Evening star., 1940-08-08
barkIey Raps
Effort 10 Limit
Guard 10 U. 5.
Senators to Vote
On Training Bill
At a O'Clock


brought attacks from administration
Senators today as they pressed for
uncurtailed presidential authorize
tion on the measure.
Republicans and Democrats agreed
to final vote at 4 pm. today and
supporters for the measure concen-
trated their efforts on beating down
an amendment offered by Senator
Adams, Democrat, of Colorado,
which would limit use of the civilian
soldiers to Continental United States
and its possessions, instead of the
entire Western Hemisphere and DOS
sessions Of the United States as now
provided.
Majority Leader Barkley declared
he thought the Senate underesti-
mated "the fiber of the National
Guard If we assume they are un.
willing to go wherever any other
soldier is directed to CO."
Senator Adams explained that the
amendment sought to conserve the
power of Congress to decide whether
the National Guard" is to be used
outside the United States and its
possessions.
Not Willing to Await Attack.
To this, Senator Barkley declared:
THE American people want every
vital interest of the United States
defended, wherever that interest
lies. They do not mean we have to
wait until an aggressor gets on our
front porch.
The American people. whenever
they have been in conflict, have
never been willing to wait until the
enemy landed in the United States"
Senator Connally, Democrat, of
Texas pointed out that the Presi-
dent had sent troops to Siberia in
1918, troops to Mexico in 1916 and
Marines had been sent to many
Central American sections without
vote from Congress.
"The President is commander in
chief of the Army and Navy all of
the time, not just part of the time"
Donahey Joins Draft Foes.
: New opposition to the consciption
bill appeared with statement by
Senator Donahey, Democrat, Of
Ohio.
He declared "this country Is in
no danger from attack without If it
attends to its own business" Vol
untary enlistment, he said, "for
home defense only, for one year at
s36 per month, should be authorized
and carried on until January /,
1941," and at that date Congress
should be able to determine the
need for conscription
Senator McNary, minority leader,
tentatively agreed to the time limit
on further debate after the Senate
yesterday rejected, Al to 36. an
amendment offered by Senator
Danaher, Republican, of Connecticut
which would have permitted
Guardsmen and Reservists to re-
sign within 20 days of enactment Of
the measure
Administration Senators opposed
the amendment, asserting it would,
in effect. provide a discharge for all
the men. They argued that the
Guardsmen had enlisted to serve
the Nation in any emergency and
should not be permitted to quit at
time when they are needed.
Senator Danaher declared, however,
the Guardsmen had enlisted with
the belief that they would be ordered
to duty outside their State only If
Congress should declare war.
Married Men Allowed to Quit.
Married guardsmen in the ranks
between sergeant and private, who
could not support family with
Army pay, are being permitted to
resign. Officers already have the
privilege of resigning.
Although anti-conscription lead
ers supported the amendment
neither side acknowledged the vote
as clear-cut indication of the
trend in the main issue-conscrip-
ton. .-.
The Guard bill would make ap-
proximately 396,700 men subject to
immediate call to duty.
These would include approxi-
mately. 227,OoO in the National
Guard, 10000 in the Officers Re-
serve Corp. $4,000 enlisted men in
the Regular Army Reserve, 5000
specialists in the enlisted Reserve
Corps, 3,700 retired Regular Army
officers and $4,000 retired enlisted
men.
Opposition Senators Meet.
Army officials have said, however,
that immediate plans call only for
the induction into active service Of
55,426 enlisted men, So warrant Of
ficers and $3.50 officers of the Ma
tional Guard.
Preparing for the debate on the
conscription issue, group of Sem
ators met in the Office of Senator
Norris, independent, of Nebraska
to plan for "full-debate, no.
compromise fight" against the leg
islation.
Senator Nye, Republican, OF
North Dakota, one of the opposi-
ton leaders, declared he hoped
there would be q maximum num-
lber of speeches." but, he added,
this did not mean f1libuster was
threatened. Possibility of a. COM
promise was not discussed, he said.
The bill as approved by the Sem
ate Military Affairs Committee
would require registration of all
men between the ages of q and
81" and compulsory service of one
year for a selected group of 400, 600
this fall and 100000 more April /.
The legislation would become in
operative May Is, 1945.
The House Military Affairs Conn
mittee yesterday. tentatively ap-
proved the National Guard bill,
pending passage by the Senate.
Chairman May said there was no
opposition, but the delay was de-
cided upon To expedite the legisla- !.
ton by permitting concurrence with
amendments which might be at-
tached to the Senate bill.
The conscription bill probably
will not come up in the House until