Evening star., 1918-04-12
|ElT DlH'I CAUSE
:|f' SPIRITED DEBATE
la,,se Members Discuss COM
alttee Report Fixing Basis
Throughout the Country.
aOME FOR VOLUNTEER PLAN

4OME FOR VOLUNTEER PLAN
sDp&rited debate on the basis for the
Saxt draft quota occupied the House to-
NIk5. Tho committee report Is supported
~ fourteen out OF twenty members OF
he. military affairs committee, under the
-asadership OF Representative Fields OF
kentucky. Representative Shallenber-
Gsr of Nebraska was in charge Of the
opposition. with Representative Gordon
of Ohio as leader of those favoring the
niunteer system.
- The committee report proposed to
s,base the quota on the number Of men
!. available in class 1 on a basis Of reg
= 1stration rather than on the total
!, u,population of the United States. De-
x6ate was limited to four hours, half OF
1 4he time controlled by Representative
i: Fields. for the proponents of the meas
.,.nre, and the other half controlled by
liRspresen ntative shallenberger. for the
ropponents.
IS The opposition claimed that the COM
!. .7nittee proposition would give the mill
4 tAry authorities unrestricted control OF
i the 9.600,0o0 men who have registered
s1nder the draft and would wipe out the
.4Tstem which they consider fair of de-
f;lee according to the order in which the
:. Numbers were drawn in lottery.
Speaks. Against Minority Report.
50 Representative Kahn. ranking minor
S ~ member of the military affairs COM
1nittses pointed out that Eve of the six
.,1hen who signed the minority report
'Sfofed against the draft and they stood
sr the volunteer system. Mr.. Kahn
.sgAtd the men of the country are now
at the rate of 500 a.
I, ,dnonth. which 10 less than two to a
r1cngressional district. and shows what
skind OF an army we would have II
sAased on the volunteer system.
nj Representative Shallenberger con-
s3onded that the minority proposition
4oah with the draft problem in a ma
.s4fona1 way, while the committee report
d Slakes it = neighborhood affair. Repre-
Z, entatives Gordon and Shallenberger
u D1otufed out that the new resolution per-
lffs the drafting Of skilled artisans en-
2Noc without regard to the quota, and
n ~ say that that would wipe out cred
~ heretofore given to districts for vol
;,g1teer enlistments.
~ While Representative MondeN of
had the floor, Representative
:,41s proposition penalize patriotism %
z. 0onden responded that that is lust
sathAt It IL doing.
IT, II 1r. Kahn Urges Adoption.
Ks; Representative Kahn Of califo,nt.
y kinG republican Of the military af-
commiffee. earnestly urged adop-
-. ss5re 49, can S.
sSs Ensiish premier den dsiiverea re ipstse IN the
- Hscovrin1 arnrr.aa ,.s. Ilesoay WITH
ESSs.ess ~ IL. Error~. WIN .ne SER ser
G1d - ma snitudn ~ the t..t thet uss
kafcrs N" be aid -Persona1lv T hays
fe5ed. since this country sntered the
.Xf fdmss / may have seemed ne.s,-.
naGf1e IN discuautnx the mater NTH nv
STI1oaguaa but tifink 7 nnder.t.nd ths
IuIrAoio0y OF the German neonie
DwgthAt they must be defeated for
snent OF the American neonie On
- Begtsrn hemisphere.
40uAAed ON Basic Principle,
xAo present resolution providing for
calht Sssfnfo military service OF
eenienl classes Of persons registered
~ nabis for service under the draft
~ y founded on the basic principle
ut the men who should be first called
ne service Of their country ought to
fAooe who can best be spared with
- least possible injury to tndustrial.
me proposed legislation takes these
- 10 the resources Of thai incaI,ty r.
y claimed by the minority that this
IN II productive Of Inequalities. I
ant that II soS But there are fewer
equahttes under this plan than under
ar.t draft
Aefaon's Wal, Speaker Declares.
.x,.S.-s5..s 80 -'..5;s
- = tae nations war-riot the war
<.c-S..saasr ss.. aLe OF OF any single
Ssrst.r s.. u.seIics Lne great con-
- AZ r.. IN TINS Legislation
-. Tortv's,eh, nntns stnts as nation. not
615onai districts Evsn - ..iSSt Sonsres-
tifiea o~crr tn ,or.n asnI Hequal-s
Efr1rts or sorna ~ ths sts ssionai DIS
k0RWht NOT To ha cor.,d.rSd Ia anae iace
EN1sy ME OF the nstion is tnwains tne ne
ESSfS strn~S1. A~on 10 involved In
saks 5. sSsn to van. narrow r. view Of the