South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-23
WARCONDUCT
STRUGGLE IS
NARROWING
Super Cabinet and Munitions
Dictator Measures Likely
to be Won Or Lost by
Very Few Votes.
-nternalional - ServIce

International News Service.
WASHINGTON. Jan. %. - With
The struggle between the admins
tration and congress over the war
management drawing rapidly TO a
crisis. both sides appeared so evenly
matched fn the senate that it be-
came evident today the fight would
bc won or lost by one or two votes
Consequently. there was a concen-
ratiOn Of missionary effort upon the
the fence The outcome depends
upon converts made today.
The test OF strength between the
opposing factions is due tomorrow
when Sen Chamberlain, having
charge Of the government recon
struction program, Will move to
send the war cabinet bill TO the
military affairs committee. IL the
administration forces defeat the
motion and compel sending the bill
20 the naval affairs committee. the
effect will be decisive. temporarily
"a least.
II will mean that the measure
can be held up indefinitely.
ntNfAAinAN ONtE luillAiDli>.
A little more uncertainty sur
rounds the outcome of the move
ment TO create munitions dictator
ship. Several senators who have de
cleared their opposition 10 the war
ca abinet proposal have announced
their intention of supporting the mu-
uitions dictatorship measure. The
Chamberlain faction claimed this
measure would 20 through the sem
ate 10y e safe though not 10y
large margin.
Efforts To compromise the contTo-
versv were flat failures today. Sug-
sestion was made that the Cham
berlain faction abandon the war
cabinet bill I'm the hope that the
president might also yield 20 the
extent Of accepting the munitions
dictatorship Neither side was will
ine 10 give i'm an inch, however.
The reconstructionists made clear
their intention of forcing "a finish
dght on their whole program
Administration senator's today
tried to convert doubtful members
hy the argument that the war cab
met could not DE q success. even if
created. with the president oppos-
lug IT, This contention produced
little impression ou the construc-
tiouists. who answered that. n they
accomplish nothing more. they
would al least show To- the uresi-
lent that q substantial number OF
congress believe that there must be
90 change i'm the war government.
AWAIT Chambcrlain's Reply.
Senators today were awaiting
with much interest Sen. Chamber
ian's reply TO the presidents scorch-
iug statement issued Monday night
charged with muuthfuIneSS. Sen.
cham berlain plans 20 show that the
presidents statement itself was not
wholly devoid of inaccuracies.
Meanwhile the military affairs
committee prepared 70 push It's i'm
ouiry still further into army condi-
Gous It Is particularly determined
to get The truth about the sanitary
conditions i'm the training camps
and TO establish definitely the re-
-ponsibility for the large number OF
deaths caused los pneumonia Gen
Gorgas. surgeon general of the
ARMY summoned as the first wit
ness. has already publicly criticised
sanitary conditions iu some OF the
90 cantoument~-
TS Defend Nct~.
The administration iS preuared
further 10 defend it's acts in the con-
duct Of the war Without violating
ans military secrets 5r can be stated
that the president told senators ass
late as Monday night that the record
of actual performance was ere8ter
than any heretofore in The history
of the country More troops were
BOB Europe more men are behind
he lines and there are more sup-
.,ued for their use available at the
present moment than even the most
optimistic officials had thought pos
~lble. the senators were Informed
Iu addition t was stated that
right now MANY divisions ~ troops
were ready to Doe sent across uut
were retained here because of cer-
tain physie4l a.nicuitles that had 90
He overcome ou Che other side. Just
hat these dihcuItis- are cannot
I.e indicated. Eut thes are matters
G5r which The Tl.-e5 States b. u 100
wa5 responsible. And .hcS are oelne
remedied as rapidly as possible.