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of an army. Our present progress
at maintaining effective liaison be-
tween the air and ground forces is
only rudimentary, Mr.. Roosevelt
said.
Referring to the Nations Army
as a team, the President said that
to leave our present forces with
ranks untitled would be like asking
the late Knute Rockne to put on the
field football team with only nine
men.
Glass FavOrs Action.
Earlier, Senator Glass, Democrat,
of Virginia joined the ranks OF
CONSUMPTION advocates battling the
proposal for postponement of COM
pulsory military service until jan
uary l.
Il think we have postponed
getting prepared for years he
said to reporters, land I am not
in favor of postponing action for
another day"
Senator Glass previously had an
nounced his support of the Burke
Wadsworth bill, but did not ex-
press his views until today on
the amendment offered by Sena-
tor Maloney, Democrat, of Connec-
ticut who would defer consumption
until 1941, thereby permitting a
further trial of voluntary enlist
ments as a means of raising the
necessary man power.
Wiley Opposes Haste.
Resuming Senate debate on con-
Sription, Senator Wiley, Republican,
Of wisconsin contended voluntary
service should be given trial before
compulsory training is ordered.
, ~ The Senate cannot afford to
hosten action on this bill. Every
angle is too important. If we debate
: this for three more weeks, it will
not in my opinion, delay prepared
"America will not be invaded and
AMERICA will be prepared Senator
WILEY said the Senate probably will
sass this bill" but added: That
Soss not mean we're going to get
into war
Conscription advocates quickly
.ontended that President Roose-
..,t,s statement to the press would
~ the scales against the Maloney
srendment Senator Burke, Demo-
crat. of Nebraska, co-author OF the
lending measure, said he thought
he Presidents views would result
- massage of the Burke-Wadsworth
Vii, without "vitiating amendments"
s,,ch as the Maloney proposal.
Nye Sees His Side Weakening.
senator Nye, Republican, of North
nakota, who has opposed the prin-
cinle of peacetime CONSUMPTION, COM
mented: :,
II expect that if Capt. Roosevelt
a determined to make a football
came of this emergency, he will be
sble to rally enough of his squad to
nreyent postponement of conscrip-
tion. It will be rather easy for men
tn assume that as long as the prin-
ciple of the peacetime draft is to be
adopted, it might as we'll be sooner
as later"
! senator Maloney declined to COM
r,ent on the Presidents stano
AGAINST his amendment, but re-
marked, II am entirely in accord
With the Presidents feeling that the
senate ought to come to conclu-
sion of the matter very quickly"
Most observers agreed, however
that a Senate vote on the Maloney
proposal was unlikely before next
week.
Schwartz Charges Filibuster.
AS the Senate continued yesterday
its increasingly spirited and excited
debate on the CONSUMPTION issue
senator Schwartz, Democrat, Of
wyoming bluntly charged foes OF
the draft bill with filibustering, q
statement they emphatically denied
Announcing his opposition to the
Maloney amendment, Senator Glass
told reporters he stood unequivocally
for immediate CONSUMPTION and
would indicate his views to the
Senate.
"I think that CONSUMPTION is the