Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-03-30
Amendment for Universal Mil
itay Training Between Ages
of 10 and q Is Defeated By
Ten Votes in Senate,
MEASURE NOW GOES
TO REPRESENTATIVES
Fall Advocates Law By Which.
{ Every Person Between Ages
of 18 and 45 Might Be.
Put Into Some Service,

lev MORNING JouassL SPECIAL LEASED wrHsI
Washington, March 29.-The reso-
luton extending the seiective draft to
men reaching the age of q years since
June s, 1917--the first registration
day--was passed tonight by the SEN
ate without a record vote after a
futile attempt had been made to add
to 1t a provision for training youths
from ! Q to 2 years old.
1t is estimated that about 100000
men will be added to the registration
this year by the resolution, which is
one of the pieces of legislation on
which the war department Is waiting
before announcing complete plans for
the next draft 1t now goes to the
house for consideration there with
the bill to base draft quotas on tho
number of registrants in Glass / in
stead of on population, another ad-
ministration measure already passed
by the senate.
Training Feature Loses.
The proposal to require training of
boys over 10 and under the registra-
ton age was in the form of an amend
ment by Senator New of Indiana,
which the senate rejected, SO to 26,
after a debate of several days.
number of senators who favor uni
versal military training as peace
time policy voted against the amend
ment
As adopted the resolution provides
that all male citizens of the United
States residing in this country, attain
ing their majority since June 3, last,
shall be subject to registration. under
regulations prescribed by the presi-
dent; shall present themselves for
registration on day proclaimed by
the president and thereafter shall be
liable for military service.
Resolution Unopposed.
There was no opposition to the res
oyution itself, the only controversy
being over the new amendment. OPP
ponents of the plan argued that train
ing youths would hamper urgent army
enterprises and take the labor from
farms and factories, without provid-
ing soldiers for immediate needs at
the front. Strong sentiment of uni
versal, compulsory military training
was apparent, however, and today's
vote was not regarded as foreshadow-
ing future action on Senator Cham
berlains universal training bill.
Principal opposition to Senator
News proposal came from the demo-
cratic side of the senate, although
four democratic members. Chamber
lain of Oregon, King of Utah. Gerry
of Rhode Island and Myers of Mon
tana, voted for its adoption. Five
republicans, Borah of Idaho. Gronna
of North Dakota, Jones of Washing
ton, Norris of Nebraska and Town
send of Michigan, Joined with the
democrats in rejecting the amend
ment.
Vote on Amendment.
The vote on Senator News amend
ment follows:
For the amendment: Democrats
Chamberlain, King, Gerry and Myers
Total democrats, A.
Republicans, Calder, Cummins, Cur
tbs, Dillingham;. Fall, France, frellng-
huysen, Gallinger, Johnson of Cali
fornia, Kellogg, Kenyon, Nelson. New.
Page, Poindexter Sherman, Smoot, |
Sterling, Sutherland, Wadsworth, |
Warren and Watson. Total republi-
cans, %.
Total for. 26.
Against the amendment: Democrats
-Bankhead, Beckham, Fletcher, |
Gore, Henderson. Hitchcock, James,
johnson Of South Dakota. Jones of
New Mexico, Kirby, Mckellar, Nu-
gent, Overman, Reed, Robinson,
salisbury, Shafroth. Sheppard.
Smith of Georgia, Smith of Mary
land, Stone, Swanson. Thomas,
Thompson, Tillman, Trammell, Un-
derwood, Vardaman, Walsh and VOL
cott. Total democrats-31.
Republicans Borah, Gronna,
Jones of Washington. Norris and
Townsend. Total republicans-5.
Total against-36.
Talk in Big Figures.
During the debate Chairman
Chamberlain of the military commit
tee declared 100000 men would be
in training for the army, ''if he had
his way while Senator Kirby of Ar
kansas, another military committed
member, predicted that 100000 men
would be in the army and 10000, 600
in camp before the war ended.
Opposing the New amendment,
Senator Borah said he did not be-
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