Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-27
IlLSON IS AUTOCRAT,
SENATOR JONES AYERS
! PRESIDENT Denounced for
S'lsolation" and Demand for
War Publicity Reiterated
POLICIES SPLIT CONGRESS
Failure Of Executive to Coordinate
Himself Again Severely
wa Criticized

Senatorial criticism of the war ad-
rninistration was renewed today when
senator Jones, Washington, scored Will
son for his isolation.
The only way to create n victory
spirit" he said. is to tell the hard, cold
truth about the war, no matter now un-
pleasant II may sound
Zones declared congress is making
al autocrat OF the President with the
House and Senate ready and anxious
10 cooperate with the Executive" he
added, 'the President should not only
welcome but seek their counsel and ad-
vice upon the great problems confronting
him.
..IIe does not do it, n lamcntable fact
known to all here, and regretted by ALL
Tho President should coordinate him
self, and the sooner he does it tho sooner
the Government will be effective.
%.'Do we know the largeness OF the
task before us2 7 fear not. The flght
for gain is so fierce that II seems uni
versal. Profteering il everywhere. The
nations needs are common prey.
"wc haven't come 10 realize what We
do 10 win the war. The people 90 NOT
know the real facts.
Nothing must be said that will aid
and comfort tho enemy has met every
suggestion Of lack OF progress hereto
fore. Tho time has come to stop that
cry. 1t is the refuge of the coward and
the craven or the shield of the enemy :
friend. No greater aid can be given
Germany in this dark hour than to
lull our people in n false security
Jones again brought out airplane and
ship shortages. declaring the people had
been brought to expect great things, only
to find themselves disappointed.
While Jones was speaking. Major Gen
eral Wood was again comforting with
Senators Wood is deeply concerned
over the airplane situation,
I'VE are in II deplorable state he
said today
Opposition Senators sharply resented
the charge by the Administration chiors
that they were playing politics. They
pointed sharply to the fact that the
present situation was developed by SEN
ator Lodge, who has been, i'll season and
out of season, an uncompromising adj
vocate of fighting the war until Ger
many is completely crushed. regardless
Of cost
On behalf of the aircraft board. Ad-
iuinistrltion leaders today insisted that
the charge that IL had utterly failed"
was unvarranted and tended TO create
ldlSt OpllllOI lllt lllliluS VI AlltI-
leans generally. At the request of the
Allies, It was stated. men and ma
terials have been rushed abroad TO make
machines in both France and England.
In this way, American plants have been
deprived of the services of many skilled
workers, who now are abroad. The
Liberty motor is not n failure, these
Senator's also claimed. They say that
it Is doing far more than had been
expected of ii and that il Low is be-
ing manufactured in quantities 1t also
was declared that there will be plenty
Of aircraft by July l and that then the
problem will be one of getting them to
the front.
Universal military training. advocated
by a mere handful of senators two years
ago, was so near TO receiving the
Senate's Endorsement today that If It
loses II will be only by the narrowest
margin and because some members who
favor II do not believe the present mo-
ment opportune for launching 1t upon
the country.
Senator New was determined to de-
mand a record vote on his amendment
Just to see where every Senator stands
on the proposition. His amendment would
make all American youth subject to
military training when they reach the
age OF nineteen years, but would not
make them liable to service until they
attain twenty-one years.
Despite the pressing need for prompt
action on the war department bill for
the drafting of young men who have
reached the age Of twcnty-one since June
3, the Senate program today called for
the sidetraclilnS of the measure TO make
way for the comparatively unimportant
Indian appropriation bill.