The Washington herald., 1918-06-30
ARMY SUPPLY .
BLLENACTED
FOR HUGE sum
Senate Acts to Give U. S.
Forces Twelve Billion
Dollars.
RUSS LEGION PROVIDED
Authorizes Regiments for
Men 10 to II and
81 to 45.
RUSS LEGION PROVIDED

Carrying appropriations Of more
than 81, ,0Oo, ,0O0. 900 for the prosecu-
ton Of the war, and comforting au-
thorfty on the President to raise as
large an army as may be necessary
to insure final victory. the Senate
yesterday afternoon passed the army
appropriation bill There was not
an opposing vote. The bill had been
before the Senate almost continu-
ously for i've days.
Dozens of ameRdments, some OF
large importar e. but most OF them
of q minor character, were sought
to be added to the bill during the
last day of its consideration, and
most Of them were accepted without
objection
The numerous amendments to the
bill as 1t came from the House makes
Il NECESSARY for IL to go to confer
enee,-t and Senator Chamberlain,
chairman of the Military Affairs
Committee, who had the measure in
charge. and Senators Warren and
Hitchcock were appointed the Sem
ate conferees.
Provides Russian Legion.
An important amendment added to
the bill authorizes the President to
raise Runssian legion in the United
States. TO be composed Of friendly
aliens of that nationality. AS the
amendment was originally presented
by Senator King. Of Utah, it proposed
the raising Of this legion for service
only in Russia, either Independently
or with any American troops that
might be sent there. But the provi-
sion limiting the field of service OF
this proposed legion to Russia was
withdrawn by its author, after
objection by Senator McCumber, of
North Dakota.
One important amendment agreed to
Earlier in the week authorizes the
President to raise a Slavic legion in
the United States for service IN
Europe. to be recruited with volun-
teers representing peoples of Slavic
blood now under the domination Of the
central empires.
Another amendment authorizes the
training in this country of soldiers of
other countries, particularly Central
and South American, and the Wal
Department Is authorized to equiv
them for service overseas. This is
regarded as paving the way for active
participation in the war by the South
srn republics. -
Another amendment. offered by Sem
ator Foil Of New Mexico. authorizes
the President to raise three of more
regiments of volunteers between the
ages of Is and p years and u and q,
the officers to be appointed by the
President.
No Draft Age Change.
The amendment by Senator McKellar
of Tennessee authorizing the President
to confer the rank Of lieutenant gen.
eral upon the officer detailed as pro-
vost marshal general was added. In
offering the amendment Senator Nc
Kellar said It was intended as a rec
ognition of the services performed by
Gen. Crowder in the draft.
Another amendment authorizes the
Preident to fix a date for registering
aliens subject to military service under
the country's draft treaties.
The principal fight during the con-
sideration of the army bill was over
an amendment by Senator Fail chang
ing the draft ages to 20 and 10 years.
Defeat OF the amendment followed
word from the War Department that
q complete war program. to include
revision Of the draft, would be pre-
scented to Congress soon