The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-23
some OPPOSITION DEVELOPS To
CALLING Of YOUTHS To THE ARMY
BUT BILL WILL Be PASSED TODAY
Preponderance oSentment Favors Measure as Reported
Assuring Army Of Numbers Sufficient to Crush Ger
man-Wadsworth Would Advance Draft Limit to SIS
Years

NASlIlN'Tl ''N, .hiS 'N'''- 't
;h., ,n4n ". w'r hill. changing thu :.rruy
draft az" r.ri,,S :" Il and g. Years. 10th
branches If r"upr'Ss, to-day. d"hni"d ti'':
measure. with tie. lenders planning is
p"~saG" ny III" inuS" l"-IH"F!hW a'i"
hv thu. senate Sarurdry.
Spirited speeches urging that IN"
ro.,lrd man pow"r or tn" n'mE l.
counted upon I" crush IL" "n"ny next
var w.rr I1a,i" with "r"w'i'd %all"ri"$.
while outside y dramatic i"urh MAS
given III III" marching. I" martial songs
and rhcrr< Of khaxl-ClHd. infantry en-
training for cmhsrkaii"n points.
DISCUS ~iGr in both S''nntr ana nous"
conferred upon opposition from some
members Ia calling youths Of Is l" TN"
,nlrrS.
Tho lrll was pil"t"d In the senate
and house 10y chairman "f the respective
military commit toes. senate" 'lEImh"r-
lain nr Oregon. and Representative" Dent.
Of Nlaharna Til" former declared iradI-
lunal the pnll"y ct >ubjcctinE boys as
Young as Is 70 military service. anu also
rhamrioncd tho work "r fight amend
m"ni of his committee.
representative Dent. frankly admit
ting opposition to compulsory service.
AS ~ policy. defended the hrus" commit
tees amendment IL defer until the last
calls far boys OF Is and 70 while Rep-
rrS"ntativc Kahn. OF California. ranking
Repuhlicu: member of tn" committed
urged adoption OF the hill rs originally
presented. without Tying the hands Of
the war Department. lie sad all men
between the proposed ages would he
needed.
An amendment proposing Ia make the
minimum draft age "a instead Of Is
was Introduced by Senator Kirby. Of
Arkansas.
Senator Wadswurth. of New York. Of
fercd an amendment extending the draft
I" the navy. while senator EumlninS OF
Iowa. offered provisions To postpone
calling youths aud alder men and also
10 modify the work or fight" plan
| senator France. of Maryland. sponsored
an amendment prohibiting military ser
| vice abroad for youths under u. hut
providing for their draft for military
| or other training.
| y vigorous speech In behalf Of the
! bill was made by Senator Reed. Of Mis-
souri,. who urged mn army "t 100000
Americans in Russia nj once. and pre-.
dicted this country ultimately must fur.
: nish six million or seven million. md
! undergo the severe hardshipS. OF Il LONG
war.
! General debate closed on the bin In tho
house tonight. and probably will con-
clude tomorrow in the senate. Action
on amendments begins Tomorrow IA the
! house.
During the debate Senator Smoot. Of
/ Utah, declared he did not believe the
! necessity exists warranting tho taking
of man "A years OF age for military
service when he has two sons already in
J the army. That situation Will exist In
many western states. he said.
| IF i had my way, would make the
maximum age SO years" nterject ed
Senator Wadsworth. Of New York. THE
| time Will come when. we will need every
man we can get"
Representative Oiney. Of Massachu
setts, told the house that Provost Mar.
shall General Crowder advised him to-
/ day that the draft would produce only
| $4,000 men qualified for military SER
i vice in the class between the aged OF
] ~ and IS.
Representative Anthony. OF Kansas
| suggested that nil the controversy over
specifying classes To be called In order
IL useless. a. the war department.. II II
! choose. could call out on" class after
another q few minutes apart.
| Arguments against calling boys Of Is
and ~ were made by Representatives
! Fields. Kentucky: Meekcr. Missouri. and
others. Representative Madden. Of Hi
! nois. suggested that 1t was moro nm
portant 70 win the war than to quihhlt
over who should 20 first: