New-York tribune., 1918-06-26
Democrats Timid About
Changing Present Reg
istration Before Election
Wadsworth Urges US.
Army on All Fronts
Senator Stands Alone in
Calling for 'sReal
Worlds War"
By C. w. Gilbert


WASHINGTON. June Ex-senator
Wadsworth called upon the Senate to-
day to make the war a world war"
With the dropping out Of Russia it
bad ceased to be world war. Ac-
cordinsly he asked that as soon as
numerical superiority over the Ger
mans had been reestablished on the
Vest front, this country should carry
the fight against Germany and her
allies into all parts of the world
where Germany and her allies can be
fought.
Senator Wadsworth would have
America aid Italy in pressing the war
into the heart of Austria. He would
send an army into Siberia to re-
establish the East front. He would
have troops sent to Salonica to wake
,hs army there into activity. He would
participate with England in the eL-
eations in Mesopotamia and Palestine.
&c asked that war be made upon Bull
gsria and Turkey as yell es upon
Germany and Austria.
The Senator was taking part in the
debate or the Fall amendment to the
army appropriations bill providing for
the drafting Of men from eighteen to
forty-fve years old, but merely for
the training of those under twenty
one
An amendment by Senator Fall, of
New Mexico, to the $12,000,000 900
army appropriation bill was under con-
sideration. Later the Senator revised
the amendment to make the ages twen-
ty to forty. A provision that youths
under twenty-one should not be called
into active service was eliminated.
The New York Senator saw the
nations task big and favored, accord
ingly, the widest practicable extending
of the draft age. If husbands and
fathers were not to be called soon
nom the present registry, he said, it
would be necessary to authorize the
registering Of younger and older men.
BY calling out large army and max
ing the fight against Germany where
ever it could be made, Mr.. Wadsworth
said the war would be shortened.
Wadsworth Stands Alone
But he was almost alone in present.
as bold and large conception of this
soantry's duty and of the preparation
necessary for its performance. The
senate Tor the most part was content
play politics with the extension Of
1ne draft. And the Administration is
playing politics with it, and timid
politics at that.
The Democratic party does not want
90 into the coming national cam
aign with the responsibility for draft
ing men older and younger than the
men now on the register. The Dem
oelats wish to pretend that plenty Of
men men are to be had from the present
Whs, although Senator Wadsworth de-
sIared, and most of the members Of
ae Senate Military Affairs Committee
%seed with him, that Glass 1 of the
gen eligible to draft, composed of men
" November.
Inc Administration shows more anx-
NY over the extension of the draft
rran II dad over instituting compulsion.
specially rs there fear 20 call out
syu.hs under twenty-one, although
,'sary testimony agrees that they
make the best soldiers. recover more
seiexiy from the strains and injuries
war. and no great army can be
ssxanized in this country without de-
saoyihg industry unless men Younger
'ag twenty-one are drafted.
Amendment Considered Weak
al Lne Fall amendment is, as many con.
aeI H. weak and impracti cable COM
mo'nise s, 1t is held to be unwise and
Msasecessary to call men to the colors
re Tss years before they can be used
hssan'ng takes only three to six months
~ Shipment to France The train
as Of men of eighteen who could not
= sso waco TIL they were twenty -onp was
.oovlously impracticable that it was
vpOsed to amend the Fall proposal
as. making the ages twenty to forty
f,s; 10 that men could be called and
- as9 Just before they BECAME OF
49,. "a shis way three to six months
aes service.
sn sliy Senator Hitchcock proposed
sw.ssMe sssMendment making the ages from
ty.sss 20 forty, the boys under TWEEN.
is, 70 be available only for train
Nh, vn THIS proposal vote will prob.
$500 ~ oe taken tomorrow. 1t may carry
81 .s the politicians will be able Ia
s. !. their constituents and say tina,
-s NOT having the vote will be scna