President re-
fevrcd 10 when ~ said Congress should
/ remove restrictions in departmental or
Ganlat,on it was explained to-day that
! ihis meant that there should BE- more
elasticity in tine rransfcr OF funds which
! Congress appt ppriatos for army use i,
! the past i has been legally forbidden
! for funds 20 hc usei excepting for The
! purposes prescribed IN advance Ivy Con
grcss. and the bureaus nav" had to keer
, to schedules ,.gidly outlined in advance
! \, the las; session Congress permitted
B the Secretary Of War tn transfer 10 pc:
, er'. of the funds NJ any one branch u
! another lu case Of necessity. 1'hs piav
has been partially satisfactory. hut
N"u'd II 10 said. he more satisfactory u
q create" margin than 10 per cent. wers
| allowed
: Predicts President VIII Win.
" 'esuit OF III" f?anhly applied hos.
I t.l.'y ~ n" President and his Admins
tra!.on TO tlc bills proposing tho crea-
tnu ot n war cabinet and "A di-cctorahip
~ munitions II Is assumed at the Capt
,ol tlat the Intimate defeat of both
/ Ncdsur Il assured This must not be
tafcr 10 mean that there VIII not he Il
! sturdy effort or the part Of senators
+ who are convinced ot the Virtue OF the
, two measures to pasu both ana leave T.
! to the House. acting under Executive
prcs,'i"s. TO overthrow the Senatc's will
or. failing that, for the President 10 OK.
4 er1Sc his constitutional power of veto
! There will he An earnest movement ~
! the Senate to nas, both There IA
bright prospect that even in the fa'e y,
I E>"cutivc disapprnval tn" bail to create
the dictatorship oi munitions VII pas.
the senate. Df the way cabinet oil.
t.crs only the harest cNauc. of Senate
I success
To-day ScUs'o" ''iaI aIirctl,.. chair
ulln o: TIC Committee on Military A.
flirs and nnrnraly fathtr OF both
measures. al,.:ough q IL only tho drec
torshp of munitions ~, "f vhi'h he "
the actual autho", bo-" h.msof calmly
! ~ tho face or the drruNc'itiou pro
nouuced by TN, I'-csidert last night.
II;s friends o. bo;H par..es rtll'cI him
with cucouraG words, bui the assur-
ances Of support hy vote" IN The noor Of
the senate were not extended,
Senator rha nhn-lajN p,nns in rcpiy tn
The President in the senate when II -o
conyenss Thursday lie is surrrisod a.
the resentment disclosed in thc presi
dents wr'tter condemnation OF ats conrss
for in an exchange Of views with the
President on SUNDAY, senator Chamber.
lni, WAS a. pairs to make it clear that
hi speech AZ the security League lunch
7 con in New York was IN no sense IL ,',n-
dcr,na ton of the methods and corSuc,
ur ,r" Administration IN general. hu, eA.
C,usvely Of the conduct ut the mil.tar,
! cs' ablishment,
Citcs Testimony on incaicicnry.
! In his private debate vita tho Pres:
dent Sunday Mr.. Chamberlain lail stress
upon the inefficiency disr'"scd hy the
actual testimony before T." Committet
on Military Affairs. II" insisted that
the testimony disclosed no. ou,Y incHi.
cheney. but exactly who were me nafn-
| yionts responsible for thH military short.
comjngs. l. was th,s "a, which will
tmpcl senator Chamber''in ~ :ep'y o.