Evening journal., 1918-06-01
NO Limit ARMY
BILL IS PASSED
House Unanimous for Great
est Military Budget in
U. S. History
SENATE EXPECTED
TO ACT NEXT WEEK

WASHINGTON, June t.-Nithout
dissenting vote the House has passed
the $1,000, $4,000 army appropriation
bill, the largest sum ever voted for the
military establishment. The Dill now
goes TO the Senate. The measure went
through on 8 rising vote, and when
Speaker Clark called for the noes ne
looked all over the chamber and an
nounced amid loud applause:
Not a soul has arisen in the mega
tive"
Just before passage Of the nations
greatest army budget Representative
Garrett Texas Democrat. a member OF
the Military Affairs Committee, praised
the non-partisan spirit shown In com
mittee and in the House during consld-
Grafton Of the bill, and added
by taking this action we serve no.
lice on the Kaiser that this country IS
united TO a man and that we're going 70
get his scalp"
Aside from its vast appropriations
the outstanding feature Of the army Dill
Is the grant OF unlimited power 10 the
President TO call out the man power
Of the nation within the limitations OF
the selective act draft as rapidly as men
can be trained and shippe dt0 France.
Under this authority, the President
may raise an army OF any size, and the
strength Of the army is limited only by
training and transportation facilities
Secretary Baker urged this legislation
saving II would have a better psycno-
logical effect than even an authorization
for an army Of 1--WE million men, which
was suggested as a substitute plan.
Debate on the bill was expedited to-
day on promise Of the House leaders
that after the passage Of the measure
the House would adjourn until Mon
day.
During discussion OF the bill Repre-
sentative Longworth tOhio), Republi-
can. criticised Senator J. Hamilton
Lswis because OF his Chicago speech
ass srting that a million Americans are
In Fran =. Mr.. Longworth said this
was a gross exaggeration." Inc Ohiu
Representative did not mention Senator
Lewis by name.
"A member OF another body" said
Mr.. Longvorth, rs quoted as saying
In a public address that there are now
a million Americans in France, ana tha'
the American army is as large as ths
| British army.
II trust ne has been misguided, FOL
ststements like that tend 10 make M
American people believe that we arr
not in as dangerous a situation as w
really are in. Nothing IS worse thai
/ that"
SIS not the statement made by M
War Department last year mat nous
ands OF our airplanes would be u
France BY July OF this year response
bic for this tendency to exagserate Z
suggested Representative Kahn oCd.
Republican.
aPrecisely." replied Mr.. Longwortf
land for that reason I am now criticize
ing this continual tendency toward eA
aggeration." 49,,
REPRESENTATIVE Caldwell ~. Y5) &
the Military Committee interiected tina
some Republicans Of Congress wer
too free with criticisms.
II am satisfied that by July 1. sal
Mr.. Caldwell. I'VE will have i,OVo,OO
men in France. and that they will be IN
best fighters and the best equipped
lighters in the world. Thank God an
an optimist."
The House adopted an amendment U
the army bill which forbids the use 9
stop watch systems on government
work and paid for from the army
budget. Similar legislation has beer
written into army and navy bills for tn'
/ last four years.
In adopting another amendment TO IN
Hill the House dealt what IS believed U
be a death blow to the cost plus form o.
army contract. The amendment, II en-
acted. means that all future army con
tracts shall be for a definite sum.
The army bill carries s9,5S3, 10000 Il
round figures. and additional authorize
tions for the expenditure or sS'Aoe'
I 900 200.